Boston Cannons – In Lacrosse We Trust

Cannons blast Outlaws 22-9, move into second place

July 5, 2015

Over thirty-one thousand people passed through the turnstiles of Mile High Stadium on Saturday night to watch the Denver Outlaws play host to the Boston Cannons. For the second year in a row, Boston defeated Denver on the Fourth of July. While the 2014 edition was at least a respectable affair, the fireworks started early and often inside the stadium as Boston took no prisoners in 2015, utterly trouncing the…

Boston’s Perspective Protected Roster

October 21, 2013

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Alex Urquhart The Boston Cannons will be going to looking at their roster over the next while to decide on which players they will need to protect and which one will end up being unprotected players for the upcoming draft cycles. Most likely the Cannons will be looking to protect more of their offensive players, while the leave a number of their defenders up for grabs. This would also…

Where Non Playoff Teams Go From Here

August 21, 2013

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Alex Urquhart While teams like the Denver Outlaws, the Hamilton Nationals, the Chesapeake Bayhawks, and the Charlotte Hounds have their minds on the Championship the rest of the league is looking to next year and what they will need to do in the offseason to get themselves into Championship Weekend. The Rochester Rattlers this season finished in fifth place and were the odd team out for the playoffs. The…

What Went Wrong for the Cannons?

August 11, 2013

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The Boston Cannons are normally a team that is in the playoff picture year in and year out. In 2013 the Cannons missed the playoffs after stumbling through the first six games of the season and then tripped up in the final weeks. The Cannons finished their season with a record of 5-9 and in sixth place. They went were one of the worst teams in the MLL at the…

Boston’s Mid-Season Turnaround

July 25, 2013

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The Boston Cannons have made a resounding turnaround from their early season blunders. At the start of this season the Cannons went 1-5 losing games by one after another. Then on June 10 the Cannons ousted head coach Steve Duffy and promoted assistant coach John Tucker. Since this promotion the Cannons have gone 4-1 with 4 straight wins. The only lose that the Cannons have suffered since the change was…

New York Lizards Beat Boston Cannons 14-11 In 2013 Season Opener

April 29, 2013

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Both the Boston Cannons and New York Lizards ended last season disappointed. Both franchises had to spend the entire offseason knowing they were just one game short of reaching the MLL Championship and having a chance to raise the Steinfeld Cup. Changes were made and expectations remained high for the 2013 MLL season. It was a long wait for last year’s semifinalists to get back on the field, and it…

MLL Draft Preview: Boston Cannons

December 11, 2012

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The Boston Cannons have three picks in the top 14 picks of the draft. Those picks could really rejuvenate this franchise, which some media members have pointed out is getting older and doesn’t have enough young guys to supply fresher legs. While names like UMass attackman Will Manny and Johns Hopkins defender Tucker Durkin would be very appealing to the Cannons for various reasons, they are appealing to many other…

MLL Championship Weekend Recap

August 27, 2012

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The Chesapeake Bayhawks had arguably the best off-season in the league, acquiring a talented number of veterans with championship experience. Then they had one of the best regular seasons in the league, holding first place for the majority of the season, falling out just after the final game of the regular season. Then they had the best MLL Championship Weekend, winning the semi-finals and finals by an average of eight…

Boston Cannons vs. Ohio Machine Unit By Unit

August 9, 2012

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One week after the Boston Cannons defeated the Ohio Machine 19-13 at Harvard Stadium the teams will do it again, in Ohio, in the regular season finale. Should the Cannons complete the sweep they will clinch a spot in the MLL playoffs. But the Machine will be playing in front of a home crowd and trying to put on a good show for the faithful fans and for one of…