By | In his ninth pro season, Matt Kavanagh did not let being left off the 19-man roster in Minneapolis faze him.  In fact, for a consummate professional like Kavanagh, it might’ve been exactly what he needed. In his first four games of the season, the Cannons’ veteran attackman recorded just three points (2G, 1A),…

By | When Jeff Trainor takes the field at Harvard Stadium this weekend for the Boston Cannons’ Homecoming, he won’t just have a hometown crowd. He’ll have an entire cavalry.  Immediate and extended family, yearslong friends from home, old teammates from UMass, former coaches and young players Trainor coaches now will all be in attendance…

By | The Boston Cannons on Wednesday announced they had placed attackman Pat Kavanagh moved to injured reserve retroactive to June 25. Kavanagh has been battling a right groin strain and left toe injury that prevented him from traveling to Minneapolis last weekend in the Cannons’ fourth game of the season. Boston defeated the Utah…

By | In all the excitement of Saturday’s overtime win for the Boston Cannons, Zac Tucci didn’t even notice Matt Kavanagh grabbed him the game-winning ball from the net until his teammate handed it to him in the postgame huddle. “My dad called me after the game and said, ‘You’ve got one hell of a…

By | On a sunny Saturday evening at Zions Bank Stadium last August, Asher Nolting felt the tides turn for the Boston Cannons.  In their regular-season finale, the Cannons beat the Whipsnakes for the first time in the organization’s three-year tenure in the PLL. Boston’s victory cemented them as the No. 2 seed for the…

By | Twenty-two minutes. The Boston Cannons defense held the Maryland Whipsnakes scoreless for 22 minutes in their 13-9 win Saturday night, from late in the first half until deep into the fourth quarter. For the Whipsnakes, it felt much longer than 22 minutes. For the Cannons defense, it felt like progress.  “The best is…

By | If you ask Pat Kavanagh what he remembers from his first professional lacrosse game, he’d probably tell you not much. “Last week was probably the craziest week of my life,” the Boston Cannons rookie said. “… It was just such a blur. There was so much going on, I was running on not…

By | Short answer: No. Not yet. If you’re an optimist, you probably thought to yourself, “It’s the first game!” when you read the headline. And if you’re a pessimist — take a step back and understand just how hard it is to capitalize at the stripe when up against Trevor Baptiste. Certainly, there weren’t…

By | Growing pains are a part of life. In any facet of life, comfortability and chemistry aren’t developed overnight, and the lacrosse field is no exception.  After a little over a week together, a new-look Boston Cannons close defense took the field for their first game of the season against the New York Atlas. …