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. …

By | The Cannons will be without their stalwart defenseman and co-captain for the entire 2024 season after Jack Kielty suffered a ruptured Achilles during training camp. Boston bolstered its defense with a pair of key offseason additions, but head coach and general manager Brian Holman didn’t sugarcoat the magnitude of losing Kielty. “You don’t…

By | Play fast. Play together. Disrupt. Outwork everyone. That’s Boston Cannons defensive coordinator Kyle Hartzell’s philosophy for his group. In his first season coaching at the professional level, Hartzell provides unique insight as the conductor of the team’s defensive unit. Just last year he was one of the guiding veteran voices on the field…