2019 Boston Cannons season
The 2019 Boston Cannons season will be the nineteenth season for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. Sean Quirk enters his fourth season as head coach, after leading the team to a 5-9 record in 2018, which was a two-win improvement from 2017. 2019 will be the team's first summer at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy after most recently playing at Harvard Stadium.[1] With this move, the team will invest $1.5 million in stadium expansion and improvements, bringing capacity up to 5,000.[2]
| 2019 Boston Cannons | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Lacrosse |
| 2019 record | 9–7 |
| General Manager | Sean Quirk |
| Coach | Sean Quirk |
| Stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Transactions
Offseason
- February 15, 2019 - The Cannons ship face-off specialist Nathan Farrell and the 39th overall pick of the 2019 collegiate draft to the Atlanta Blaze in exchange for defenseman James Leary.[3]
- March 21 - Two players, midfielder Jay Drapeau and defenseman Bill O'Brien, are selected in the second supplemental draft.[4]
- March 25 - The Cannons sign free agent long stick midfielders Drew Bourdeau and Jimmy Cunningham.[5]
In-season
- July 19 - The Cannons trade attackman Shawn Evans to the Dallas Rattlers in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 2020 collegiate draft.[6]
Collegiate Draft
The 2019 Collegiate Draft was held on March 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Inside Lacrosse gave the Cannons a "C-" in their team-by-team draft grades, the lowest mark received by any team.[7]
Top draft selection and third overall pick Zach Goodrich officially signed with the Cannons on May 19.[8] Goodrich chose the Cannons over Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League, who also selected Goodrich third in their respective draft.
| Round | Overall Pick | Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Zach Goodrich | Towson | Midfield |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Henningsen | Maryland | Faceoff |
| 2 | 12 | Clarke Petterson | Cornell | Attack |
| 3 | 21 | Nick DeCaprio | Michigan | LSM |
| 3 | 27 | Ryland Reese | Stony Brook | LSM |
| 4 | 30 | Brent Noseworthy | Michigan | Attack |
| 4 | 34 | Tyson Bomberry | Syracuse | Defense |
| 7 | 55 | James Burr | Boston University | Attack |
Schedule
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1 | New York Lizards | Veterans Memorial Stadium | W 13-12 | 5,025 | 1-0 |
| June 9 | at Dallas Rattlers | Ford Center at The Star | W 16-10 | 3,412 | 2-0 |
| June 22 | New York Lizards | Veterans Memorial Stadium | W 18-11 | 3,621 | 3-0 |
| June 29 | Denver Outlaws | Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 16-17 | 3,765 | 3-1 |
| July 7 | at Dallas Rattlers | Ford Center at The Star | W 15-11 | 2,773 | 4-1 |
| July 11 | at New York Lizards | James M. Shuart Stadium | L 12-15 | 4,716 | 4-2 |
| July 13 | at Atlanta Blaze | Grady Stadium | W 17-16 | 1,333 | 5-2 |
| July 20 | Atlanta Blaze | Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 12-15 | 4,083 | 5-3 |
| August 3 | at Denver Outlaws | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | W 16-13 | 2,095 | 6-3 |
| August 10 | Atlanta Blaze | Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 13-14 | 3,726 | 6-4 |
| August 17 | at Chesapeake Bayhawks | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | W 12-11 (OT) | 7,624 | 7-4 |
| August 24 | Dallas Rattlers | Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 10-13 | 4,251 | 7-5 |
| August 31 | at Denver Outlaws | Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium | L 9-22 | 2,112 | 7-6 |
| September 7 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Veterans Memorial Stadium | W 12-11 | 3,200 | 8-6 |
| September 14 | at Atlanta Blaze | Grady Stadium | W 19-9 | 1,737 | 9-6 |
| September 21 | Dallas Rattlers | Veterans Memorial Stadium | L 9-27 | 5,025 | 9-7 |
Broadcast
On March 28, the Cannons announced that all 16 regular season games will be broadcast on NBC Sports Boston, 11 of them being produced live.[9]
Standings
| 2019 Major League Lacrosse Standings | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA | |||||||||||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 10 | 6 | .625 | - | 211 | 3 | 186 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Denver Outlaws | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 206 | 15 | 205 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Boston Cannons | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 217 | 8 | 211 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Blaze | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 227 | 2 | 228 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Dallas Rattlers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | 192 | 7 | 202 | 7 | ||||||||||
| New York Lizards | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5 | 195 | 2 | 216 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Playoff Seed |
References
- Boston Cannons and City of Quincy announce partnership to bring the Cannons to Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Boston Cannons, City of Quincy announce $1.5 million in renovations for Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Cannons trade for James Leary
- Cannons select Jay Drapeau and Bill O'Brien in 2019 supplemental draft
- Cannons add two players from player pool
- Cannons trade Shawn Evans
- 2019 MLL draft team-by-team draft grades
- Cannons agree to contract with top draft pick Goodrich
- NBC Sports Boston to air all Boston Cannons games for 2019