SETTING THE SCENE: CANNONS VS. CHESAPEAKE BAYHAWKS. SCHEDULE & RESULTS 1-1 Overall 0-0 Home 1-1 Away

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1 BOSTON CANNONS 2017 Game Notes Media Contact: Katherine Donnelly Heritage Drive, Suite 501 Quincy, MA SETTING THE SCENE: CANNONS VS. CHESAPEAKE BAYHAWKS SCHEDULE & RESULTS 1-1 Overall 0-0 Home 1-1 Away APRIL 23 at Florida (OT) W 29 at Atlanta L MAY 06 vs. Chesapeake 7:00 pm 13 vs. Rochester 7:00 pm 20 vs. New York 7:00 pm JUNE 03 vs. Denver 7:00 pm 10 at. Ohio 7:00 pm 17 at Denver 9:30 pm 22 vs. Ohio 7:30 pm JULY 16 at Rochester 5:00 pm 08 All-Star Game Sacramento, CA 20 at New York 7:00 pm 27 at Charlotte 7:30 pm 29 vs. Florida 6:00 pm AUGUST 05 vs. Atlanta 6:00 pm BROADCAST INFORMATION Watch live on Lax Sports Network LOOKING AHEAD Boston vs. Rattlers When: Saturday, May 13 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Boston, MA GAME INFORMATION DATE: Saturday, May 6, 2017 LOCATION: Boston, MA STADIUM: Harvard Stadium FACEOFF: 7 p.m. (EST) BROADCAST: Lax Sports Network RADIO: Lacrosse Talk Radio All-time Series: 17-9 Boston 2016 Series: 2-0 Boston THE MATCHUP The Boston Cannons will welcome the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the 2017 home opener. Boston is coming off a loss on the road against Atlanta Blaze. Chesapeake went 8-6 in 2016, and lost their season opener in week one in overtime at home against the New York Lizards. Both Chesapeake and Boston missed out on the 2017 postseason and are battling to be in contention this year. Cannons Captains The Cannons named Josh Hawkins, Will Manny, Max Seibald, and Justin Turri as the captains for the 2017 season. Manny and Seibald have been co-captains since the 2015 season. Looking Ahead After starting off the 2017 campaign with two road games against the Florida Launch and Atlanta Blaze, the Cannons are beginning a four game home stand. The Cannons will welcome Chesapeake, Rochester, New York, and Denver to Boston over the duration of the next month. MEDIA CONTACT Katherine Donnelly kdonnelly@bostoncannons.com (cell) Making History Midfielder Justin Turri scored his 100th career point in the 2017 season opener against the Florida Launch. Turri reached the milestone on an assist to Joe LoCascio s goal just 1:37 into the third. With four assists in the victory, Turri s career point total now stands at 102.

2 Old Ties Goalie Tyler Fiorito will be facing his former team when the Cannons host the Bayhawks. Chesapeake selected Fiorito 10th overall in the 2012 Collegiate Draft. Boston acquired Fiorito on February 5, In 2015, while with Chesapeake, Fiorito started all 14 games, and led Major League Lacrosse in saves (255), save percentage (.606%), and minutes (830:44). Last Year's Matchup: The Cannons secured wins in both match-ups with the Chesapeake Bayhawks during the 2016 campaign. Boston had a thrilling victory over the Bayhawks on the road on May 12th. On June 23rd, the Cannons defeated Chesapeake in front of the home crowd at Harvard Stadium. Home Field Advantage: The Cannons were 5-2 at Harvard Stadium last season and are looking to continue their overall success at home in The team is 1-1 coming into week three, and will start defending their home turf this Saturday. The fan base in Boston is very strong as the team averaged the second highest attendance in the MLL last season. High School Rivalry: The Boston Cannons announced that the team will host the first-ever High School Rivalry Series before select home games this season, featuring matchups of top high school lacrosse programs in Massachusetts playing before the Cannons take the field at Harvard Stadium. The series was created to celebrate the ever-increasing high school lacrosse talent in Massachusetts and will begin prior to the Cannons home opener featuring Lincoln-Sudbury vs. Longmeadow in a heated rivalry match up. MILESTONES - Attackman Davey Emala is 20 points away from 100 career points - Josh Hawkins had a career-high 51 groundballs last season; has 137 all-time - Goaltender Tyler Fiorito is 8 saves away from 600 in his career - Will Manny has played in 52 MLL games and he is 16 points away from 200 in his career - Max Seibald is 16 points away from 200 career points - Brodie Merrill is 34 ground balls away from becoming the 1 st player to Justin Turri scored his 100 th MLL point in season opener versus the Florida Launch -Scott Bieda scored his 1 st (and 2 nd ) MLL goal in the season opener against Florida

3 BOSTON CANNONS PLAYERS Alphabetical Roster: NO. FIRST LAST POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT COLLEGE 63 MIKE BEGLEY MIDFIELD 5'11" 174 MARIST COLLEGE 85 MITCH BELISLE DEFENSE 5'10" 195 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 66 CAM BELL GOALIE 6'0" 180 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 88 KYLOR BELLISTRI ATTACK 6'2" 200 BROWN UNIVERSITY 47 SCOTT BIEDA ATTACK 5'9" 165 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 27 KEVIN BUCHANAN MIDFIELD 5'11" 180 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 48 BLAKE BURKHART MIDFIELD 5'10" 190 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 44 HARRY COTTER MIDFIELD 5'10" 160 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 7 DAVID EARL MIDFIELD 6'0" 185 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 0 DAVEY EMALA ATTACK 5'11" 195 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 80 JAMES FAHEY DEFENSE 6'2" 225 UMASS 9 TYLER FIORITO GOALIE 6'2" 200 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 13 ERIC HAGARTY GOALIE 6'0" 185 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 50 ROB HAUS DEFENSE 6'0" 195 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 5 JOSH HAWKINS MIDFIELD 6'0" 195 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 33 RYAN IZZO MIDFIELD 5'9" 170 UMASS 49 KYLE JACKSON ATTACK 5'9" 166 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 43 MATT LANDIS DEFENSE 6'2" 195 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 24 SEAN LAWTON MIDFIELD 6'4" 225 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 95 JOE LOCASCIO MIDFIELD 5'9" 195 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 WILL MANNY ATTACK 5'9" 160 UMASS 17 BRODIE MERRILL DEFENSE 6'4" 205 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 11 BRANDON MULLINS DEFENSE 6'2" 214 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 3 JACK MURPHY GOALIE 6'1" 180 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY 91 JOE NARDELLA MIDFIELD 5'10" 190 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 34 MIKE PELLEGRINO DEFENSE 5'8" 185 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 23 CHALLEN ROGERS MIDFIELD 6'4" 220 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY 42 MAX SEIBALD MIDFIELD 6'1" 215 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 25 ERIK SMITH MIDFIELD 5'9" 185 AIR FORCE ACADEMY 2 JUSTIN TURRI MIDFIELD 6'3" 215 DUKE UNIVERSITY 21 JOHN UPPGREN ATTACK 5'11" 190 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 8 WILL WALKER ATTACK 5'9" 170 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 4 LUKE WOOTERS ATTACK 5'8" 160 NAZARETH COLLEGE 30 ALEX ZOMERFELD MIDFIELD 5'9" 180 BRYANT UNIVERSITY

4 BOSTON CANNONS PLAYERS Pronunciation Guide: Davey Emala : EM-A-LAH Tyler Fiorito : FEE-OR-E-TOE Max Seibald : SEA-BALD Matt Landis : LAN-DIS Scott Bieda : BEE-DUH Kylor Bellistri : KY-LOR BAH-LESS-TREE Joe Locascio : LOW-CASS-EE-OH Rob Haus: HOSS PRACTICE SQUAD Cam Bell 66 Goalie Harry Cotter 44 Midfield Eric Hagarty 13 Goalie Will Walker 8 Attack Luke Wooters 4 Attack MLL IN-ACTIVE Mitch Belisle 85 Defense Kevin Buchanan 27 Midfield Brodie Merrill 17 Defense Numerical Roster: # FIRST LAST POSITION 0 DAVEY EMALA ATTACK 1 WILL MANNY ATTACK 2 JUSTIN TURRI MIDFIELD 3 JACK MURPHY GOALIE 4 LUKE WOOTERS ATTACK 5 JOSH HAWKINS MIDFIELD 7 DAVID EARL MIDFIELD 8 WILL WALKER ATTACK 9 TYLER FIORITO GOALIE 11 BRANDON MULLINS DEFENSE 13 ERIC HAGARTY GOALIE 17 BRODIE MERRILL DEFENSE 21 JOHN UPPGREN ATTACK 23 CHALLEN ROGERS MIDFIELD 24 SEAN LAWTON MIDFIELD 25 ERIK SMITH MIDFIELD 27 KEVIN BUCHANAN MIDFIELD 30 ALEX ZOMERFELD MIDFIELD 33 RYAN IZZO MIDFIELD 34 MIKE PELLEGRINO DEFENSE 42 MAX SEIBALD MIDFIELD 43 MATT LANDIS DEFENSE 44 HARRY COTTER MIDFIELD 49 KYLE JACKSON ATTACK 47 SCOTT BIEDA ATTACK 48 BLAKE BURKHART MIDFIELD 50 ROB HAUS DEFENSE 63 MIKE BEGLEY MIDFIELD 66 CAM BELL GOALIE 80 JAMES FAHEY DEFENSE 85 MITCH BELISLE DEFENSE 88 KYLOR BELLISTRI ATTACK 91 JOE NARDELLA MIDFIELD 95 JOE LOCASCIO MIDFIELD

5 BOSTON CANNONS KEY PLAYERS #1 Will Manny Attackman - Entering his fifth MLL season; fifth with Boston - Led the Cannons with 50 points in UMass Amherst '13; Recorded 14 goals and 20 assists in his senior season - Drafted 14th overall by the Cannons in the second round of the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft #43 Matt Landis Defense - Entering his second MLL season; first with Boston - Picked up 25 groundballs in his rookie season last year - Notre Dame '16; ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and Traded to Boston from the Florida Launch on February 1st along with Robby Haus for the 4th overall pick in the 2017 Collegiate Draft and defenseman Evan Connell #0 Davey Emala Attackman - Entering his fifth MLL season; third with Boston - Recorded 37 points in 2016, enough for second on the team - University of North Carolina '13; Tallied 104 points over his four year collegiate career - Selected by the Cannons in the 2015 Supplemental Draft #9 Tyler Fiorito Goalie - Acquired by the Cannons on Feb 5, 2016 in trade with Chesapeake - Fiorito was drafted 10th overall by the Bayhawks in the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft. - He was a four-time All-American and All-Ivy selection at Princeton - Started all 14 games for the Cannons in 2016 logging 843:51 #5 Josh Hawkins Midfield - Acquired on June 15, 2015 in trade with Charlotte Hounds - Hawkins was drafted fifth overall by the Nationals in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft - In four years at Loyola, Hawkins tallied 26 goals and nine assists, while adding 172 ground balls. He was an integral part of the Championship team in #91 Joe Nardella Face-off/Midfield - Drafted 36 th overall in 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft by the Boston Cannons - Currently an assistant coach with Harvard Men s Lacrosse - As a senior at Rutgers, Nardella earned All-America third team and Scholar All-America honors - Nardella went 223-of-333 (.670), ranking third in the nation at the faceoff X and led the Scarlet Knights with 125 ground balls.

6 GAME 3 PERVIEW Where: Harvard Stadium Who: Boston Cannons vs. Chesapeake Bayhawks When: Saturday May 6th, 7:00pm Tickets: Click Here Following a 1-1 start to the season with two road games, the Boston Cannons come home for the first time this year to face off against rival, the Chesapeake Bayhawks in their home opener. The Bayhawks started their season 0-1 with a OT loss at home against New York. Key player for the Bayhawks, Myles Jones, had four points for his team in their opener. One of their stars from last season, Brendan Mundorf retired from the game prior to the season. Throughout the first two games, the Cannons standout players have been Will Manny,Joe LoCascio, Scott Bieda and Davey Emala. Manny leads the way with eight points on the season. LoCascio and Bieda each have six followed by Emala with five. The two goalies in this matchup are at the bottom of the league. Cannons goalie Tyler Fiorito ranks 10 th with a GAA. For the Bayhawks, Brian Phipps ranks 11 th with a GAA. The Bayhawks were on face-offs in their first game. If the Cannons can get Joe Nardella back, that would provide a big boost for the team after they struggled at the x last game without him. Getting out to a fast start at home will be key for the Cannons. In the first two games, the slow starts from the team have been a reason for concern. The Cannons were 5-2 in front of their home fans last season. The fan base in Boston is very strong as the team averaged the second highest attendance in the MLL last season. Boston and Chesapeake Come out to Harvard Stadium for the home opener this Saturday at 7pm.

7 CANNONS 2017 SEASON PREVIEW The Boston Cannons 2017 season is set to launch April 23 on the road against the Florida Launch. The Cannons and second year coach Sean Quirk have high expectations after finishing 8-6 last season and missing the playoffs due to a seven-way tiebreaker. Last year s leading scorer with 50 points, Will Manny, an established veteran and team leader, thinks that this year s group could be special. Manny and David Emala make up a dynamic duo on attack and a tough task for any opposing defense and combined for 55 goals last season. The Cannons will return four of their top five point scorers from last season in Manny, Emala, Justin Turri and Max Seibald. You can t get swept by any teams in this league. Especially in the early on with guys still playing in the NLL, college coaches and college draftees. Winning the early games is something we re really focused on for us this year. We have a lot of guys coming back. A lot on the defensive side and a couple of new guys on the offensive side that are going to fill in spots that we needed last year, said Manny. Joe Nardella at the X can set the tone for the Cannons playoff hopes early on. Nardella went in the faceoff circle last season, a 57% win percentage. Face-off wins and gaining possession of the ball at the opponent s end of the field gives teams a big advantage. Along with the strong faceoff numbers, Nardella had 94 groundballs scooped up. His ability and willingness to do the little things is something that he has been doing since the collegiate level. The dirty work is not glamorous but goals and wins are a product of the work Nardella has prided himself on during his career. There is nothing more beneficial to a team's rhythm and confidence if they know they can get the ball back after giving up a goal or have the ability to play make it take it. On the contrary, there is nothing more deflating than giving up a goal and having to play defense again or not being able to maintain momentum after you score one, said Nardella. Cannons goalie, Tyler Fiorito, had the fourth best goals against average in the MLL last season at in his first year with the team. He will look to rebound on those numbers, as his career GAA is A new face will be in front of Fiorito this season with defensemen Matt Landis joining the Cannons for the first time following the trade from his former team and opening day opponent, the Launch. With the Launch last season, Landis scooped up 25 ground balls and had nine takeaways as one of the premier young players in the league. I m extremely excited to play with Matt. I think he fills in nicely. Brodie Merrill and Mitch Belisle are very intelligent and experienced defensemen so having Mullins and Landis there make up the defense very well and we re capable of defending any of the top-two attackmen in the league, said Fiorito. David Earl, a midfielder, brings a new face to the locker room and will look to fill the void left by Brent Adams who left the Cannons and signed with the Denver Outlaws. Earl was a teammate of Landis with the Launch and will look to continue to build their chemistry together. A six-year veteran, his presence in the locker room and experience on the field will be a boost for the team. Earl has had an impressive run thus far with 91 points in his 53 career games. Both of them help us from defense to offense and getting our offense the ball back to score more goals this year, said Manny on the additions of Earl and Landis. With most of the core group returning this season, the Cannons are in a good position to make a deep run. However, with the limited time together opposed to the collegiate level, finding that trust and developing strong in-game communication with the new players is a must. Trust is a big thing and continuity. There s 60 minutes in a game and playing one minute games for 60 minutes is really how you have success in this league because it s a battle every night, said Head Coach Sean Quirk. The Cannons will look to form chemistry together and reach their potential level quick in order to reach the playoffs and hoist the Steinfeld Trophy for the second time ever. *Notes: Former Boston Cannons coach, John Tucker, will return to the team this season as assistant coach and offensive coordinator.

8 CANNONS 25 MAN ROSTER NOTES The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today their 25-man active roster and 6-man practice squad for the start of the 2017 season. Led by returning captains Will Manny and Max Seibald the Cannons will open the 2017 season on the road this Sunday, April 23 against the Florida Launch. In addition to Manny and Seibald, 2017 captains also include midfielders Josh Hawkins and Justin Turri. Manny and Seibald are returning for their 3 rd year as captains while Hawkins and Turri are both first time captains. The coaching staff was extremely pleased with our two weeks of training camp, said Cannons Head Coach Sean Quirk. We believe that a lot of continuity was built early on, both on and off the field. We progressed extremely well with getting our systems into place during training camp to prepare for game 1 and the 2017 season. The Cannons will make their return to Harvard Stadium for the 2017 home opener on Saturday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m. against the Chesapeake Bayhawks. We had a very competitive training camp that left the coaches and I with some tough decisions, but we are thrilled with the team we have built this off-season, said Cannons GM Kevin Barney. We have a great group of veterans, along with first and second year players that are ready to compete starting on April 23. The 25-man active roster is highlighted by several key returners including four of the teams top five point scorers from last season in Will Manny, Davey Emala, Justin Turri and Max Seibald. Seibald, Manny, Josh Hawkins, and Tyler Fiorito were 2016 All-Stars. The Cannons bolstered their roster in the off-season acquiring 2016 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year Matt Landis and 2016 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Rob Haus in a trade with Florida. Veteran midfielder David Earl was acquired in a trade with Charlotte and attackman Scott Bieda and midfielder Alex Zomerfeld were Supplemental Draft picks to make the active roster. Veterans Mitch Belisle, Kevin Buchanan, and Brodie Merrill will begin the season on the MLL inactive list as they finish their indoor seasons. The staff is very confident in the selection process and the roster that we are announcing today heading into our 2017 campaign. Our belief heading into this season with our organization is OneTeamOneGoal. We could not be more excited to head into our opening game with a group of men that want to win and be a part of something special this season, Coach Quirk stated.

9 2017 STATSBos ton Cannons # PLAYERS POS GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB DC TO CTO S SPCTSOG FO 1 Manny, Will A LoCascio, Joe M Bieda, Scott A Emala, David A Bellistri, Kylor A Turri, Justin M Earl, David M Begley, Michael M Zomerfeld, Alex M X (TOTALS) Nardella, Joe M Lawton, Sean M Hawkins, Josh M Mullins, Brandon D Pellegrino, Michael D Landis, Matt D Haus, Robby D Fahey, James D Izzo, Ryan M Burkhart, Blake M Uppgren, John A Rogers, Challen M Smith, Erik M Seibald, Max M Jackson, Kyle A X McWilliams, Scott D X Adams, Brent M X Merrill, Brodie D X Bunker, Craig M X Buchanan, Kevin A X Wiedmaier, Chad D X Belisle, Mitch D X Crawford, Callum A X Tripucka, Jake M X Landis, Matt D TOTALS: # GOALIES GP MIN W L GA 2ptGA GAA SV SV% 3 Murphy, Jack 0 0: Fiorito, Tyler 2 120: TOTALS:

10 2016 STATS # PLAYERS POS GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB TO CTO S SPCT SOG FO 1 Manny, Will A Emala, David A Adams, Brent M Turri, Justin M Seibald, Max M Buchanan, Kevin A Hawkins, Josh M Crawford, Callum A X (TOTALS) Bellistri, Kylor A Begley, Michael M X Stanwick, Wells A Rogers, Challen M Nardella, Joe M Uppgren, John A Fahey, James D Merrill, Brodie D Pellegrino, Michael D X Melaugh, Gregory A Wiedmaier, Chad D X Glesener, John A X Rogowski, Gregory A Belisle, Mitch D Mullins, Brandon D Izzo, Ryan M X (TOTALS) X Bowes, Martin M McWilliams, Scott D Bunker, Craig M LoCascio, Joe M X Wood, Beau A X Sellers, Andrew D X Poli, Mason D X Vlahakis, Peter FO X Hagarty, Eric G X Smith, Erik M X Fischer, Brian D X Runkel, Jack G X Hollenbaugh, Ryan D TOTALS: # GOALIES GP MIN W L GA 2ptGA GAA SV SV% 3 Murphy, Jack 0 0: X Runkel, Jack 0 0: X Hagarty, Eric 0 0: Fiorito, Tyler : TOTALS: