38 Player Contracts Signed for the 2011 Season

3/2/11 1:00 PM

(Boston, MA) March 2, 2011 -- The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse announced today the contract signings for the 2011 MLL Season following the March 1st deadline.

 

38 of the 40 contracts offered to Boston Cannons players were signed for the 2011 season. Headlining the signings were 2009 MLL MVP Paul Rabil and 2010 MLL MVP Matt Poskay.

Boston Cannons star midfielder Paul Rabil has agreed to a one-year contract with Major League Lacrosse (MLL) for the 2011 season. The 2009 MLL MVP, this will be Rabil's fourth season with the league and the Cannons. Also re-signed with the league is 2010 MLL MVP Matt Poskay. Last season, his fifth, Poskay set the all-time Cannons scoring record with 140 goals, as well as the single-season record with 45 on the year.

"We are pleased the signed contracts are in and the players are ready for the upcoming season," said Cannons head coach Bill Daye. "With the level of returning league veterans and new talent added this off season, I believe this will be our most competitive training camp yet. Each player will have to prove himself and earn his spot on the active roster."

The Cannons also return a crop of local talent who have signed their one-year agreements with the league. Max Quinzani (Duxbury), Mike Stone (Wellesley), Matt Smalley (Cumberland, RI), Patrick Gaffney (Worcester), Kevin Gould (Duxbury), Jake Beebe (Sudbury), Garrett Pedley (Bow, NH) and Jon Hayes (Waltham) will all be competing for a spot on the 23-man active roster.

A new addition to the Cannons, JJ Morrissey of Winchester has also signed his one-year contract. Following a successful high school and college career at The Governor's Academy and University of Virginia, respectively, Morrissey was drafted into the MLL and played for the Los Angeles Riptide in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. After a few years teaching abroad, Morrissey has returned to the States and is looking forward to continuing his professional career at home in Boston.

The complete roster is listed below. Training camp begins on April 16 and takes place over three weekends leading up to the home opener at Harvard Stadium on May 14.

2011 Boston Cannons Roster

Ajemian	Chris	Midfield
Beebe	Jake	Attack
Belisle	Mitch	Defense
Bickford	Bruce	Goalie
Boyle	Ryan	Attack
Boyle	Steven	Attack
Buchanan	Kevin	Attack
Burke	Jordan	Goalie
Burke	Thomas	Midfield
Cama	Mike	F/O
Casey	Matt	Midfield
Connolly	Jimmy	Attack
Derkac	Pierce	Midfield
Downing	Greg	Midfield
Duboe	Jason	Midfield
Eck	Christopher	F/O
Erwin	Benson	Midfield
Gaffney	Patrick	Defense
Gould	Kevin	Attack
Hayes	Jon	Midfield
Heim	Pat	Midfield
McDevitt	Tony	Defense
Messina	Matt	Midfield
Morrissey	JJ	Midfield
Nizolek	Ryan	Defense
Ortolani	John	F/O
Passavia	Chris	Defense
Pedley	Garrett	Defense
Poskay	Matt	Midfield
Quinzani	Max	Attack
Rabil	Paul	Midfield
Reid	Jack	Defense
Ross	Brad	Midfield
Smalley	Matthew	Midfield
Smith	Justin	Midfield
Stone	Mike	Midfield
Sweeney	Kyle	Defense
Turner	Kip	Goalie

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