Athan Iannucci
Born | New Westminster, British Columbia | April 15, 1982
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Nationality | Canada |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 200 pounds (91 kg) |
Shoots | Right |
Position | Forward |
NLL team Former teams | Edmonton Rush Philadelphia Wings |
MLL team Former teams | Toronto Nationals Chicago Machine |
MSL team | St. Regis Indians |
Pro career | 2007– |
Nickname | Nooch |
Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci (b. April 15, 1982 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the now defunct St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse. He plays in the Western Lacrosse Association in the summer months for the Langley Thunder.
Professional career
NLL
Iannucci was a First Round Draft pick (8th Overall) by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft.[1] He was awarded Rookie of the Week Honors in Week 5 and Week 15 of the 2007 season,[2][3] and was also named to the 2007 All-Rookie team.[4] As a rookie, he led the Wings in goals scored.
Iannucci's second season in the league was record-setting. On April 12, 2008, Iannucci scored three goals and broke Gary Gait's National Lacrosse League record of 61 goals in a season.[5][6][7]
During 2008, Iannucci was awarded Player of the Month honours in both January[8] and February, the first time since 1996 that a player has been Player of the Month in back-to-back months.[9] He was also named player of the month for April,[10] giving him three of the four player of the month awards in the 2008 season. He led the league in goals, points, and shots on goal,[11] was named Offensive and Overall Player of the Week in week 16, was named to both the starting All-Star team and the First All-Pro team. His stellar season was capped off when he was named 2008 NLL Most Valuable Player, the first Wings player to do so since Gary Gait in 1997.
In June 2008, Iannucci suffered two meniscal tears in his knee, and underwent successful knee surgery in July.[12] He did not play again until Philadelphia's third game of the 2009 season,[13] but left that game after only playing a few minutes. Iannucci sat out the 2010 NLL season to undergo further surgery, a right leg ligament reconstruction.
After scoring 61 points with the Wings in 2011, Philadelphia traded Iannucci to the Edmonton Rush with teammates Alex Turner and Brodie McDonald, along with Philadelphia's first round draft picks in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In exchange, the Wings acquired Edmonton transition player Brodie Merrill, Rush forwards Dean Hill, Mike McLellan, and Edmonton's 41st selection in the 2011 entry draft, and the 4th round selection in 2013.[14]
MLL
The Chicago Machine selected Iannucci first Overall in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft,[15] though he played sparingly with the team in 2007.
He recently signed with the Toronto Nationals expansion team in 2009, but played just two games with the team before being released.
WLA/OLA career
In 2007, Iannucci won the Denny Huddleston Memorial Trophy in the Western Lacrosse Association as the leagues top scorer with the New Westminster Salmonbellies. In 1999, he won the Joe Nieuwendyk Award as the top rookie in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.[16] In 2008, he played for St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse until he injured his knee. The knee was successfully repaired by surgery and Iannucci is expected to rehabilitate for approximately 6 months, in time for the next NLL season.
College career
Iannucci attended Hofstra University. In 2006, he tied with teammate Chris Unterstein for leading scorer the nation with 80 points (62G, 18A) in 19 games. Iannucci has recovered from injuries to continue playing. While at Hofstra, Iannucci had back surgery to repair a disc herniation.[17]
Iannucci played only three years at Hofstra, after his NCAA eligibility waiver for a fourth year was denied due to his prior playing career in the Canadian summer box lacrosse leagues.
Statistics
NLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2007 | Philadelphia | 15 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 123 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2008 | Philadelphia | 16 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 138 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
2009 | Philadelphia | 10 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010 | Philadelphia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2011 | Philadelphia | 13 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 68 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
NLL Totals | 54 | 153 | 99 | 252 | 367 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
MLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2007 | Chicago | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009 | Toronto | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MLL Totals | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Junior "A"
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000 | Coquitlam | BCLA Jr A | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001 | Coquitlam | BCLA Jr A | 20 | 42 | 25 | 67 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 20 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 16 | ||
Minto Cup | St. Catharines Athletics | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
2003 | Coquitlam Adanacs | BCLA Jr A | 24 | 48 | 47 | 95 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 2 | ||
Junior A Totals | 69 | 126 | 117 | 243 | 96 | 26 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 22 | ||||
Minto Cup totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Senior "A"
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003 | Coquitlam Adanacs | WLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | WLA | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | WLA | 15 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | ||
2006 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | WLA | 17 | 44 | 31 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 14 | ||
2007 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | WLA | 17 | 51 | 44 | 95 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 10 | ||
2008 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 17 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | ||
Senior A Totals | 92 | 164 | 167 | 331 | 73 | 32 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 28 |
Hofstra University
Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | GB | |
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2004 | Hofsta University | 14 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 32 | |
2005 | Hofsta University | 15 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 39 | |
2006 | Hofsta University | 19 | 62 | 18 | 80 | 37 | |
Totals | 48 | 105 | 42 | 147 | 108 |
Awards
References
- ^ "Wings Select Snider In First Round Of NLL Entry Draft". Philadelphia Wings website. September 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Wings' Rookies Receive NLL Weekly Honors". Philadelphia Wings website. January 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Dietrich Named Player of the Week". NLL.com. April 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ "Iannucci Breaks Single-Season Goals Record". NLL.com. April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ "Philadelphia-Minnesota Boxscore". Pointstreak. April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ Gabriel, Kerith (April 17, 2008). "From cellar to stellar for Wings' Iannucci". Philly.com. Retrieved 2008-04-17. [dead link]
- ^ "Iannucci & Thomson sweep Monthly Awards". NLL.com. February 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Iannucci and Point Win Monthly Awards". NLL.com. March 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Iannucci Named April Player of the Month". NLL.com. April 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Snider Breaks Loose Ball Record". NLL.com. April 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Iannucci has successful knee surgery". NLL.com. July 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Boston Defeats Philly 13-11; Rematch Tonight". NLL.com. January 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Wings Acquire Brodie Merrill in Six-Player Deal". Laxpower.com. August 09, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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(help) - ^ "Chicago Machine (MLL) takes Iannucci with first overall pick". Chicago Machine website. December 5, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Bible of Lacrosse New Westminster Stats". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ Neil Stevens (February 6, 2007). "Iannucci's progress pleases doctor who surgically repaired his back". Canadian Press. Retrieved 2007-04-17. [dead link]
- 1982 births
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse players
- Living people
- Major League Lacrosse players
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- National Lacrosse League major award winners
- National Lacrosse League monthly award winners
- National Lacrosse League weekly award winners
- Philadelphia Wings players
- Toronto Nationals players