A.J. Shannon

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Born	June 8, 1980 (1980-06-08) (age 28), Whitby, Ontario
Position	Forward
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 pounds (97 kg)
Former NCCA Team	University of Virginia
NLL Team F. Teams	Philadelphia Wings Edmonton Rush Buffalo Bandits
MLL Team	Boston Cannons
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	2004 – present
Shoots	Left

A.J. Shannon (b. June 8, 1980 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse.

Shannon was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits in the first round (6th overall) in the 2003 NLL entry draft. Following the 2004 NLL season, he was named to the NLL All-Rookie team. He was acquired by the Edmonton Rush prior to the 2007 NLL season. In March of the 2008 NLL season, Shannon was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a series a deals that involved four-teams and six players. ^[1]

Shannon is a two-time winner of the Minto Cup, Canada's Junior A Lacrosse National Championship, as a member of the Whitby Warriors in 1997 and 1999.^[2] While attending the University of Virginia, Shannon led the Cavaliers to win the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2004	Buffalo		16	9	15	24	71	9		3	4	5	9	11	2
2005	Buffalo		16	25	15	40	78	8		1	3	2	5	10	0
2006	Buffalo		9	7	16	23	44	2			-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Edmonton		5	5	6	11	13	4		-	-	-	-	-	-
NLL Totals			46	46	52	98	206	23		4	7	7	14	21	2

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME	Shannon, A.J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH	June 8, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH