Athan Iannucci

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Born April 1, 1982 (1982-04-01) (age 26),
New Westminster, British Columbia
Position Forward
Height
Weight		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 pounds (98 kg)
MSL Team St. Regis Indians
NLL Team Philadelphia Wings
Former MLL Teams Chicago Machine
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 2007 – present
Shoots Right
Nickname Nucc

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 indoor lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. He is also a member of the St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse.

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[edit] Professional career

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.

The Chicago Machine selected Iannucci first Overall in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft,[12] though he played sparingly with the team in 2007.

[edit] 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. Iannucci is a three-time winner of the Minto Cup, the Junior A Canadian national championship, as a member of the St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A in 2001 and 2003, and then with the Burnaby Lakers Jr. A in 2004. In 1999, he won the Joe Nieuwendyk Award as the top rookie in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.[13] In 2008, he will play for St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse.

[edit] 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.[14]

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.[15]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
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
NLL Totals 31 101 53 154 261 51 1 4 1 4 6 0

[edit] WLA/OLA

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr A 17 33 21 54 50 8 8 15 23 39
2000 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr A 8 7 13 20 33 14 15 24 39 31
2001 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr A 15 26 30 56 61 19 30 31 61 76
2002 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr A 10 18 16 34 81 16 29 30 59 55
2003 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr A 4 1 4 5 74 12 29 23 52 54
2004 Burnaby Lakers BCLA Jr A 18 28 44 72 67 9 22 21 43 52
2005 New Westminster Salmonbellies WLA Sr A 16 21 29 50 34 6 9 15 24 4
2006 New Westminster Salmonbellies WLA Sr A 16 29 32 61 20 10 11 13 24 30
2007 New Westminster Salmonbellies WLA Sr A 17 51 44 95 45 9 17 23 40 10
JUNIOR A TOTALS 72 113 128 241 366 78 133 144 277 307
PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 49 101 105 206 99 25 37 51 88 44

[edit] MLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
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
MLL Totals 4 16 1 3 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] Hofstra University

     
Season Team GP G A Pts GB
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

[edit] Awards

Preceded by
John Grant, Jr.		 NLL Most Valuable Player
2008		 Succeeded by
incumbent

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wings Select Snider In First Round Of NLL Entry Draft. Philadelphia Wings website (September 13, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  2. ^ Wings' Rookies Receive NLL Weekly Honors. Philadelphia Wings website (January 31, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  3. ^ Dietrich Named Player of the Week. NLL.com (April 11, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  4. ^ Benesch Named Rookie of the Year. NLL.com (May 8, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  5. ^ Iannucci Breaks Single-Season Goals Record. NLL.com (April 12, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  6. ^ Philadelphia-Minnesota Boxscore. Pointstreak (April 12, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  7. ^ Gabriel, Kerith (April 17, 2008). From cellar to stellar for Wings' Iannucci. Philly.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
  8. ^ Iannucci & Thomson sweep Monthly Awards. NLL.com (February 5, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
  9. ^ Iannucci and Point Win Monthly Awards. NLL.com (March 4, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  10. ^ Iannucci Named April Player of the Month. NLL.com (April 29, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  11. ^ Snider Breaks Loose Ball Record. NLL.com (April 29, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  12. ^ Chicago Machine (MLL) takes Iannucci with first overall pick. Chicago Machine website (December 5, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  13. ^ Bible of Lacrosse New Westminster Stats. Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  14. ^ Neil Stevens (February 6, 2007). Iannucci's progress pleases doctor who surgically repaired his back. Canadian Press. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
  15. ^ Iannucci will not play for Hofstra. InsideLacrosse.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.


Persondata
NAME Iannucci, Athan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH New Westminster, British Columbia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH