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Athan Iannucci

Athan Iannucci (aka Jonathon) (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.

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. He was awarded Rookie of the Week Honors in Week 5 and Week 15 of the 2007 season, and was also named to the 2007 All-Rookie team. 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.

During 2008, Iannucci was awarded Player of the Month honours in both January and February, the first time since 1996 that a player has been Player of the Month in back-to-back months. He was also named player of the month for April, 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, 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, though he played sparingly with the team in 2007.

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. 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.

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
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

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