Athan Iannucci
| Athan Iannucci | |
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| — Lacrosse player — | |
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| Born |
April 15, 1982 New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Position | Forward |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 pounds (98 kg) |
| WLA team | Langley Thunder |
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NLL team F. Teams |
Colorado Mammoth Washington Stealth Philadelphia Wings |
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MLL Team F. Teams |
Toronto Nationals Chicago Machine |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft | 8th overall, 2006 Philadelphia Wings |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Nooch |
Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci (born 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 Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. 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 summer months for the WLA Langley Thunder.
He resides in Langley BC with his family. His son Ryker Iannucci was born January 31st 2015 and daughter Nixon Iannucci was born March 18, 2016.
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.
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