Athan Iannucci

Athan Iannucci, born on April 15, 1982, is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who lives in Langley, British Columbia. He played college lacrosse for three seasons at Hofstra University, where in 2006 he tied for the national scoring lead with 80 points. The Philadelphia Wings took him eighth overall in the 2007 National Lacrosse League entry draft, and he made the all rookie team. In 2008 he broke Gary Gait's league record of 61 goals in a season, won player of the month three times and was named the league's most valuable player. Knee and leg injuries cost him much of 2009 and 2010, and he later played for the Washington Stealth and the Colorado Mammoth. In the summer game he won the Denny Huddleston Memorial Trophy as the Western Lacrosse Association's top scorer in 2007, and he was part of the Langley Thunder side that won the league championship in 2011.