Tom Ryan (lacrosse)

Tom Ryan is a lacrosse coach and former professional player. He is the currently a collegiate coach at St. Lawrence University. Ryan is the former head coach of the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League.

Playing career

Ryan played his high school ball at Canton Central in NY. Ryan attended Bowdoin College where he was an All-American attackman. He amassed 97-points in his senior year to become the leading scorer in school history.[1]

Ryan played in the National Lacrosse League where he was known as the "Dude" due to his long dreadlocked hair.[2] He scored 202 total career points (82 goals and 120 assists) while playing for the Boston Blazers, Baltimore Thunder and the Philadelphia Wings. In addition, he played in the Heritage Cup for Team USA in 2002.

Ryan played in Major League Lacrosse's inaugural season in 2001 with the New Jersey Pride.

Ryan's playing career was cut short by a series of concussions.[3]

Coaching career

Ryan was awarded IMLCA Assistant Coach of the Year in DIII for his role in leading the St. Lawrence University team to a 18-3 record and NCAA Final Four appearance.

Ryan was Head Coach of the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse team for both the 2007 & 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.[4][5]

Ryan has served as a coach for the women's lacrosse teams at Towson University and Loyola College. In addition, he has coached the men's lacrosse team at Connecticut College and Mount Ida College.[1]

On May 9, 2007, the NLL announced that an expansion franchise had been granted to the city of Boston, and that Ryan had been named head coach.[6] The team, which was named the Boston Blazers, was scheduled to begin play during the 2008 NLL season, but after a labour dispute that saw the season temporarily cancelled, the Blazers opted to sit out the 2008 season and begin play in 2009.[7] Ryan was dismissed as the head coach of the Blazers on December 23, 2010.

Statistics

NLL
    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1995Boston4213110100002
1996Boston10171532548111252
1997Boston10158233410------
1998Baltimore12819275863156112
1999Baltimore10211132624100050
2000Philadelphia11612183823101162
2001Philadelphia1410223270182145117
2002Philadelphia1615254011022102280
2003Philadelphia87714352------
NLL Totals958212020243611310313164615

MLL
    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIM
2001New Jersey1490716152.5-------
MLL Totals1490716152.50000000
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References
  1. Inside Lacrosse - Tom Ryan named U.S. men's indoor coach Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Outsider's Guide - News and Notes Archived 2007-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. PLPA: Professional Lacrosse Players Association
  4. "Tom Ryan Named Head Coach of Team USA for 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Our Sports Central. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. "PROSSNER NAMED TO U.S. INDOOR NATIONAL LACROSSE TEAM". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. March 21, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. "Expansion Team Awarded to Boston for 2008". NLL.com. May 9, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  7. "League Releases New 2008 Schedule". NLL.com. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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