Boston Cannons Lacrosse Coming to Gillette Stadium

Add lacrosse to the roster of professional sports that make their home at Gillette Stadium.

The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse announced yesterday that they will play the 2015 season in Foxborough, moving from Harvard Stadium due to field work according to the Boston Globe.

“We are thrilled to call Gillette Stadium our new home to kick off the 15th anniversary season,” Boston Cannons Vice President and GM Kevin Barney said in a press release. “Gillette Stadium at Patriot Place is one of the nation’s premier sporting complexes and I am excited for our players and fans to experience Cannons games here.”

In the past, the stadium has hosted high school and college lacrosse games, including the 2008, 2009 and 2012 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships.

The move adds a third professional sports team to the stadium’s event portfolio. The New England Patriots, New England Revolution already call Foxborough home and UMass football will continue to play some games at the stadium through 2016.

Last year, the Cannons went 6-8, finishing eight in the MLL standings. The team last won a league title in 2011.

During the 2014 campaign, 52,317 fans attended Cannons home games, averaging 7,473 per game, the second best in the league.

Below is the home schedule for the Boston Cannons:

• Sunday, April 12 - Denver Outlaws, 5:00 p.m.
• Sunday, April 26 - Charlotte Hounds, 4:00 p.m
• Sunday, May 3 - NY Lizards 5:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 17 - Rochester Rattlers 6:00 p.m.
• Saturday, May 30 - Florida Launch 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday, June 28 - Chesapeake Bayhawks 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday, July 11 - Ohio Machine, 6:00 p.m