Tom Ryan (lacrosse)

Tom Ryan is a lacrosse coach and former professional player.

Playing career

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. [http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=139760 Inside Lacrosse - Tom Ryan named U.S. men's indoor coach ] ]

Ryan played in the National Lacrosse League where he was known as the "Dude" due to his long dreadlocked hair. [ [http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/notes0311.htm Outsider's Guide - News and Notes ] ] 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. [ [http://www.plpa.com/spotlight/tom_ryan.html PLPA: Professional Lacrosse Players Association ] ]

Coaching career

In 2006, Ryan was named Head Coach of the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse team playing in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. [ [http://www.usindoorlacrosse.org/articles/publish/news/Tom_Ryan_Named_Head_Coach_of_U_S_Indoor_National_Lacrosse_Team.shtml US Indoor Lacrosse ] ]

Ryan has served as a coach for the women's lacrosse teams at Towson University [https://www.towsontigers.com/sports/wlacrosse/release.asp?release_id=1074 Women's Lacrosse Release - TowsonTigers.com ] ] and Loyola College. In addition, he has coached the men's lacrosse team at Connecticut College and Mount Ida College.

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. [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2944|work=NLL.com|title=Expansion Team Awarded to Boston for 2008|date=May 9, 2007|accessdate=2007-05-09] 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. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3141|work=NLL.com|title=League Releases New 2008 Schedule|date=November 2, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02]

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