A.J. Shannon is a Canadian lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

 player for the Philadelphia Wings

Philadelphia Wings

The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

 in the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

, and the Boston Cannons

Boston Cannons

The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...

 of the Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...

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College career

While attending the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

, Shannon led the Cavaliers to win the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 33rd annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament...

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Professional career

Shannon was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 in the first round (6th overall) in the 2003 NLL entry draft. Following the 2004 NLL season

2004 NLL season

-All Star Game:The 2004 All-Star Game was held at the Pepsi Center in Denver on February 22, 2004. The East division defeated the West 19-15, and Buffalo's Mark Steenhuis was named game MVP.-All-Star teams:-Awards:-Weekly Awards:...

, he was named to the NLL All-Rookie team. He was acquired by the Edmonton Rush

Edmonton Rush

The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...

 prior to the 2007 NLL season

2007 NLL season

The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena.-Team Movement:...

. In March of the 2008 NLL season

2008 NLL season

The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007 and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008....

, Shannon was traded to the Philadelphia Wings

Philadelphia Wings

The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

 in a series a deals that involved four-teams and six players.

Canadian Box career

Shannon is a two-time winner of the Minto Cup

Minto Cup

The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...

, Canada's Junior A Lacrosse National Championship, as a member of the Whitby Warriors

Whitby Warriors

The Whitby Warriors are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-History:The Warriors have won the Minto Cup in 1980 and in 1985, 1997, 1999 and 2011...

in 1997 and 1999.

NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2004	Buffalo		16	9	15	24	71	9		3	4	5	9	11	2
2005	Buffalo		16	25	15	40	78	8		1	3	2	5	10	0
2006	Buffalo		9	7	16	23	44	2		0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Edmonton		5	5	6	11	13	4		--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	Edmonton		7	11	11	22	20	0		--	--	--	--	--	--
	Philadelphia		9	11	7	18	35	2		1	0	2	2	5	0
2009	Philadelphia		7	7	10	17	15	2		--	--	--	--	--	--
NLL Totals			69	75	80	155	276	27		5	7	9	16	26	2

University of Virginia

Season			GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2000			15	16	8	24	--
2001			14	15	3	18	--
2002			15	25	10	35	2.33
2003			17	34	8	42	2.47
Totals			61	90	29	119	--