We are Massachusetts' home of REAL Box lacrosse! Mass Box offers Youth and High School Box Leagues as well as elite level travel "Honey Badgers LC Box specific lacrosse club" and tournament teams. The Honey Badgers are a tryout selection based that play in premiere box tournaments during the winter months, this does not conflict with your field club schedule.

MassBox was born with the goal of fostering REAL Canadian style box lacrosse and developing the game in New England's premier $25mil state of the art indoor facility.  Our home is Boston Sports Institute(BSI), which is centrally located on Rte 9 in Wellesley, MA. Coached by former pro and collegiate players that are accomplished coaches and love sharing their experience to the next generation of box players. 

 

Bruce Chanenchuk - Honey Badgers LC - General Manager

 

We are thrilled to announce Bruce Chanenchuk as Director of the Honey Badgers. Bruce's exceptional background in box lacrosse and coaching will undoubtedly elevate our players’ skills to new heights. His extensive experience includes:

• Captain and forward for the Boston Blazers and New England Blazers professional box lacrosse teams for 8 years
• Captain and 3X NCAA Div I National Champion at the Johns Hopkins University
• Coached High School teams to the MIAA State Championship Finals and ISL Semi-Finals
• Hall of Fame Inductee US Lacrosse Massachusetts Chapter.

Bruce brings unmatched expertise in developing players' lacrosse IQ, defensive strategies, and transition play, perfectly complementing founder Jim Connolly's emphasis on shooting accuracy and ball handling. Together, they will provide comprehensive player development, preparing athletes for the fast-paced, physical demands of authentic box lacrosse. Both Bruce and Jim have a proven track record of nurturing talent that goes on to excel at the collegiate level. Their proteges have won League and National Championships across NCAA Division I, II, and III programs. With Bruce Chanenchuk's leadership, the Honey Badgers are poised to offer an unparalleled box lacrosse experience that will shape the next generation of elite players. Our goal is to develop box players who can compete at the national level.

 

 Tom Carmean - Coach

 

Coach Carmean is a former professional lacrosse player who spent 12 years playing in the pro ranks with the Boston Blazers, New York Saints and the Bridgeport Barrage. He was also the Offensive Coordinator for the Charlotte Hounds for four seasons. As a professional player he was awarded All-Pro status 5 times and was recently listed by Inside Lacrosse as #10 in the top 30 American players to play professional indoor lacrosse. He is an inductee of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame, New England Chapter, as well the Western Massachusetts Chapter. Prior to playing professionally, Carmean played for the University of Massachusetts where he was a 3x All-American, garnering 1st Team All American honors in his senior year. 

 

 

Mike served as an Assistant coach of the US Indoor U20 team in 2019 and the Head Coach of the U15 team in 2021 that took home a silver medal in the world games. 

In college, Mike O’Brien was a three-year starter and team captain at Hobart, one of upstate New York’s most storied lacrosse programs. After college, O’Brien signed professional lacrosse contracts in the National Lacrosse League and Professional Lacrosse League in both Minnesota and Charlotte where he suited up for the Minnesota Swarm and Charlotte Copperheads.

Mike also played for the Kitchener Waterloo Braves of the Junior A Lacrosse League in Ontario and was a two-time all-star. He is a member of the Gunnery Athletic Hall of Fame and was a US Lacrosse High School All-American, Defensive MVP, and three-year all-league selection in the New England Prep League.

 

 

Pro Player

• 8 years as a Professional Player
• League All-Star (2012)
• Selected by the Cannons with the 10th over pick in the draft

College Player

• Div. 1 All-American
• National Championship Participant
• UMass, Amherst. Only player in school history to score in every game played.

High School

• National Record for Goals Scored (and then trained players that broke the record)

Coach Connolly has a unique ability to train players to score more goals. His players have gone onto play at the following schools....Maryland, Virginia, Georgetown, Princeton, UMass and countless elite lacrosse programs & academic institutions.