Ranking the 2022 PLL Throwback Jerseys
Fans have asked for one thing and one thing only from the PLL since the league was announced in 2018. “Can we please have numbers on the front of the jerseys?” Paul Rabil and his PLL executive committee continued to turn a blind eye to the fans request for nearly four years, that was until […]
2022 PLL MVP Race Down the Stretch
With only three weeks left in the regular season, we’re starting to see some separation between the truly elite players who are putting themselves in the conversation for the Jim Brown most valuable player award. Over the first three seasons, Matt Rambo, Zed Williams, and Blaze Riorden were crowned the honor as the league’s best […]
Atlas: 2022 PLL Video Game Ratings
It has been 1,571 days days since the release of the last true lacrosse video game (Casey Powell Lacrosse 18). While that game certainly had its flaws, it was nice to pick up a controller and play a lacrosse video game. Let’s take a minute and imagine a new PLL focused video game has released in the […]
2022 PLL Rookie of the Year Watchlist
Year in and year out, we see rookies enter the league who play like seasoned veterans. The inaugural season it was the wonder kids for the Redwoods, Timmy Troutner and Ryder Garnsey. In 2020 we saw the first two picks Grant Ament and Bryan Costabile ascend quickly through the league. Who can forget the breakout […]
Building An Elite PLL Offense: Roles Defined
Lacrosse fans know with only eight teams in the PLL the talent pool is ridiculous. Every team is stacked with big names. We have seen throughout the brief history of the PLL a relatively even playing field, any given day any team can win. With so much talent, how do you differentiate a good offense […]
PLL Week 4 Baltimore Recap
The PLL action stormed into Baltimore on Friday and Saturday night at Homewood Field. Enthusiastic fans cheered during a pair of double-headers in steamy Baltimore. Whenever the PLL is in Baltimore you know you are in for a treat. Whipsnakes (12) – Redwoods (11) The Whipsnakes defeated the Redwoods 12-11 on ESPN2 to solidify their […]
Trevor Baptiste Player Profile
Trevor Baptiste is undoubtedly one of the best (if not the best) faceoff specialists the game of lacrosse has ever seen. He was a NCAA Division 1 national champion at the University of Denver in 2015, an NCAA record holder, and still is one the most dominant faceoff specialists in professional lacrosse today. However, the most impressive […]
Five Takeaways from PLL Opening Weekend
The first weekend of the 2022 PLL season is officially in the books. There were many questions coming into opening weekend especially after such an impactful offseason. While there is still a long season ahead of us, there were some major points that have to be addressed. Here are my five takeaways from Week 1 […]
2022 PLL Season Preview: Strengths and Weaknesses
What a PLL season we are awaiting. The PLL is now on ESPN, there’s a fresh new draft class of fresh talent, player movement has happened, and we’re all set for faceoff on Saturday. But before the first whistle, let’s get caught up on each team and what they’ve done since last September, and what we can […]
2022 PLL Draft Grades by Team
The 2022 PLL Draft proved to be another example why the PLL needs general managers. There are some coaches like Ben Rubeor and Nat St. Laurent, who can effectively handle both roles and make wise decisions in the front office, but the majority of PLL coaches were hired for their wisdom of X’s and O’s […]
Evaluating Needs for Every PLL Team: 2022 PLL Draft
The 2022 PLL Draft has officially been set for Tuesday, May 10th at 8:00 ET on ESPNU. This year marks the first-ever PLL College Draft that’ll air on live television – another milestone for the league. This article is the first of a series covering the 2022 PLL Draft. There have been numerous big-name retirements […]
Kevin Unterstein retires from professional lacrosse
Kevin Unterstein announced today that the 2021 PLL season was his last season as a player. Unterstein has been a professional lacrosse player since 2008. Unterstein was high school All-America at Shoreham-Wading River High where he would bring home four Suffolk County championships along with a state title. Unterstein committed to Hofstra where he redshirted […]