MLL Players & Fans Bid Goodbye on Social Media
With the announcement that the PLL and MLL will merge, it brings an end to the oldest professional field lacrosse league in North America. While many will be celebrating the unification of the pro field leagues, putting all eyes on one central location for the best field lacrosse in the world, there will also be […]
Chris Kolon – Going Offsides
This week we start the episode by talking about the biggest news in our sport, the PLL/MLL merger. If you didn’t hear about it on Wednesday, Ryan Conwell wrote a great piece that can fill you in on everything we know and makes some educated guesses as to what may be in store moving forward. […]
A Deep Dive into the PLL & MLL Merger
When the news broke about the PLL and MLL merging, it felt very similar to when the PLL was first announced just over two years ago. There was certainly a buzz of excitement, but for many people, there were now a lot more questions, and there are not many answers … yet. It’s important to […]
PLL & MLL Merger – What It Could Mean
On Wednesday, the PLL and MLL announced their immediate merger. We don’t know a ton, but we do know some things: the Boston Cannons will join the PLL as the rebranded Cannons Lacrosse Club, with an expansion draft determining its roster, and the PLL will keep the rights to all past MLL teams for possible […]
PLL and MLL Announce Merger
LOS ANGELES (December 16, 2020) – The Premier Lacrosse League (“PLL”) and Major League Lacrosse (“MLL”) have merged with subsequent season operations and activities to formally exist under the Premier Lacrosse League. As part of the merger, the PLL will immediately expand to include the Boston Cannons as the PLL’s eighth team, under the rebranded name […]
Black Players Coalition Speaks Out
It’s impossible to witness what has happened within the last few months, especially the last few weeks, with Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and not be impacted as black men and equally as Human Beings. In order for us to achieve healing and progress, we must come together – Black, White, Latino, Indigenous, […]
My MLL Internship Curved by COVID-19
Editor’s Note: Welcome MLL intern and Journalism major Katie McNulty to the platform. She has quite an interesting perspective on the 2020 MLL season, so it’s only fitting to let her tell her story. On July 16th, I got up at 5:30 a.m. ready to take on the day. I was so excited I couldn’t […]
Kris Alleyne: Making the Game Better Than I Found It
Editor’s Note: These words from Connecticut Hammerheads goaltender and Rutgers grad Kris Alleyne were originally published through Untold Athletes. Lacrosse All Stars will be collaborating with Untold Athletes to amplify player voices and support athletes across the globe. Lacrosse has been everything to me since I started playing in the fourth grade. The game has […]
LaxAllStars All-MLL Tournament Team Selections
With the 2020 MLL season in the rearview mirror, and the Boston Cannons crowned as champion, the Lacrosse All Stars crew put our heads together to pick our All-MLL tournament team and MVPs. Having votes were the pro lacrosse coverage team of Mark Donahue, Ryder Cochrane, Nick Zoroya, and Ryan Conwell. The criteria was not […]
MLL Players Who Impressed in 2020 by Position
These are by no means rankings of the top MLL players of the 2020 season/tournament/whatever you want to call it. Instead, this article serves a small celebration of the guys who got me excited to dial into the action day after day for the eight day extravaganza. There were a lot of positives about the […]
Boston Cannons Prove Best in 2020 MLL Championship
The Boston Cannons are your 2020 Major League Lacrosse Champions. Regardless of the circumstances of the event and the path to the title game, the Steinfeld Trophy is in their hands. Boston waited all week for their offense to come together and play a complete game, and while neither team scored in the entire fourth […]
MLL Champions Crowned Today, Denver Outlaws or Boston Cannons
This wasn’t how anyone planned for the 2020 MLL Champions to be decided, but not much is going to plan in 2020, especially in the sports world. How We Got Here There’s been some information coming out about the evolving situation in Annapolis, but a lot is still unknown. The quick summary is that the […]