Trevor Baptiste: Face of Lacrosse Candidate
Who is the face of lacrosse? I posed this question a few weeks ago. Paul Rabil was the easy answer for 15 years. Rabil has moved from the field to the front office full-time. The game is in need of a face to connect with fans and younger generations. I came up with a list […]
2023 PLL Schedule Dates and Locations Released
Happy New Year! The PLL unveiled their 2023 schedule on Sunday afternoon. The PLL will continue to help grow the game by bringing the top players in the game all over the United States in 2023. The 2023 season will include 10 regular season weekends, 3 post-season, and 1 all-star weekend. Regular season weekends will […]
Lyle Thompson: Face of Lacrosse Candidate
Who is the face of lacrosse? I posed this question last week. Paul Rabil was the easy answer for the past 15 years. Rabil has moved from the field to the front office full-time. The game is in need of a face to connect with fans and younger generations. I came up with a list […]
PLL Top 50 by the Numbers: 2022 Edition
The Premier Lacrosse League debuted their Top 50 players of 2022. The list was voted on by current PLL players. The players voted in September to rank their Top 25 players in the league. The PLL then ranked the Top 50 players based on the rankings. Tom Schreiber of the Archers was selected as this […]
Paul Rabil Could Make a Comeback in 2023
Paul Rabil made the decision that it was time to hang up the cleats and focus on the advancement of the PLL. After his retirement, we found out the knee injury he was dealing with required surgery. Even though he says he is retired, Rabil has dropped a subtle (and a not so subtle) hint […]
PLL Announces Offseason Trade and Free Agency Windows
Premier Lacrosse League fans have had questions on when exactly the offseason window opens up for trades and player acquisitions. This is the first PLL offseason since the implementation of publicly known player contracts that was announced nearly a year ago. Similar to other professional sports leagues, the PLL now has contract negotiations that teams […]
PLL Assists: Spreading the History of the Game
Trevor Baptiste cleaned up last week at the 2022 PLL Awards. The Atlas FOGO won the Faceoff Athlete of the Year and was named MVP of the league. The event was held last Friday night at the Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The weekend symbolizes how the PLL and its Assists program […]
2022 PLL Recap: The Boys of Summer
Moments ago, the Waterdogs put an exclamation point on what was the greatest summer in the sports history, defeating the Chaos 11-9 in front of a robust crowd at Subaru Park and a national television audience on ABC. As I sat down behind the steering wheel to drive south after the 2022 PLL Championship, that […]
PLL Assists: Growing a Inclusive and Accessible Game
In lacrosse, access to the sport can come at a higher cost compared to other sports. A good stick, gloves, helmet, and pads can cost $250 plus dollars not including balls and goals. This access has been a barrier or entry to some picking up the game. PLL Assists is committed to breaking down these […]
The Waterdogs Winning the 2022 PLL Championship is HUGE
The Waterdogs have done the unthinkable by winning the 2022 PLL Championship. This accomplishment by the Waterdogs is one of the best things that could have happened for the Premier Lacrosse League. On a surface level, lacrosse fans were tired of seeing the Whipsnakes dynasty unfold and frustrated by the Chaos making it to the […]
2022 PLL Championship Preview with Quint Kessenich
Chaos’ annual metamorphosis endures after throttling the Archers 9-7 in the Sunday semifinal in DC to advance to the 2022 PLL Championship. The Chaos now have more playoff victories than regular-season wins during the past three years. 28 year old goalie, Blaze Riorden, continued his mastery of September. It’ll be the third-straight PLL Championship game […]
Waterdogs Journey to a Championship Appearance
The Waterdogs were the PLL’s first expansion team in 2020, and now find themselves in the PLL Championship this Sunday. Andy Copelan has done an amazing job with constructing this Waterdogs team and turning them into one of the league’s best. Let’s take a look back at the short history of the Waterdogs and how […]