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 […]
2022 PLL Awards Nominees: Blind Resumes
The PLL announced the candidates for the 2022 End of Year Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will take place in Washington D.C. on Friday, September 9th before the semifinal games are played on the next day. The PLL has partnered with TicketMaster to give four lucky fans the opportunity to attend the awards ceremony. We thought […]
PLL Assists: Honoring the Creator’s Game
Lacrosse is a game of healing, commonly referred to as the medicine game. In times of loss and hardship, we can pick up a stick to find peace. Last March, Paul Carcaterra shared an emotional tribute to his friend Rob Kavovit. He spoke of how Landry and Luke Kavovit will use the game as medicine […]
How Each Team Can Win the 2022 PLL Championship
Lacrosse fans rejoice, it is playoff season for the 2022 PLL Championship. Last season we saw the sixth seeded Chaos ride momentum all the way through the playoffs to an all-time championship celebration. The previous two years Whipsnakes reigned supreme. Throughout PLL history only three teams have made the title game, Chaos, Redwoods, and Whipsnakes. […]
Who Exactly is RJ Kaminski from the PLL?
Since day one of the PLL’s inception, the league has always wanted to paint a picture for fans and create access that hadn’t been done before by any other professional sports leagues. They have done a great job at providing an excellent product on the field, but the one thing the league has done differently […]
ESPN Announcers Takes on the PLL Quarterfinals
The PLL Quarterfinals are this weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. With only seven teams remaining, at this point it is win or go home. The Whipsnakes get a bye week due to securing the No.1 seed. Tickets to the PLL Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals can be found at the link HERE. I spoke […]
Cannons: 2022 PLL Video Game Ratings
It has been 1,597 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 […]