PLL Final : Under Pressure
We turn the page on the 2024 season and the Utah Archers deliver back to back championship banners. The Archers roster is a compilation of stars from mid-major programs. High Point, Lindenwood, Bellarmine, Vermont, Lehigh, Loyola, St Bonaventure, Albany and Marquette are represented. Coach Chris Bates is a Dartmouth graduate with an affinity for players […]
The Maryland Whipsnakes Will Return in 2025
The Maryland Whipsnakes might have ended their 2024 season with a tough loss to the Archers in the PLL Championship game, but Whipsnake faithfuls have a lot to look forward to. The team is turning the page on their roster of the past and relying on many new faces to build the Whipsnakes up for […]
Brett Dobson: The Best Goalie in the World
The Premier Lacrosse League supports eight teams, meaning there are only eight starting positions for goaltenders. Any netminder in the PLL is already in the global stage’s upper echelon of elite goaltenders. When it finally came time for Brett Dobson to take center stage the competition was fierce. Blaze Riorden and Dillon Ward very easily […]
Not AI : PLL Semifinals and Final Look Ahead
On the same day, one of the best games in PLL history was played, it was immediately followed by one of the worst. Maryland needed seven minutes of sudden death overtime to get past New York 12-11. And then Utah squashed Carolina like a bug 10-1. Notable was the playoff overtime because unlike college games, […]
PLL Playoffs : Semifinals Are Next
The PLL played their two quarterfinal games on Labor Day in front of a sparse crowd in Gillette Stadium. Coming off a bye weekend for the entire league, the overall quality of play was on the slow side, defenses had the upper hand with Maryland and Carolina advancing. Win or Go Home Quarterfinal Recap Game […]
PLL Quarterfinals
I’m learning to be open minded about evaluating lacrosse games – there are certain factors like matchups, and trends that may be predicted, but every lacrosse game has a certain variability of randomness and unpredictability. That’s even more pronounced at the pro level and what makes playoff lacrosse so compelling. Teams who advance in September […]
Lacrosse Replaces Break Dancing in 2028 LA Olympic Games – PLL Playoffs Are Next.
Robust crowds showed up in Salt Lake City for the final week of the regular season that played out without major plot twists. After squinting at the sun glare the PLL bracket is set for postseason lacrosse. Philadelphia is toast. They’ve been dead meat for a month. Veteran lefty Kieran McArdle headlines the 13 free […]
Carolina Chaos: 2024 PLL Playoff Preview
Finishing the regular season with a record of 4-6, the Carolina Chaos find themselves only one game off the bottom in their conference. A position nobody foresaw the Chaos being in at this juncture, especially with this franchise’s level of success in its history during playoff time. Six losses to teams of the like of […]
Boston Cannons: 2024 PLL Playoff Preview
Quietly, the Boston Cannons have strung along one of their best seasons since joining the Premier Lacrosse League. With a 7-3 record entering the 2024 playoffs, they put themselves in high standing at par with the Eastern Conference Champions, the New York Atlas. On the one hand, the Cannons had big wins during their regular […]
Do You Like PLL After Dark?
I have not seen enough fans talk about how much the PLL After Dark rocks. It surely is not something that is going to spark much conversation or debate, but I felt like it was worth noting my love for these late-night events, especially for lacrosse. With most of the United States residing in the […]
Who is the 2024 PLL Rookie of the Year?
The PLL Rookie of the Year award is always a fun conversation to have, and this year is no different. Due to a smaller sample size of only eight teams, it is difficult for a rookie to come in and have an immediate impact. You can normally tell where a player’s ceiling/floor is after their […]
Maryland Whipsnakes: 2024 Playoff Sleeper
The Maryland Whipsnakes debuted in the Premier Lacrosse League back in 2019 and quickly became the poster child of the league. The first three seasons were dominated by the Whipsnakes, featuring a back-to-back title run that concluded with a third consecutive championship appearance before losing to the Chaos in a stunner. During these seasons, there […]