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 […]
Who is the Face of Lacrosse in 2023?
Who is the current face of lacrosse? For 15 years, lacrosse fans could all (mostly) agree on one name; Paul Rabil. From the time he graduated from John Hopkins in 2008 until he retired in 2021, Rabil was the face of lacrosse. Let’s be honest, the biggest story in lacrosse this past year was still […]
Best of the Quintessential Lacrosse Podcast
Lacrosse All Stars produces a weekly podcast, the Quintessential Lacrosse Podcast. Catchy name right? I host and speak with different personalities that include college coaches, pro players, PLL coaches, women’s stars, and media members. The weekly episodes are 30 minutes in length, and are uploaded to just about anywhere you can find podcasts. This week’s […]
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 […]
Quint Kessenich Has Some Questions
Quint Kessenich takes a look at the current lacrosse landscape and questions the way things are things are being handled at every level of the sport. If lacrosse players can effectively shoot with both hands (righty and lefty), why aren’t there goalies playing with both hands? Why have we not seen a two-handed tennis player […]
PLL Free Agency Will Be Filled With Chaos
The Chaos have been one of the league’s biggest talking points over the last few seasons. They are a team that seems to methodically play out the regular season and turn things up when the postseason rolls around. They have been in the championship game the last three seasons. In a weird way, they have […]
PLL Free Agency: Expiring 2022 Contracts
With the PLL season sadly over until the sixes tournament in January, it’s time to focus on free agency. We do not know when exactly the PLL free agency period will open up, but we do know (at this moment) which players will be hitting the market. Since this is the PLL’s first true free […]
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 […]