Roy Colsey will not be returning to the PLL sidelines in 2026. For the second straight offseason, the Carolina Chaos are searching for a new head coach. Members of the team were informed by Colsey earlier today. Colsey was announced as Chaos head coach on January 30th of last year. He signed a one year contract, although all indications are that he had every intention of coaching beyond that. A new media rights deal with network partner ESPN brought an influx of revenue to th

It can be tough to go home again Vancouver made the trip to Calgary on Saturday and came away with an OT win. The game winner came of the stick of Superman himself, Curtis Dickson. It was Dickson’s fourth goal of the night and his seventh point. The assist came from Jesse King, his fourth of the night and sixth point. Dickson is in his 15th NLL season and, barring a two year stint in San Diego, every year of that career before this year was spent in Calgary. He was drafted by

Welcome to what is, and this is a technical term, the thick of it. We’re into week seven of the NLL season, identities are being formed, the goals appear to be flowing once more, and with every game we get closer to learning who the contenders and pretenders are. The slate this week is packed, and includes the first double dip of the season as there are eight games on the schedule. Here’s the rundown: FRIDAY Who: Halifax Thunderbirds (2-2) vs Ottawa Black Bears (3-2) Where: C

Goals are back Goals scored in the NLL: Week 6 - 123 (24.6 per game) Week 5 - 110 (22 per game) Week 4 - 70 (17.5 per game) Week 3 - 132 (18.8 per game) Week 2 - 42 (21 per game) Week 1 - 87 (21.7 per game) We had quite the dip there! We had some games with goals in the low-mid teens, some that barely broke double digits, but this week the big scoring was back. Two games in Week Six broke the 30 goal barrier, including Ottawa/Oshawa which oddsmakers picked to be the lowest sc

ACC The Favorite: Syracuse The Runner Up: North Carolina The Totally Slept on Disrespected Dark Horse: Virginia The ACC is almost emblematic of the entire country when it comes to lacrosse this year. There’s a lot of talent, it’s dispersed well, and definitely saying “they’re the best” about anyone is a dicey proposition at best. As we sit here in January, Syracuse is the team that most looks the part of heavyweight. They were in the Final Four a year ago, and they return t

Welcome to 2026. New beginnings, fresh starts, resolutions to attempt to keep, it’s a great time to try and focus on what you want to change in your life. Some NLL teams will be looking to turn the page and start fresh after some tough sledding early in the year, others will lean into what has led to success so far and stick to it. Whether your team is in need of a fresh outlook or not, the first weekend of the new year has plenty of quality games to watch. Here’s the rundown

Power plays with games If you wanted to really get nit picky, you could knock the Rush schedule a bit. They were 2-1 through their first three games, but the opponents were Calgary, Ottawa, and Georgia. Not exactly murderer’s row. No easy games in the NLL, but that’s a trio of games the Rush would be expected to win. This week, things got considerably tougher. They made the trip to Halifax to play a Thunderbirds team that had just notched an OT win in Banditland and looked th

It’s the season of giving. Or maybe also taking a little bit. Whether that’s assists, goals, big hits, or maybe those grinchy goalies stealing all the cheer from the offense, it’s the holidays in the NLL. There are five games on the slate, no Friday night this week but a stacked Saturday and then a fun game on Sunday night.  SATURDAY Who: Saskatchewan Rush (2-1) vs Halifax Thunderbirds (2-0) Where: Scotiabank Centre, Halifax When: 6:00pm, EST The Spread: Halifax favored by 1.

There’s a lot of season left but there’s nothing left to say about Oshawa… The futility is staggering. In fact, it’s historic.  According the Graeme Perrow and NLLStats, Oshawa’s 21 goals through four games is the lowest total in NLL history. In the early going this week it looked like maybe they had bucked the trend. The FireWolves were out to a 3-0 lead, and up 4-1 after the first quarter. And then they went right back into the deep freeze. They went scoreless in the second

The PLL has released the entirety of the annual Top 50. Voted on by the players only, it ranks the top 50 players in the sport. It’s always an interesting list, because of it gives fans a glimpse into the how the players see their peers. Unlike postseason awards, this is ONLY picked by PLL pros; there are no votes from media, coaches, anyone else. You’ll have instances where a player who is voted attackman of the year finishes behind other attackman, things like that.  My fav

After three weeks, we have rapidly arrived at the “are we sure we actually know who is good and who isn’t” portion of the NLL season. Everyone has now played at least one game, though some clubs still haven’t had their home opener.  Rochester and Las Vegas will both play their home opener this weekend, while Philly and Vancouver go on the road for the first time. Last week we had the full gamut of seven games with all 14 teams in action, this week it’s just four games. Here’s

Day one of PLL free agency is in the books. While the Gavin Adler signing was without a doubt the headliner, plenty of other moves were reported as the offseason shuffle begins.  With the recent increase in player compensation, raised salary cap, and expanded schedule, teams are able to offer meaningful money to players, enough that in some cases players will see five figure differences in offers.  The deals of day one were almost entirely players choosing to stay with their

Everyone loves attendance talk Lacrosse fans, media, players, pundits, everyone wants the same thing. Bigger TV ratings, more tickets sold, more fans engaging with the sport. The barometer for that is obvious because it’s measured. Nielsen ratings and attendance numbers. When it comes to the NLL, TV ratings are tougher to come by because streaming figures aren’t part of Nielsen and leagues rarely release the raw data. But attendance is published by the NLL every game (please

Now we’re talking. It’s week three in the NLL, and we’ve got a packed slate to watch. All 14 teams are in action, seven games on the docket this weekend, including a Sunday matinee on the west coast. There are three teams left who have yet to take the floor (Las Vegas, Rochester, and Philadelphia) who are in action this weekend. For the outdoor fans, that means we likely get a look at players like Brennan O’Neill, Blaze Riorden, Jon Donville, reigning NLL MVP Connor Fields. W

PLL players were informed last week of a change to the PLL calendar, sources confirmed to Sticks In Lacrosse. In the upcoming PLL season, the first game of the year is expected to be played on Saturday May 9th. That is a full two weeks prior to Memorial Day Weekend, overlapping with the start of the NCAA tournament. The season will also tack on time at the end, wrapping up in late September. The target for championship weekend is September 20th. The league will also have a pa

What did you ask Santa for this year? Maybe one of the cool new smart balls from GET REPS. Maybe some swag from your favorite PLL or NLL team. A new stick set up from ECD. Maybe get yourself a custom strung head from Sidewall Jedi, Tucker Strings, or YoungWiz himself Chris Kavanagh. Me? I am aiming slightly higher. Given that it’s the season of miracles, that’s exactly what I’m asking for. The biggest lacrosse Christmas miracle of all.  What I want for Laxmas is the total and

The Premier Lacrosse League winter player movement window officially opens today. Contracts can’t be signed yet, that’s not until next week, but the “flirting” period starts today. The key communication and signings, at this point, will be related to the upcoming Championship Series.  The PLL’s signature Sixes event returns to The St. James in northern Virginia this spring. The event spans two weekends, with round robin games being played February 27 to March 1st, and then wr

Warren Hill took that personally In the offseason, the Halifax Thunderbirds were pretty quiet. They added Brendan Bomberry, but otherwise, there weren’t many major changes and the Birds are basically running it back. This was a bit to the chagrin of some NLL pundits and Birds fans, who wondered if a change in goal might be in order. Last year, Hill had the worst GAA of his career excluding his rookie season in a backup or part time role. The same is true for his save percenta

The NLL season opened with a banger of a week one. The crowd in Oshawa sold out the building for their new team, and were treated to an instant classic 8-7 victory over Toronto. Buffalo raised a banner and used a big second half to fight off a frisky young Georgia team. San Diego was fast out of the gate and leaned on Ottawa all night, while Colorado went into Vancouver and spoiled the Warriors home opener. It’s a lighter slate in week two, but it should be another fun weeken

2025 Season Result: 7-3, lost in Championship Draft Selections: 1.7, 3.6, 3.7, 4.4, 4.7 Pending Free Agents: Jesse Bernhardt, D Jonathan Donville, M Eric Law, A Mike Manley, D Owen McElroy, G Jack VanOverbeke, A/M Dalton Young, A/M SEASON RECAP: Acquiring Pat Kavanagh in the offseason led to high expectations for this offense. Landing arguably the most pursued and highest profile free agent in PLL history, Jared Bernhardt, gave this team four Tewaaraton winners and title or