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

It’s Colorado’s title to lose Vancouver was the talk of the offseason. Big free agent signings, a full year of Christian Del Bianco ahead, bright young stars returning all over the floor. The Warriors were a trendy pick to make their way all the way to the NLL final this year. Colorado, on the other hand, was tough to get a read on. Connor Kelly and Zed Williams were traded away, as was Connor Robinson. Kelly and Robinson were 60 point players, Zed almost surely would have be

Opening weekend in the NLL has arrived. Training camp is wrapped, rosters are (for the most part) set, and it’s time to start playing for real. Opening weekend in every sport is a joy. Everyone has the same record, everyone is alive for the title, everyone has a reason to believe this is the year. There are just four games on the schedule this weekend, but those games include an NLL debut of a top overall pick, a banner raising night, and plenty more. All game lines are court

2025 Season Result: 5-5, lost in Semifinals Draft Selections: 1.6, 2.6, 4.6 Pending Free Agents: Charlie Bertrand, M Connor Cmiel, SSDM Chris Conlin, D Chris Fake, D BJ Farrare, LSM/SSDM Ryder Garnsey, A Sam Handley, M Chayse Ierlan, G Cole Kirst, M Matt Knote, G Chris Merle, SSDM (Injured Reserve) Dylan Molloy, A Brendan Nichtern, A Carter Parlette, SSDM Ryland Rees, LSM Brian Tevlin, Everything Zach Vigue, G Marquez White, SSDM (PUP List) SEASON RECAP: Like Carolina, the

It’s easy to just watch the same teams every week. It’s especially true in college lacrosse. Just watch the ACC, the Big Ten, the Ivy, maybe spice it up with a Patriot League game in there. But for a lot of fans, the viewing experience is either watch their favorite team, the game between the two top ranked teams if it’s different, and that’s it. Let’s broaden our horizons together! Every team in DI men’s lacrosse has noteworthy talent. They all have players worthy of fan att

2025 Season Result: 4-6, lost in Semifinals Draft Selections: 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 Pending Free Agents: Liam Byrnes, D Eli Gobrecht, D Thomas McConvey, M Christian Scarpello, SSDM Mikie Schlosser, M Alec Stathakis, F/O SEASON RECAP: The Waterdogs had a bit of an up and down adventure in 2025. They won their opener against the Whips, split their home weekend against Boston and Denver, but then had a hideous loss against New York in Baltimore. Two nice bounce back wins had them

ball is in full swing. With scrimmage reports dropping after every weekend, teams are starting to take shape, develop their identity, and lay the foundation for their season. Teams have to work in grad transfers and young players, returners may be adjusting to expanded roles, there’s a balance of “this doesn’t mean anything” and “it’s actually really important that we learn a lot right now” to fall ball. For me, it’s a signal that it’s time to start thinking about the next PL

It's now the lacrosse dead zone: the PLL playoffs (and the following New York Atlas celebration) concluded over a month ago, college lacrosse’s only news comes in the form of fall ball highlight packages and scheduling announcements, and the NLL's countdown until training camp. However, lax chatter lives on with offseason player and team breakdowns. The PLL just produced a 25-year-old MVP in Atlas attackman Connor Shellenberger, so why not detail a list of potential next-up p

The indoor season is nearly here. While a contentious negotiation for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement looked like it might result in some cancelled games, reports now indicate that camp will be underway in November and the season is expected to start on time.  I still consider myself a newbie to the indoor game. I have progressively watched more and more over the last few years, and I’ve grown to really enjoy box lacrosse. Last season I ramped it up and made a trip to B

2025 Season Result: 4-6, 2nd in East, Lost in Quarterfinals Draft Selections: 1.3, 2.3, 3.3, 4.3 Pending Free Agents: Ryan Aughavin, M Jake Bernhardt, SSDM Colin Heacock, M Jack Koras, M Brendan Krebs, G SEASON RECAP: The Whips made some serious moves in the offseason before 2025. The headline of it all was they traded away Zed Williams and acquired Matt Brandau, and they signed Rob Pannell. Those moves, with the context of TJ Malone returning at attack and Levi Anderson ha

2025 Season Result: 5-5, 3rd in Western Conference, lost in Quarterfinals Draft Selections: 1.4, 2.4 Pending Free Agents: Chris Aslanian, M Cross Ferrera, A/M Mark Glicini, SSDM Justin Inacio, FO Austin Kaut, G Greg Langermeier, SSDM Jarrod Neumann, D Sergio Perkovic, M Jack Posey, D Troy Reh, LSM Nick Rowlett, FO JJ Sillstrop, A/M Cole Williams, A/M SEASON RECAP: The Chaos had the league’s most tumultuous offseason and 2025. Andy Towers and his staff resigned en masse foll

The PLL Awards were given at a ceremony in New York City on September 12. Finalists for each award are decided by the players. Winners...

2025 Record and Result: 4-6, Missed playoffs Draft Selections: 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 3.4, plus the Outlaws 2nd round pick. Pending Free Agents...

2025 Record and Result: 4-6, Missed Playoffs Draft Selections: 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1 Pending Free Agents Ryan Ambler, M Graeme Hossack, D...

The 2025 PLL regular season came to an end on Saturday in Boston, which means that two teams, the Utah Archers and the Boston Cannons,...