2023 Premier Lacrosse League season
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
SportField Lacrosse
Defending championsWaterdogs (2022)
DurationJune 3 – September 24
Number of teams8
5th Season
League championsArchers
  Runners-upWaterdogs
Season MVPTom Schreiber
Finals MVPBrett Dobson

The 2023 Premier Lacrosse League Season is the fifth season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). It held from June 3 through September 24.

This season marked the first time that the PLL held an event in the state of Kentucky with the All-Star Events being held in Louisville.[1] This was also the first season a free agency period occurred.[2]

This season the PLL unveiled new uniforms for each team. These uniforms were developed in partnership with Champion.[3] The Waterdogs were given a third black jersey as part of being the reigning champions.[4]

Archers Lacrosse Club would beat the reigning champion Waterdogs 15-14 in the PLL Championship game.

Player Movement

Preseason

Retirements

Notable retirements

The following notable players retired prior to the 2023 season:[5]

  • Ryan Brown (A) – Graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2016 where he scored 159 goals and had 50 assists. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hounds of MLL in 2016. Across his seven-year professional career, he scored 180 points (146 goals, 5 two-point goals, and 24 assists). He is a three-time all-star(2017, 2018, and 2019). Gold medalist in the 2018 World Lacrosse Men's Championship where he led the US national team with 25 goals and was named to the All-World team. 2022 PLL champion while playing for Waterdogs LC. He retired on February 15, 2023.[6][7]
  • Jake Froccaro (M) – Graduated from Villanova in 2017. While at Villanova he was named a two-time first-team All-BIG EAST member and was a 2017 USILA Second-team All-American. He began his professional career with the Chesapeake Bayhawks of the MLL he joined Chaos Lacrosse Club in 2019, and was traded to Cannons Lacrosse Club during the offseason after the 2021 Premier Lacrosse League season.[8] He was a three-time all-star (2017, 2019, and 2021), 2019 Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Award nominee, and 2021 PLL Champion with Chaos Lacrosse Club. Over the course of his six-year career, he scored 88 points (31 goals, 10 two-point goals, and 36 assists) in 45 games. He retired from the PLL on March 13, 2023.[9][10]
  • Dominique Alexander (SSDM) – Graduated from Ohio State University in 2013. Throughout his 10-year professional lacrosse career, Alexander won the 2017 MLL Championship with the Ohio Machine, was the first recipient of the George Boiardi SSDM Hard Hat Award in 2019, an award given to the top SSDM that season, he was also an All-Pro that season and was an All-Star in 2021. He spent his entire career with the Ohio Machine (2013-2018) and Archers LC (2019-2022). In 123 career games, he recorded 49 caused turnovers, 176 ground balls, and 31 points. On March 16, 2023, he announced his retirement from the PLL.[11][12]
  • John Ranagan (M) – Graduated from Johns Hopkins in 2013, while at Hopkins he was a First Team All-American in 2011 and a Second Team All-American in 2012. Over his 10-year professional lacrosse career Ranagan played 99 games and scored 160 points. During his rookie season in the MLL in 2013 with the Rochester Rattlers, he was an MLL All-Star. He spent his entire career with the Rochester/Dallas Rattlers (2013-2018) of the MLL and then Chrome LC (2019-2022) of the PLL. With Chrome he was a team captain. He officially retired from the PLL on March 23, 2023 and released a statement on April 24, 2023.[13][14]
Other retirements
  • Ryan Hallenbeck (SSDM) – Graduated from Notre Dame in 2022, and went on to play in four games for the Redwoods during the 2022 season. He was placed on the player unable to participate (PUP) list on July 26 after participating in the Redwoods July 24 game against the Whipsnakes. He would not be reactivated for the remainder of the 2022 season and would retire from the PLL on February 15, 2023.[15][16]
  • Drew Simoneau (FO) – Graduated from Division III Nazareth College in 2015 where he was a three-time USILA All-American, and the 2015 Division III Faceoff Specialist of the Year. He started his professional career in 2016 with the Rochester Rattlers. He was a 2017 MLL all-star. He came to the PLL for its inaugural season in 2019 where he was a player for Chrome Lacrosse Club and appeared in 6 games and had a 44% faceoff win percentage. He was selected by the Waterdogs in the PLL expansion draft in 2020, he would go on to appear in 5 games for them. In 2021 he joined the expansion Cannons where he appeared in 3 games before being traded to the Whipsnakes. He was selected by the Redwoods via a reserve roster claim on August 16, 2021. He would not appear in any more games before retiring on March 9, 2023. He retired with a 54% career faceoff win percentage, scored 23 points (19 goals and 4 assists), and recorded 487 groundballs.[17][18]
  • John Crawley (M)
  • Patrick Harbeson (DM)
  • Jay Carlson (A)
  • Jack Near (DM)

Free-Agency

The first ever PLL free agency period was open from March 6, 2023 to April 1, 2023.[2] Players could sign one or two-year deals. Players to change teams included:[19]

Two players were signed out of the player-pool after participating with the same team during the 2023 Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series. Those players being: attackman Marc O'Rourke (Atlas, signed through 2023), and goalie Brendan Krebs (Whipsnakes, signed through 2024)

College Draft

The college draft took place on May 9 at 7 pm (ET) and was broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN+. Atlas LC acquired what became the number one overall pick from Cannons LC in a trade.[20] Defenseman Gavin Adler became the first defenseman to be selected first overall in the PLL and the second-ever in professional field lacrosse, the first being Princeton's Ryan Mollett in 2001.[21]

Format:

  • Each team was awarded one pick in each of the four rounds.
  • Eligible players must currently be in their senior year
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 1 Atlas Gavin Adler Defense Cornell Ivy League From Cannons
1 2 Redwoods Owen Grant Defense Delaware Coastal Athletic Association
1 3 Atlas Brett Makar Defense Maryland Big Ten
1 4 Chrome Sam Handley Midfield Penn Ivy League
1 5 Archers Mike Sisselberger Faceoff Lehigh Patriot League
1 6 Whipsnakes Tucker Dordevic Attack Georgetown Big East
1 7 Chaos Will Bowen Defense Georgetown Big East
1 8 Waterdogs Thomas McConvey Midfield Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
2 9 Cannons Matt Campbell Midfield Villanova Big East
2 10 Redwoods Brian Telvin Midfield Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference
2 11 Atlas Xander Dickson Attack Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
2 12 Chrome Troy Hettinger LSM Jacksonville ASUN Conference
2 13 Archers Connor Maher DM UNC Atlantic Coast Conference
2 14 Whipsnakes Petey LaSalla Faceoff Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
2 15 Chaos Brian Minicus Attack Georgetown Big East
2 16 Waterdogs Alex Mazzone Defense Johns Hopkins Big Ten
3 17 Chaos Tye Kirtz Attack Delaware Coastal Athletic Association From Cannons
3 18 Redwoods Cole Kirst Midfield Syracuse Atlantic Coast Conference
3 19 Atlas Payton Rezanka DM Loyola Patriot League
3 20 Chrome Jack Myers Attack Ohio State Big Ten
3 21 Archers Piper Bond DM Penn Ivy League
3 22 Whipsnakes Garrett Leadmon Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
3 23 Chaos Nick Rowlett Faceoff Michigan Big Ten
3 24 Waterdogs Chris Fake Defense Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference
4 25 Cannons Grant Ammann Defense High Point Atlantic 10
4 26 Redoods Zach Cole Faceoff Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
4 27 Atlas Kyle Long Midfield Maryland Big Ten
4 28 Chrome Cross Ferrara Attack Salisbury Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference
4 29 Archers Cam Wyers Defense Loyola Patriot League
4 30 Whipsnakes Elijah Gash LSM Albany America East Conference
4 31 Chaos Levi Anderson Attack Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
4 32 Waterdogs James Reilly Faceoff Georgetown Big East

Source:[22]

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2023 draft.

First Round
  1. No. 1: Cannons → Atlas (PD). The Cannons traded their 2023 first round pick during the 2022 PLL Draft for picks used to select Bubba Fairman and Colin Kirst.[20][23]
Third Round
  1. No. 17: Cannons → Chaos (PD). The Cannons traded their 2023 third round pick and Andrew Kew for Jake Froccaro.[24]
Summary
Selections by NCAA conference
Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
America East 0 0 0 1 1
ACC 1 4 3 0 8
Atlantic 10 0 0 0 3 3
ASUN Conference 0 1 0 0 1
Big East 2 2 0 1 5
Big Ten 1 1 2 1 5
C2C 0 0 0 1 1
Coastal Athletic Association 1 0 1 0 2
Ivy League 2 0 1 1 4
Patriot League 1 0 1 1 3
Schools by number of draft selections
Selections Schools
4 Georgetown
3 Virginia
2 Delaware, Loyola, Maryland, Notre Dame, Saint Joseph's, Penn
1 Albany, Cornell, Duke, High Point, Jacksonville, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh , Michigan, UNC, Ohio State, Salisbury,Syracuse, Villanova
Selections by Position
Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Attack 1 2 2 2 7
Defense 4 1 1 2 8
Defensive

Midfield

 0 1 2 0 3
Faceoff 1 1 1 2 5
Goalie 0 0 0 0 0
LSM 0 1 0 1 2
Midfield 2 2 2 1 7

Lyle Thompson sabbatical

On May 15, the day 30-man training camp rosters were due, it was announced that Lyle Thompson would be taking a one-year sabbatical from play to focus on himself, his family, and his community. Thompson was placed on the league's hold-out list for the 2023 season. He is under contract with Cannons LC through the 2024 season and returned to play for them in 2024.[25] Lyle Thompson won two Tewaaraton Awards while at the University of Albany. He also scored 400 points, the most in NCAA D1 History.[26]

Notable mid-season player movement

Free-agency

The following acquisitions were made from free-agency during the 2023 season:

  • On August 8, Atlas LC acquired attackman Dylan Molloy from free-agency after he was released by Chrome LC. He was signed through 2023.[27]

Trades

The 2023 season trade deadline was on August 22, at 2 PM EST which was the tuesday before the final regular season game.

The following trades were made during the 2023 season:

  • On August 7, Redwoods LC traded midfielder Myles Jones to Atlas LC in exchange for midfielder Romar Dennis.[28]
  • On August 22, Chrome LC traded their leading scorer, attackman and midfielder Jackson Morrill and their third-round pick in the 2024 college draft to Whipsnakes LC in exchange for Whipsnakes' second and third-round picks in the 2024 college draft.[29][30]

Retirements after season

The following players retired after the 2023 season:

  • Brodie Merrill (LSM) - Widely considered the greatest long-stick midfielder of all time, announced he was retiring from professional lacrosse on September 13, 2023. He graduated from Georgetown in 2005 where he won the Schmeisser Award, an award given to the top defenseman in NCAA lacrosse, during the 2005 season. He retires as the all-time leader in professional field lacrosse games played (200), and is tied with face-off specialist Greg Gurenlian for the most ground balls won (1,120). He is the namesake for the Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year award, which is the only award to be named after a player that was active when the award was named. He is the highest scoring longpole in field lacrosse history scoring 146 points (51 goals, 4 two-point goals, 87 assists). He is a 10-time all-star, won the rookie of the year award in the MLL in 2005, and won six straight defensive player of the year awards in the MLL (2006-2011). He won three MLL championships (2005, 2008, 2009). He played for five Canadian National Teams where he won gold in 2006 and 2024, and won silver in 2010, 2018, and 2023. Over the course of his 18-year field lacrosse career he played for four MLL teams: the Baltimore Bayhawks (2005), the Rochester Rattlers (2006-2008), the Toronto/Hamilton Nationals (2009-2013) and the Boston Cannons (2014-2018). He also played for three PLL teams: Chaos LC (2019), Waterdogs LC (2020), and Cannons LC (2021-2023). Merrill did not play during the 2023 PLL season and was placed on the holdout list by the Cannons before the season started.[31][32][33]
  • Kyle Hartzell (LSM & D) - On September 18, 2023 Hartzell announced his retirement from professional lacrosse in an Instagram post. He finishes his lacrosse career as a two-time MLL champion, the first, and as of 2023 only defenseman to win the championship MVP award when he did so in 2010, a one-time all-pro, a seven-time all-star, a team USA silver medalist in 2014 and a gold medalist in 2018. He was also the fastest shot champion twice and at one point held the world record for fastest shot at 111 MPH. He holds the record for most points in a season scored by a defenseman at 21, and also holds the record for the most two-point goals in a season with 9.
  • Jordan MacIntosh (M) - On October 17, 2023 MacIntosh announced his retirement from the PLL in an Instagram post. He retires as a two-time all-star and 2022 recipient of the PLL Leadership award. He was also Chrome's captain.

Rule Changes

This season also included three rule changes:[34]

  • The shot clock was reduced from 52 seconds to 32 seconds following possession gained from faceoffs and offensive rebounds which trigger a shot clock restart. The 52-second shot clock remained for other possession changes such as a defensive stop. This rule change was met with criticism throughout the league by individuals such as Atlas coach Mike Pressler. Proponents of the rule argue it is designed to encourage face-off specialists to be more well-rounded players.[35] The rule change has also driven teams such as the Waterdogs, Cannons, and Chrome to not dress a faceoff specialist.[36][37]
  • The two-point arc was reduced from 15 yards to 13 yards on either side of the goal line extended. The 15-yard distance remained for the top center, top left, and top right locations. This change is similar to the three-point line in basketball which also has closer corners.
  • The number of full 60-second timeouts for each team per game was reduced from three to two. Each team now has one 30-second timeout as well.

2023 deaths

Jim Brown

On May 19, National Lacrosse Hall of Famer and namesake for the PLL's MVP award, Jim Brown died. Brown was most well known for his NFL career (where he achieved a Hall of Fame career as well) but is considered to be one of the best lacrosse players of all time. During his time at Syracuse University, Brown was an All-American in both football and lacrosse. In 2011, Brown became the first recipient of the Tewaaraton Legacy Award, an award given to outstanding players that played collegiate lacrosse prior to the introduction of the Tewaaraton Award in 2001. In 2012, Brown was part of an ownership group that purchased the New York Lizards of the MLL.[38][39][40]

Training camp

The Premier Lacrosse League's 2023 training camp was held from May 26, 2023 to May 30, 2023 in Albany, New York hosted at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium at The University of Albany. Teams began camp with a 30-man roster that was finalized on May 15. Teams were required to finalize their 25-man rosters on May 30.[41] Training camp consists of individual and multi-team practices, as well as scrimmages between the teams.

Tour map

Tour locations for the 2023 PLL season
Legend:
: Regular Season Tour Location
: All-Star Game Location
: Quarterfinals Location
: Semifinals Location
: Finals Location

Tour venues

Week Venue Location Capacity[lower-alpha 1] Image Notes Ref
1 Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY 8,500 [42]
2 American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC 10,500
Photo of an empty American Legion Memorial Stadium from the top row of a corner section
3 OSU Lacrosse Stadium Columbus, OH 3,000 This was the first year the PLL held an event at this venue
4 TCO Stadium Eagan, MN 6,000
5 Rafferty Stadium Fairfield, CT 3,500
An aerial photo of an empty Rafferty Stadium
6

(All-Star Game)

 Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY [43]
7 Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX 12,000
Photo of the inside of an empty Ford Center at the Star, an indoors stadium from one of the upper corner sections
 [42]
8 Homewood Field Baltimore, MD 8,500
Photo of an empty Homewood Field set up for lacrosse, taken from the top row of one of the end sections
9 Barton Stadium Denver, CO 2,000
10 Cheney Stadium Tacoma, WA 6,500
Photo of Cheney Stadium during a baseball game, taken from the stands looking towards home from right field
 This was the first year the PLL held an event at this venue
11 Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, UT 5,000
Photo of the exterior of Zions Bank Stadium
12

(Quarterfinals)

 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 65,878
An aerial photo of an empty Gillette Stadium in 2007
13

(Semifinals)

 Shuart Stadium Uniondale, NY 11,929
14

(Championship)

 Subaru Park Chester, PA 18,500
Photo of Subaru Park from the river end of the stadium during an MLS game
Notes
  1. ↑ Capacity may not reflect the capacity for the PLL's purposes due to various areas of the stadium potentially being closed for lacrosse games

Schedule

Week Date Games Time(EST) Broadcast [lower-alpha 1] Venue City Notes Ref
1 June 3 Redwoods

13–12

Atlas

 1 PM ABC Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY
Cannons

13–16

Archers

 3:30 PM ESPN+
June 4 Chaos

7–8 (OT)

Waterdogs

 1 PM ABC
Whipsnakes

11–12

Chrome

 3:30 PM ESPN+
2 June 9 Chrome

7–12 Archers

 6 PM ESPN+ American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC
Waterdogs

9–10 Redwoods

 8:30 PM ESPN+
June 10 Whipsnakes

11–12 Atlas

 3 PM ABC
Chaos

14–13 Cannons

 5:30 PM ESPN+
3 June 16 Waterdogs

19–18
Atlas

 6 PM ESPN+ OSU Lacrosse Stadium Columbus, OH
Chrome

13–14 Cannons

 8:30 PM ESPN+
June 17 Archers

10–15 Chaos

 12 PM ESPN
Redwoods

11–18 Whipsnakes

 7 PM ESPN+
4 July 8 Waterdogs
10–7

Chrome

 6 PM ESPN+ TCO Stadium Eagan, MN

(Minneapolis)

 The PLL celebrated Indigenous Heritage Weekend. Teams wore special uniforms that were designed by Patrick Hunter—an Ojibwe artist. [36]
Cannons
19–12

Atlas

 8:30 PM ESPN+
July 9 Redwoods
13–8

Chaos

 2 PM ESPN2
Whipsnakes
12–15

Archers

 4:30 PM ESPN+
5 July 14 Waterdogs
16–13

Whipsnakes

 6 PM ESPN+ Rafferty Stadium Fairfield, CT
Archers
10–3

Redwoods

 8:30 PM ESPN+
July 15 Chrome
6 –12

Cannons

 6 PM ESPN2
Atlas
11–15

Chaos

 8:30 PM ESPN+
6

(PLL All-Star Game)

 July 22 Skills Challenge 6:00 PM ESPN Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
Rising Stars
19–26
Veterans		 7:30 PM
7 July 29 Atlas
11–9

Chrome

 6 PM ESPN+ The Star Frisco, TX

(Dallas)
Cannons
16–10

Redwoods

 8:30 PM ESPN+
July 30 Waterdogs
18–19

Archers

 3 PM ABC
Whipsnakes
17–16

Chaos

 5:30 PM ESPN+
8 August 5 Archers
14 (OT)–13

Atlas

 3 PM ABC Homewood Field Baltimore, MD PLL Alumni Weekend, the PLL inducted the 2023 Class of the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Highest attended two-day event in PLL history, sold out on August 5.[44][45]

 [46]
Whipsnakes
12–5

Chrome

 5:30 PM ESPN+
August 6 Redwoods
12–14

Chaos

 1 PM ABC
Waterdogs
8–12

Cannons

 3:30 PM ESPN+
9 August 11 Chaos
10–12

Whipsnakes

 8 PM ESPN+ Barton Stadium Denver, CO PLL throwback weekend
Chrome
5 –13

Archers

 10:30 PM ESPN+
August 12 Atlas
11–14

Waterdogs

 7 PM ESPN2
Cannons
15–16 (OT)

Redwoods

 9:30 PM ESPN+
10 August 18 Archers
16–11

Whipsnakes

 9 PM ESPN2 Cheney Stadium Tacoma, WA
(Seattle)
Atlas
13–14

Cannons

 11:30 PM ESPN+
August 19 Chrome
10–11 (OT)

Redwoods

 8 PM ESPN+
Chaos
8–13

Waterdogs

 10:30 ESPN+
11 August 25 Archers
13–14

Waterdogs

 8 PM ESPN+ Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, UT
(Salt Lake City)
Atlas
7–12

Redwoods

 10:30 PM ESPN2
August 26 Cannons

15–11
Whipsnakes

 7 PM ESPN+
Chaos
13–7

Chrome

 9:30 PM ESPN+
12
Playoffs (Quarterfinals)		 September 4 #4 Redwoods
15–9
#5 Chaos		 11:45 AM ESPN+ Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA
(Boston)
#3 Waterdogs
15–12
#6 Whipsnakes		 2:20 PM ESPN+
#2 Cannons
20–11
#7 Atlas		 5 PM ESPN2
13
Playoffs (Semifinals)		 September 10 #1 Archers
14–6
#4 Redwoods		 3 PM ABC Shuart Stadium Uniondale, NY
(Long Island)
#2 Cannons
6-17
#3 Waterdogs		 5:30 PM ESPN+
14
PLL Championship		 September 24 #1 Archers
15-14
#3 Waterdogs		 3 PM ABC Subaru Park Chester, PA
(Philadelphia)
Notes
  1. ↑ All games broadcast on ESPN+ alongside the network listed.

Source:[42][47][48]

The PLL included a two-week international break following week 3 in Columbus so that players could compete in 2023 World Lacrosse Championship.[49]

PLL on TV

The 2023 PLL season was the PLL's second season on ESPN platforms. All 48 games were broadcast on ESPN+, ESPN's streaming service, and 16 games were on ESPN's linear platforms, a four game increase over the 2022 season. Eight of the games were broadcast on ABC, a five game increase over the 2022 season, two games were broadcast on ESPN, a one game decrease from the 2022 season, and six games were broadcast on ESPN2, the same as the 2022 season.[50]

List of linear broadcast games

The following games were broadcast on ESPN's linear platforms:[50]

Week Date Location Teams Platform Time (EST) Peak Viewership Average Viewership Notes Ref.
1 June 3 Albany, NY Redwoods LC v.s. Atlas LC ABC 1:00 PM 782,000 543,000 Opening game,

set record for most watched professional outdoor lacrosse game

 [51][45]
June 4 Chaos LC v.s. Waterdogs LC 1:00 PM
2 June 10 Charlotte, NC Whipsnakes LC v.s. Atlas LC 3:00 PM
3 June 17 Columbus, OH Archers LC v.s. Chaos LC ESPN 12:00 PM
4 July 9 Minneapolis, MN Redwoods LC v.s. Chaos LC ESPN2 2:00 PM
5 July 15 Fairfield, CT Chrome LC v.s. Cannons LC 6:00 PM
6 July 22 Louisville, KY Veterans v.s. Rising-Stars ESPN 8:00 PM All-star game
7 July 30 Dallas, TX Waterdogs LC v.s. Archers LC ABC 3:00 PM
8 August 5 Baltimore, MD Archers LC v.s. Atlas LC 3:00 PM
August 6 Redwoods LC v.s. Chaos LC 1:00 PM
9 August 12 Denver, CO Atlas LC v.s. Waterdogs LC ESPN2 7:00 PM
10 August 18 Seattle, WA Archers LC v.s. Whipsnakes LC 9:00 PM
11 August 25 Salt Lake City, UT Atlas LC v.s. Redwoods LC 10:30 PM
12 (Quarterfinals) September 4 Boston, MA Quarterfinal 3 - Cannons LC v.s. Atlas LC ESPN2 5:00 PM
13 (Semifinals) September 10 Long Island, NY Semifinal 1 - Archers LC v.s. Redwoods LC ABC 3:00 PM
14 (PLL Championship Game) September 24 Philadelphia, PA Archers LC v.s. Waterdogs LC 3:00 PM 15% higher viewership compared to the 2022 championship game [52]

Multi-game viewership statistics

Through the first two weeks of the season the PLL reported a 50% increase in ESPN+ viewership, and a 131% in views.[53][54]

On August 15, with two weeks remaining in the regular season (and 5 linear broadcast games remaining) it was announced that the PLL had seen a 69% boost in total viewership over the 2022 season. The PLL also saw a 25% increase in average viewership of games broadcast on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 over the 2022 season. With 5 linear broadcast games remaining and the all-star games excluded from both seasons, the 2023 season was averaging 254,000 per game while the 2022 season was average 150,000 at the same point.[55][45]

Following the conclusion of the season the PLL announced that the 2023 season was the most watched in league history. Average viewership on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 was up 36% and average viewership on ESPN+ was up 60% compared to the 2022 season.[52]

Time Period Average Vewership Notes Ref.
Week one viewership 449,000 All games had been on ABC [56]
Through week two 409,000 [57]
Through week nine 245,000 [45]

Linear broadcast games by team

The following table shows the number of games each team participated in that were broadcast on linear TV. The number in parentheses shows the number of games excluding that team's postseason games.[58]

Team Total number of games ABC ESPN ESPN2
Archers LC 6 (4) 4 (2) 1 1
Atlas LC 6 (5) 3 0 3 (2)
Cannons LC 2 (1) 0 0 2 (1)
Chaos LC 4 2 1 1
Chrome LC 1 0 0 1
Redwoods LC 5 (4) 3 (2) 0 2
Waterdogs LC 4 (2) 3 (2) 0 1
Whipsnakes LC 2 1 0 1

The Archers and Atlas tied for the most games broadcast on linear platforms with six. The Atlas had the most regular-season games broadcast with 5, they also had the most regular season games broadcast on ABC. The Archers would take the most games broadcast on ABC overall with four, two of which were during the post season.

The Atlas would also have the most games broadcast on ESPN2 with three, and tied the Redwoods for most regular season games broadcast on ESPN2 with two.

The Chrome had the least linear broadcast games overall and were tied with Cannons LC for least number of regular season games. The two teams only linear broadcast regular season game was their week 5 game against each other on ESPN2 that the Cannons would win 12 to 6.

Commentating team

On June 1, ESPN announced the commentators for the 2023 PLL season:[59]

Play-by-play duties would be handled by Anish Shroff, Chris Cotter, Jay Alter, Drew Carter, and Jake Marsh, all of whom have broadcast lacrosse before.

Game analysts include broadcasting veterans Quint Kessenich, Paul Carcaterra, and Ryan Boyle, alongside newcomers Kyle Harrison, nine-time MLL/PLL all-star, and Bill Tierney, the legendary former head coach of the Denver University men's lacrosse team.

Reporters include Katie George, Dana Boyle, and Chantel McCabe, alongside newcomers Charlotte North, and Caley Chelios.

Regular season standings

2023 Premier Lacrosse League Standings
Team W L T SF SA Diff
Archers 8 2 0 138 111 27
Cannons 7 3 0 143 119 24
Waterdogs 7 3 0 129 118 11
Redwoods 6 4 0 111 119 -8
Chaos 5 5 0 120 126 4
Whipsnakes 4 6 0 128 128 0
Atlas 2 8 0 120 140 -20
Chrome 1 9 0 81 119 -38

Source:[60]

Top 7 Teams Qualify for 2023 Playoffs
8th Place Misses 2023 Playoffs
Top 4 Teams Qualify for 2024 Championship Series

Postseason

The PLL Postseason features the top 7 teams in the standings at the end of the regular season; competing in a single elimination tournament. The top seed receives a first-round bye. The remaining teams are matched up as follows: the second seed plays the seventh seed, the third seed plays the sixth seed, and the fourth seed plays the fifth seed. The top seed plays the winner of the game between the fourth seed and the fifth seed and the remaining two teams are matched against each other in the semi-final. The winners of the semi-final games compete in the finals at Chester, PA (Philadelphia).[42] The postseason began on September 4, 2023, in Foxborough, MA (Boston) and concluded on September 24, 2023.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
September 4
(Boston) 		Semifinals
September 10
(Long Island) 		PLL Championship Game
September 24
(Philadelphia)
         
#1   Archers 14
#4   Redwoods 6
#4   Redwoods 15
#5   Chaos 9
#1   Archers 15
#3   Waterdogs 14
#3   Waterdogs 15
#6   Whipsnakes 12
#3   Waterdogs 17
#2   Cannons 6
#2   Cannons 20
#7   Atlas 11

Boxscores and game summaries

Quarterfinals

Game 1 - 11:45 AM #4 Redwoods v.s. #5 Chaos
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#4 Redwoods 5 8 1 1 15
#5 Chaos 2 1 3 3 9
Game 2 - 2:20 PM #3 Waterdogs v.s. #6 Whipsnakes
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#3 Waterdogs 5 5 3 2 15
#6 Whipsnakes 5 4 1 2 12
Game 3 - 5:00 PM #2 Cannons v.s. #7 Atlas
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#2 Cannons 5 7 4 4 20
#7 Atlas 3 5 1 2 11

Semifinals

Game 1 - 3:00 PM #1 Archers v.s. #4 Redwoods
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#1 Archers 4 3 4 3 14
#4 Redwoods 0 3 0 3 6
Game 2 - 5:30 PM #2 Cannons v.s. #3 Waterdogs
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#2 Cannons 1 2 1 2 6
#3 Waterdogs 3 6 7 1 17

PLL Championship Game

Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#3 Waterdogs 2 5 4 3 14
#1 Archers 5 5 2 3 15
Championship game Most Valuable Player

Archers goalie Brett Dobson was awarded the Championship game MVP award after finishing the game with 18 saves (58% save percentage). Dobson's final save of the game came off of a last-second two-point attempt by Waterdogs midfielder Jack Carraway. Had the shot gone in the Waterdogs would have been up 16-15 with less than a second remaining in the game.[61][62]

Broadcast

The PLL championship game was broadcast on ABC with Paul Carcaterra, Ryan Boyle, and Chris Cotter in the booth, and Quint Kessenich reporting on the field.

Injuries
Pre-game injuries

The Archers were without SSDM of the Year, Latrell Harris as he tore his ACL during the Archers semifinal win over the Redwoods.[63] Despite being listed on the active roster, the Archers were without leading scorer Connor Fields who separated his shoulder in the Archers semifinal win.[64]

Mid-game injuries

During the second quarter it was announced that Archers LSM Cam Wyers would be out for the remainder of the game.

During the fourth quarter following the Archers goal with 6:05 left in the fourth quarter, Waterdogs goalie Dillon Ward was helped off the field and Waterdogs back-up goalie Matt DeLuca entered the game.

Scoring Summary
First quarter
  • 7:40 - Waterdogs Ryan Conrad goal, 1-0 Waterdogs
  • 5:52 - Archers Mac O'Keefe goal, assisted by Matt Moore, 1-1
  • 3:31 - Waterdogs Michael Sowers goal, 2-1 Waterdogs
  • 2:05 - Archers Ryan Aughavin two-point goal, assisted by Mac O'Keefe, 2-3 Archers
  • 1:15 - Archers Grant Ament goal, assisted by Tre Leclaire, 2-4 Archers
  • 0:04 - Archers Tre Leclaire goal, 2-5 Archers

At the end of the first quarter, Waterdogs goalie Dillon Ward had 3 saves, and Archers goalie Brett Dobson had 8 saves

Second quarter
  • 11:04 - Archers Grant Ament goal, 2-6 Archers
  • 10:43 - Archers Matt Moore goal, assisted by Challen Rogers, 2-7 Archers
  • 9:18 - Archers Tom Schreiber goal, 2-8 Archers
  • 8:46 - Waterdogs Ryan Conrad goal, 3-8 Archers
  • 8:02 - Archers Mac O'Keefe goal, assisted by Ryan Aughavin, 3-9 Archers
  • 7:06 - Waterdogs Jake Carraway goal, assisted by Michael Sowers. 4-9 Archers
  • 4:44 - Archers Reid Bowering goal, assisted by Matt Moore, 4-10 Archers
  • 4:35 - Waterdogs Zach Currier goal, 5-10 Archers
  • 2:37 - Waterdogs Connor Kelly goal, assisted by Kieran McArdle, 6-10 Archers
  • 0:07 - Waterdogs Michael Sowers power play goal, assisted by Kieran McArdle, 7-10 Archers

At the end of the half, Waterdogs goalie Dillon Ward had zero saves in the second quarter (three total saves) ,and Archers goalie Brett Dobson had fives saves in the second quarter (13 total saves).

Third quarter
  • 9:43 - Archers Tre Leclaire goal, 7-11 Archers
  • 9:03 - Waterdogs Connor Kelly goal, 8-11 Archers
  • 8:57 - Archers Mike Sisselberger goal, 8-12 Archers
  • 5:12 - Waterdogs Ethan Walker goal, assisted by Jack Hannah, 9-12 Archers
  • 4:19 - Waterdogs Jake Carraway two-point goal, assisted by Jack Hannah, 11-12 Archers

At the end of the third quarter, Waterdogs goalie Dillon Ward had one save in the third quarter (4 total saves), and Archers goalie Brett Dobson had two saves in the third quarter (15 total saves).

Fourth quarter
  • 9:14 - Waterdogs Zach Currier goal, 12-12 tied for the first time since it was 1-1
  • 7:55 - Archers Mac O'Keefe goal, assisted by Grant Ament, 12-13 Archers
  • 6:05 - Archers Tre Leclaire short-handed goal, assisted by Matt Moore 12-14 Archers
  • 5:35 - Waterdogs Ryan Conrad power play goal, assisted by Michael Sowers, 13-14 Archers
  • 4:33 - Waterdogs Jack Carraway power play goal, assisted by Connor Kelly, 14-14
  • 1:37 - Archers Tom Schreiber goal, 14-15 Archers

When Dillon Ward exited the game with 6:05 remaining, he had three saves in the fourth quarter (7 total saves). Waterdogs back up goalie Matt DeLuca made 3 saves and allowed one goal after he entered the game with 6:05 left. Archers goalie Brett Dobson had three saves in the fourth quarter (18 total saves).

Postseason clinching timeline

Week 8 - Baltimore

Week 9 - Denver

Week 10 - Seattle

Week 11 - Salt Lake City

  • Atlas Lacrosse Club clinched the final playoff spot during the last week of the regular season when Chaos Lacrosse Club defeated Chrome Lacrosse Club by a score of 13 to 7. This also eliminated Chrome from the playoffs. Coming into the final week of the regular season the Atlas and the Chrome were seventh and eighth on the standings respectively with only the eighth place team missing the playoffs. The Atlas had 2 wins and 7 losses with a -15 goal differential, the Chrome had 1 win and 8 losses with a -32 goal differential. In order to make the playoffs, the Atlas needed to win or they could lose so long as the Chrome did not win while surpassing them in goal differential (being tied in goal differential would have given the playoff position to the Atlas since they defeated the Chrome twice in the regular season). Both teams would go on to lose their final regular season games and Atlas made the playoffs.[70]

Records, milestones, and notable statistics

Week 3 - Columbus

  • The Atlas' Trevor Baptiste had a PLL-record 31 face-off wins(86% win percentage) in a single game in a loss to the Waterdogs.[71][72]
  • The Waterdogs' Connor Kelly scored three two-point goals, becoming the 12th ever professional lacrosse player to do so in one game.[72]
  • The 37 combined goals in the Waterdogs 19-18 win against the Atlas are the most ever in a single game in PLL history. Surpassing the previous record of 36 set in Week 9 of the 2019 PLL season between the Chrome and Whipsnakes.

Week 4 - Minneapolis

  • The Cannons' Marcus Holman scored his 300th career goal.[36]
  • The Chrome's Connor Farrell recorded his 500th career faceoff win.[73]

All-Star Game and Skills Challenges - Louisville

  • Jarrod Neumann set a PLL record in the fastest shot competition with a 121 MPH shot.[74]

Week 7 - Dallas

  • The Redwoods' Rob Pannell scored his 300th career goal in the Redwoods 10 to 16 loss to the Cannons.[75]
  • The 37 combined goals in the Archers 19-18 win against the Waterdogs tied the most combined goals ever in a PLL game, tying the record set in Week 3 of the 2023 PLL season in the game between the Waterdogs and Atlas.

Week 8 - Baltimore

  • Highest attended two-day event in league history. Event on August 5 was sold-out.[45][44]

Week 10 - Seattle

Notable events

Announcing transition for each team to have a home city

On May 25, 2023 it was announced that the PLL would assign home cities to teams beginning with the 2024 season. Voting for the finalists began on July 3, 2023. The 26 finalist home-cities were announced during the 2023 PLL All-Star game. The PLL also announced that they would not be moving away from the touring model. Each team would have one home weekend and play a double-header when hosting. There will also be two neutral field weekends that no one team hosts. The final home cities were decided through a mix of fan-voting, ticketing performance, venue availability, and customer data.[78][79][80][81] In a press release the PLL announced that home city assignments in November 2023.[52] The PLL assigned each team a home city, as well as rebranding Chrome Lacrosse Club into the Denver Outlaws, on November 14.[82]

Regular-season statistical leaders

Individual
Statistic Player Position Team
Points Marcus Holman (44) Attack Cannons LC
One-point goals Marcus Holman (29) Attack Cannons LC
Two-point goals Connor Kelly (5) Midfield Waterdogs LC
Scoring Points Marcus Holman (31) Attack Cannons LC
Assists Dhane Smith (25) Midfield Archers LC
Shots Connor Fields (94) Attack Archers LC
Shot Percentage Eric Law (51.2%) Attack Atlas LC
Faceoff Percentage Trevor Baptiste (77.4%) Face-off Atlas LC
Save Percentage Dillon Ward (61.2%) Goalie Waterdogs LC
Caused Turnovers Ethan Rall (20) Defense Cannons LC
Team
Statistic Team
Offensive
Scores per Game Cannons LC (14.3)
Scores Against Average Archers LC (11.1)
Shots per Game Archers LC (47.4)
Shot Percentage Cannons LC (31.2%)
One-point goals Archers LC (118)
Two-point goals Whipsnakes LC (15)
Turnovers Allowed (High) Atlas LC (207)
Turnovers Allowed (Low) Cannons LC and Waterdogs LC (149)
Defensive
Scores Against Average (Low) Archers LC (11.1)
Scores Against Average (High) Atlac LC (14)
Scores Allowed (Low) Archers LC (111)
Scores Allowed (High) Atlas LC (140)
Two-Points Goals Against (Low) Cannons LC and Waterdogs LC (6)
Two-Point Goals Against (High) Atlas LC and Cannons LC (11)
Caused Turnovers Cannons LC (97)
Groundballs recovered Archers LC (389)
Power Play and Penalty Kill
Power Play Goal Percentage Cannons LC (75%)
Power Play Goals Redwoods LC (13)
Penalty Kill Percentage Atlas LC (68%)
Penalty Kills Cannons LC (22)
Penalties (Low) Whisnakes LC (12)
Penalties (High) Cannons LC (38)
Penalty Minutes (Low) Whipsnakes LC (10)
Penalty Minutes (High) Cannons LC (27.5)

Awards

Individual season awards

On August 24, the PLL announced the finalists for its 2023 End of Year Awards and the winners were announced on September 2 ahead of the PLL quarterfinals in Boston. The finalists for each award were determined via player vote. The winners were determined through a round of voting by PLL coaches, general managers, members of the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, PLL front office and lacrosse advisors, and members of the media.[19]

Award winners

2023 Premier Lacrosse League season award winners
Award Winner Team Notable Statistics Notable notes
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player Tom Schreiber Archers LC 37 points (16 goals, 2 two-point goals, 17 assists)

Most points by any midfielder this season

 First professional lacrosse player to win three MVP's
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Marcus Holman Cannons LC Led league with 44 points (30 goals, 1 two-point goal, 12 assists) Tied for most points in a PLL regular season, most goals in a PLL regular season
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Tom Schreiber Archers LC
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Garret Epple Redwoods LC
Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year Blaze Riorden Chaos LC
Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year Trevor Baptiste Atlas LC
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year Michael Ehrhardt Whipsnakes LC Fifth straight Brodie Merrill LSM of the Year award for Michael Ehrhardt
George Boiardi Hard Hat Award - Awarded to the SSDM of the year Latrell Harris Archers Lacrosse Club
2023 Rookie of the Year Tucker Dordevic Whipsnakes LC Led all rookies in scoring with 26 points (14 goals, 5 two-point goals, 2 assists)
Dick Eddell Coach of the Year Brian Holman Cannons LC First season as Cannons coach. Cannons had a 1-9 record during the 2022 season, finished the 2023 regular season with a record of7-3
Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award Zed Williams Whipsnakes LC
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award Eric Law Atlas LC
Jimmy Regan Teammate Award Cole Kirst Redwoods LC
Brendan Looney Leadership Award Tom Schreiber Archers LC
References:[83]

List of awards and finalists

The winner of the award are highlighted in Bold.

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
  • Tom Schreiber - Most points among midfielders (37)
  • Blaze Riorden
  • Asher Nolting - First PLL player to have a 20 goals and 20 assists in the same season (21 total goals, 20 assists)
  • Marcus Holman - Led league in points with 44
  • Trevor Baptiste
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year
  • Marcus Holman - Led league in points with 44
  • Connor Fields
  • Ryder Garnsey
  • Asher Nolting
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
  • Tom Schreiber
  • Zach Currier
  • Dhane Smith
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year
  • Garrett Epple
  • Graeme Hossack
  • Jack Rowlett
  • Jack Kielty
Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year
  • Blaze Riorden
  • Brett Dobson
  • Colin Kirst
Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year
  • Trevor Baptiste
  • Mike Sisselberger
  • TD Ierlan
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
  • Michael Ehrhardt
  • Ethan Rall
  • Troy Reh
  • Jared Conners
George Boiardi Hard Hat Award - Awarded to the SSDM of the year
  • Latrell Harris
  • Zach Goodrich
  • Bubba Fairman
2023 Rookie of the Year
  • Tucker Dordevic
  • Will Bowen
  • Mike Sisselberger
  • Ethan Rall
Dick Edell Coach of the Year
  • Brian Holman
  • Chris Bates
  • Andy Towers
Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award
  • Zed Williams
  • Eric Law
  • Mark Glicini
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award
  • Eric Law
  • Trevor Baptiste
  • Romar Dennis
Jimmy Regan Teammate Award
  • Cole Kirst
  • Ryan Ambler
  • Austin Kaut
  • Jake Richard
Brendan Looney Leadership Award
  • Tom Schreiber
  • Blaze Riorden
  • Tucker Durkin

Coaching changes

Off-season changes

Cannons Lacrosse Club and Atlas Lacrosse Club both hired new head coaches for the 2023 season.

On February 5, 2023 it was announced that Cannons Lacrosse Club hired Brian Holman to be its new head coach/GM after Sean Quirk resigned due to health complications in December 2022.[84] On March 9, 2023 it was announced that Mike Thompson and Jim Mitchell would be the assistant coaches.[85]

Atlas Lacrosse Club hired Mike Pressler as its new head coach/GM after Ben Rubeor resigned in October 2022. His staff includes Steven Brooks (who was the interim head coach for Atlas during the 2023 Championship Series), and Kevin Unterstein.[86]

On December 29, 2022, it was announced that Redwoods Lacrosse Club had hired John Grant Jr. to replace Todd MacFarlane as an assistant coach. MacFarlane had resigned from the position on December 5, 2022.[87][88]

Changes after season

Chrome offensive coordinator, Matt Kerwick, resigned from his position on September 14, 2023. Kerwick joined Chrome's staff in 2022, where he coached alongside head coach Tim Soudan, and former college teammate, defensive coordinator Jacques Monte. Chrome finished the 2022 season fourth in scoring with strong rookie seasons from Brandon Nichtern and Logan Wisnauskas. Nichtern was unavailable for most of the 2023 season due to military obligations and the Chrome offense struggled; Chrome finished the 2023 season last in scoring, assists, shots, and shooting percentage.[89]

Uniforms

New Champion uniforms

For the 2023 PLL season each team was given a new set of uniforms developed by Champion. These uniforms replaced the uniforms that were made by Adidas. Champion began it's partnership with the PLL in 2021 as the Official Sideline Partner, but in February, 2022 it was announced that Champion would begin making on-field apparel as well. No teams changed colorways during the change.[3][90][91] The Waterdogs were given an alternate black jersey with gold trim as a reward for being PLL Champions. It is the first third jersey in the PLL. They wore the jerseys week one.[4]

Of the eight teams, only two, the Cannons and the Chrome, do not have sponsorship patches on their regular jerseys. The other six teams have the following:[92][93]

Indigenous Heritage Weekend uniforms

During week four of the PLL season in Minneapolis, the PLL hosted Indigenous Heritage Weekend. As part of the celebrations each team wore limited jerseys that had been designed by Patrick Hunter—a two-spirit Ojibwe artist. Portions of the proceeds of the jersey sales went to benefit Anishinaabe Baagaadoewin, a non-profit dedicated to sharing Anishinaabe history and culture.[94]

Alongside the thunderbird depicted on the jersey, each jersey had a Anishinaabe thunderbird patch on the left sleeve meant to represent power and strength for those wearing it. The shorts worn by players also included a thunderbird feather design. There was also had a PLL medicine wheel patch on each jersey. Lastly, there was an Every Child Matters patch on each jersey, an organization that raises awareness and honors for indigenous families and victims of the residential school systems.[95]

Throwback uniforms

On August 9, 2023 the PLL unveiled a new set of throwback jerseys. The jerseys are "porthole mesh" style jerseys. The jerseys were worn during week eight of the PLL season in Denver.[96] During the 2022 season the PLL also wore throwback uniforms during the leagues week eight stop in Denver.[97] Each of the teams sponsored jersey patches remained on their throwback jerseys.

Alongside the jerseys the PLL unveiled throwback logos for each team as well. The logos were featured on both the jerseys and the shorts.

2023 PLL All-Star Game

The 2023 PLL All-Star Game was held at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Differing from previous years, this year's All-Star Game featured a team of "Veterans" and a team of "Rising Stars" as selected by fan vote. The "Rising Stars" team was composed of players with less than four years of professional seasons, and the "Veterans" team was composed of players with four or more professional seasons. Rising Stars was coached by Waterdogs coach Andy Copeland and Redwoods coach Nat St. Laurent. The Veterans were coached by Chaos coach Andy Towers and Chrome coach Tim Soudan.[98]

The Veterans defeated the Rising Stars 26 to 19. Will Manny was named MVP with 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists).

Before the game, there were four skills competitions: freestyle competition (score in the most unique way), accuracy challenge (score with accuracy, precision, and efficiency of shooting; players score points by hitting targets), goalie skills challenge (goalies score points by making saves and clearing the ball to different locations), and the fastest shot competition.

Skills Challenge Results
Challenge Winner Notes
Freestyle Competition Xander Dickinson
Accuracy Competition Logan Wisnauskis
Goalie Skills Blaze Riorden
Fastest Shot Jarrod Neumann Fastest PLL shot ever at 121 MPH

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