2025 Premier Lacrosse League season
| 2025 Premier Lacrosse League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Premier Lacrosse League |
| Sport | Field Lacrosse |
| Defending champions | Utah Archers (2024) |
| Duration | May 30 – September 14 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 7th Season | |
The 2025 Premier Lacrosse League Season is the 7th season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The regular season began on May 30 and will run through August 9th. The playoffs will run from August 22 through September 14.
Player Movements
[edit]Retirements
[edit]- Chris Gray (Atlas, Redwoods)
- 2x All-Star, NCAA All-time Points Leader
- Kyle Bernlohr (Whipsnakes)
- 6x All-Star, 1x 1st Team All-Pro, 1x Goalie of the Year, 2x PLL Champion (2019, 2020)
- Mike Channenchuck (Whipsnakes)
- 5x All-Star, 1x 1st Team All-pro, 1x 2nd Team All-pro, 2x PLL Champion (2019, 2020)
Free Agency
[edit]Free Agency Free Agency occurred from March 3 to May 7. Eligible players were any player with an expired contract or any player who was not on an active roster for 30% of the clubs' games.[1]
Notable Movements include:
- Rob Pannell (Redwoods to Whipsnakes)
- Dylan Molloy (Atlas to Redwoods)
- CJ Costabile (Chaos to Atlas)
- Zach Geddes (Chaos to Outlaws)
College Draft
[edit]The college draft took place on May 6 at 7 pm (ET) and was broadcast on ESPN+.[2] The Philadelphia Waterdogs had the first pick, selecting the NCAA career goals record holder, CJ Kirst. The Denver Outlaws and California Redwoods made the most selections with 5, including California making two first-round selections. The Boston Cannons and the Carolina Chaos made the fewest selections with 3.
Summary
[edit]Selections by NCAA conference
[edit]| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Atlantic 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Big East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Ivy League | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Patriot League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-Division I [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Schools by number of draft selections
[edit]| Selections | Schools |
|---|---|
| 4 | Syracuse |
| 3 | Notre Dame, Maryland |
| 2 | Cornell, Duke, Penn, Penn State, Denver, Virginia |
| 1 | Princeton, Georgetown, Saint Joseph's. Yale, Florida, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Michigan, Richmond, Army |
Selections by Position
[edit]| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Defense | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Defensive
Midfield |
0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Faceoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Midfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Tour map
[edit]
Legend:
: Home City Location 
: Neutral Cite Tour Location 
: All-Star Game Location 
: Quarterfinals Location 
: Semifinals Location 
: Finals LocationTour venues
[edit]| Week | Venue | Home Team | Location | Capacity[c] | Image | Notes | Ref |
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| 1 | Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | New York Atlas | Albany, NY | 8,500 | 
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| 2 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Carolina Chaos | Charlotte, NC | 10,500 |
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| 3 | Villanova Stadium | Philadelphia Waterdogs | Villanova, PA | 12,500 | |||
| 4 | Homewood Field | Maryland Whipsnakes | Baltimore, MD | 8,500 | 
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| 5 | Torero Stadium | California Redwoods | San Diego, CA | 6,000 | 
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(All-Star Game) |
CPKC Stadium | All-Star | Kansas City, MO | 11,500 | 
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| 7 | Martin Stadium | Neutral Site | Evanston, IL | 12,023 | _IMG_3218_(1).jpg)
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| 8 | Rafferty Stadium | Neutral Site | Fairfield, CT | 3,500 | 
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| 9 | Zions Bank Stadium | Utah Archers | Herriman, UT | 5,000 | 
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| 10 | Peter Barton Stadium | Denver Outlaws | Denver, CO | 2,000 | |||
| 11 | Harvard Stadium | Boston Cannons | Boston, MA | 25,000 | .png)
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(Quarterfinals) |
TCO Stadium | Neutral Site | Eagan, MN | 6,000 | 
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(Semifinals) |
Subaru Park | Neutral Site | Chester, PA | 18,500 | 
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| 14
(Championship) |
Sports Illustrated Stadium | Neutral Site | Harrison, NJ | 25.000 | 
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Schedule
[edit]The addition of home cities and conferences brought slight changes to the schedule. Every team has one weekend where they are the home team and play a weekend doubleheader. There are two weekends (Chicago and Fairfield) when there is no home team and every team plays. Each team will play in-conference opponents twice and out-of-conference opponents once. All games are streamed on ESPN+ during the season.
- Notes
- ^ Florida's lacrosse program is affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association, playing at the club sport level.[3] Hess spent his 4 years of NCAA eligibility with Georgetown where he was a First-Team All-American in 2024.[4]
- ^ Dylan Hess, Florida
- ^ Capacity may not reflect the capacity for the PLL's purposes due to various areas of the stadium potentially being closed for lacrosse games
- ^ All games broadcast on ESPN+ alongside the network listed.
Source:[6]
Standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | SF | SA | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Atlas | 6 | 2 | 105 | 88 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Waterdogs | 4 | 4 | 95 | 94 | 1 |
| Boston Cannons | 3 | 4 | 89 | 95 | -6 |
| Maryland Whipsnakes | 3 | 5 | 91 | 86 | 5 |
| Team | W | L | SF | SA | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Outlaws | 6 | 2 | 107 | 89 | 18 |
| Carolina Chaos | 4 | 4 | 88 | 103 | -15 |
| California Redwoods | 3 | 5 | 77 | 86 | -9 |
| Utah Archers | 3 | 6 | 103 | 115 | -12 |
Source: Standings - Premier Lacrosse League
Awards
[edit]Players of the Week
[edit]| Date Awarded | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3 | Chris Kavanagh | California Redwoods | [7] |
| June 10 | Blaze Riorden | Carolina Chaos | [8] |
| June 17 | Michael Sowers | Philadelphia Waterdogs | [9] |
| June 24 | Jeff Teat | New York Atlas | [10] |
| June 30 | Pat Kavanagh | Denver Outlaws | [11] |
| July 5 | Brennan O'Neill | West | [12] |
| July 15 | Connor Shellenberger | New York Atlas | [13] |
| July 22 | Connor Shellenberger (2) | New York Atlas | [14] |
Coaching Changes
[edit]Offseason Changes
[edit]On December 5, 2024 Andy Towers resigned as head coach of the Carolina Chaos, over disputes with the PLL.[15][16] He was replaced by Roy Colsey on January 30, 2025.[17]
In March 2025, Nat St. Laurent stepped down as head coach of the California Redwoods.[18] He was replaced by Anthony Kelly on March 20, 2025.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "PLL Free Agency Tracker". Premier Lacrosse League.
- ^ "Draft". Premier Lacrosse League.
- ^ "University of Florida Lacrosse". Gator Lacrosse. University of Florida.
- ^ "Dylan Hess". Georgetown Hoyas Men's Lacrosse Roster. Georgetown University.
- ^ "Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium — Campus Tours". louisville.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "2025 PLL Schedule". Premier Lacrosse League.
- ^ "Chris Kavanagh is your Player of the Week!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. June 3, 2025.
- ^ "25 Saves for Blaze!!!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Seven for Sowers!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Jeff Teat dropped 8 points... Again!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Pat Kavanagh is your Player of the Week!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. June 30, 2025.
- ^ "All smiles for the @Lexus All-Star MVP, @BrennanONeill2". x.com/PremierLacrosse. July 5, 2025.
- ^ "Shelly is your @ChampionUSA Player of the Week!". x.com/PremierLacrosse. July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Could this be Connor Shellenberger's MVP season?". x.com/PremierLacrosse. July 22, 2025.
- ^ "Andy Towers Steps Down After Reported Staff Disagreement with PLL". USA Lacrosse. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "The Inside Story on Why Andy Towers Stepped Down as Chaos Head Coach". December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Carolina Chaos hire Roy Colsey as coach, Spencer Ford as GM". ESPN.com. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Nat St. Laurent Steps Down From Redwoods, Joe Spallina Named California General Manager". www.insidelacrosse.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ PLL (2025-03-20). "Premier Lacrosse League Names Anthony Kelly Head Coach of California Redwoods". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2025-07-02.