2024 Premier Lacrosse League season
This move was explained by PLL co-founder and CEO, Mike Rabil in their announcement, “When we looked at our growth over the last five years, matched by our goals, objectives and expansion, tying our teams to home cities was a natural next step for the business.
The eight teams would be the Boston Cannons, California Redwoods, Carolina Chaos, Denver Outlaws, Maryland Whipsnakes, New York Atlas, Philadelphia Waterdogs, and Utah Archers.
[2] Home City Location Map New League Structure Alongside the addition of geographical teams, the PLL added conferences and a new playoff bracket for the 2024 season.
[15] The newest PLL team, the Denver Outlaws made the most selections with 5, including the number one overall pick, Duke Attackman Brennan O'Neill.
[19] The Whipsnakes released their 2023 leading scorer, Attackman Will Manny to the player pool as a part of their final round of training camp cuts on May 30.
[20] Manny went unsigned through the All-Star break until the Boston Cannons signed him from the player pool on July 15.
[21] On June 12, the California Redwoods traded Saint Joseph's rookie, Levi Anderson, to the Maryland Whipsnakes for a 2025 4th-round pick.
[23] On August 6th, the Philadelphia Waterdogs traded midfielder Ryan Conrad to the Maryland Whipsnakes for a 2025 2nd-round pick.
[26] On August 13th, the Maryland Whipsnakes traded midfielder Jackson Morrill to the Utah Archers for a 2025 3rd-round pick.
(All-Star Game) (Quarterfinals) (Semifinals) (Championship) The addition of home cities and conferences brought slight changes to the schedule.
Philadelphia Waterdogs Maryland Whipsnakes (Minneapolis) Utah Archers Denver Outlaws Carolina Chaos Boston Cannons 4–17 New York Atlas 16–11 Maryland Whipsnakes Boston Cannons (PLL All-Star Game) Philadelphia Waterdogs Maryland Whipsnakes Boston Cannons California Redwoods Boston Cannons California Redwoods New York Atlas California Redwoods Maryland Whipsnakes California Redwoods Utah Archers Maryland Whipsnakes Denver Outlaws California Redwoods Utah Archers Denver Outlaws Source:[36] For the 3rd season, the PLL is on ESPN platforms.
The first round games took place in Foxbourough, MA in Gillette Stadium, the semifinals on Long Island, NY, and the Championship in West Chester, PA.[39] Utah Archers goalie, Brett Dobson won back-to-back Championship Game MVP after a 17 saves and 68% performance.
[40] The 2024 PLL championship game was broadcast on ABC and ESPN+ with Paul Carcaterra, Ryan Boyle, and Drew Carter in the booth, and Quint Kessenich reporting on the field.
[41] 3x MVP and 5x Midfielder of the Year, Tom Schreiber missed all of the playoffs after suffering a fractured clavicle in the Archers' final game of the regular season.
The players voted on the nominees and the winners were selected by the PLL Coaches and Front Office, Award Namesakes, and members of the media.
Tierney had spent the last 14 seasons coaching the University of Denver, taking them to the tournament 10 times and winning the National Championship in 2015.
The PLL continued its partnership with Champion, while six teams displayed additional jersey advertisements.
Source:[47] Former 6-year pro-lacrosse player Callum Robinson, his brother Jake, and their friend Jack Rhoad were killed during a surfing trip in Mexico on April 27.
This included unique jerseys designed by Patrick Hunter "a 2Spirit, Ojibwe artist, graphic designer, and award-winning entrepreneur",[50] on-air analysis from Jeremy Thompson, and orange chip straps dedicated to Every Child Matters, a movement memorializing the thousands of children killed in Canadian Residential Boarding Schools.
