Premier Lacrosse League

[1] The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities.

[13] Small tweaks to the former Boston Cannons branding resulted in a PLL crest and logo reveal on January 12, 2021.

The PLL also announced the approved Series D round of funding for the league which was being led by return investor The Chernin Group (TCG).

Other investors include Blue Pool Capitol, Brett Jefferson, WWE, 35V, Kevin Durant, Rich Klieman, Wheelhouse Entertainment, and Pomp Investments.

The finalists were selected through a mix of fan-voting, customer data, ticketing performance, and venue availability.

[16][17][18][19] On November 14, the home cities were announced for each of the 8 teams; Chrome Lacrosse Club was replaced by the Denver Outlaws.

[20] Rabil envisions the league's decision to affiliate teams with geographic areas as the 2nd of three potential phases in the PLL's expansion as it continues to capture the attention and viewership of casual fans.

Rabil mentioned Phase 3 could become traditional home-and-away schedule like MLL, and the PLL owning venues in each of these markets.

[40][41] The Redwoods finished runners-up once, while neither the Atlas, Cannons or Outlaws have yet appeared in a PLL Championship game.

If that player does not sign with another club by the end of the free agency period, they return to their original team.

In 2020, the entire original schedule was scrapped due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the season was then restructured to have every game take place at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah.

A 2018 Sports Illustrated story on the then-prospective league pointed out that LeBron James' Instagram account "features virtually no clips of him playing basketball—those are the property of the NBA, meaning its owners."

By contrast, the PLL open-sources its highlights, allowing players to freely use them to build their own personal brands.

[55] The Premier Lacrosse League was broadcast by NBCUniversal between 2019 and 2021, with select matches, including the All-Star Game and playoffs, airing on their NBC and NBCSN television networks.

[56][57][58] Paul Burmeister served as the host during gameday broadcasts,[59] while commentary was provided by Ryan Boyle and Brendan Burke.

[60][61] NBCUniversal's broadcasts made use of skycams, shot speed sensors provided by SMT, and microphones that facilitated conversations between players and the commentary team during matches.

[71] In addition, Gatorade,[72] Progressive,[73] the Athletic Brewing Company,[74] VukGripz,[75] Cash App,[76] and Charlotte's Web have sponsored the league.

[77] On December 12, 2022, the PLL announced a new mini event, the 2023 Championship Series, which took place in late February 2023 at The St. James indoor stadium in Springfield, Virginia.

In November 2023, it was announced that the PLL would host another championship series in February 2024 also at The St. James indoor stadium in Springfield, Virginia.