Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Wednesday, Nov. 15

November 15, 2023

Matt DaSilva

Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

The Premier Lacrosse League assigned its teams to home markets Tuesday, establishing roots in Boston, California, Carolina, Denver, New York, Maryland, Philadelphia and Utah.

The Boston Cannons and Denver Outlaws (formerly Chrome Lacrosse Club) are legacy Major League Lacrosse brands. The other teams are the California Redwoods, Carolina Chaos, Maryland Whipsnakes, New York Atlas, Philadelphia Waterdogs and Utah Archers.

The PLL also announced it would realign the teams into two conferences. Boston, New York, Maryland and Philadelphia will compete in the Eastern Conference. California, Carolina, Denver and Utah will comprise the Western Conference.

All eight teams have redesigned logos with a nod to their new homes.

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The PLL will remain a touring league for now. Each team will have a designated home weekend during the season during which it will play two games in market, giving one of the seven other teams a bye week.

The lacrosse community has been abuzz about this announcement this week and it did not disappoint. PLL co-founder Paul Rabil appeared live on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” to reveal the home cities and logos.

Tuesday, @PaulRabil joined @SportsCenter to reveal the official @PremierLacrosse home cities beginning in 2024#PLLHomecoming pic.twitter.com/6u6IFr4DgQ
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) November 14, 2023

The PLL produced theatrical hype videos and style guides for each team. The Lacrosse Network, a league-owned media outlet, published a special newsletter capturing all this content.

Rabil delved deeper in a “State of the League” video posted by the PLL.

WHAT WE’RE READING

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About the National Celebrate Lacrosse Week clinic held recently in Stamford, Connecticut, courtesy of CT Insider.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

These hype videos are, well, hype. Especially the California Redwoods trailer with its West Coast hip-hop vibe.

Titletown, we’re BACK! pic.twitter.com/Bzlxj4KRS0
— Boston Cannons (@PLLCannons) November 14, 2023

Our State. Our Team.

The Maryland Whipsnakes pic.twitter.com/me6UwS3uBV
— Maryland Whipsnakes (@PLLWhipsnakes) November 14, 2023

our forever home.

give us all you got, philly – we’re ready for it. pic.twitter.com/zf9zKV0sO3
— Philadelphia Waterdogs (@PLLWaterdogs) November 14, 2023

The Empire State.

A stage fit for a giant. pic.twitter.com/lMusNmEF07
— Atlas Lacrosse Club (@PLLAtlas) November 14, 2023

Reclaiming what’s ours pic.twitter.com/D0dcjfH6n9
— Denver Outlaws (@DenverOutlaws) November 14, 2023

chaos will reign

carolina... we’re home pic.twitter.com/BcuESLyT1Z
— Carolina Chaos (@PLLChaos) November 14, 2023

Welcome to the Archers family, Utah.

Happy to call the Beehive state home. pic.twitter.com/h5wZvV9C7E
— Utah Archers (@PLLArchers) November 14, 2023

Woods on the West Coast… Coming Summer 2024 pic.twitter.com/nn3sWXLlfo
— California Redwoods (@PLLRedwoods) November 14, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

A look at the Calgary Roughnecks’ prospects for 2023-24 and more.

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Matt DaSilva

Matt DaSilva is the editor in chief of USA Lacrosse Magazine. He played LSM at Sachem (N.Y.) and for the club team at Delaware. Somewhere on the dark web resides a GIF of him getting beat for the game-winning goal in the 2002 NCLL final.