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2025 Premier Lacrosse League season
The current season of the Premier Lacrosse League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 9. The playoffs will run from August 22 through September 14.
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Player movements
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Retirements
- Chris Gray (Atlas, Redwoods)
- 2x All-Star, NCAA All-time Points Leader
- Kyle Bernlohr (Whipsnakes)
- 6x All-Star, 1x first-team All-Pro, 1x Goalie of the Year, 2x PLL champion (2019, 2020)
- Mike Channenchuck (Whipsnakes)
- 5x All-Star, 1x first-team All-Pro, 1x second-team All-Pro, 2x PLL champion (2019, 2020)
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
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 five, including California making two first-round selections. The Boston Cannons and the Carolina Chaos made the fewest selections with three.
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 2025 draft.
First round
- No. 3: Outlaws → Cannons (PD). On November 7, the Cannons traded Pat Kavanaugh for the 2025 3rd overall pick and Denver's earliest 2026 second round pick. [5]
- Cannons → Redwoods (PD). On March 21, the Redwoods traded Owen Grant to the Cannons for the 3rd overall pick and their 2026 4th.[6]
- No. 5: Chaos → Archers (D). During the 2025 Draft, the Archers traded the 8th and 16th overall picks to the Chaos for the 5th and 21st overall picks.[7]
- No. 8: Archers → Chaos (D). See pick 5.
Second round
- No. 15: Whipsnakes → Waterdogs (PD). On August 6, the Waterdogs traded Ryan Conrad to the Whipsnakes for a 2025 2nd.[8]
- No. 16: Archers → Chaos (D). See pick 5.
Third round
- No. 17: Waterdogs → Whipsnakes (PD). The Whipsnakes traded Zed Williams and the 23rd overall pick to the Waterdogs for Matt Brandau and the 17th overall pick.[9]
- No. 18: Redwoods → Archers (PD). During the 2024 PLL Draft, the Archers traded the 2024 32nd pick to the Redwoods for their 2025 3rd.[10]
- No. 20: Cannons → Whipsnakes (PD). On November 28, 2023, the Cannons traded Matt Rees, the 2024 22nd pick, and their 2025 3rd for Connor Kirst and Bryce Young.[11]
- No. 21: Chaos → Archers. See pick 5.
- No. 23: Whipsnakes → Waterdogs (PD). See pick 17.
- No. 24: Archers → Whipsnakes (PD). On August 13, the Whipsnakes traded Jackson Morrill for a 2025 3rd.[12]
Fourth round
- No. 26: Redwoods → Outlaws (PD). On March 28, the Outlaws traded Brendan Nichtern to the Redwoods for the 26th overall pick.[13]
- No. 29: Chaos → Redwoods (PD). On April 9, the Redwoods traded Garrett Degnon to the Chaos for the 29th overall pick.[14]
- No. 31: Whipsnakes → Redwoods (PD). On June 11, the Redwoods traded Levi Anderson to the Whipsnakes for a 2025 4th.[15]
Summary
Selections by NCAA conference
Schools by number of draft selections
Selections by position
- Notes
- Florida's lacrosse program is affiliated with the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association, playing at the club sport level.[3] Hess spent his four years of NCAA eligibility with Georgetown where he was a first-team All-American in 2024.[4]
- Dylan Hess, Florida
Mid-season player movement
Jared Bernhardt
On May 29, the PLL reported that former Tewaaraton Award winner, Jared Bernhardt, was meeting with PLL teams to discuss a return to lacrosse.[16] After graduating from Maryland, Bernhardt chose to play football at Ferris State, and pursue his dream of playing in the NFL.[17] After winning the DII National Championship, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons, making their 53-man roster in 2022. Bernhardt appeared in two games before he suffered a groin injury and was placed on IR.[18] He was waived for the final time in 2024.[18]
After meeting with several teams, Bernhardt signed with the Denver Outlaws on June 2nd.[19] He joined fellow Tewaaraton Award winners Logan Wisnauskas, Brennan O'Neill, and Pat Kavanaugh in Denver.
Free agency
On July 9, Jules Heningburg signed with the Boston Cannons. He spent the 2024 season with the Chaos and was waived after training camp. The four-time All-Star returned to the PLL with 3 points in his debut.[20]
On July 15, Dox Aitken made his return to lacrosse, moving from the hold-out list to the New York Atlas' 25-man roster.[21] Aitken previously chose to pursue football, playing for the semi-pro Ohio Valley Ironmen of the International Football Alliance. On June 26, they canceled the remainder of their season after starting the season 3-0 with a combined score of 166-0.[22]
Trades
On June 9, the Outlaws traded Sam Handley to the Redwoods for a 2026 third-round pick.[23] The 2023 fourth-overall pick scored 30 points in his first two seasons, but was pushed out of the offensive rotation by the arrival of Jared Bernhardt.[23][24]
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Schedule
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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.
Note: All times in the table below are EDT (UTC−4).
- Notes
Source:[26]
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Regular Season Standings
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Top Team in Each Conference Received a First-round Bye |
Top Three Teams in Each Conference Qualify for the 2025 Playoffs |
Last-place Team in Each Conference Miss 2025 Playoffs |
Y = Qualified for the Championship Series |
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Postseason
Bracket
Quarterfinals August 23 (Eagan, MN) | Semifinals September 1 (Chester, PA) | PLL Championship Game September 14 (Harrison, NJ) | ||||||||||||
#1 | Atlas | |||||||||||||
#2 | Whipsnakes | 12 | #3 | Waterdogs | ||||||||||
#3 | Waterdogs | 14 | ||||||||||||
#1 | Outlaws | |||||||||||||
#2 | Redwoods | 14 | #2 | Redwoods | ||||||||||
#3 | Chaos | 12 |
Regular-season statistical leaders
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Source:[27]
Source:[28]
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Awards
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Players of the Week
Individual Season Awards
On August 18, the PLL announced the finalists for its 2025 end-of-season awards via social media plataforms.
List of awards and finalists
The winner of the award are highlighted in bold.
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
- Pat Kavanagh (Denver Outlaws)
- Brennan O'Neill (Denver Outlaws)
- Connor Shellenberger (New York Atlas)
- Michael Sowers (Philadelphia Waterdogs)
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year
- Pat Kavanagh (Denver Outlaws)
- Brennan O'Neill (Denver Outlaws)
- Connor Shellenberger (New York Atlas)
- Michael Sowers (Philadelphia Waterdogs)
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
- Matt Campbell (Boston Cannons)
- Jared Bernhardt (Denver Outlaws)
- Bryan Costabile (New York Atlas)
- Andrew McAdorey (California Redwoods)
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year
- Graeme Hossack (Utah Archers)
- JT Giles-Harris (Denver Outlaws)
- Gavin Adler (New York Atlas)
- Jack Rowlett (Carolina Chaos)
Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year
- Liam Entenmann (New York Atlas)
- Logan McNaney (Denver Outlaws)
- Blaze Riorden (Carolina Chaos)
Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year
- Trevor Baptiste (New York Atlas)
- Joe Nardella (Maryland Whipsnakes)
- TD Ierlan (California Redwoods)
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
- Jake Piseno (Denver Outlaws)
- Troy Reh (Carolina Chaos)
- Mason Woodward (Utah Archers)
George Boiardi Hard Hat Award - Awarded to the SSDM of the year
- Brian Tevlin (California Redwoods)
- Ryan Terefenko (Denver Outlaws)
- Danny Logan (New York Atlas)
- Dylan Hess (Philadelphia Waterdogs)
Rookie of the Year
- Chris Kavanagh (California Redwoods)
- Logan McNaney (Denver Outlaws)
- Owen Hiltz (Carolina Chaos)
- Aidan Carroll (Maryland Whipsnakes)
Comeback Player of the Year
- Jack Kielty (Boston Cannons)
- Dylan Molloy (California Redwoods)
- Brad Smith (Maryland Whipsnakes)
Dick Edell Coach of the Year
- Tim Soudan (Denver Outlaws)
- Mike Pressler (New York Atlas)
- Anthony Kelly (California Redwoods)
Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award
- Ryan Ambler (Utah Archers)
- Joe Nardella (Maryland Whipsnakes)
- Mark Glicini (Carolina Chaos)
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award
- Jake Piseno (Denver Outlaws)
- Romar Dennis (California Redwoods)
- Piper Bond (Utah Archers)
Jimmy Regan Teammate Award
- Brian Tevlin (California Redwoods)
- Trevor Baptiste (New York Atlas)
- Austin Kaut (Carolina Chaos)
Brendan Looney Leadership Award
- Mike Manley (Denver Outlaws)
- Matt Dunn (Maryland Whipsnakes)
- Blaze Riorden (Carolina Chaos)
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Coaching changes
Off-season changes
On December 5, 2024, Andy Towers resigned as head coach of the Carolina Chaos, over disputes with the PLL.[41][42] He was replaced by Roy Colsey on January 30, 2025.[43]
In March 2025, Nat St. Laurent stepped down as head coach of the California Redwoods.[44] He was replaced by Anthony Kelly on March 20, 2025.[45]
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