Anticipation was building as the Chaos and Whipsnakes battled early in the 2021 PLL Championship game. The teams traded runs until the Chaos eventually rolled into halftime with an 8-6 lead. Even with the advantage, the events of last year’s finals prevented Chaos fans from relaxing and allowed...
2021 PLL Awards: Blaze Riorden Becomes Second Goaltender to Win MVP
PLL Championship weekend got started in Washington, D.C. (aka the District of Champions) with the annual PLL awards ceremony. The award winners featured some newcomers, such as rookies Jeff Teat and Danny Logan, as well as PLL newcomer Graeme Hossack, who won his fourth straight Defender of the...
Weekend Wager: Championship PLL Betting Preview
Well, like Staind said in the early 2000’s, “It’s been awhile.” Nothing really jumped out for me for semifinal weekend outside of UNDER 1.5 goals for Connor Kelly and Chaos +1.5 — both plays I gave out on Ride The Line with Joe Keegan and Jake Watts — but apologies to those...
Lacrosse Analytics: What Do PLL Offenses Need to Do to Win?
Despite five weeks of play, there is still no clear favorite to win the 2021 Premier Lacrosse League championship, and the parity in the league is as clear as ever. The Archers, for example, have scored as many as 18 and as little as seven goals in a game. The latter score was in a game in...
2021 PLL Season Preview: Whipsnakes LC
With the PLL season less than a week away, Lacrosse Playground will be going through each team in the league to get ready for the upcoming season. With the merger with the MLL and an influx of talent from the college game, the PLL will be more competitive than ever. We’re here to help you sort...
Top 20 Pro Lacrosse Moments in 2020
The year 2020 certainly had its share of ups and downs, but thanks to the NLL, MLL and PLL, lacrosse fans were treated to some bright moments from the pro lacrosse world. Pro Lacrosse Talk looked back on the past year and came up with a list of the top 20 pro lacrosse moments in 2020. Honorable...
