| 2022 Premier Lacrosse League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Premier Lacrosse League |
| Sport | Field lacrosse |
| Duration | June 4 – September 18 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 4th Season | |
| Season MVP | Trevor Baptiste |
| Finals champions | Waterdogs Lacrosse Club |
| Runners-up | Chaos Lacrosse Club |
| Finals MVP | Michael Sowers |
The 2022 Premier Lacrosse League season was the fourth season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). It was held from June 4 to September 18.
The 2022 Premier Lacrosse League college draft was held on May 10 and began at 8:00PM eastern time. The draft was the first PLL property to be broadcast on an ESPN network when it aired on ESPN U. There was a simulcast on ESPN+ as well. Chris Cotter, Ryan Boyle and Paul Carcaterra hosted the draft and analyzed the picks. [1] This draft featured the first ever draft day trade between Atlas LC and Cannons LC. The University of Maryland set a record for the most players drafted in one draft with six. [2] By virtue of having the worst record last season, Chrome LC held the number one overall pick. [3]
Format:
| Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chrome | Logan Wisnauskas | Attack | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | |
| 1 | 2 | Atlas | Chris Gray | Attack | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference | From Cannons |
| 1 | 3 | Redwoods | Arden Cohen | Defense | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 1 | 4 | Archers | Matt Moore | Attack/Midfield | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 1 | 5 | Atlas | Koby Smith | LSM | Towson | Colonial Athletic Association | |
| 1 | 6 | Chaos | Brett Kennedy | Defense | Syracuse | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 1 | 7 | Whipsnakes | Roman Puglise | SSDM | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | |
| 1 | 8 | Chaos | Zach Geddes | SSDM | Georgetown | Big East Conference | |
| 2 | 9 | Chrome | Brendan Nichtern | Attack | Army | Patriot League | |
| 2 | 10 | Cannons | Asher Nolting | Attack | High Point | Southern Conference | |
| 2 | 11 | Cannons | Bubba Fairman | Midfield | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | From Atlas |
| 2 | 12 | Archers | Brett Dobson | Goalie | St. Bonaventure | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
| 2 | 13 | Atlas | Brendan Curry | Midfield | Syracuse | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 2 | 14 | Waterdogs | Jack Hannah | Midfield | Denver | Big East Conference | |
| 2 | 15 | Whipsnakes | Wheaton Jackoboice | Midfield | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 2 | 16 | Chaos | Jonathan Donville | Midfield | Maryland/Cornell | Big Ten Conference/Ivy League | |
| 3 | 17 | Chrome | Ryan McNulty | LSM | Loyola | Patriot League | |
| 3 | 18 | Archers | Justin Inacio | Face-Off | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | |
| 3 | 19 | Redwoods | Nakeie Montgomery | Midfield | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | |
| 3 | 20 | Whipsnakes | Keegan Khan | Attack | Maryland/Villanova | Big Ten Conference/Big East Conference | |
| 3 | 21 | Atlas | Max Wayne | Defense | Christopher Newport | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | |
| 3 | 22 | Waterdogs | Jake Higgins | SSDM | Maryland | Big Ten Conference | |
| 3 | 23 | Cannons | Bryan McIntosh | Defense | Hofstra/Mount St. Mary's | Colonial Athletic Association/Northeast Conference | |
| 3 | 24 | Cannons | Colin Kirst | Goalie | Rutgers/Lehigh | Big Ten Conference/Patriot League | From Atlas |
| 4 | 25 | Chrome | Owen McElroy | Goalie | Georgetown | Big East Conference | |
| 4 | 26 | Whipsnakes | Jackson Reid | Midfield | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | |
| 4 | 27 | Redwoods | Mitch Bartolo | Attack/Midfield | Rutgers/Penn | Big Ten Conference/Ivy League | |
| 4 | 28 | Archers | Jon Robbins | Defense | Bellarmine | ASUN | |
| 4 | 29 | Archers | Ryan Aughavin | Midfield | Brown | Ivy League | |
| 4 | 30 | Waterdogs | Jason Reynolds | Defense | Notre Dame/Richmond | Atlantic Coast Conference/Southern Conference | |
| 4 | 31 | Whipsnakes | Colin Hinton | Defense | Jacksonville | Southern Conference | |
| 4 | 32 | Chaos | Kevin Lindley | Attack | Loyola | Patriot League |
Note: For athletes that went to multiple universities, the first university listed is the university the player finished their career with.
Legend:
: Regular Season Tour Location
: All-Star Game Location & Quarterfinals Location
: Semifinals Location
: Finals Location | Week | Date | Games | Time (ET) | Venue | City | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 4 | Whipsnakes 9 – 8 Chaos | 2:15 pm | Tom & Mary Casey Stadium | Albany, NY | TBD | [4] [5] [6] [7] |
| Redwoods 11 – 17 Atlas | 5:00 pm | ||||||
| June 5 | Waterdogs 10 – 16 Cannons | 1:00 pm | |||||
| Chrome 11 – 10 Archers | 3:45 pm | ||||||
| 2 | June 10 | Chrome 12–3 Redwoods | 6:00 pm | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC | TBD | |
| Chaos 12–17 Archers | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| June 11 | Atlas 16–8 Cannons | 6:00 pm | |||||
| Whipsnakes 12–11 Waterdogs | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| 3 | June 17 | Waterdogs 14–17 Chrome | 6:00 pm | Shuart Stadium | Hempstead, Long Island (New York) | TBD | |
| Atlas 9–12 Whipsnakes | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| June 18 | Redwoods 11–7 Chaos | 1:00 pm | |||||
| Cannons 9–20 Archers | 4:00 pm | ||||||
| 4 | June 24 | Redwoods 11–12 Whipsnakes | 6:30 pm | Homewood Field | Baltimore, MD | TBD | |
| Chaos 9–18 Waterdogs | 9:15 pm | ||||||
| June 25 | Cannons 11–12 Chrome | 6:00 pm | |||||
| Archers 9–10 Atlas | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| 5 | July 1 | Archers 10–9 Redwoods | 7:00 pm | TCO Stadium | Eagan, MN (Minneapolis) | TBD | |
| Atlas 14–13 Chrome | 9:45 pm | ||||||
| July 2 | Chaos 13–11 Cannons | 6:00 pm | |||||
| Whipsnakes 10–11 Waterdogs | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| PLL All-Star Game | July 16 | Team Farrell 13–33 Team Baptise | 4:00 pm | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, MA (Boston) | TBD | |
| Skills Competition | 7:00 pm | ||||||
| 7 | July 23 | Redwoods 16–15 Atlas | 5:00 pm | Rafferty Stadium | Fairfield, CT | TBD | |
| Whipsnakes 14–12 Chaos | 7:45 pm | ||||||
| July 24 | Cannons 12–17 Archers | 2:00 pm | |||||
| Chrome 10–11 Waterdogs | 8:45 pm | ||||||
| 8 | July 30 | Archers 9–14 Atlas | 2:00 pm | Ford Center at The Star | Frisco, TX (Dallas) | TBD | |
| Chrome 8–9 Whipsnakes | 4:45 pm | ||||||
| July 31 | Waterdogs 15–14 Cannons | 1:00 pm | |||||
| Redwoods 12–14 Chaos | 3:45 pm | ||||||
| 9 | August 5 | Cannons 12–15 Redwoods | 9:00 pm | Barton Stadium | Denver, CO | TBD | |
| August 6 | Chaos 9–13 Chrome | 2:00 pm | |||||
| Waterdogs 16–15 Atlas | 4:45 pm | ||||||
| Archers 11–13 Whipsnakes | 7;30 pm | ||||||
| 10 | August 12 | Atlas 8 – 16 Whipsnakes | 8:00 pm | Zions Bank Stadium | Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City) | TBD | |
| Waterdogs 12 – 14 Redwoods | 10:45 pm | ||||||
| August 13 | Chaos 8 – 11 Archers | 3:00 pm | |||||
| Cannons 9 – 11 Chrome | 5:45 pm | ||||||
| 11 | August 20 | Chrome – Redwoods | 7:00 pm | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma, WA (Seattle) | TBD | [8] [9] |
| Archers – Waterdogs | 9:45 pm | ||||||
| August 21 | Whipsnakes 11 – 9 Cannons | 3:00 pm | |||||
| Atlas 10 – 9 Chaos | 5:45 pm | ||||||
| 9 Playoffs (Quarterfinals) | September 3 | Chaos 11–3 Chrome | 12:00 pm | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, MA (Boston) | ||
| Redwoods 8–13 Archers | 2:30 pm | ||||||
| Waterdogs 19–14 Atlas | 6:00 pm | ||||||
| 10 Playoffs (Semifinals) | September 11 | Waterdogs 11–10 Whipsnakes | 12:15 pm | Audi Field | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Chaos 9–7 Archers | 3:00 pm | ||||||
| 11 PLL Championship | September 18 | Chaos 9–11 Waterdogs | 3:00 pm | Subaru Park | Chester, PA (Philadelphia) |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | PLL Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Whipsnakes | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Waterdogs | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Waterdogs | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlas | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Waterdogs | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Chaos | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Archers | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Redwoods | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Archers | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Chaos | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Chaos | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chrome | 3 | ||||||||||||
Source: [8]
| 2022 Premier Lacrosse League Standings | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | SF | SA | Diff | |||||||||
| Whipsnakes | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | — | 118 | 98 | 20 | |||||||||
| Chrome | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2 | 120 | 102 | 18 | |||||||||
| Archers | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 130 | 110 | 20 | |||||||||
| Atlas | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 128 | 119 | 9 | |||||||||
| Waterdogs | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 130 | 133 | -3 | |||||||||
| Redwoods | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5 | 114 | 124 | -10 | |||||||||
| Chaos | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 7 | 101 | 126 | -25 | |||||||||
| Cannons | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 8 | 111 | 140 | -25 | |||||||||
| Top 7 Teams Qualify for 2022 Playoffs |
| 8th Place Misses 2022 Playoffs |
| Top 4 Teams Qualify for 2023 Championship Series |
Last updated: August 24, 2022
Source: [10]
| Player | Team | Points | Average (per game) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Thompson | Cannons | 44 | — |
| Kieran McArdle | Waterdogs | 42 | — |
| Rob Pannell | Redwoods | 38 | — |
| Jeff Teat | Atlas | 38 | — |
| Brandan Nichtern | Chrome | 38 | — |
| Tom Schreiber | Archers | 35 | — |
| Logan Wisnauskas | Chrome | 35 | — |
| Chris Gray | Atlas | 34 | — |
| Will Manny | Archers | 33 | — |
| Michael Sowers | Waterdogs | 32 | — |
| Player | Team | Goals | Average (per game) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Thompson | Cannons | 26 | — |
| Logan Wisnauskas | Chrome | 24 | — |
| Jeff Teat | Atlas | 22 | — |
| Michael Sowers | Waterdogs | 21 | — |
| Matt Rambo | Whipsnakes | 21 | — |
| Kieran McArdle | Waterdogs | 19 | — |
| Ryder Gamsey | Redwoods | 19 | — |
| Eric Law | Atlas | 18 | — |
| Charlie Bertrand | Redwoods | 18 | — |
| Tom Schreiber | Archers | 17 | — |
| Player | Team | Assists | Average (per game) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran McArdle | Waterdogs | 23 | — |
| Rob Pannell | Redwoods | 22 | — |
| Brandon Nichtern | Chrome | 22 | — |
| Lyle Thompson | Cannons | 18 | — |
| Will Manny | Archers | 17 | — |
| Dhane Smith | Chaos | 17 | — |
| Jeff Teat | Atlas | 16 | — |
| Chris Gray | Atlas | 16 | — |
| Tom Schreiber | Archers | 14 | — |
| Logan Wisnauskas | Chrome | 11 | — |
| Player | Team | Saves | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Riorden | Chaos | 137 | 54% |
| Jack Concannon | Atlas | 125 | 55% |
| Kyle Bernlohr | Whipsnakes | 125 | 58% |
| Nick Marrocco | Archers | 123 | 50% |
| Sean Sconone | Chrome | 113 | 54% |
| Adam Ghitleman | Archers | 89 | 49% |
| Dillon Ward | Waterdogs | 73 | 51% |
| Jack Kelly | Redwoods | 71 | 46% |
| Matt DeLuca | Waterdogs | 46 | 44% |
| Tim Troutner | Redwoods | 20 | 38% |
Last Updated: September 21, 2022
Source: [11]
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