Carolina Chaos

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Carolina Chaos
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Full nameCarolina Chaos Lacrosse Club
Founded 2019
League Premier Lacrosse League
Colors   
Owner Premier Lacrosse League
Head coachAndy Towers
Championships1 (2021)
Website Chaos LC

The Carolina Chaos, formerly known as Chaos Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Josh Byrne, Jarrod Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Championship.

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Roster

2023 Chaos Lacrosse Club
No.NameNation­alityPositionHeightWeightCollegeGrad YearHigh SchoolHometownRef.
0 Blaze Riorden (C) Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 3 in215 lbs Albany 2016 Fairport Fairport, New York [1]
2Chris Cloutier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack5 ft 11 in220 lbs North Carolina 2018 The Hill Academy Kitchener, Ontario [2]
5Ryan McNulty Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 2 in210 lbsLoyola2022 Bishop Shanahan Exton, Pennsylvania [3]
6 Max Adler Flag of Israel.svg Faceoff5 ft 10 in190 lbs Bentley 2017 Northfield Mount Hermon Fort Lauderdale, Florida [4]
7Brian Minicus Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 10 in175 lbs Georgetown 2023 Darien Darien, Connecticut [5]
9CJ Costabile Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 1 in197 lbs Duke 2012 New Fairfield New Fairfield, Connecticut [6]
10Troy Reh Flag of the United States.svg LSM5 ft 11 in185 lbs Albany 2018 Rocky Point Rocky Point, New York [7]
13Zach Geddes Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in190 lbs Georgetown 2022 Belmont Hill Winchester, Massachusetts [8]
14Austin Kaut Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 1 in197 lbs Penn State 2014 Springfield-Delco Morton, Pennsylvania
16Mark Glicini (C) Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 1 in195 lbs Yale 2016 Deerfield Mahwah, New Jersey

[9]

18Johnny Surdick Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 4 in215 lbs Army 2019 DeMatha Odenton, Maryland

[10]

22 Josh Byrne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 3 in200 lbs Hofstra 2017 New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia

[11]

23Will Perry Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 0 in185 lbs North Carolina 2021 Greenwich Greenwich, Connecticut [12]
24Will Bowen Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 3 in220 lbs Georgetown 2023 Boston College High School Cohasset, Massachusetts [13]
33Kevin Lindley Flag of the United States.svg Midfield5 ft 10 in175 lbs Loyola 2022 Darien Darien, Connecticut [14]
34Patrick Resch Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 3 in205 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle Flourtown, Pennsylvania

[15]

43Ryan Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 2 in220 lbs Robert Morris 2021 Nelson Burlington, Ontario [16]
47Kyle Jackson Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Midfield5 ft 9 in166 lbs Michigan 2016 The Hill Academy Sarnia, Ontario [17]
55Ian MacKay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Midfield5 ft 10 in215 lbs Vermont 2018 The Hill Academy Port Elgin, Ontario [18]
73Nick Rowlett Flag of the United States.svg Faceoff6 ft 0 in175 lbs Michigan 2023 Robinson Burke, Virginia [19]
82Tye Kurtz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 0 in175 lbs Delaware 2023 Bishop MacDonnell Puslinch, Ontario [20]
88Jarrod Neumann (C) Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 4 in220 lbs Providence 2017 Bridgton Academy Northampton, Massachusetts

[21]

92 Dhane Smith Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Midfield6 ft 3 in195 lbs Conestoga College N/A Huron Heights Kitchener, Ontario

[22]

95 Chase Fraser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Attack6 ft 3 in200 lbs Neumann 2017 Blue Ridge Vancouver, British Columbia [23]
99Jack Rowlett Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 1 in195 lbs North Carolina 2019 Robinson Burke, Virginia

[24]

*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list [25]

**Indicates player is on Physically Unable to Perform list [25]

^Indicates player is on holdout list [25]

(C) indicates captain

Source: [26] [27]

Coaching staff

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeConf.2019 Accolades
16Johnny SurdickDefense Army Patriot League Schmeisser Award Winner (National Defenseman of the Year), First-Team All-American, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League
27Jack RowlettDefense North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
318Greyson TorainMidfield Navy Patriot League First-Team Patriot League
419Austin HenningsenFaceoff Maryland Big Ten Conference


2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.College
17Chaos Dillon Ward Goalie Bellarmine
214ChaosJason NobleMidfieldCornell

2020 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.CollegeConferenceNotes
15ChaosMatt GaudetAttack Yale Ivy League
212Chaos Jeff Teat Attack Cornell Ivy League Teat would return to Cornell for a fifth season

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
18Max AdlerFace-off Bentley
216Challen RogersMidfield Stony Brook
324Kyle JacksonMidfield Michigan

2021 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
16 Mac O'Keefe Attack Penn State
214Kyle GallagherFace-off Notre Dame
215Tanner CookMidfield North Carolina
319 Jared Bernhardt Attack Maryland
322Kyle ThorntonDefense Notre Dame
430Ryan SmithAttack Robert Morris

2022 College Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
16Brett KennedyDefense Syracuse
18Zach GeddesSSDM Georgetown
216Jonathan DonvilleAttack Maryland
432Kevin LindleyAttack Loyola

2023 College Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
17Will BowenDefense Georgetown
215Brian MinicusAttackGeorgetown
317Tye KurtzAttack Delaware
323Nick RowlettFaceoff Michigan
431Levi AndersonAttack Saint Joseph's

Season results

2019
WeekLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Whipsnakes L 14-15 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 9, 2019 Atlas W 18–13
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Archers W 14–13
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Chrome W 15–14 (OT)
6 Washington, DC July 7, 2019 Chrome L 11-19
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019All-Star GameN/A
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Whipsnakes W 13-12
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Redwoods W 13–10
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Archers W 11-10 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Atlas L 9-12
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Whipsnakes L 7-15
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Redwoods L 7-10
2020
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Chrome L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Redwoods L 7–8
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Whipsnakes L 7–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Waterdogs L 9–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Chrome W 19–14
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Archers W 13–9
7 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Whipsnakes L 6–12

PLL Award Winners

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GPWLPctGPWLPct
1Andy Towers 2019-431825.4191275.583

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

OpponentWonLostPercentageStreak
Archers 301.000Won 3
Atlas 11.500Lost 1
Cannons 00–-
Chrome 22.500Won 1
Redwoods 22.500Lost 2
Waterdogs 01.000Lost 1
Whipsnakes 14.200Lost 3
Totals910.474


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