2019 Premier Lacrosse League season
The 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season was the inaugural season of the Premier Lacrosse League. The season began on Saturday, June 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and culminated with a championship game played on Saturday, September 21 at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club won against Redwoods Lacrosse Club.
Schedule
‡ = joint event with the Women's Professional Lacrosse LeagueTour Map
Standings
College draft
The collegiate draft occurred on April 23rd and was broadcast on NBCSN at 6:00 PM EDT. It was hosted by sportscaster Paul Burmeister with help from draft analyst Ryan Boyle. A draft lottery was released on the league's YouTube channel on April 8th to determine the top six picks.Format:
- Each club was awarded four picks.
- The draft order was selected at random and reversed each round until the draft was completed.. A one-minute countdown clock was started for picks.
- Eligible players must currently be in their senior season.
- No current picks could be traded for picks in a future draft.
- No trading of players already on rosters for draft picks.
| Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| 1 | 1 | Archers | Pat Spencer | Attack | Loyola | Patriot League |
| 1 | 2 | Atlas | Ryan Conrad | Midfield | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1 | 3 | Chrome | Zach Goodrich | Midfield | Towson | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 1 | 4 | Whipsnakes | Alex Woodall | Face-off | Towson | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 1 | 5 | Redwoods | Clarke Petterson | Attack | Cornell | Ivy League |
| 1 | 6 | Chaos | Johnny Surdick | Defense | Army | Patriot League |
| 2 | 7 | Chaos | Jack Rowlett | Defense | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 2 | 8 | Redwoods | Tyler Dunn | Midfield | Penn | Ivy League |
| 2 | 9 | Whipsnakes | Brad Smith | Midfield | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 2 | 10 | Chrome | Chris Sabia | Defense | Penn State | Big Ten Conference |
| 2 | 11 | Atlas | Cade Van Raaphorst | Defense | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 2 | 12 | Archers | Curtis Corley | Defense | Maryland | Big Ten Conference |
| 3 | 13 | Archers | Colton Jackson | Midfield | Denver | Big East Conference |
| 3 | 14 | Atlas | Noah Richard | Midfield | Marquette | Big East Conference |
| 3 | 15 | Chrome | Max Tuttle | Midfield | Sacred Heart | Northeast Conference |
| 3 | 16 | Whipsnakes | Isaac Paparo | Defense | UMass | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 3 | 17 | Redwoods | Brendan Gleason | Attack | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 3 | 18 | Chaos | Greyson Torain | Defense | Navy | Patriot League |
| 4 | 19 | Chaos | Austin Henningsen | Face-off | Maryland | Big Ten Conference |
| 4 | 20 | Redwoods | Tim Troutner | Goalie | High Point | Southern Conference |
| 4 | 21 | Whipsnakes | John Daniggelis | Midfield | Yale | Ivy League |
| 4 | 22 | Chrome | Connor Farrell | Faceoff | Long Island Post | East Coast Conference |
| 4 | 23 | Atlas | Brent Noseworthy | Midfield | Michigan | Big Ten Conference |
| 4 | 24 | Archers | John Prendergast | Midfield | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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All Star Game
The inaugural 2019 All-Star Game took place on Sunday, July 21 at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on NBCSN. The two teams captains were Matt Rambo and Trevor Baptiste Team Baptiste won with a score of 17–16 over Team Rambo. The MVP award went to goalie Jack Concannon who had 13 saves in the second half comeback win.Championship
The Whipsnakes outlasted the Redwoods 12–11 in overtime to claim the inaugural PLL Championship. The ninth overtime game of PLL season was the most exciting.After a defensive first quarter with a 1–1 tie, the game heated up in the second quarter when the Whipsnakes went on a 5–0 run.
After halftime, the Whipsnakes continued their goal streak with a 4–0 run. However, being down by 7 goals, the Redwoods mounted an amazing comeback when they scored 6 goals, pulling within 2 points if the Whipsnakes in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter saw the Redwoods tie it up with 5:49 left to play. Then the Redwoods scored one more to pull ahead. But local product and league MVP Matt Rambo tied it with just 21.2 seconds remaining. The Whipsnakes won it in overtime and Rambo who scored the winning goal earned the Championship MVP.
League leaders
| Player | Team | Points | Average |
| Matt Rambo | Whipsnakes | 42 | 4.2 |
| Tom Schreiber | Archers | 37 | 3.7 |
| Justin Guterding | Chrome | 35 | 3.5 |
| Connor Fields | Chaos | 33 | 3.7 |
| Jules Heningburg | Redwoods | 33 | 3.7 |
| Player | Team | Goals | Average |
| Marcus Holman | Archers | 23 | 2.3 |
| Will Manny | Archers | 22 | 2.2 |
| Connor Fields | Chaos | 22 | 2.2 |
| Jules Heningburg | Redwoods | 21 | 2.1 |
| Ryan Brown | Atlas | 21 | 2.1 |
| Player | Team | Assists | Average |
| Matt Rambo | Whipsnakes | 23 | 2.3 |
| Tom Schreiber | Archers | 18 | 1.8 |
| Jordan Wolf | Chrome | 16 | 1.6 |
| Justin Guterding | Chrome | 14 | 1.4 |
| Kieran McArdle | Atlas | 13 | 1.3 |
| Player | Team | Percentage |
| Drew Adams | Archers | 65.3% |
| Brett Queener | Chrome | 56.5% |
| Blaze Riorden | Chaos | 55.8% |
| Kyle Bernlohr | Whipsnakes | 55.0% |
| Jack Concannon | Atlas | 53.5% |
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Awards
| Award | Recipient | Team | Position | Ref. |
| Jim Brown Most Valuable Player | Matt Rambo | Whipsnakes | Attack | |
| Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year | Matt Rambo | Whipsnakes | Attack | |
| Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year | Tom Schreiber | Archers | Midfield | |
| Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year | Jarrod Neumann | Chaos | Defence | |
| Oren Lyons Goalie Player of the Year | Blaze Riorden | Chaos | Goalie | |
| Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year | Michael Ehrhardt | Whipsnakes | LSM | |
| PLL Rookie of the Year | Tim Troutner | Redwoods | Goalie | |
| Dick Edell Coach of the Year | Andy Towers | Chaos | Coach | |
| Paul Cantabene Face Off Athlete of the Year | Trevor Baptiste | Atlas | Face-off | |
| George Boiardi Hard Hat Award | Dominque Alexander | Archers | SSDM | |
| Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award | Scott Ratliff | Archers | LSM | |
| Brendan Looney Leadership Award | Kyle Harrison | Redwoods | Midfield | |
| Jimmy Regan Teammate Award | Mark Glicini | Chaos | Midfield | |
| Dave Huntley Sportmanship Award Award | Connor Farrel | Chrome | Face-off |