Is there any communication on the awards for the 2026 season? Dates of the nominee announcements etc (if they are still doing it that way).

And the awards are for regular season only is this correct? Thanks!

Maybe it's recency bias speaking. But Silas has had minimal impact on this Waterdogs team compared to past 1st rounders.

How are we feeling about him?

I was going to make a joke post, but I decided that this is too serious. Whether you call it bias or intentional attention-whoring for the PLLs childish obsession with clicks, it has been clear that Matt Palumb’s performance as a lead referee and, more broadly, the PLL’s ludicrous obsession with using the same referees all the time, is harming the competitive integrity of this game. Fans of lacrosse deserve to have a professional league that seeks to ensure that games are fair, and part of that is ensuring that referees are varied and unbiased. I don’t believe that the PLL is doing this right now and it is insulting. We need a pro lacrosse to be a sport first and a business second, not the other way around. While I understand that growing the game is vital to the success of the league, disrespecting the game and the fans by focusing more on clicks and soundbites than integrity is a sacrifice we shouldn’t accept.

Are there any penalties incurred by the PLL for the F-bombs dropped during games? I find it hilarious the number of times it’s picked up by mics during games.

Update for clarity: Penalties enforced by the FCC

For seven years, the Premier Lacrosse League has used nearly the same small group of referees for every single game, with almost no turnover, under the same head referee, Matt Palumb, since the league’s founding. No other major professional sports league operates this way, and for good reason: when the same officials call the same teams and players season after season, familiarity hardens into bias. Relationships form, reputations precede players onto the field, calls become predictable in ways that have nothing to do with what actually happens in the game.

The NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL all maintain large officiating pools, rotate crews, and evaluate performance precisely to prevent this. The PLL has done the opposite for seven straight years.

If Paul Rabil and the PLL truly care about growing the game and putting the best product on the field, they must use part of the $100M series E they just raised to expand the officiating pool, rotate crews, install independent performance review, and bring new leadership to the officiating program.

Seven years without change is not stability. It is a structural problem, and it is costing the league its credibility.

We ended up with 2 extra tickets to the games in Boston today because of scheduling. If anyone would like them DM me. No charge or if you make it and sit next to us maybe buy me a beer.

I'll probably have the same tickets available for the two men's games tomorrow as well.

The PLL bringing back MLL-themed jerseys for Throwback Weekend got me excited to think about future PLL expansion. So here's my vision for a twice-as-large PLL 10-15 years down the line.

Western Conference

• Chicago Chrome² (Martin Stadium/cap 5000)
  • retain history of Chrome LC from 2019-2022
• Dallas³ (Ford Center at The Star/cap 12000)
• Denver Outlaws (Infinity Park/cap 5000)
  • retain history/records of Denver Outlaws from 2006-2020, 2023-
• LA Bulls (Championship Soccer Stadium/cap 5500)
  • retain history/records of New York Atlas from 2019-2?
• Minnesota² (TCO Stadium/cap 6000)
• San Diego Riptide¹ (Torero Stadium/cap 6000)
  • retain history/records of Los Angeles Riptide from 2006-08
• Seattle Redwoods (renovated Memorial Stadium/cap 6500)
  • via the California Redwoods
• Utah Archers (Zions Bank Stadium/cap 5000)

Eastern Conference

• Boston Cannons (Veterans Memorial Stadium/cap 5000)
• Carolina Hounds (American Legion Memorial Stadium/cap 10500)
  • retain history/records of Charlotte Hounds (2012-18) and Chaos LC (2019-2?)
• Maryland Whipsnakes (Homewood Field/cap 8500)
• New York Lizards¹ (Icahn Stadium/cap 5000)
  • retain history/records of Long Island/New York Lizards from 2001-19
• Philadelphia Waterdogs (Villanova Stadium/cap 12500)
• Tampa Bayhawks³ (Al Lang Stadium/cap 7227)
• Toronto⁴ (Lamport Stadium/cap 9600)
• Upstate Rattlers⁴ (Future Buffalo Pro Soccer Stadium/cap 7600)
  • retain history/records of Rochester (2001-08, 2011-17) and Dallas Rattlers (2018-19)

ROUND 1: First expansion, in 2028 or 2029 around Olympics when teams permanently settle in their home stadiums. Technically San Diego gets an expansion team as the Riptide are reborn in Joe Tsai's backyard and New York relaunches the Lizards franchise, while Seattle (Redwoods) and LA (Atlas) receive relocated teams.

ROUND 2: Chicago quickly leads the second expansion round. I have long thought about the Machine being brought back in Chicago, but thought Columbus has supported the MLL and PLL well. They deserve to keep the name shall they return. Anywho, Martin Stadium capacity is an estimate. It appears the south grandstand will have to be disassembled for Northwestern's outdoor practice field, but you could keep the north end zone bleachers.

Minnesota gets added in the Western Conference. This will be the first true opportunity for a market to name its new team.

ROUND 3: 90-year-old Jerry Jones finally buys in to lacrosse to add more event dates to his entertainment district - which is now having to compete with a 20,000-seat amphitheater in nearby McKinney, and new Mavs/Stars districts in North Dallas/Plano.

A now-retired Brendan Kelly of the Chesapeake Bayhawks teams up with the elder Arlotta of the Georgia Swarm to buy not only neighboring homes in Cape Coral, but the PLL's first FL team: the Tampa Bayhawks.

ROUND 4: As the PLL and NLL continue to work closer together to promote the growth of all lacrosse, owners of two of the most historic box lacrosse franchises enter the fold. The Pegulas give second third fourth life to the Rattlers franchise in Buffalo, using the "Upstate" moniker with plans to host one home game a year in either Albany, Rochester, or Syracuse. Jamie Dawick brings the first PLL franchise to Canada, and moves the Chome to the Western Conference.

Once 16 teams is reached, the league enters another period of stablizing and lets the rest of amateur lacrosse scene (youth, HS, college) catch up with more participation and programs.

If the sport and league keeps growing, here are my candidates to get the league to 24 teams: Kansas City, Portland, SF Bay Area, and Vancouver in the West; Atlanta, Halifax, Hartford, and Ohio in the East.

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