Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/1/24
From Press Release
The Premier Lacrosse League released the schedule for its 2024 regular season, including the weekends fans will welcome the league’s eight teams to their newly minted home markets.
“Our 2024 season will be our most memorable, as we welcome our teams to their new homes, and enter a new era for the PLL,” said Paul Rabil, Co-founder and President of the Premier Lacrosse League. “In our first five seasons, we charted tremendous growth – from playing all over the country and into Canada, as well as growing the lacrosse fan base from 15 million in 2019, to 45 million in 2023, according to the latest MRI Simmons report. Now in 2024, we look forward to welcoming the 150 million casual sports fans into the fold as we build local connections with our teams.”
The Philadelphia Waterdogs will host Week 3 games from June 14-16 at Villanova University.
The league’s sixth season will be its first with teams tied to home markets, marking the league’s biggest investment since its inception in 2018. The league will continue to operate a 14-week, tour-based season, with eight of the league’s 10 regular season game weekends to be held in teams’ home markets. Minneapolis and Fairfield, Conn. have been selected to host all eight PLL teams, and the PLL’s All-Star Weekend will return to Louisville for the second straight season.
“In this new chapter for our league, we’re thrilled to build on our partnerships with great venues around the country, and invest in new experiences for fans of our teams in their new home cities,” said Mike Rabil, co-founder and CEO of the Premier Lacrosse league. “In 2023 we grew ticket sales 20 percent, a direct reflection of the continued swell of fandom for professional lacrosse across the US. We look forward to bringing the world’s best lacrosse players to these cities this summer.”
Beginning in the 2024 season, the PLL will adopt a two-conference structure. The New York Atlas, Boston Cannons, Philadelphia Waterdogs, and Maryland Whipsnakes will make up the Eastern Conference. The Utah Archers, Carolina Chaos, Denver Outlaws, and California Redwoods will make up the Western Conference, with the PLL All-Star Game to feature a conference-based matchup for the first time, and a new conference playoff structure to be announced soon.
The top four teams from the 2023 season will be the first to represent their home markets at the 2024 PLL Championship Series powered by Ticketmaster, this February 14-19 at The St. James near Washington, D.C. The Utah Archers, Boston Cannons, California Redwoods, and Philadelphia Waterdogs will compete in the Olympic style six-on-six format, set to return lacrosse to the Olympics at the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.
To learn more about the Premier Lacrosse League, and join the presale for 2024 Regular Season tickets, visit http://www.premierlacrosseleague.com.
Week 1: May 31-June 2
Albany (New York Atlas Homecoming Weekend) – Tom and Mary Casey Stadium
Week 2: June 7-9
Charlotte (Carolina Chaos Homecoming Weekend) – American Legion Memorial Stadium
Week 3: June 14-16
Philadelphia (Waterdogs Homecoming Weekend) – Villanova Stadium
Week 4: June 28-30
Minnesota (Neutral) – TCO Stadium
Week 5: July 5-7
Boston (Cannons Homecoming Weekend) – Harvard Stadium
All-Star Weekend: July 12-14
Louisville – Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium at University of Louisville
Week 6: July 19-21
Fairfield (Neutral) – Rafferty Stadium
Week 7: July 26-28
San Diego (California Redwoods Homecoming Weekend) – Torero Stadium
Week 8: Aug. 2-4
Baltimore (Maryland Whipsnakes Homecoming Weekend) – Homewood Field
Week 9: Aug. 9-11
Denver (Outlaws Homecoming Weekend) – Peter Barton Stadium
Week 10: Aug. 16-18
Salt Lake City (Utah Archers Homecoming Weekend) – Zions Bank Stadium
