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The two leagues agreed to unite under the "Premier Lacrosse League" name and logo, operating as a tour-based model and removing the last of the hometown-based professional field lacrosse teams in the United States. The Boston Cannons would be the sole MLL team identity to play in the PLL for the 2021 season, rebranding as the Cannons Lacrosse Club.
The PLL would add the Boston Cannons for the 2021 season, rebranded as the Cannons Lacrosse Club, to bring the total PLL teams to eight. [13] Small tweaks to the former Boston Cannons branding resulted in a PLL crest and logo reveal on January 12, 2021. [14] In July 2022, Ticketmaster tracked a 38% growth in tickets purchased and attendance.
The addition of an eighth team, the Cannons Lacrosse Club, allows for schedule flexibility and natural bye weeks to occur for each team throughout the season. [3] While the MLL fielded six teams last season and the PLL fielded seven, the post-merger PLL chose to expand by only one team to maintain the highest level of competition.
The Premier Lacrosse League’s launch in 2019 prompted many associated with the sport to ask whether there was enough support from financial linchpins like sponsors and ticket-buying fans to ...
The Cannons played their first PLL game in Gillette Stadium on June 4, 2021 in a 12-13 loss to Redwoods Lacrosse Club. They finished the season 3-6, earning a playoff spot. They finished the season 3-6, earning a playoff spot.
The Cannons were rebranded from Cannons Lacrosse Club to become the Boston Cannons. [ 17 ] The Boston Cannons became the first team to go back to back in winning the Championship Series, defeating the Utah Archers 21-14 with Matt Campbell leading the way on offense with 8 points (7G, 1A). [ 18 ]
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001 . [ 1 ] Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season.
Lyle Thompson is an attackman for Cannons Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). He was not initially signed to PLL when it started in 2019 because he had signed a long-term contract with the MLL in 2017 until the two leagues merged in 2020.