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Philadelphia Waterdogs

The Philadelphia Waterdogs, formerly known as Waterdogs Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs were the first PLL expansion team, beginning with the 2020 season.[1] Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020.[2] Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. [3] Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against the Chaos. In March of 2024 the Waterdogs hired Bill Tierney as Head Coach.

Roster

*Indicates member of Holdout list[31]

**Indicates player is on PUP list[32][33][34]

(C) indicates captain

Source:[35][36]

2020 Expansion Draft

Source: [37]

Coaching Staff

2020 Player Pool Acquisitions

On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:

Source:[38]

All time Draft Selections

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. [39]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,[40] 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.

2020 College Draft


2021 Entry Draft

2021 College Draft

2022 College Draft

2023 College Draft

Season results

PLL Award Winners

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Head coaches

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Announces Waterdogs LC as Seventh Team Name". InsideLacrosse.com.
  2. ^ "How the PLL Developed Its First Expansion Team, Waterdogs Lacrosse Club". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ^ "Andy Copelan Named As Head Coach of Waterdogs LC". Premier Lacrosse League.
  4. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ^ "Jack Hannah". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  6. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  7. ^ "Marcus Hudgins". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  8. ^ "Thomas McConvey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. ^ "AJ Mercurio". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  10. ^ "Ryan Conrad". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  11. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  12. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  13. ^ "Jake Carraway". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  14. ^ "Liam Byrnes". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  15. ^ "Michael Sowers". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  16. ^ "Charlie Hayes". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  17. ^ "Eli Gobrecht". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  18. ^ "Jake Richard". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  19. ^ "Kenny Brower". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  20. ^ "Matt Whitcher". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  21. ^ "Matt Brandau". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  22. ^ "Dillon Ward". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  23. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  24. ^ "Jake Higgins". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  25. ^ "Ben Randall". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  26. ^ "Christian Scarpello". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  27. ^ "Ethan Walker". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  28. ^ "Mikie Schlosser". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  29. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Stats". Premier Lacrosse League Stats. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  30. ^ "Michael Boehm". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  31. ^ Philadelphia Waterdogs [@PLLWaterdogs] (April 20, 2023). "Roster Update: Jake Withers has been moved to the Holdout List" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Philadelphia Waterdogs [@PLLWaterdogs] (May 12, 2023). "Defenseman Chris Sabia and LSM Matthew Hossack have been placed on the PUP List" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Philadelphia Waterdogs [@PLLWaterdogs] (May 31, 2023). "we have moved midfielder Thomas McConvey to the unavailable to travel list. we have also moved attackman Jack Traynor and defensemen Eli Gobrecht to the PUP List" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-06-01 – via Twitter.
  34. ^ Philadelphia Waterdogs [@PLLWaterdogs] (June 6, 2023). "roster update: we have moved defenseman Chris Fake to the Holdout List. we have also moved midfielder Jack Hannah to the PUP List" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-06-06 – via Twitter.
  35. ^ "Waterdogs Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  36. ^ Philadelphia Waterdogs [@PLLWaterdogs] (May 15, 2023). "bringing these pups to albany 🐶👏 our 2023 training camp roster" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-05-15 – via Twitter.
  37. ^ "2020 Expansion Draft Results". Premier Lacrosse League. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  38. ^ Waterdogs Lacrosse Club [@PLLWaterdogs] (2020-03-21). "Welcome these dawgs to the squad!! 🌊🐶 https://t.co/rvU9Av7ZF2" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2021-06-11 – via Twitter.
  39. ^ King, Peter (2020-04-13). "FMIA: 2020 Draft Rounds Into Focus; NFL People Show Lives in Quarantine". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  40. ^ "Rob Pannell Archives". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  41. ^ Conlin, Bennett. "Michael Kraus signs two-year deal with Connecticut Hammerheads". The Daily Progress. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  42. ^ Miller, Wyatt (2024-03-15). "Andy Copelan steps down, what's next for the Waterdogs". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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