New York Atlas (lacrosse)

The New York Atlas are a professional field lacrosse team based in Albany, New York, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League.

History

The Atlas LC was one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 [Premier Lacrosse League season|2019 season]. The inaugural roster was made up of several former Johns Hopkins players, most notably PLL co-founder, Paul Rabil, as well as Tucker Durkin, Ryan Brown, John Crawley, and Joel Tinney. The Atlas has an unofficial rivalry with the Whipsnakes as several of the Whipsnakes players are former Maryland Terrapins, a collegiate rivalry carrying over to the pros. The Bulls struggled in their first 2 seasons going 7-10. However, in 2021 and 2022 they were among the league's best with a combined record of 13-9. This success was largely due to the breakout of attackman Jeff Teat and the 2022 MVP campaign from Faceoff Athlete Trevor Baptiste. In 2023 it was announced that the Atlas LC would become the New York Atlas with the introduction of home cities for the 2024 season. The decision to place the Atlas identity in New York was attributed to iconography like the Wall Street Bull Statue and the tough, hard-nose nature of New York sports.

Roster

Source:
*Indicates player is on the holdout list
**Indicates player is on the PUP list
: Captain
indicates rookie

Coaching staff

Head coach – Mike Pressler
Assistant coaches – Steven Brooks, Joe Cinosky

All-time Draft selections

2019 College Draft">2019 Premier Lacrosse League season">2019 College 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. 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, 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.

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	3	Rob Pannell	Attack	Cornell
2	10	Craig Chick	Defense	Lehigh

2020 College Draft">2020 Premier Lacrosse League season">2020 College Draft

Rnd.	Pick #	Player	Pos.	College
1	3	Dan Bucaro	Attack	Georgetown
2	9	Michael Rexrode	Defense	Rutgers
3	14	Andrew Newbold	Defense	Sacred Heart
4	22	Brendan Sunday	Attack	Towson

Season Results

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Herriman, Utah	July 26, 2020	Waterdogs	W 11–10
2	Herriman, Utah	July 27, 2020	Archers	L 10–11
3	Herriman, Utah	July 30, 2020	Whipsnakes	L 6–15
4	Herriman, Utah	August 1, 2020	Redwoods	L 10–11
5	Herriman, Utah	August 4, 2020	Archers	L 9–11

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Foxborough, Massachusetts	June 5, 2021	Archers	L 6–18
2	Kennesaw, Georgia	June 12, 2021	Redwoods	W 12–9
3	Baltimore, Maryland	June 25, 2021	Whipsnakes	L 11–12
4	Baltimore, Maryland	June 27, 2021	Cannons	W 18–17
5	Hempstead, New York	July 4, 2021	Chrome	W 16–10
6	Eagan, Minnesota	July 10, 2021	Chaos	W 16–10
7	Colorado Springs, Colorado	July 30, 2021	Chrome	W 19–10
8	Colorado Springs, Colorado	August 1, 2021	Cannons	W 13–12
9	Albany, New York	August 14, 2021	Waterdogs	L 9–10
10	Sandy, Utah	August 21, 2021	Cannons	W 13–9
11	Chester, Pennsylvania	September 5, 2021	Chaos	L 9–15

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Albany, New York	June 4, 2022	Redwoods	W 17-11
2	Charlotte, North Carolina	June 11, 2022	Cannons	W 16-8
3	Hempstead, Long Island	June 17, 2022	Whipsnakes	L 8-12
4	Baltimore, Maryland	June 25, 2022	Archers	W 10-9
5	Eagan, MN	July 1, 2022	Chrome	W 14-13
6	Fairfield, CT	July 23, 2022	Redwoods	L 15-16
7	Frisco, TX	July 30, 2022	Archers	W 14-9
8	Denver, CO	August 6, 2022	Waterdogs	L 15-16
9	Herriman, UT	August 12, 2022	Whipsnakes	L 8-16
10	Tacoma, WA	August 21, 2022	Chaos	W 10-9
11	Foxborough, MA	September 3, 2022	Waterdogs	L 14-19

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Springfield, VA	February 22, 2023	Whipsnakes	W 29-16
2	Springfield, VA	February 23, 2023	Chrome	W 29-20
3	Springfield, VA	February 24, 2023	Archers	W 31-26
4	Springfield, VA	February 25, 2023	Whipsnakes	W 30-21
5	Springfield, VA	February 26, 2023	Chrome	L 23-24

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Albany, New York	June 3, 2023	Redwoods	L 12-13
2	Charlotte, North Carolina	June 11, 2023	Whipsnakes	W 12-11
3	Columbus, OH	June 16, 2023	Waterdogs	L 18-19
4	Eagan, MN	July 8, 2023	Cannons	L 12-19
5	Fairfield, CT	July 15, 2023	Chaos	L 15-11
6	Frisco, TX	July 29, 2023	Chrome	W 11-9
7	Baltimore, MD	August 5, 2023	Archers	L 14-13
8	Denver, CO	August 12, 2023	Waterdogs	L 11-14
9	Tacoma, WA	August 18, 2023	Cannons	L 13-14
10	Herriman, UT	August 25, 2023	Redwoods	L 7-12
11	Foxborough, MA	September 4, 2023	Cannons	L 11-20

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Albany, New York	June 1, 2024	Boston	W 19-12
2	Albany, New York	June 2, 2024	Maryland	W 17-13
3	Charlotte, NC	June 8, 2024	Carolina	W 15-12
4	Villanova, PA	June 16, 2024	California	W 20-15
5	Eagan, MN	June 28, 2024	Maryland	L 12-16
6	Cambridge, MA	July 5, 2024	Denver	W 17-4
7	Fairfield, CT	July 20, 2024	Boston	L 12-17
8	San Diego, CA	July 28, 2024	Waterdogs	W 12-11
9	Denver, CO	August 10, 2024	Utah	W 15-11
10	Herriman, UT	August 27, 2024	Philadelphia	L 12-13
11	Long Island, NY	September 8, 2024	Maryland	L 11-12

Game	Location	Date	Opponent	Result
1	Springfield, VA	February 11	Whipsnakes	W 25-13
2	Springfield, VA	February 14	Archers	L 20-23
3	Springfield, VA	February 15	Cannons	L 15-23
4	Springfield, VA	February 16	Cannons	L 23-24