Waterdogs Lacrosse Club
The Waterdogs Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs are the first PLL expansion team set to play in the 2020 season.[1] Players will be 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]
Full name | Waterdogs Lacrosse Club |
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Founded | 2020 |
League | Premier Lacrosse League |
Colors | |
Head coach | Andy Copelan |
Championships | None |
Website | Waterdogs LC |
Roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Height | Weight | College | Grad Year | High School | Hometown | Ref |
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1 | Matt DeLuca | G | 6 ft 6 in | 225 lbs | Delaware | 2020 | Farmingdale | Farmingdale, New York | [4] | |
2 | Ben Reeves | A | 6 ft 3 in | 205 lbs | Yale | 2018 | Palmyra-Macedon | Macedon, New York | [5] | |
3 | Dan Eipp | M | 5 ft 10 in | 185 lbs | Harvard | 2014 | Westhill | Syracuse, New York | [6] | |
5 | Drew Simoneau | FO | 5 ft 7 in | 190 lbs | Nazareth | 2015 | Kimball Union | Manchester, New Hampshire | [7] | |
6 | Kieran McArdle | A | 6 ft 2 in | 185 lbs | St. John's | 2014 | Connetquot | Ronkonkoma, New York | [8] | |
7 | Steve DeNapoli | M | 5 ft 9 in | 175 lbs | Hofstra | 2010 | Hewlett | Hewlett, New York | [9] | |
8 | BJ Grill | D | 5 ft 5 in | 150 lbs | Marquette | 2016 | Bridgewater-Raritan | Bridgewater Township, New Jersey | [10] | |
9 | Patrick Foley | D | 6 ft 1 in | 185 lbs | Johns Hopkins | 2019 | St. John's Prep | Winchester, Massachusetts | [11] | |
12 | Charlie Cipriano | G | 5 ft 11 in | 200 lbs | Fairfield | 2012 | Herricks | Herricks, New York | [12] | |
15 | Ryan Conrad* | M | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Virginia | 2019 | N/A | N/A | ||
16 | Chris Sabia | D | 6 ft 2 in | 200 lbs | Penn State | 2019 | Haverford | Harleysville, Pennsylvania | [13] | |
17 | Brodie Merrill | D | 6 ft 4 in | 210 lbs | Georgetown | 2005 | Salisbury | Orangeville, Ontario | [14] | |
18 | Jake Withers | FO | 5 ft 11 in | 202 lbs | Ohio State | 2017 | Thomas A. Stewart | Peterborough, Ontario | [15] | |
20 | Tate Boyce* | G | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Providence | N/A | N/A | |||
22 | Ryan Drenner | A | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lbs | Towson | 2017 | Westminster | Finksburg, Maryland | [16] | |
23 | Drew Snider | M | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lbs | Maryland | 2012 | O'Dea | Seattle, Washington | [17] | |
25 | Brian Karalunas* | LSM | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lbs | Villanova | N/A | N/A | |||
27 | Noah Richard | LSM | 6 ft 3 in | 210 lbs | Marquette | 2019 | Henderson | West Chester, Pennsylvania | [18] | |
30 | Christian Cuccinello | A | 6 ft 0 in | 210 lbs | Villanova | 2018 | Mountain Lakes | Mountain Lakes, New Jersey | [19] | |
40 | Connor Kelly | M | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | Avon Old Farms | Easton, Connecticut | [20] | |
55 | Wes Berg | A | 6 ft 2 in | 205 lbs | Denver | 2015 | Dr. Charles Best | Coquitlam, British Columbia | [21] | |
71 | Ryland Rees | LSM | 6 ft 2 in | 210 lbs | Stony Brook | 2019 | Terry Fox | Port Coquitlam. British Columbia | [22] | |
77 | Zach Currier | M | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lbs | Princeton | 2017 | Culver Military Academy | Peterborough, Ontario | [23] | |
88 | Kyle McClancy | M | 6 ft 1 in | 185 lbs | Albany | 2018 | Bayport-Blue Point | Bayport, New York | [24] | |
90 | Ben McIntosh | M | 5 ft 11 in | 205 lbs | Drexel | 2014 | Western Reserve | Coquitlam. British Columbia | [25] |
*Indicates member of restricted list
Source:[26]
2020 Expansion Draft
Pick # | Player | Pos. | PLL Team | College |
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1 | Connor Kelly | Midfield | Whipsnakes | Maryland |
2 | Christian Cuccinello | Attack | Archers | Villanova |
3 | Brodie Merrill | Defense | Chaos | Georgetown |
4 | Charlie Cipriano | Goalie | Chaos | Fairfield |
5 | Ben Reeves | Attack | Whipsnakes | Yale |
6 | Kyle McClancy | Midfield | Chaos | SUNY Albany |
7 | Kieran McArdle | Attack | Atlas | St. John's |
8 | Brian Karalunas | Defense | Redwoods | Villanova |
9 | Ben McIntosh | Midfield | Archers | Drexel |
10 | Drew Snider | Midfield | Whipsnakes | Maryland |
11 | Ryan Drenner | Attack | Whipsnakes | Towson |
12 | Noah Richard | LSM | Atlas | Marquette |
13 | Steven DeNapoli | Midfield | Atlas | Hofstra |
14 | Wes Berg | Midfield | Redwoods | Denver |
15 | Chris Sabia | Defense | Chrome | Penn State |
16 | Ryan Conrad | Midfield | Atlas | Virginia |
17 | Dan Eipp | Midfield | Archers | Harvard |
18 | Drew Simoneau | Faceoff | Chrome | Nazareth College |
Source: [27]
Coaching staff
- Head Coach – Andy Copelan
- Assistant Coach – Robert Cross
- Assistant Coach – Brendan Dawson
Player Pool
On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:
Name | Position | College |
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BJ Grill | Defense | Marquette |
Patrick Foley | Defense | Johns Hopkins |
Dylan Johnson | Defense | Denver |
Tate Boyce | Goalie | Providence |
Reed Junkin | Goalie | Penn |
Source:[28]
All time Draft Selections
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 # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 1 | Waterdogs | Zach Currier | Midfield | Princeton |
2 | 8 | Waterdogs | Ryland Rees | Long Stick Midfield | Stony Brook |
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Waterdogs | Michael Kraus | Attack | Virginia | ACC | Kraus would sign a two year contract with the Connecticut Hammerheads, who selected him second overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft instead.[29] |
2 | 8 | Waterdogs | Matt DeLuca | Goalie | Delaware | CAA |
Season results
Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | Herriman, Utah | July 26, 2020 | Atlas | L 10–11 |
2 | Herriman, Utah | July 28, 2020 | Archers | L 7–9 |
3 | Herriman, Utah | July 31, 2020 | Chrome | L 12–13 |
4 | Herriman, Utah | August 1, 2020 | Chaos | W 10–9 |
5 (Elimination) | Herriman, Utah | August 4, 2020 | Redwoods | L 8–11 |
PLL Award Winners
Head coaches
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GP | W | L | Pct | GP | W | L | Pct | |||
1 | Andy Copelan | 2020- | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs
Opponent | Won | Lost | Percentage | Streak |
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Archers | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 1 |
Atlas | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 1 |
Cannons | 0 | 0 | – | - |
Chaos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 1 |
Chrome | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 1 |
Redwoods | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost 1 |
Whipsnakes | 0 | 0 | – | - |
Totals | 1 | 4 | .200 |
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