The Waterdogs Lacrosse Club is a professional men's
field lacrosse
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team in the
Premier Lacrosse League
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(PLL). The Waterdogs are the first PLL expansion team set to play in the
2020 season. Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020. Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. Owners of the club include ''
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'' hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against The Chaos.
Roster
*Indicates member of "Unavailable to travel" list
**Indicates player is on PUP list
(C) indicates captain
Source:
2020 Expansion Draft
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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:
Source:
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
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and
NBCSN
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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
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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.
2020 College Draft
2021 Entry Draft
2021 College Draft
2022 College Draft
Season results
PLL Award Winners
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
* Zach Currier:
2021
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Dick Edell
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Coach of the Year
* Andy Copelan:
2021
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Head coaches
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs
References
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Premier Lacrosse League teams
Lacrosse clubs established in 2020