New York Atlas (lacrosse)

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New York Atlas
Full nameNew York Atlas Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Colors     
Head coachMike Pressler
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteAtlas LC

The New York Atlas, formerly known as Atlas Lacrosse Club, is a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Atlas are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season.

Roster[edit]

2023 Atlas Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Koby Smith United States LSM 6'0" 195 lbs Towson 2022 Loyola Blakefield Lutherville, Maryland [1]
3 Peyton Smith United States Faceoff 6'1" 188 lbs Marist 2020 Athens Drive Raleigh, North Carolina [2]
4 Chris Gray United States Attack 5'7" 170 lbs North Carolina 2022 Shoreham-Wading River Wading River, New York [3]
6 Dox Aitken United States Midfield 6'2" 210 lbs Virginia 2021 Haverford Villanova, Pennsylvania [4]
7 Jeff Teat Canada Attack 5'10" 170 lbs Cornell 2021 The Hill Academy Brampton, Ontario [5]
8 Myles Jones United States Midfield 6'5" 260 lbs Duke 2016 Walt Whitman Huntington, New York [6]
9 Trevor Baptiste (C) United States Faceoff 5'10" 225 lbs Denver 2018 Morristown–Beard Denville, New Jersey

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10 Xander Dickson United States Attack 6'1" 160 lbs Virginia 2023 Brunswick Greenwich, Connecticut [8]
12 Jack Concannon United States Goalie 6'3" 210 lbs Hofstra 2018 St. Anthony's Lindenhurst, New York

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14 Justin Guterding United States Midfield 6'0" 190 lbs Duke 2018 Garden City Garden City, New York [10]
15 Eric Law (C) United States Attack 5'11" 180 lbs Denver 2013 Arapahoe Centennial, Colorado

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16 Brendan Curry United States Midfield 6'0" 176 lbs Syracuse 2022 Calvert Hall Lutherville, Maryland [12]
17 Dylan Molloy United States Attack 6'0" 220 lbs Brown 2017 St. Anthony's Setauket, New York [13]
19 John Geppert United States LSM 6'3" 210 lbs Maryland 2023 Landon Washington, DC [14]
22 Michael Rexrode United States Defense 6'0" 180 lbs Rutgers 2018 Loudoun County Leesburg, Virginia [15]
26 Bryan Costabile United States Midfield 6'2" 205 lbs Notre Dame 2020 Mount Saint Joseph Sykesville, Maryland [16]
27 Jake Richard (C) United States SSDM 5'11" 190 lbs Marquette 2016 Henderson West Chester, Pennsylvania

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30 Grant Ammann United States Defense 6'3" 220 lbs High Point 2023 Woodgrove Purcellville, Virginia [18]
34 Drake Porter Canada Goalie 5'11" 183 lbs Syracuse 2021 IMG Academy Aurora, Ontario [19]
41 Mark Cockerton Canada Attack 5'10" 185 lbs Virginia 2014 Paul Dwyer Oshawa, Ontario [20]
43 Brett Makar United States Defense 6'1" 210 lbs Maryland 2023 Yorktown Heights Yorktown Heights, New York [21]
51 Tucker Durkin (C) United States Defense 6'2" 215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2013 La Salle Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

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54 Peter Dearth United States SSDM 6'3" 214 lbs Syracuse 2021 Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut [23]
57 Chet Comizio United States SSDM 5'10" 175 lbs Villanova 2023 Delbarton Basking Ridge, New Jersey [24]
60 Marc O'Rourke United States Attack 6'0" 205 lbs Bryant 2022 Hingham Hingham, Massachusetts
88 Gavin Adler United States Defense 5'8" 180 lbs Cornell 2023 Hewlett Hewlett, New York [25]
91 Danny Logan United States SSDM 5'11" 200 lbs Denver 2021 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington, Ohio [26]
Payton Rezanka** United States SSDM 5'11" 200 lbs Loyola 2023 Cathedral Catholic San Diego, California [27]

Source:[28]

*Indicates player is on the holdout list

**Indicates player is on the PUP list

(C): Captain[29]

Coaching staff[edit]

All-time Draft selections[edit]

2019 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 2 Ryan Conrad Midfield Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference First-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
2 11 Cade Van Raaphorst Defense Duke Atlantic Coast Conference First-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
3 14 Noah Richard Midfield Marquette Big East Conference Honorable Mention All-American, Big East Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Big East
4 23 Brent Noseworthy Midfield Michigan Big Ten Conference 2018 Accolades (Injured most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Big Ten
Undrafted FA Jacob Stover Goalie Loyola Patriot League First-Team All-American, First-Team Patriot League, Patriot League Goalie of the Year

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. 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.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 3 Atlas Rob Pannell Attack Cornell
2 10 Atlas Craig Chick Defense Lehigh


2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 2 Atlas Bryan Costabile Midfield Notre Dame ACC
2 10 Atlas Aidan Hynes Defense Yale Ivy League

2021 Entry Draft

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

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 1 Jeff Teat Attack Cornell
1 8 Dox Aitken Midfield Virginia
2 10 Jake Carraway Midfield/Attack Georgetown
4 11 Danny Logan SSDM Denver
5 17 Peter Dearth SSDM Syracuse
6 26 Gerard Arceri Faceoff Penn State

2022 College Draft[edit]

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Chris Gray Attack North Carolina
1 5 Koby Smith LSM Towson
2 13 Brendan Curry Midfield Syracuse
3 21 Max Wayne Defense Christopher Newport

2023 College Draft[edit]

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 1 Gavin Adler Defense Cornell
1 3 Brett Makar Defense Maryland
2 11 Xander Dickson Attack Virginia
3 19 Payton Rezanka SSDM Loyola
4 27 Kyle Long Attack Maryland

Season Results[edit]

2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Redwoods L 9–11
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Chaos L 13–18
3 Chicago, Illinois June 16, 2019 Chrome W 13–12
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 22, 2019 Whipsnakes L 10–15
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 28, 2019 Archers W 13–12
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Whipsnakes L 9–11
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Redwoods W 18-15
8 San Jose, California August 11, 2019 Archers L 11–15
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Chrome W 17-14
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Chaos W 12-9
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 7, 2019 Chrome W 17-8
First Draft Pick Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Archers L 25-7

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2020
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 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Archers L 9–11
2021
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 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah August 21, 2021 Cannons W 13–9
11 (Semifinal) Chester, Pennsylvania September 5, 2021 Chaos L 9–15

PLL Award Winners[edit]

Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award

Head coaches[edit]

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 John Paul 2019 10 5 5 .500 2 1 1 .500
2 Ben Rubeor 2020-2022 23 13 10 .565 4 1 3 .250
3 Mike Pressler 2022- 10 2 8 .200 1 0 1 .000

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs[edit]

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 1 5 .167 Lost 5
Cannons 3 0 1.000 Won 3
Chaos 2 2 .500 Lost 1
Chrome 5 0 1.000 Won 5
Redwoods 2 2 .500 Won 1
Waterdogs 1 1 .500 Lost 1
Whipsnakes 0 4 .000 Lost 4
Totals 14 14 .500

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Peyton Smith". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ "Chris Gray". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ "Dox Aitken". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "Jeff Teat". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  6. ^ "Myles Jones". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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  8. ^ "Xander Dickson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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  10. ^ "Justin Guterding". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  12. ^ "Brendan Curry". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  13. ^ "Dylan Molloy". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  14. ^ "John Geppert". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  15. ^ "Michael Rexrode". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  16. ^ "Bryan Costabile". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  17. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  18. ^ "Grant Ammann". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  19. ^ "Drake Porter". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  20. ^ "Mark Cockerton". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  21. ^ "Brett Makar". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  22. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  23. ^ "Peter Dearth". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  24. ^ "Chet Comizio". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  25. ^ "Gavin Adler". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  26. ^ "Danny Logan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  27. ^ "Payton Rezanka". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  28. ^ "Atlas Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  29. ^ Atlas Lacrosse Club [@PLLAtlas] (May 22, 2021). "Your 2021 Captains 🐂 https://t.co/LLHFH4Agbg" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "Premier Lacrosse League Schedule".

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