The New York Atlas are a professional field lacrosse team based in Albany, New York, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).
History The Atlas LC was one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 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 2026 New York Atlas#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.1Connor ShellenbergerAttackRight6 ft 1 in195 lbsVirginia2024St. Anne's-BelfieldCharlottesville, Virginia2Matt TraynorMidfieldR/L6 ft 2 in193 lbsPenn State2025Malvern PrepDowningtown, Pennsylvania3Vinny ButricoAttackLeft5 ft 9 in170 lbsWingate2026MacArthurLevittown, New York5Tyler CarpenterLSMLeft5 ft 10 in180 lbsDuke2024SalisburyDurham, North Carolina7Jeff Teat (C)AttackLeft5 ft 10 in180 lbsCornell2021The Hill AcademyBrampton, Ontario8Levi AndersonMidfieldLeft6 ft 4 in220 lbsSaint Joseph's2024Crescent HeightsCalgary, Alberta9Trevor Baptiste (C)Faceoff Right5 ft 10 in225 lbsDenver2018Morristown–BeardDenville, New Jersey10Xander DicksonAttackRight6 ft 1 in170 lbsVirginia2023BrunswickGreenwich, Connecticut13Hunter DrouinAttackLeft5 ft 10 in180 lbsColgate2026Loomis ChaffeeDerry, New Hampshire14Jake StevensMidfieldRight5 ft 9 in193 lbsSyracuse2024CulverPuslinch, Ontario20Michael Grace LSMLeft6 ft 5 in220 lbsSyracuse2025SherwoodHamilton, Ontario21Luke RhoaMidfieldR/L6 ft 0 in180 lbsSyracuse2026St John's CollegePotomac, Maryland22Michael RexrodeDefenseRight6 ft 1 in215 lbsRutgers2018Loudoun CountyLeesburg, Virginia25Eli GobrechtDefense/SSDMRight6 ft 0 in200 lbsIthaca2016IthacaIthaca, New York26Bryan CostabileMidfieldR/L6 ft 2 in230 lbsNotre Dame2020Mount Saint JosephSykesville, Maryland27Hugh KelleherMidfieldR/L6 ft 3 in220 lbsCornell2025MacArthurWantagh, New York28Liam KammarSSDMRight6 ft 0 in205 lbsDrexel2026Calvert HallTimonium, Maryland41Jon RobbinsLSMLeft5 ft 9 in190 lbsBellarmine2022PlanoPlano, Texas43Brett MakarDefenseRight6 ft 1 in200 lbsMaryland2023Yorktown HeightsYorktown Heights, New York44Liam EntenmannGoalieRight6 ft 3 in203 lbsNotre Dame2024ChaminadePoint Lookout, New York48Max KrevskySSDMLeft6 ft 2 in200 lbsYale2025Cumberland ValleyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania77Carson BilligSSDMLeft6 ft 0 in190 lbsMichigan2026BrightonBrighton, Michigan81Nathan LaliberteFaceoffRight5 ft 10 in215 lbsBryant2024Pinkerton AcademyAuburn, New Hampshire88Will MarkGoalieRight6 ft 4 in200 lbsSyracuse2024Proctor AcademyDanville, California91Danny Logan (C)SSDMRight5 ft 11 in205 lbsDenver2021Upper ArlingtonUpper Arlington, Ohio98Reid BoweringAttackLeft6 ft 0 in205 lbsDrexel2021Archbishop CarneyCoquitlam, British Columbia Source:
*Indicates player is on the holdout list
**Indicates player is on the PUP list
^Indicates player is on the unavailable to travel list
(C): Captain
Coaching staff Head coach – Mike Pressler Assistant coaches – Kevin Cassese, Kyle Sweeney
All-time Draft selections 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 resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College13Rob PannellAttackCornell210Craig ChickDefenseLehigh
2020 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Bryan CostabileMidfieldNotre Dame210Aidan HynesDefenseYale
2021 Entry Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College13Dan BucaroAttackGeorgetown29Michael RexrodeDefenseRutgers314Andrew NewboldDefenseSacred Heart422Brendan SundayAttackTowson
2021 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College11Jeff TeatAttackCornell18Dox AitkenMidfieldVirginia210Jake Carraway Midfield/AttackGeorgetown411Danny LoganDefensive MidfieldDenver517Peter DearthDefensive MidfieldSyracuse626Gerard ArceriFaceoffPenn State
2022 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Chris GrayAttackNorth Carolina15Koby SmithLong Stick MidfieldTowson213Brendan CurryMidfieldSyracuse321Max WayneDefenseChristopher Newport
2023 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College11Gavin AdlerDefenseCornell13Brett MakarDefenseMaryland211Xander DicksonAttackVirginia319Payton RezankaDefensive MidfieldLoyola427Kyle LongAttackMaryland
2024 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Connor ShellenbergerAttackVirginia15Liam EntenmannGoalieNotre Dame210Jake Stevens MidfieldSyracuse426Tyler CarpenterDefenseDuke
2025 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College16Matt TraynorMidfieldPenn State214Max KrevskyMidfieldYale322Michael GraceLong Stick MidfieldSyracuse430Hugh KelleherMidfieldCornell
2026 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College18Alex RossDefensePenn State216Luke RhoaMidfieldSyracuse324Nikko DiPonioDefenseUtah
Season Results +2019WeekLocationDateOpponentResult1 Boston, MassachusettsJune 2, 2019RedwoodsL 9–112New York, New YorkJune 8, 2019ChaosL 13–183Chicago, IllinoisJune 16, 2019ChromeW 13–124Baltimore, MarylandJune 22, 2019WhipsnakesL 10–155Atlanta, GeorgiaJune 28, 2019ArchersW 13–126Washington, DCJuly 6, 2019WhipsnakesL 9–11All-Star BreakLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 21, 2019ByeBye7Denver, ColoradoJuly 27, 2019RedwoodsW 18-158San Jose, CaliforniaAugust 11, 2019ArchersL 11–159Hamilton, OntarioAugust 17, 2019ChromeW 17-1410Albany, New YorkAugust 25, 2019Chaos W 12-9Playoffs Round 1Columbus, OhioSeptember 7, 2019Chrome W 17-8First Draft Pick GamePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSeptember 21, 2019ArchersL 25-7
+2020GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Herriman, UtahJuly 26, 2020WaterdogsW 11–102Herriman, UtahJuly 27, 2020ArchersL 10–113Herriman, UtahJuly 30, 2020WhipsnakesL 6–154Herriman, UtahAugust 1, 2020RedwoodsL 10–115 (Elimination)Herriman, UtahAugust 4, 2020ArchersL 9–11
+2021GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 5, 2021ArchersL 6–182Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 12, 2021RedwoodsW 12–93Baltimore, MarylandJune 25, 2021WhipsnakesL 11–124Baltimore, MarylandJune 27, 2021CannonsW 18–175Hempstead, New YorkJuly 4, 2021ChromeW 16–106Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 10, 2021ChaosW 16–107Colorado Springs, ColoradoJuly 30, 2021ChromeW 19–108Colorado Springs, ColoradoAugust 1, 2021CannonsW 13–129Albany, New YorkAugust 14, 2021WaterdogsL 9–1010 (Quarterfinal)Sandy, UtahAugust 21, 2021CannonsW 13–911 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 5, 2021ChaosL 9–15
+2022GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Albany, New YorkJune 4, 2022RedwoodsW 17-112Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 11, 2022CannonsW 16-83Hempstead, Long Island (New York)June 17, 2022WhipsnakesL 8-124Baltimore, MarylandJune 25, 2022ArchersW 10-95Eagan, MN (Minneapolis)July 1, 2022ChromeW 14-136Fairfield, CTJuly 23, 2022RedwoodsL 15-167Frisco, TX (Dallas)July 30, 2022ArchersW 14-98Denver, COAugust 6, 2022WaterdogsL 15-169Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City)August 12, 2022WhipsnakesL 8-1610Tacoma, WA (Seattle)August 21, 2022ChaosW 10-911 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MA (Boston)September 3, 2022WaterdogsL 14-19
+2023 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 22, 2023WhipsnakesW 29-162Springfield, VAFebruary 23, 2023ChromeW 29-203Springfield, VAFebruary 24, 2023ArchersW 31-264 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAFebruary 25, 2023WhipsnakesW 30-215 (Championship)Springfield, VAFebruary 26, 2023ChromeL 23-24
+2023GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Albany, New YorkJune 3, 2023RedwoodsL 12-132Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 11, 2023WhipsnakesW 12-113Columbus, OHJune 16, 2023WaterdogsL 18-194Eagan, MN (Minneapolis)July 8, 2023CannonsL 12-195Fairfield, CTJuly 15, 2023ChaosL 15-116Frisco, TX (Dallas)July 29, 2023ChromeW 11-97Baltimore, MDAugust 5, 2023ArchersL 14-13 (OT)8Denver, COAugust 12, 2023WaterdogsL 11-149Tacoma, WA (Seattle)August 18, 2023CannonsL 13-1410Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City)August 25, 2023RedwoodsL 7-1211 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MA (Boston)September 4, 2023CannonsL 11-20
+2024GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Albany, New YorkJune 1, 2024BostonW 19-122Albany, New YorkJune 2, 2024MarylandW 17-133Charlotte, NCJune 8, 2024CarolinaW 15-124Villanova, PA (Philadelphia)June 16, 2024CaliforniaW 20-155Eagan, MN (Minneapolis)June 28, 2024MarylandL 12-166Cambridge, MA (Boston)July 5, 2024DenverW 17-47Fairfield, CTJuly 20, 2024BostonL 12-178San Diego, CAJuly 28, 2024WaterdogsW 12-119Denver, COAugust 10, 2024UtahW 15-1110Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City)August 27, 2024PhiladelphiaL 12-1311 (Semifinal)Long Island, NYSeptember 8, 2024MarylandL 11-12 (OT)
+2025 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 11WhipsnakesW 25-132Springfield, VAFebruary 14ArchersL 20-233Springfield, VAFebruary 15CannonsL 15-234 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAFebruary 16CannonsL 23-24 (OT)
PLL Award Winners Jim Brown Most Valuable Player Trevor Baptiste: 2022 Jeff Teat: 2024 Connor Shellenberger: 2025 Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Jeff Teat: 2024 Connor Shellenberger: 2025 Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Gavin Adler: 2025 Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year Tyler Carpenter: 2024 Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year Trevor Baptiste: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year Danny Logan: 2021, 2022, 2024 Rookie of the Year Jeff Teat: 2021 Dick Edell Coach of the Year Mike Pressler: 2024 Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award Eric Law: 2021, 2022 Trevor Baptiste: 2026 Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award Eric Law: 2023
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season PlayoffsGPWLPctGPWLPct 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 2023 - 20 9 11 2 0 2
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs Archers46Won 1Cannons53Won 1Chaos43Won 1Outlaws80Won 8Redwoods45Won 1Waterdogs26Lost 1Whipsnakes28Lost 2Totals2931
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