Chaos Lacrosse Club

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Chaos
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Full nameChaos Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Colors       
OwnerPremier Lacrosse League
Head coachAndy Towers
Championships1 (2021)
Websitewww.premierlacrosseleague.com/chaos

The Chaos Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Miles Thompson, Connor Fields, Blaze Riorden, Deemer Class, Josh Byrne, Jared Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Championship.

Roster[]

2021 Chaos Lacrosse Club[1][2]
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Blaze Riorden (C) United States Goalie 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Albany 2016 Fairport Fairport, New York

[3]

2 Chris Cloutier Canada Attack 5 ft 11 in 220 lbs North Carolina 2018 The Hill Academy Kitchener, Ontario [4]
3 Mac O'Keefe United States Attack 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Penn State 2021 Syosset Syosset, New York
5 Eric Scott United States Midfield 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Yale 2017 Ridge Basking Ridge, New Jersey

[5]

6 CJ Costabile United States LSM 6 ft 1 in 197 lbs Duke 2012 New Fairfield New Fairfield, Connecticut
7 Bryce Wasserman United States Attack 6 ft 3 in 187 lbs Monmouth 2018 Grapevine Faith Southlake, Texas [6]
9 Max Adler Israel Faceoff 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs Bentley 2017 Northfield Mount Hermon Fort Lauderdale, Florida [7]
10 Troy Reh United States LSM 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Albany 2018 Rocky Point Rocky Point, New York

[8]

11 Dalton Crossan United States Midfield 5 ft 11 in 203 lbs New Hampshire 2016 Lake Ronkonkoma Stony Brook, New York [9]
14 Wes Berg Canada Attack 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Denver 2015 Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [10]
16 Mark Glicini (C) United States SSDM 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Yale 2016 Deerfield Mahwah, New Jersey

[11]

18 Johnny Surdick United States Defense 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Army 2019 DeMatha Odenton, Maryland

[12]

19 Austin Kaut United States Goalie 6 ft 1 in 197 lbs Penn State 2014 Springfield-Delco Morton, Pennsylvania
22 Josh Byrne Canada Attack 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Hofstra 2017 New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia

[13]

34 Patrick Resch United States SSDM 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle Flourtown, Pennsylvania

[14]

43 Ryan Smith Canada Attack 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Robert Morris 2021 Nelson Burlington, Ontario [15]
44 Matt Rees United States LSM 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Navy 2017 Boys' Latin Sykesville, Maryland

[16]

47 Kyle Jackson Iroquois Midfield 5 ft 9 in 166 lbs Michigan 2016 The Hill Academy Sarnia, Ontario [17]
52 Kyle Gallagher United States Faceoff 5 ft 11 in 210 lbs Notre Dame 2021 St. Anthony's Northport, New York
54 Jake Froccaro United States Midfield 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Villanova 2017 Paul D. Schreiber Sands Point, New York

[18]

55 Ian MacKay Canada LSM 5 ft 10 in 215 lbs Vermont 2018 The Hill Academy Port Elgin, Ontario [19]
57 Dan Coates** Canada Defense 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Canisius 2011 St. Catharines, Ontario

[20]

77 Tanner Cook* Canada Midfield 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs North Carolina 2021 The Hill Academy Courtice, Ontario [21]
88 Jarrod Neumann (C) United States Defense 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Providence 2017 Bridgton Academy Northampton, Massachusetts

[22]

92 Dhane Smith Canada Midfield 6 ft 3 in 195 lbs Conestoga College N/A Huron Heights Kitchener, Ontario

[23]

95 Chase Fraser Canada Attack 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Neumann 2017 Blue Ridge Vancouver, British Columbia [24]
99 Jack Rowlett United States Defense 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs North Carolina 2019 Robinson Burke, Virginia

[25]

*Indicates player is on "Unavailable to Travel" list

**Indicates player is on injured reserve[26]

(C) indicates captain

Coaching staff[]

  • Head Coach - Andy Towers
  • Assistant Coach - Ryan Curtis
  • Assistant Coach - Matt Panetta

All-time Draft selections[]

2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 6 Johnny Surdick Defense Army Patriot League Schmeisser Award Winner (National Defenseman of the Year), First-Team All-American, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League
2 7 Jack Rowlett Defense North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
3 18 Greyson Torain Midfield Navy Patriot League First-Team Patriot League
4 19 Austin Henningsen Faceoff Maryland Big Ten Conference


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 7 Chaos Dillon Ward Goalie Bellarmine
2 14 Chaos Jason Noble Midfield Cornell

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 5 Chaos Matt Gaudet Attack Yale Ivy League
2 12 Chaos Jeff Teat Attack Cornell Ivy League Teat would return to Cornell for a fifth season

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Max Adler Face-off Bentley
2 16 Challen Rogers Midfield Stony Brook
3 24 Kyle Jackson Midfield Michigan

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 6 Mac O'Keefe Attack Penn State
2 14 Kyle Gallagher Face-off Notre Dame
2 15 Tanner Cook Midfield North Carolina
3 19 Jared Bernhardt Attack Maryland
3 22 Kyle Thornton Defense Notre Dame
4 30 Ryan Smith Attack Robert Morris

Season results[]

2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Whipsnakes L 14-15 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 9, 2019 Atlas W 18–13
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Archers W 14–13
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Chrome W 15–14 (OT)
6 Washington, DC July 7, 2019 Chrome L 11-19
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 All-Star Game N/A
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Whipsnakes W 13-12
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Redwoods W 13–10
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Archers W 11-10 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Atlas L 9-12
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Whipsnakes L 7-15
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Redwoods L 7-10
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Chrome L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Redwoods L 7–8
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Whipsnakes L 7–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Waterdogs L 9–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Chrome W 19–14
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Archers W 13–9
7 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Whipsnakes L 6–12

PLL Award Winners[]

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

  • Jarrod Neumann: 2019

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches[]

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Towers 2019- 14 7 7 .500 5 2 3 .400

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs[]

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 3 0 1.000 Won 3
Atlas 1 1 .500 Lost 1
Cannons 0 0 -
Chrome 2 2 .500 Won 1
Redwoods 2 2 .500 Lost 2
Waterdogs 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Whipsnakes 1 4 .200 Lost 3
Totals 9 10 .474


References[]

  1. ^ "Chaos Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Chaos Lacrosse Club [@PLLChaos] (July 9, 2021). "MINNESOTA LET'S GET CHAOTIC