Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

Born	(1985-12-14) December 14, 1985 (age 36) Gaithersburg, Maryland
Nationality	United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	220 pounds (100 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Midfielder
NCAA team	Johns Hopkins University (2008)
NLL draft	2nd overall, 2008 San Jose Stealth
NLL teams	San Jose Stealth Washington Stealth Philadelphia Wings
MLL draft	1st overall, 2008 Boston Cannons
MLL teams	Boston Cannons New York Lizards
PLL teams	Atlas Lacrosse Club Cannons Lacrosse Club
Pro career	2008–2021
Website	www.paulrabil99.com PLL: 1x PLL All-Star NCAA: 2x NCAA Champion (2005, 2007) MLL: 2x Steinfeld Cup Champion (2011, 2015) Steinfeld Cup MVP (2015) 10x All-Star Game (2008-2017) 9x First-Team All Pro (2009-2017) 2x MLL MVP (2009, 2011) 3x Offensive Player of the Year (2009, 2011, 2012) NLL: Champion's Cup Champion (2010) 2x All-Star Game (2011, 2012)
Medal record Representing  United States Men's lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Winner 2010 Manchester Runner-up 2014 Denver Winner 2018 Netanya World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2011 Prague

Paul Rabil (born December 14, 1985), is an American former professional lacrosse player and co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League. He formerly played for the Cannons Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League, the Boston Cannons and the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.

Youth[]

Rabil was born in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He started playing lacrosse at the age of 12.^[1] He attended Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village, Maryland, then went on to graduate from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He then played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University.^[2]

MLL career[]

Rabil was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.^[3] That year, he also competed in the MLL All-Star Game.

In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year.

In 2010, Rabil competed in his third consecutive All-Star team and was named First-Team All-Pro.

In 2011, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time. He also won the MLL Bud Light Skills Competition in 2011, making him the first player to have won both the Skills Competition and the MLL Fastest Shot competition. Many have named him the best lacrosse player in the world.^[4]

In 2012, Rabil was declared the MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the third time, tying the league record for most season-ending awards by a player. He also set the single-season points record (72) while playing midfield for the Boston Cannons.^[5]

In 2014, Rabil was named to his seventh consecutive All-Star team and named MLL First-Team All-Pro for the sixth consecutive year.

On January 5, 2015, Rabil was traded to the New York Lizards, along with fellow midfielder Mike Stone for veteran Max Seibald and draft picks.

Rabil played in and started 12 out of the 14 regular-season games. He had 24 goals, 15 assists, and 3 2-point goals in the regular season. On August 1, 2015, Rabil had two goals and two assists in a semifinal playoff game against the Boston Cannons. New York would win in overtime 16-15. On August 8, 2015, Rabil had 3 goals and 3 assists as the Lizards defeated the Rochester Rattlers 15-12 in the MLL Steinfeld Cup Championship game. This made Paul Rabil a 2 time Steinfeld Cup Champion as he finished off the season with a total of 29 goals and 20 assists. He was named the Coca-Cola Player of the Game MVP of the championship.

NLL career[]

Rabil was drafted second overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft.^[6] Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup team, defeating the Toronto Rock. Paul scored two goals in the championship game.

In 2010, Rabil set the Washington Stealth team record for loose balls in a season, snagging 153 in 16 National Lacrosse League games.^[7]

In January 2012, Rabil was selected to his second consecutive National Lacrosse League All-Star game. Since entering the NLL, he has been selected to every All-Star game in each season he has played.^[8]

In February 2012, Rabil was traded to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Athan Iannucci,^[6] but subsequently refused to report to the Rush.^[9] He was placed on the hold-out list and did not play the rest of the 2012 season.

On July 27, 2012 Rabil was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis.^[10] After he did not report to training camp, he was traded along with three other players to the Philadelphia Wings for Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson, and a first round draft pick.^[11]

Rabil has not played in the NLL since 2013.^[12]

Premier Lacrosse League Founder[]

Paul Rabil and his brother, Mike Rabil, founded the PLL with known investors The Chernin Group and The Raine Group as direct competition to the MLL. Rabil, who was one of the only lacrosse players at the time to make a living from the sport, campaigned for higher wages, stock, and benefits to the players to try and make the game their full-time jobs. The league's inaugural season debuted June 1, 2019. He was selected to the league’s first All-Star game in Los Angeles, California and was showcased on SportCenter Top 10 for an impressive around-the-world pass.^[13]

Rabil is a midfielder for the Cannons Lacrosse Club.^[14]

He announced his retirement from professional lacrosse in September of 2021.^[15]

Personal life[]

Paul Rabil married Kelly Berger in January 2014. They divorced in 2017.

Awards and achievements[]

High school[]

• 2002 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
• 2003 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
• 2003 High School All-America
• 2004 The Washington Post's Player of the Year
• 2003 The Washington Post's First-Team
• 2004 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
• 2004 High School All-America
• 2000 Elementary School (Christ the King)

College[]

• 2005 USILA Third Team All-American
• 2005 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays)
• 2006 USILA First Team All-American
• 2007 USILA First Team All-American
• 2008 USILA First Team All-American
• 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays)

International[]

• 2010 World Lacrosse Championship Best Midfielder
• 2010 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2010 World Lacrosse Championship MVP
• 2010 World Lacrosse Championship Winner United States of America
• 2014 World Lacrosse Championship FIL Best Midfielder
• 2014 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team

Preceded by Joe Boulukos & Kyle Dixon	McLaughlin Award 2007	Succeeded by Steven Brooks
Preceded by John Grant, Jr.	Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year 2009	Succeeded by Matt Poskay
Preceded by Matt Poskay	Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Incumbent	Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year 2012	Succeeded by Kevin Crowley
Preceded by John Grant, Jr.	Major League Lacrosse MVP 2009	Succeeded by Matt Poskay
Preceded by Matt Poskay	Major League Lacrosse MVP 2011	Succeeded by Brendan Mundorf

Statistics[]

Rabil previously held the record for the world's fastest lacrosse shot at 111 mph. This was later broken by Zak Dorn at a competition in 2014.^[16][17]

PLL[]

Paul Rabil		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Atlas	10	11	1	11	23	47	8	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	4	13	1	1	0	0	0
2020	Atlas	5	1	0	4	5	19	3	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Cannons	9	18	2	6	26	50	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	8	0	0	0	0	0
		24	30	3	21	54	116	20	1	2	0	0	3	3	1	3	7	21	1	1	0	0	0
Career Total:		27	33	4	24	61	137	21	2	2	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL[]

Reference:^[18]

Paul Rabil		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2009	San Jose Stealth	16	16	18	34	60	6	2.13	3.75	0.38	2	1	2	3	10	7	1.50	5.00	3.50
2010	Washington Stealth	15	11	26	37	84	22	2.47	5.60	1.47	3	5	1	6	21	11	2.00	7.00	3.67
2011	Washington Stealth	16	14	30	44	153	36	2.75	9.56	2.25	3	2	6	8	19	0	2.67	6.33	0.00
2012	Washington Stealth	5	3	5	8	27	17	1.60	5.40	3.40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Philadelphia Wings	16	17	21	38	60	18	2.38	3.75	1.13	1	0	1	1	6	2	1.00	6.00	2.00
		68	61	100	161	384	99	2.37	5.65	1.46	9	8	10	18	56	20	2.00	6.22	2.22
Career Total:		77	69	110	179	440	119	2.32	5.71	1.55

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

MLL[]

Season	Team	GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	GB	PIM
2008	Boston	9	24	3	7	34	21	5.5
2009	Boston	12	33	8	12	53	15	2.5
2010	Boston	10	21	6	10	37	9	6
2011	Boston	11	28	4	18	50	14	1.5
2012	Boston	14	27	7	38	72	20	2
2013	Boston	14	32	3	19	54	17	1
2014	Boston	11	20	1	33	54	17	3.5
2015	New York	12	29	3	20	52	8	2.5
2016	New York	14	43	6	23	72	26	2.5
2017	New York	14	26	3	19	48	15	4
2018	New York	12	29	2	14	45	9	2.5
MLL totals		134	312	46	213	571	171	33.5

NCAA[]

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
2005	Johns Hopkins	16	23	14	37
2006		14	25	13	38
2007		16	27	26	53
2008		16	36	14	50
College totals		62	112	67	178

References[]