FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 31st, 2019
A NEW ERA OF LACROSSE IS HERE: PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE BEGINS TOMORROW WITH DOUBLEHEADER ON NBC SPORTS GOLD
Opening Day Doubleheader at Gillette Stadium Tomorrow Exclusively on “Premier Lacrosse League Pass” – Chrome-Archers at 1 p.m. ET, Followed by Whipsnakes-Chaos at 4 p.m. ET
Sunday – Redwoods LC vs. Atlas LC at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
“All In: PLL Training Camp” Preseason Show to Air Throughout PLL’s Opening Weekend on NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 31, 2019 – A new era of lacrosse begins tomorrow, Saturday, June 1, as the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) kicks off its inaugural season with an opening day doubleheader at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., available exclusively on NBC Sports Gold’s “Premier Lacrosse League Pass.” Chrome LC takes on Archers LC at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Whipsnakes-Chaos at 4 p.m. ET. Opening weekend coverage continues from Gillette on Sunday, June 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET, with Redwoods-Atlas on NBCSN.
NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will host this weekend’s coverage on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold, while NBC Sports Brendan Burke (play-by-play) and Ryan Boyle (PLL analyst) will call the games from Gillette Stadium alongside reporter Chantel McCabe.
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Following is this weekend’s PLL coverage across NBC Sports:
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1-SUNDAY, JUNE 2 (All Times ET) |
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| DATE | TIME (ET) | VENUE | GAME | PLATFORM |
| Sat., June 1 | 1 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Chrome-Archers | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., June 1 | 4 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Whipsnakes-Chaos | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., June 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | Redwoods-Atlas | NBCSN* |
For the entire 2019 PLL schedule and more details on NBC Sports’ comprehensive coverage of the PLL’s inaugural season across NBC Sports platforms, click here.
*All television coverage simultaneously live streams via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
“ALL IN: PLL TRAINING CAMP” PRESEASON SHOW TO AIR THIS WEEKEND ON NBCSN
From May 17-22, the six PLL teams convened at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL for the league’s inaugural training camp. All 160 players took part in official team practices, preseason workouts, film studies, and educational workshops with their coaches and teammates ahead of their regular season debuts on June 1-2. “All In: PLL Training Camp”, a 30-minute preseason recap show, will air throughout the PLL’s Opening Weekend on NBCSN to provide fans a preseason sneak-peek as the PLL kicks off its national tour.
“All In: PLL Training Camp” will premier following tomorrow night’s NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 3 coverage at 1 a.m. ET and 2:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. It will re-air again on Sunday, June 2, at 1 p.m. ET, prior to the Redwoods-Atlas game at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
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ABOUT THE PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE:
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) brings the sport of lacrosse to a national stage for the first time through a tour-based model, complete with the best players the game has to offer. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar, philanthropist, and investor Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the Premier Lacrosse League is backed by an investment group comprised of The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Chernin Group, and Blum Capital. The PLL season begins in June 2019, with six teams, embarking on a 14-week season that concludes with a playoff and PLL championship game. The PLL season will be distributed through an exclusive media-rights agreement with NBC Sports Group. For more information, visit PremierLacrosseLeague.com, and follow on social media:
Instagram: @PLL
Twitter: @PremierLacrosse
Facebook: @PremierLacrosseLeague
YouTube: YouTube.com/PLL
For more details on the partnership between NBC Sports and the PLL announced in October, click here.
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