The Philadelphia Waterdogs, formerly known as Waterdogs Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs are the first PLL expansion team set to play in the 2020 season.^[1] Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020.^[2] Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. ^[3] Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against Chaos.

Roster

2023 Waterdogs Lacrosse Club Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Height	Weight	College	Grad Year	High School	Hometown	Ref
1	Matt DeLuca		Goalie	6 ft 6 in	225 lbs	Delaware	2020	Farmingdale	Farmingdale, New York	[4]
3	Jack Hannah**		Midfield	6 ft 1 in	205 lbs	Denver	2022	Milford	Milford, Ohio	[5]
99	Rob Foster		Midfield	5 ft 10 in	175 lbs	Nuemann Knigts men's Lacrosse (PA)	2023	Upper Darby High School	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
4	Jeff Conner		Midfield	6 ft 0 in	195 lbs	Virginia	2023	Strath Haven	Wallingford, Pennsylvania
5	Jack Traynor**		Attack	5 ft 10 in	185 lbs	Penn State	2023	Malvern Prep	Downingtown, Pennsylvania
6	Kieran McArdle (C)		Attack	6 ft 2 in	185 lbs	St. John's	2014	Connetquot	Ronkonkoma, New York	[6]
8	Zac Tucci		Faceoff	6 ft 1 in	195 lbs	North Carolina	2022	Avon Old Farms	Bedford, New Hampshire	[7]
10	Alex Mazzone		LSM	6 ft 2 in	195 lbs	Johns Hopkins	2023	Ward Melville	Stony Brook, New York
11	Charlie Kitchen		Attack	6 ft 4 in	215 lbs	Delaware	2021	St. Augustine	Marlton, New Jersey	[8]
12	Thomas McConvey		Midfield	6 ft 4 in	210 lbs	Virginia	2023	St. Michael's	Toronto, Ontario	[9]
13	James Reilly		Faceoff	6 ft 0 in	195 lbs	Georgetown	2023	Conestoga	Berwyn, Pennsylvania
15	Ryan Conrad		Midfield	6 ft 0 in	190 lbs	Virginia	2019	Loyola Blakefield	Timonium, Maryland	[10]
16	Chris Sabia**		Defense	6 ft 2 in	200 lbs	Penn State	2019	Haverford	Harleysville, Pennsylvania	[11]
17	Ryland Rees		LSM	6 ft 2 in	210 lbs	Stony Brook	2019	Terry Fox	Port Coquitlam. British Columbia	[12]
18	Jake Withers**		Faceoff	5 ft 11 in	202 lbs	Ohio State	2017	Thomas A. Stewart	Peterborough, Ontario	[13]
19	Jake Carraway		Attack	6 ft 2 in	200 lbs	Georgetown	2021	St. Mary's	Annapolis, Maryland	[14]
21	Liam Byrnes (C)		Defense	6 ft 3 in	195 lbs	Marquette	2016	West Islip	West Islip, New York	[15]
22	Michael Sowers		Attack	5 ft 9 in	165 lbs	Duke	2021	Upper Dublin	Dresher, Pennsylvania	[16]
23	Charlie Hayes		SSDM	5 ft 11 in	187 lbs	Detroit Mercy	2018	Eisenhower	Shelby Township, Michigan	[17]
25	Eli Gobrecht		Defense	6 ft 0 in	200 lbs	Ithaca	2016	Ithaca	Ithaca, New York	[18]
31	Chris Fake		Defense	6 ft 1 in	205 lbs	Notre Dame	2023	Hun School	Allentown, New Jersey
33	Matt Whitcher		SSDM	6 ft 3 in	200 lbs	York	2018	Huntington	Huntington, New York	[19]
37	Dillon Ward		Goalie	6 ft 5 in	195 lbs	Bellarmine	2013	The Hill Academy	Orangeville, Ontario	[20]
40	Connor Kelly**		Midfield	6 ft 0 in	195 lbs	Maryland	2018	Avon Old Farms	Easton, Connecticut	[21]
41	Jake Higgins		SSDM	6 ft 0 in	195 lbs	Maryland	2022	Gerstell Academy	Hampstead, Maryland	[22]
43	Nick Cardile		Defense	6 ft 1 in	195 lbs	Penn State	2021	Avon Grove	West Grove, Pennsylvania	[23]
44	Ben Randall		Defense	6 ft 3 in	192 lbs	Ohio State	2018	Mason	Mason, Ohio	[24]
50	Christian Scarpello		Midfield	5 ft 11 in	188 lbs	Rutgers	2018	Madison	Madison, New Jersey	[25]
57	Ethan Walker		Attack	5 ft 9 in	170 lbs	Denver	2021	Culver Military Academy	Peterborough, Ontario	[26]
59	Mikie Schlosser		Midfield	6 ft 2 in	180 lbs	Michigan	2017	Davis	Davis, California	[27]
77	Zach Currier		Midfield	6 ft 0 in	180 lbs	Princeton	2017	Culver Military Academy	Peterborough, Ontario	[28]
94	Matt Hossack**		LSM	6 ft 0 in	192 lbs	RIT	2016	Port Perry	Port Perry, Ontario

*Indicates member of Holdout list^[29]

**Indicates player is on PUP list^[30][31][32]

(C) indicates captain

Source:^[33][34]

All time Draft Selections

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. ^[37]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,^[38] 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.

2020 College Draft

2021 Entry Draft

2021 College Draft

Season results

PLL Award Winners

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

• Zach Currier: 2021

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

• Andy Copelan: 2021

Head coaches

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

References