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California Redwoods (lacrosse)

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California Redwoods
Full nameCalifornia Redwoods Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inSan Diego, California
StadiumTorero Stadium
Colors       
Head coachNat St. Laurent
Overall record7-6
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteCalifornia Redwoods

The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season.

History

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Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season, the team was rebranded as the California Redwoods. On January 1, 2024, the PLL revealed the Redwoods would be based in San Diego, hosting their homecoming weekend at Torero Stadium.

Roster

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2023 Redwoods Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
1 Nakeie Montgomery United States Midfield 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Duke 2022 Dallas Episcopal Dallas, Texas [1]
3 Rob Pannell (C) United States Attack 5 ft 10 in 195 lbs Cornell 2013 Smithtown West Smithtown, New York [2]
4 Chris Gray United States Attack 5 ft 7 in 170 lbs North Carolina 2022 Shoreham-Wading River Wading River, New York [3]
5 Romar Dennis United States Midfield 6 ft 5 in 230 lbs Loyola 2017 St. Mary's Ryken Huntingtown, Maryland [4]
6 TD Ierlan United States Faceoff 5 ft 9 in 175 lbs Denver 2021 Victor Victor, New York [5]
9 Alex Simmons Canada Attack 5 ft 11 in 180 lbs Syracuse 2023 Culver Smithville, Ontario [6]
12 Brian Tevlin United States SSDM 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Notre Dame 2023 Seton Hall Prep Livingston, New Jersey [7]
13 Ryan Tierney United States Midfield 5 ft 10 in 185 lbs Hofstra 2021 Massapequa Massapequa, New York [8]
14 Wes Berg Canada Attack 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Denver 2015 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [9]
20 Chris Conlin United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Chatham Chatham, New Jersey [10]
22 Chayse Ierlan United States Goalie 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 Victor Victor, New York [11]
23 Chris Merle United States SSDM 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Virginia 2021 Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach, New York [12]
26 Isaiah Davis-Allen (C) United States SSDM 6 ft 3 in 180 lbs Maryland 2017 St. Stephen's-St. Agnes Springfield, Virginia [13]
28 Jared Conners United States LSM 6 ft 5 in 215 lbs Virginia 2021 Pittsford Pittsford, New York [14]
31 Chris Fake United States Defense 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Yale 2023 Hun School Allentown, New Jersey [15]
33 Ron John Iroquois SSDM 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Albany 2021 Lake Shore Angola, New York
35 Ryan Kennedy United States LSM 5 ft 10 in 195 lbs York 2022 Broadneck Arnold, Maryland [16]
38 Chase Yager United States SSDM 5 ft 10 in 175 lbs Virginia 2024 Norfolk Academy Virginia Beach, Virginia [17]
40 Arden Cohen United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Darien New York, New York [18]
41 Charlie Bertrand United States Midfield 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Virginia 2021 Baldwinsville Baldwinsville, New York [19]
44 Garrett Degnon United States Attack 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 DeMatha Harwood, Maryland [20]
45 Ryan Lee** Canada Attack 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs RIT 2017 The Hill Academy Sharon, Ontario [21]
47 Cole Kirst United States Midfield 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Syracuse 2023 Seton Hall Prep Bernardsville, New Jersey [22]
50 Ryder Garnsey United States Attack 5 ft 9 in 175 lbs Notre Dame 2019 Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

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70 Holden Garlent Canada Defense 6 ft 2 in 189 lbs Canisius 2020 Denis Morris Thorold, Ontario [24]
81 Owen Grant** Canada Defense 6 ft 3 in 230 lbs Delaware 2023 Everest Academy Newmarket, Ontario [25]
94 Jack Kelly United States Goalie 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Brown 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [26]

Source:[27][28]

*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list[29][30]

**Indicates player is on injured reserve

^Indicates player is on holdout list

(C) Indicates captain

Coaching staff

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  • Head coach – Nat St. Laurent
  • Assistant coach – Chris Collins
  • Assistant coachJohn Grant Jr.

All-time draft selections

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2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 5 Clarke Petterson Attack Cornell Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League
2 8 Tyler Dunn Midfield Penn Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League
3 17 Brendan Gleason Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC
4 20 Tim Troutner Goalie High Point Southern Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon
Undrafted FA Ryder Garnsey Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 Accolades (Suspended most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American

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 6 Redwoods Finn Sullivan Defense Hofstra
2 13 Redwoods Greg Puskuldjian Faceoff Adelphi

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 6 Redwoods Peyton Smith Faceoff Marist MAAC
2 13 Redwoods Chris Price Defense High Point SoCon

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
2 11 Redwoods Ryan Lee Attack RIT
3 19 Redwoods Isiah Davis-Allen SSDM Maryland

2021 College Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference
1 4 Redwoods TD Ierlan Faceoff Denver
3 24 Redwoods Charlie Bertrand Midfield Virginia ACC

2022 College Draft

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 3 Arden Cohen Defense Notre Dame
3 19 Nakeie Montgomery Midfield Duke
4 27 Mitch Bartolo Attack Rutgers

2023 College Draft

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Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Owen Grant Defense Delaware
2 10 Brian Tevlin Midfield Notre Dame
3 18 Cole Kirst Midfield Syracuse
4 26 Zach Cole Faceoff Saint Joseph's

Season results

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2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Atlas W 11–9
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Archers L 9–10
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Chaos L 11–12 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 22, 2019 Chrome W 13–11
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Whipsnakes W 14–11
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Archers W 9-8 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Atlas L 15–18
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Chaos L 10–13
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 18, 2019 Whipsnakes L 4–17
10 Albany, New York August 24, 2019 Chrome W 18-7
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6, 2019 Archers W 16–12
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chaos W 12-7
Finals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Whipsnakes L 11-12 (OT)
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Whipsnakes L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Chrome L 11–12
3 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Chaos W 8–7
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Waterdogs W 11–8
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Whipsnakes L 12–13
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 4, 2021 Cannons W 12–11
2 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 6, 2021 Chrome W 14–11
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 12, 2021 Atlas L 9–12
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Chaos L 9–11
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Waterdogs W 19–16
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 10, 2021 Whipsnakes W 13–7
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Archers L 12–15
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Whipsnakes L 12–14
9 Albany, New York August 15, 2021 Chaos W 10–9
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah August 21, 2021 Whipsnakes L 13–14

PLL award winners

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Rookie of the Year

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches

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# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Nat St. Laurent 2019- 43 22 21 .512 9 4 5 .444

All-time record vs. PLL clubs

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Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 2 2 .500 Lost 1
Atlas 2 2 .500 Lost 1
Cannons 1 0 1.000 Won 1
Chaos 3 3 .500 Won 1
Chrome 3 1 .750 Won 1
Waterdogs 2 0 1.000 Won 2
Whipsnakes 2 6 .250 Lost 2
Totals 15 14 .517

References

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  1. ^ "Nakeie Montgomery". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ^ "Rob Pannell". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ^ "Chris Gray". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ "Romar Dennis". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ "TD Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  6. ^ "Alex Simmons". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  7. ^ "Brian Tevlin". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  8. ^ "Ryan Tierney". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ "Wes Berg". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  10. ^ "Chris Conlin". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ^ "Chayse Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ^ "Chris Merle". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  13. ^ "Isaiah Davis-Allen". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  14. ^ "Jared Conners". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  15. ^ "Chris Fake". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  16. ^ "Ryan Kennedy". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  17. ^ "Chase Yager". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  18. ^ "Arden Cohen". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  19. ^ "Charlie Bertrand". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  20. ^ "Garrett Degnon". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. ^ "Ryan Lee". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  22. ^ "Cole Kirst". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  23. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  24. ^ "Holden Garlent". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  25. ^ "Owen Grant". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  26. ^ "Jack Kelly". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  27. ^ "Redwoods Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  28. ^ Taylor, Jerome (2023-06-01). "Inside the Redwoods' Training Camp Part 2: 25-Man Roster Set". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  29. ^ "Defenseman Owen Grant has been moved to the Unavailable to Travel List". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  30. ^ Taylor, Jerome (2023-05-24). "Redwoods LC Add BJ Farrare and Matt Killkeary to Training Camp Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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