PLL announces Gillette Stadium will host 2022 All-Star Game

Yale fans prepare to take in the 2018 NCAA Division 1 national title game at Gillette Stadium. (John McCreary/NELJ)

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Premier Lacrosse League announced Tuesday that Gillette Stadium will host the league’s All-Star Game for the first time on July 16.

The world’s best lacrosse players will come together at the home of the New England Patriots and Revolution to compete in the All-Star Game and showcase their skills in the All-Star Skills Challenge. Tickets will go on sale to the general public in mid-March.

The host of the PLL’s inaugural weekend in 2019 and last season’s first weekend, Gillette Stadium has also hosted five NCAA men’s championships since 2008, and holds the NCAA Division 1 men’s championship attendance record of 48,970 set in 2008.

It also set three of the top four attendance marks for Division 1 championship games since 2012, and the top three Division 2 and Division 3 national championship attendance marks.

Gillette Stadium also served as the host for the 2017 NCAA Division 1 women’s championships, setting the attendance record for the final game (11,668). The venue will host the 2025 and 2026 NCAA men’s and women’s championships.

“Gillette Stadium has played host to some of our biggest weekends from our inaugural game in 2019, to training camp and opening weekend in 2021,” said PLL co-founder and president Paul Rabil. “An investor in the PLL, the Kraft family is supporting the growth of lacrosse around the world -– you can expect them to roll out the red carpet for lacrosse’s superstars in July.”

The festivities get underway with the All-Star Game kicking off at 4 p.m. followed by the Skills Challenge at 7 p.m., where lacrosse’s biggest stars will go head-to-head in a variety of different skills competitions.

Fans can register now to be notified of presale opportunities at https://bit.ly/pllgillettepresale. Additionally, group and suite tickets are available now and can be purchased by contacting Jared Smalley at [email protected].

The PLL is a tour-based model featuring eight teams and the world’s best lacrosse players. In addition to being full-time employees and receiving health benefits, players get equity stakes in the league – a first in professional sports.

The 2022 PLL season will include 14 tour stops from June to September. For more information about the PLL and the 2022 season, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com/schedule.

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