In this week’s episode of The Stripe, Greg takes a look back at the Championship Series and breaks down what we saw from each team's faceoff unit. Greg takes a closer look at each of the league’s faceoff athletes and gives his thoughts surrounding their performance and the different factors and variables that lead to each player's strengths or weaknesses throughout the tournament. Gurenlian details who overperformed, who underperformed and what it all means for the future as well as this...

In this week’s episode of The Stripe, Greg takes a closer look at all 7 faceoff units and breaks down the team’s first four games through Group Play. Whipsnakes powerhouse, Joe Nardella has absolutely blown Greg away, as well as the competition, in this Championship Series. Greg states that Joe is without a doubt the MVP through the first four games. Nardella’s dominance at the stripe has been off the charts and he’s got the stats to prove it. Meanwhile, the biggest surprise that we’ve seen...

In this week's episode, it’s the PLL head coaches turn to weigh in as all seven guys join Greg at The Stripe and break down their FO unit plans. Greg kicks things off with Coach Andy Towers of the Chaos Lacrosse Club. Towers' confidence in Tommy Kelly is strong and he is putting all his faith in the man with the fastest hands in the game. Coach Ben Rubeor of the Atlas Lacrosse Club is also confident in his lone faceoff guy and league leader from the 2019 season, Trevor Baptiste. Waterdogs...

In this week's episode, the Waterdogs new faceoff duo Drew Simoneau and Jake Withers join Greg at The Stripe. After having a dominating career in the NLL, Jake is thrilled to be joining the PLL and be reunited with so many friends and former teammates. Greg describes Jake’s play as dynamic and athletic having accolades on top of accolades. Withers says that being from Canada and playing lacrosse in the summer and hockey in the winter has helped shape him into the player he is today and...

In this week's episode, the Whipsnakes lone faceoff specialist, Joe Nardella joins Greg at The Stripe. Greg kicks off the episode by singing Joe’s praises calling him the disrupter of the league, crediting his athleticism and gritty, blue collar play in making him a force on the field. Not only did Joe’s talent at the Stripe help lead his team to become the first ever PLL champions, but he also led the league in faceoff points as well. Joe’s extensive knowledge of the faceoff position is put...

In this week's episode, Peyton Smith and Greg Puskuljdjian join Greg at the Stripe, the two newest faceoff specialists in the PLL. Being the only faceoff specialist selected in this year's college draft, Peyton Smith feels primed and ready for the Championship Series. Although he will be facing off with some of the best players in the world, he’s used to being an underdog and relishes in proving people wrong. Hailing from Raleigh North Carolina, Peyton has always played with a chip on his...

In this week's episode, the Archers dynamic faceoff duo of Stephen “Bones” Kelly and Brendan Fowler meet Greg at the Stripe. Kicking things off with Bones Kelly, the two reminisce on Kelly’s epic Week 1 performance that saw him pick up the first ever PLL goal all within the first 10 seconds of the game. What Kelly lacks in size at the faceoff position (he is roughly 20+ pounds lighter than all of his opponents), he makes up for in speed and agility being one of the fastest players in the...

In this week’s episode, Greg meets Chaos faceoff athlete Tommy "TK" Kelly at the Stripe. TK is known for having the fastest hands in the world. Opponents specifically game plan for him beating them to the ball. Kelly opens up about not being in ideal shape last season and how that impacted his performance. Since October, TK has ramped up his offseason workouts and has shed 30 pounds in preparation for the championship series. Gurenlian dives into what makes TK so great at the stripe and talks...

In this Episode of The Stripe, Greg talks with Chrome faceoff specialists Connor Farrell and Hunter Forbes. After dropping 30lbs in the offseason, Connor was thrilled when the PLL announced the 2020 Championship Series and can't wait to see more faceoff action this summer in #Chromeback2020. Farrell says his weight loss will have a huge impact in bouncing back quickly for each game, making recovery a top priority in Utah. Talking with Hunter, Gurenlian describes the rookie as “underrated” and...

In the first preview episode for the Championship Series, Greg talks with Atlas faceoff man Trevor Baptiste. Baptiste was the Faceoff Man of the Year in 2019, winning a league best 62.9% of his draws. Greg and Trevor talk wing play from last season, why Kevin Unterstein and Kyle Hartzell are some of the best in the game and how Trevor adapted throughout the season. Trevor shares his thoughts around the PLL faceoff rules from last season and how they compared to what he’s played with in the...

Before diving into the state of PLL faceoffs, Greg gives us a detailed history of the position, how the PLL redesigned the faceoff and the latest controversial rule changes in college lacrosse. Gurenlian explains the origin of the “stripe” instead of the standard “X” and how he and other faceoff athletes worked with the PLL Rules Committee and Tom Schreiber to redesign the draw. Amongst many things, the central goal was to eliminate cheating - a pervasive behavior that Greg reveals was even...

Greg Gurenlian, widely considered the greatest faceoff man of all time, has hung up his cleats and turned on the mic for this all new PLL Podcast. In The Stripe, Gurenlian will share his knowledge, insight and experience to the analyze faceoff position.