Premier Lacrosse League will play four games in Eagan this weekend

The league currently tours around the country but said next year it will assign teams to home cities and that Minneapolis is a candidate for a team.

July 8, 2023 at 12:20AM
The Chrome and the Redwoods warm up before a Premier Lacrosse League game, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. The Redwoods won 14-11. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
The Chrome and the Redwoods warmed up before a Premier Lacrosse League game in 2021 in Foxborough, Mass. (Steve Luciano, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Premier Lacrosse League, a professional league that debuted in 2019, is holding games at the Vikings' TCO Stadium in Eagan on Saturday and Sunday.

The eight-team league — which currently plays on a tour of 12 cities — said it will assign teams to home cities next year, and that Minneapolis is a candidate to receive a team.

The games are at 5 p.m. (Waterdogs vs. Chrome) and 7:30 p.m. (Cannons vs. Atlas) Saturday and 1 p.m. (Redwoods vs. Chaos) and 3:30 p.m. (Whipsnakes vs. Archers) Sunday.

Sunday's first game will be televised on ESPN2. All four games will be streamed on ESPN Plus.

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