Premier Lacrosse League, EvoShield Create Chest Guard Shirt

See the Protective Chest Shirt EvoShield designed and built for the Premier Lacrosse League.

EvoShield, a leader in on-field protective equipment for lacrosse, baseball, softball, football and other sports, designed and produced an all-new protective chest guard shirt to safeguard players in the Premier Lacrosse League, the world’s most competitive professional outdoor lacrosse organization.

After the Premier Lacrosse League approached EvoShield to help find a solution for protecting players against chest and heart injuries, EvoShield worked to adapt its Adult NOCSAE® Protective Chest Shirt to lacrosse. The final product used the chest guard from the EvoShield Lacrosse Shoulder Pads, , inserting the guard within a compression shirt. The performance shirt houses the lacrosse chest shield SEI Certified to the NOCSAE® Standard for commotio cordis, and the PLL will advise its players to wear this shirt during gameplay once the 2023 season begins June 3.

EvoShield’s original Adult NOCSAE® Protective Chest Shirt features a performance fabric to map the player’s body without restricting movement. A pocket in the front of the shirt houses a chest shield SEI certified to meet the NOCSAE® Standard for commotio cordis in baseball. To make this shirt suitable for lacrosse, EvoShield had to replace the chest shield with a different pad SEI Certified to the NOCSAE® standard for commotio cordis in the contact sport. The new shirt will have an altered pocket to house the lacrosse chest shield from the EvoShield Lacrosse Shoulder Pads. This product for the PLL, the Adult NOCSAE® Lacrosse Protective Chest Shirt, will be available for consumers late in 2023.

Midfielder Dhane Smith, an #EvoGeneral and PLL All-Star with Chaos Lacrosse Club, will wear EvoShield Lacrosse protective gear during the 2023 campaign. His custom 3-Piece EvoShield Lacrosse Arm Guards and Pro-SRZ™ Wrist Guards feature several Gel-to-Shell® Technology shields for a custom fit and comprehensive protection along the forearms, elbows and triceps.

“I like to play fast. I like to use my speed to my advantage,” Smith said. “I use EvoShield because of how protective it is, but most importantly, how it molds to your body.”

The two-time National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player has continued his success from box lacrosse to the field, game, helping Chaos LC claim the PLL championship in 2021. The Kitchener, Ontario native prefers EvoShield for its Gel-to-Shell® Technology and custom-molding properties.

Chaos LC attackman Chris Cloutier, another #EvoGeneral, will represent EvoShield during the 2023 PLL season. The physical attackman uses EvoShield for protection as he barrels toward the crease for better angles at the goal.

“My style of play, I tend to put my body on the line a lot,” Cloutier said. “I need to really be able to depend on the equipment I’m using.”

Cloutier said EvoShield is altering the lacrosse protective equipment industry with custom guards made to fit the player. The arm guards offer personalized protection without restricting movement on the field.

The full collection of EvoShield Lacrosse Protective Gear includes the 3-Piece Lacrosse Arm Guards, 2-Piece Lacrosse Arm Guards, Lacrosse Shoulder Pads, Protective Slash Guards, Lacrosse Compression Rib Shirts and other gear with EvoShield’s signature Gel-to-Shell® Technology. Customize 3-Piece Lacrosse Arm Guards and 2-Piece Lacrosse Arm Guards with preferred colors and personalized text on the straps, then take to the field or indoor lacrosse with the only custom-fitting protective gear in the game.

The 2023 Premier Lacrosse League regular season begins June 3, and fans can see all the latest from EvoShield on Instagram and TikTok @evoshield.