Kyle Hartzell

Kyle Hartzell
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1985-10-09) October 9, 1985 (age 41)
Baltimore, Maryland
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Sport
PositionDefenseman
LSM
ShootsRight
NCAA teamSalisbury University (2008)
NLL teamsSan Jose Stealth
Washington Stealth
Philadelphia Wings
San Diego Seals
MLL teamsSan Francisco Dragons
Washington Bayhawks
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Ohio Machine
New York Lizards
PLL team
Former teams		California Redwoods
Atlas LC
Cannons LC
Pro career2008–
Career highlights

MLL:

  • 6x All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)

PLL:

  • 1x All-Star (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner2018 Netanya
Runner-up2014 Denver
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Third place2011 Prague

Kyle Hartzell (born September 10, 1985) is an American professional lacrosse player, currently playing with the California Redwoods of the Premier Lacrosse League. He was the Head Lacrosse Coach for the University of Texas at Austin until 2025. He graduated from Salisbury University (D3) in 2007. Hartzell previously played for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. Kyle is playing for the NLL Expansion Team the San Diego Seals Kyle Hartzell has also played professional lacrosse for Washington, Chesapeake, Ohio, and New York in the Major League Lacrosse. Hartzell had a career high 11 goals in 2012 as a part of the Ohio Machine, as well as 22 total caused turnovers. Known for his flashy over-the-head and rusty gate checks and his outspoken personality, Hartzell has become one of the most well-known defensive players in lacrosse.

Playing career

Raised in Dundalk, Maryland Hartzell primarily played soccer growing up and only began playing lacrosse as a freshman in high school, originally as an attackman. He was not recruited out of high school, first attending CCBC-Essex, where he started as a midfielder before switching to LSM. He won an NJCAA Championship in 2004, then transferring to Salisbury University, where he walked on to the lacrosse team. At Salisbury, Hartzell did not play much until his senior season, switching between midfield and defense before finding his role as a full time defenseman his senior year. He would captain the Gulls to a 23-0 season and national championship, finishing the season with 42 caused turnovers and 83 ground balls, while being named team defensive MVP, first team all league, and third team All-American.

Professionally, Hartzell has played in MLL for the San Francisco Dragons, Washington/Chesapeake Bayhawks, Ohio Machine, and New York Lizards, in NLL with the San Jose/Washington Stealth, Philadelphia Wings, and San Diego Seals, and in the PLL for Atlas Lacrosse Club and Redwoods Lacrosse Club. He won MLL championships in 2010 with Chesapeake and 2015 with New York, as well as an NLL championship in 2010 with Washington.

Internationally, Hartzell has represented the United States three times, once in box and twice in field. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, a silver at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, and a gold at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.

Hartzell announced his retirement from professional lacrosse on September 18, 2023. He finished his career with 89 points between MLL and PLL, the fourth most of any longpole in history.

Hartzell came out of retirement to play for the California Redwoods in the 2026 season amidst an injury crisis among their defense.

Coaching career

On April 11, 2024, Hartzell was hired as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator by the Boston Cannons, the rebranded Cannons Lacrosse Club.

Stats

MLL

Reference:

Season Team Regular season Playoffs
GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2008 San Francisco Dragons 10 0 0 2 2 3 31 0 6 0 0 –––––––––––
2009 Washington Bayhawks 9 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 5.5 0 0 –––––––––––
2010 Chesapeake Bayhawks 9 1 0 0 1 1 19 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.5 0 0
2011 Chesapeake Bayhawks 11 3 2 0 5 9 27 0 4.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
2012 Ohio Machine 14 11 9 1 21 42 60 0 3 0 0 –––––––––––
2013 Ohio Machine 14 6 0 3 9 33 55 0 4 0 1 –––––––––––
2014 New York Lizards 13 9 2 1 12 26 50 0 3.5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
2015 New York Lizards 11 2 1 4 7 16 24 0 3.5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
2016 New York Lizards 14 3 2 2 7 23 46 0 4 0 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
2017 New York Lizards 14 1 1 1 3 15 34 0 5.5 0 0 –––––––––––
2018 New York Lizards 12 4 0 2 6 20 23 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
131 40 17 16 73 190 394 0 51.5 2 11 8 1 1 0 2 7 18 0 1.5 0 0
Career total: 139 41 18 16 75 197 412 0 53 2 11

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL

Season Team Regular season Playoffs
GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2019 Atlas 10 2 0 6 8 14 16 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0
2020 Atlas 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 –––––––––––
2021 Redwoods 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Redwoods 8 2 1 0 3 4 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Cannons 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 1 2 18 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 15
2026 California Redwoods 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
34 4 1 7 12 27 46 5 4 5 24 6 1 0 1 2 3 10 1 2 1 15
Career total: 40 5 1 8 14 30 56 6 6 6 39

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

NLL

Reference:

Kyle Hartzell Regular season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2008-09 San Jose Stealth 12 1 8 9 86 11 0.75 7.17 0.92 –––––––––
2009-10 Washington Stealth 9 1 1 2 49 2 0.22 5.44 0.22 3 0 0 0 14 0 0.00 4.67 0.00
2010-11 Washington Stealth 15 3 3 6 53 9 0.40 3.53 0.60 –––––––––
2011-12 Washington Stealth 13 0 4 4 41 4 0.31 3.15 0.31 –––––––––
2012-13 Philadelphia Wings 16 4 7 11 80 6 0.69 5.00 0.38 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00
2018-19 San Diego Seals 10 1 1 2 53 6 0.20 5.30 0.60 1 0 0 0 2 2 0.00 2.00 2.00
75 10 24 34 362 38 0.45 4.83 0.51 5 0 0 0 17 2 0.00 3.40 0.40
Career Total: 80 10 24 34 379 40 0.43 4.74 0.50

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

References

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  2. ↑ "Kyle Hartzell #81". Kyle Hartzell. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Lambrecht, Gary. "Ringmaster: Kyle Hartzell Wins at Every Level". Lacrosse Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Get to Know Atlas' Kyle Hartzell, 28 July 2020, retrieved 2021-08-23
  5. ↑ Pollitt, Richard. "'A true success story': Former SU lacrosse player to represent Team USA". The Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. ↑ "Team USA's Hartzell Eyes Missing Ring". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  7. ↑ "SEALS SIGN DEFENSEMAN KYLE HARTZELL". San Diego Seals. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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  10. ↑ Griffin, Sarah (2024-04-11). "Boston Cannons hire Kyle Hartzell as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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