Greg Gurenlian

Greg Gurenlian (March 23, 1984) is a former professional field lacrosse player from Springfield, Pennsylvania of Armenian descent. He retired as a member of Redwoods Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. He is the founder of The Face-off Academy, a place where young players are trained in faceoffs. He is also the owner of his YouTube page, called GregGurenlian. He is the only faceoff specialist to win the MVP in the MLL.

College career Gurenlian was a four-year letterman at Penn State University, and was a co-captain in his senior year. He is second all time in ground balls and first all time in faceoff wins.

PLL career In 2018, Gurenlian announced he would come out of retirement to join Paul Rabil’s new Premier Lacrosse League as a member of the Redwoods Lacrosse Club. On January 22, 2020, after one season in the PLL, he retired.

International career Gurenlian was a member of the gold medal-winning Team USA at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya, Israel. He is the US record-holder for international faceoff percentage at a tournament with 81% wins.