Brett Dobson has signed a contract extension with the Utah Archers through 2029. The two-time championship MVP is now the player with the longest contract in the league, with his deal spanning the next four seasons. It also ties his previous contract (signed through 2027 back in 2024) as the longest in league history.
“I’ve been on record for saying I want to play 20 years,” Dobson said. “I’m hoping that’s with the Archers, and this just kind of solidifies it.”
Dobson came to the Archers after forgoing his final year of college eligibility in 2022 and entering the College Draft. With the 12th overall pick, the Archers made a selection that has helped set a new standard of success for the club.
“There’s a lot of pride in playing for the team that drafted you,” Dobson explained. “I think that, when a team like that believes in you and trusts in you and the foundation that we’ve built, I think that is a huge factor of it for me.”
Since Dobson became the Archers’ starter in 2023, he has established himself as one of the best goalies in the world. That year, he led the Archers to their first title while making 18 saves in the championship game, including the game-winner in the final seconds. He followed that up with an even more dominant postseason in 2024, once again being named the championship MVP as the confetti fell.
“Dobber is as good as it gets,” Archers head coach and general manager Chris Bates said. “We think he’s going to be a continued cornerstone of the franchise.”
Dobson’s career playoff save percentage is 73.3%, the highest all-time. While he and Utah didn’t get back to the postseason in 2025, Dobson led the league in regular-season save percentage at 59.1% (a career-high) and finished third in total saves with 146.
“I wouldn’t take any goalie in the world over him,” Archers captain Ryan Ambler said. “He’s the guy, he’s my guy, he’s our guy, and he’s proven time and time again that he’s a big-time player.”
“His best lacrosse is ahead of him, for sure,” Bates said. “We believe that’s a compliment, obviously, because he’s done some really good things already.”
Dobson approached Bates about reworking and extending his contract upon the news of the increased salary cap.
Bates hardly had to be convinced.
“To lock him up was a win-win,” Bates said. “We wanted to try to get him an even more competitive wage, and he wants to be an Archer for his career. We were very much on the same page.”
Hand-in-hand with his appreciation for the Archers as a team is Dobson’s connection with Utah.
“I’ve fallen in love with the state, the people that are there,” he said.
He views it as the ideal training grounds for the 2028 Summer Olympics, acknowledging the benefits of preparing at altitude. Playing for Team Canada in Los Angeles is a bucket-list item for the 25-year-old.
“The Olympics is at the forefront of everything for the next three years,” he said. “So, I think that this is going to help bolster my opportunity to make that team.”
In addition to his place as the heir apparent in the net for Team Canada, Dobson projects to be the future of the Utah defense. As the club awaits decisions from its veteran close defenders, No. 45 continues to embrace a more vocal role within the Archers organization, on and off the field.
“As a leader, he’s really stepped up the past year or two,” Ambler said. “He’s evolved from being the young guy who’s an absolute stud in cage and can save the ball to having more insight into how to manage the defense, being the steady voice that everyone looks to.”
“There’s no better competitor or evolving leader,” Bates added.
Signing Dobson to a four-year deal fits the club’s trend of locking down its homegrown players well before they hit the open market.
Bates has consistently been happy to rip up his best players’ rookie contracts ahead of their third season to give them more lucrative, long-term deals. He did that with Dobson back in 2024 and has done it again with his goalie in 2026. It’s both a financially responsible and culturally beneficial strategy that has contributed to making Bates one of the best general managers in the league.
For the Archers, 2026 will be about getting back to the mountain top after a subpar 2025. Securing Dobson’s services for the foreseeable future helps further cement the club’s young core as they chase another championship.
