One of the first calls Joe Spallina made when he became the general manager of the California Redwoods was to one of his former players on the New York Lizards, Dylan Molloy.
At the time, Molloy admitted his confidence was down after a couple of frustrating seasons. He was in a much better place for their most recent phone call.
One of Spallina’s top priorities this offseason was bringing back Molloy, and he did just that: On Monday, Molloy re-signed with the Redwoods through the 2026 season.
“Dylan is a leader of the offense,” Spallina said. “He’s a rhino, an alpha. He’s had a lot of success in this sport. He had a renewed sense of love for the sport after this season.”
The 2025 season was a rejuvenating one for Molloy. After posting the lowest point totals of his professional career in 2023 and 2024, Molloy used his famous power dodge to finish first in the league in total goals (26) and scoring points (27); he also finished ninth in the league in points (32). Molloy was selected to his third All-Star Game, and he was voted as the Comeback Player of the Year.
The veteran has the respect of his peers. Molloy came in at No. 23 on the PLL Players Top 50 poll, and on Dan Arestia’s “Sticks In” podcast, Carolina Chaos defender Jack Rowlett heaped praise on him.
“I respect Dylan because you know what’s coming, and it’s good luck guarding him,” he said.
More importantly, Molloy is also beloved by his Redwoods teammates, who also spent the offseason complimenting him.
“Dylan’s a very unique player,” Chris Kavanagh said. “He likes to back down his defender. On a good day, he can be the best player in the world.”
“There’s not too many defenders in the world who can keep up with a Dylan Molloy shoulder to the chest,” Brian Tevlin added.
