Ryan Terefenko, the 2025 George Boiardi Hard Hat Award winner, sparks transition offense like no other player in the league.
Terefenko leads the league in clears since 2022 with 290 (6.7 per game). The next closest is Patrick Resch with 201 (5.2 per game).
“It’s always been something that I really take pride in,” Terefenko said. “It’s just my job. My job is to take the ball from the defensive end as fast as I can and get it to the guys who score goals.”
Terefenko breaks up field the second the opposing offense takes a shot, getting a step in the clearing game and giving goalie Logan McNaney an immediate target to hit.
“Flat out, he’s one of the most athletic guys in the league, super fast. He sees the field well,” McNaney said. “In the clearing game, he’s a guy that you can get the ball to off a quick save, and he can run it down the field and push transition and start the offense quickly.”
The Outlaws were the best clearing team in the league in 2025, getting the ball past midfield in under 10 seconds on 63.8% of their clears. Terefenko was a big reason why.
He scored 10 points (5G, 1T, 4A) in 2025 and had two assists in the U.S. Bank Championship.
Terefenko credits a sport he played from second grade through 10th for teaching him how to be so effective in transition. Think you know which sport he’s referring to? Check out this week’s Tuesday Trivia question to test yourself and, if you’re correct, earn XP in PLL Nation to build your fan status and start to unlock rewards as you level up your fandom.
