The National Lacrosse League expansion draft is a meeting where the general managers of expansion National Lacrosse League teams begin to fill their teams with unprotected players from the rosters of existing NLL teams. Such a draft occurs whenever an expansion NLL franchise is awarded. The most recent expansion draft was in 2022 for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Prior drafts were:
- 2021 (Panther City LC)
- 2019 (New York Riptide and Rochester Knighthawks)
- 2018 (Philadelphia Wings, San Diego Seals)
- 2008 and 2007 (Boston)
- 2006 (New York and Chicago)
- 2005 (Edmonton and Portland).
2022 Draft results
editJuly 7, 2022[1]
| Round | Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas | Jackson Nishimura | Albany FireWolves |
| 2 | Las Vegas | Connor Fields | Buffalo Bandits |
| 3 | Las Vegas | Riley Hutchcraft | Toronto Rock |
| 4 | Las Vegas | John Wagner | Rochester Knighthawks |
| 5 | Las Vegas | Landon Kells | Calgary Roughnecks |
| 6 | Las Vegas | Brett McIntyre | Colorado Mammoth |
| 7 | Las Vegas | Connor Kirst | Georgia Swarm |
| 8 | Las Vegas | James Barclay | Halifax Thunderbirds |
| 9 | Las Vegas | Ty Thompson | New York Riptide |
| 10 | Las Vegas | Jack Hannah | Panther City LC |
| 11 | Las Vegas | Jackson Suboch | Philadelphia Wings |
| 12 | Las Vegas | Frank Scigliano | San Diego Seals |
| 13 | Las Vegas | Jeff Cornwall | Saskatchewan Rush |
| 14 | Las Vegas | Tyson Roe | Vancouver Warriors |
The following trades were made immediately following the draft:
- Las Vegas traded Riley Hutchcraft, Connor Fields and their 1st round draft pick (1st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft to Rochester for Charlie Bertrand and their 1st round pick (2nd overall), 4th round pick (74th overall), 6th round pick (91st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 1st round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft
- Las Vegas traded Brett McIntyre back to Colorado for Sam Firth and Erik Turner
- Las Vegas traded Frank Scigliano back to San Diego for Mark Glicini, Brandon Clelland, their 2nd round pick (26th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 3rd round pick in the 2023 Entry Draft
- Las Vegas traded Jeff Cornwall to Calgary for Marshal King and their 1st round pick (18th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft
2021 Draft results
editJune 29, 2021
| Round | Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panther City | Matt Hossack | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | Panther City | Charlie Kitchen | Albany |
| 3 | Panther City | Liam Byrnes | Philadelphia |
| 4 | Panther City | Connor Kelly | New York |
| 5 | Panther City | Nick Damude | San Diego |
| 6 | Panther City | Patrick Dodds | Calgary |
| 7 | Panther City | Sam Clare | Vancouver |
| 8 | Panther City | Liam Patten | Buffalo |
| 9 | Panther City | Phil Caputo | Rochester |
| 10 | Panther City | Ryan Benesch | Halifax |
| 11 | Panther City | Kevin Oreleman | Georgia |
| 12 | Panther City | Chris Wardle* | Colorado |
| 13 | Panther City | Scott Dominey* | Toronto |
- Immediately following the draft, Chris Wardle was traded back to the Mammoth in exchange for Will Malcom and Jordan Trottier. Scott Dominey was traded to New York in exchange for Dawson Theede.
2019 Draft results
editJuly 9, 2019[2]
| Round | Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester | Shawn Evans | Buffalo |
| New York | Jordan Durston | Buffalo | |
| 2 | Rochester | Holden Cattoni | Georgia |
| New York | John Ranagan | Georgia | |
| 3 | Rochester | Rylan Hartley | San Diego |
| New York | Connor Kelly | San Diego | |
| 4 | Rochester | Shane Simpson | Calgary |
| New York | Dan MacRae | Calgary | |
| 5 | Rochester | Curtis Knight | Saskatchewan |
| New York | Jeff Cornwall | Saskatchewan | |
| 6 | Rochester | Dan Lintner | Toronto |
| New York | Kieran McArdle | Toronto | |
| 7 | Rochester | Frank Brown | Philadelphia |
| New York | Mike Manley | Philadelphia | |
| 8 | Rochester | Matthew Bennett | Halifax |
| New York | Dawson Theede | Halifax | |
| 9 | Rochester | Steve Fryer | Colorado |
| New York | Tyler Digby | New England | |
| 10 | Rochester | Chris Wardle* | Colorado |
| New York | Alex Buque | New England | |
| 11 | Rochester | Brandon Goodwin | Vancouver |
| New York | Jean-Luc Chetner | Vancouver |
- - Immediately following the draft, Wardle was traded back to the Mammoth in exchange for Julian Garritano and Mike Mallory. Mallory was then traded to the Warriors for Travis Burton and a 2nd round pick in the 2020 entry draft.
2018 Draft results
editJuly 16, 2018
| Round | Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | Brett Hickey | Toronto |
| San Diego | Turner Evans | Toronto | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | Kiel Matisz | Georgia |
| San Diego | Brett Mydske | Saskatchewan | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | Jordan Hall | Georgia |
| San Diego | Adrian Sorichetti | Saskatchewan | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | Josh Currier | Rochester |
| San Diego | Cam Holding | Colorado | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | Frank Brown | Rochester |
| San Diego | Bryce Sweeting* | Colorado | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | Anthony Joaquim | New England |
| San Diego | Frank Scigliano | Calgary | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | Matt Rambo | New England |
| San Diego | Garrett MacIntosh | Calgary | |
| 8 | Philadelphia | Vaughn Harris | Buffalo |
| San Diego | Casey Jackson | Vancouver | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | Davide DiRuscio | Buffalo |
| San Diego | Brendan Ranford | Vancouver |
- - Immediately following the draft, Sweeting was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for Ethan Schott and a 2nd round pick in the 2018 entry draft.
2008 Draft results
editJuly 24, 2008 .[3]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Mike Poulin | Toronto |
| Boston | Mitch Belisle | New York |
| Boston | Matt Lyons | Rochester |
| Boston | Kyle Laverty | Buffalo |
| Boston | John Gallant | Colorado |
| Boston | Jake Bergey | Philadelphia |
| Boston | Devan Wray | Calgary |
| Boston | Kyle Ross | Minnesota |
| Boston | Tom Johnson | San Jose |
| Boston | Matt Holman | Chicago |
| Boston | Michael Kilby | Portland |
| Boston | Cam Bergman | Edmonton* |
- The Blazers traded Cam Bergman to Edmonton shortly after the Expansion Draft in exchange for forward Brenden Thenhaus and goaltender Kurtis Wagar.
2007 Draft results
editJuly 31, 2007[4]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Patrick Merrill | Toronto |
| Boston | Pat Campbell | Edmonton |
| Boston | Gewas Schindler | New York |
| Boston | Ryan Avery | Calgary |
| Boston | Jed Prossner | Portland |
| Boston | Jake Bergey | Philadelphia |
| Boston | Brenden Thenhaus | Buffalo |
| Boston | Darren Halls | San Jose |
| Boston | Scott Stewart | Minnesota |
| Boston | Jon Harasym | Chicago |
| Boston | Mike Grimes | Arizona |
| Boston | Brian Langtry | Colorado |
| Boston | Brian Croswell | Rochester |
2006 Draft results
editJuly 12, 2006 [5]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Brandon Miller | San Jose |
| New York | Pat Maddalena | Arizona |
| Chicago | Darryl Gibson | Toronto |
| New York | Curtis Palidwor | Calgary |
| Chicago | Callum Crawford | Calgary |
| New York | Aaron Bold | Portland |
| Chicago | Tom Montour | Portland |
| New York | Jon Sullivan | Minnesota |
| Chicago | Dan Stroup | Colorado |
| New York | Rich Brzeski | Philadelphia |
| Chicago | Chris Gill | Colorado |
| New York | Jarett Park | San Jose |
| Chicago | Bryan Kazarian | Buffalo |
| New York | Jeff Spano | Philadelphia |
| Chicago | Jon Harasym | Buffalo |
| New York | Mike McLellan | Arizona |
| Chicago | Carter Livingstone | Rochester |
| New York | Matt Taylor | Toronto |
| Chicago | Ryan O'Connor | Rochester |
| New York | Eric Pacey | Minnesota |
| Chicago | Kyle Dupont | Edmonton |
| New York | Tyler Heavenor | Edmonton |
2005 Draft results
editJune 15, 2005[6]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | Mike Hominuck | Buffalo |
| Edmonton | Rob Blasdell | San Jose |
| Portland | Brock Boyle | Minnesota |
| Edmonton | Kevin Howard | Calgary |
| Portland | Luke Forget | Toronto |
| Edmonton | Sandy Chapman | Toronto |
| Portland | Ryan Sharp | Calgary |
| Edmonton | Pat Campbell | Rochester |
| Portland | Mat Giles | Rochester |
| Edmonton | Brad Dairon | San Jose |
| Portland | Brock Robertson | Arizona |
| Edmonton | Randy Daly | Colorado |
| Portland | Tom Montour | Buffalo |
| Edmonton | Scott Campbell | Minnesota |
| Portland | Nick Schroeder | Philadelphia |
| Edmonton | Cory Bomberry | Arizona |
| Portland | Del Halladay | Colorado |
| Edmonton | Jeff Spano | Philadelphia |
2004 Draft results
editOctober 19, 2004. Picks were announced in alphabetical order by former team.[7]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Cam Bergman | Anaheim |
| Minnesota | Jason Clark | Buffalo |
| Minnesota | Matt King | Calgary |
| Minnesota | Curtis Smith | Colorado |
| Minnesota | Shawn Nadalen | Philadelphia |
| Minnesota | Jon Harasym | Rochester |
| Minnesota | Dan Teat | San Jose |
| Minnesota | Rusty Kruger | Toronto |
| Minnesota | Bruce Alexander | Vancouver |
2001 Draft results
editJune 15, 2001[8]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (from Calgary) | Chris Langdale | Toronto |
| New York (from New Jersey) | Jamie Taylor | Toronto |
| Vancouver | Rich Catton | Buffalo |
| Columbus | Phil Wetherup | Buffalo |
| New Jersey | Darryl Gibson | Albany |
| Vancouver | Ryan O'Connor | Toronto |
| Columbus | Craig Gelsvik | Toronto |
| Calgary | Randy Mearns | Rochester |
| Vancouver | Ian Rubel | Montreal |
| Columbus | Andy Duden | Buffalo |
| Calgary | D'Arcy Berthiaume | Albany |
| New Jersey | Jamie Hanford | Philadelphia |
| Columbus | John Rosa | Albany |
| Calgary | Marc Landriault | Rochester |
| New Jersey | Dallas Squire | Albany |
| Vancouver | Lindsey Plunkett | Rochester |
| Calgary | Jamie Raffan | Montreal |
| New Jersey | Joe Finstad | Ottawa |
| Vancouver | Jessie Phillips | Washington |
| Columbus | Kyle Arbuckle | Montreal |
| New Jersey | Paul Talmo | Buffalo |
| Vancouver | Mike Battista | New York |
| Columbus | Gewas Schindler | New York |
| Calgary | Jeff Shirk | Philadelphia |
| New Jersey (from Vancouver) | Michael Busza | Philadelphia |
| Montreal | Joe Hiltz | Washington |
| Calgary | Dan Denihen | New York |
| New Jersey | Blake Miller | New York |
| Montreal | Shawn Zettel | Ottawa |
| Calgary | Kevin Howard | Rochester |
| New Jersey | Shane Wannamaker | Montreal |
| Vancouver | Kevin Kaiser | Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia (from Calgary) | Dan Martin | Washington |
| New Jersey | Travis Kilgour | Washington |
| Vancouver | Nick Hartofilis | Ottawa |
| Montreal | Jason Tasse | Ottawa |
1999 Draft results
editAugust 26, 1999[9]
| Team | Player | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | Rob Blasdell | Toronto |
| Albany | Josh Sanderson | Rochester |
| Albany | Troy Cordingley | Buffalo |
| Albany | Steve Sombrotto | New York |
| Albany | Todd Evans | Philadelphia |
| Albany | Dave Evans | Pittsburgh |
| Albany | Owen Benedict | Syracuse |
References
edit- ^ "Las Vegas loads up via expansion draft & post-draft deals". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "2019 NLL Expansion draft results and trades". NLL.com. July 9, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Boston selects Poulin first overall". NLL.com. July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "Pat Merrill Selected First Overall By Boston". NLL.com. July 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Brandon Miller taken first in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Hominuck, Blasdell top picks in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. July 13, 2005. Archived from the original on December 28, 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Minnesota grabs King, Teat, Kruger in draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Rock hit hardest in NLL Expansion Draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. June 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Albany selects seven veterans in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. August 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-01.