The National Lacrosse League draft 2016 edition is finally here. Anna Taylor is live on scene and will update what’s happening from Oakville while Marisa Ingemi is following along and will be posting picks as they happen along with analysis.
Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz speaks first thanking each team and their fans and saying we should be proud of our league.
The Saskatchewan Rush, defending Champions Cup winners, have the first pick.
FIRST ROUND
1. Saskatchewan (from Vancouver) – Ryan Keenan (Quinnipiac/Brooklin Redmen) – Keenan gives an emotional speech thanking his family and friends for helping him get where he is and wishes all the other potential draftees luck.
2. Toronto – Challen Rogers (Stony Brook/Oakville Rock)
3. Saskatchewan (from Rochester) – Mike Messenger (Limestone/New Westminster Salmonbellies)
4. Georgia – Bryan Cole (Maryland/Oakville Rock)
5. Calgary – Holden Cattoni (Johns Hopkins/Peterborough Lakers) – Cattoni is from De Winton, about 20 minutes outside of Calgary, so this pick makes perfect sense.
6. Rochester (from New England) – Josh Currier (Virginia Wesleyan/Peterborough Lakers)
7. Rochester (from Colorado) – Kyle Jackson (UMichigan/Cobourg Kodiaks)
8. New England (from Georgia) – Seth Oakes (Albany/Akwesasne Jr. B)
9. Colorado (from Saskatchewan) – Zach Herreweyers (Brampton Jr. A)
10. Georgia (compensatory selection) – Connor Sellars (Belmont Abbey/Brampton Excelsiors)
SECOND ROUND
(Teams have two minutes to make their selections)
11. Vancouver – James Rahe (Robert Morris/Langley Thunder)
12. Toronto (from Toronto via New England) – Latrell Harris (St. Catharines)
13. Buffalo (from Rochester) – Justin Martin (University of Guelph/Oakville Rock/Burlington Jr A)
*NEW ENGLAND TRADES THE 14TH PICK TO WITH SASKATCHEWAN FOR THE 19TH PICK PLUS A 2ND ROUNDER IN 2017.
14. Saskatchewan – Matt Hossack (Brooklin Redmen)
15. Calgary – Vaughn Harris (Onondaga/Six Nations Chiefs)
*BUFFALO TRADES 16TH OVERALL PICK TO THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS FOR BRAD SELF
16. Rochester (from Buffalo) – Dan Lomas (High Point/Oakville Rock)
17. Georgia (from Colorado) – Leo Stouros (Colgate/Six Nations Chiefs)
18. Buffalo – Kevin Orleman (Delta Islanders) – first goalie taken in this draft
19. New England (from Saskatchewan) – Doug Jamieson (Onondaga/Six Nations Chiefs)
20. Georgia (compensatory selection) – Warren Hill (Syracuse/Six Nations Chiefs)
21. Calgary (compensatory selection) – Matt Symes (Whittier/Maple Ridge Burrards)
THIRD ROUND
22. Georgia (from Vancouver) – Lachlan Elder (Burlington Chiefs)
23. Toronto – Jordan Magnuson (Coquitlam Jr. A)
24. New England (from Georgia) – Joel Coyle (Orangeville Northmen)
25. Georgia – Brayden Hill (Six Nations)
26. Calgary – Brody Eastwood (Stony Brook/Nanaimo Timbermen)
27. Calgary (from New England) – Keegan Rittinger (Coquitlam)
28. Georgia (from Colorado) – Matt Kavanagh (Notre Dame)
29. New England (from Rochester) – Kyle Trolley (Notre Dame/Ennismore Sr. B)
30. Saskatchewan – Mason Pynn (Drexel/Nanaimo Timbermen)
31. Buffalo (compensatory selection) – TJ Sanders (Penn State/Brampton Excelsiors)
FOURTH ROUND
32. Vancouver – Adam Jay (Delta Sr. A)
33. New England (from Toronto) – Brandon Robinson (Brampton Excelsiors)
34. Rochester – Tyler Albrecht (Loyola/Burlington)
*GEORGIA TRADES THE 35TH SELECTION TO COLORADO FOR A 5TH ROUND PICK IN 2017
35. Colorado – Taylor Stuart (Bellarmine)
36. Calgary – Jake Archdekin (Calgary Jr.)
37. New England – Myles Jones (Duke University)
*GEORGIA TRADES THE 38TH SELECTION TO NEW ENGLAND FOR A FOURTH ROUND PICK IN THE 2018 DRAFT
38. New England – Dan Michel (Trent/Peterborough Jr. Lakers)
39. Buffalo – Bryce Brochu (Wheeling Jesuit)
40. Saskatchewan – Mike Kaminski (Saskatchewan Swat)
FIFTH ROUND
41. Vancouver – Cody Teichroeb (Langley Thunder)
42. Toronto – Jackson Hubert (Burlington Chiefs)
43. Rochester – Luke Laszkiewicz (Robert Morris/Cobourg Kodiaks)
44. Georgia – Liam Byrnes (Marquette)
45. Calgary – Tony Tremblay (Calgary Mountaineers)
46. Colorado – Kyle Whitlow (Marquette/Brooklin Redmen)
47. Buffalo – Drake Smith (Kitchener-Waterloo)
48. Saskatchewan – Spencer Bromley (McGill/Delta Islanders)
SIXTH ROUND
49. Vancouver – Danton Miller (Six Nations)
50. Toronto – Jamie McMahon (University of Waterloo/Orangeville Northmen)
51. Rochester – Brine Rice (Onondaga/New Westminster)
52. Buffalo (from Georgia) – Logan Holmes (Windsor Clippers Jr. B)
53. Calgary – Austin Rockwell (Calgary Mountaineers)
54. New England – Garrett Lewis (Toronto Beaches)
55. Colorado – Jamal Shears (Mimico Jr. A)
56. New England (from Buffalo) – Andrew Mullen (University of Virginia/Toronto Beaches)
57. Saskatchewan – Rylee McKinnon (Whitby Jr. A)
Thanks for following along everyone! That concludes the 2017 NLL Draft.
