MLL 2015 Live Draft Blog

January 23, 2015

Welcome to the Major League Lacrosse draft! We will be updating pick by pick all night. FIRST ROUND Florida- Lyle Thompson, Albany Florida- Connor Buczek, Cornell Charlotte- Will Haus, Duke Boston- Ryan Tucker, Virginia Boston- John Glesener, Army Rochester- Jesse King, Ohio State Rochester- Jack Near, Notre Dame Denver- Nikko Pontrello, Loyola Charlotte- Joey Sankey, UNC SECOND ROUND New York- Micheal Pellegrino, Hopkins New York- Ryan Walsh, Colgate Boston- Wells…

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MLL Top 40 Prospects: 10-1

January 23, 2015

1. Lyle Thompson, Albany Great Danes Attack- By far the consensus top pick in the draft and also an obvious pick for the Florida Launch. One of the famous Thompsons, Lyle might actually be the best of them all. Lyle has an opportunity to play with stars like Casey Powell and 2014 rookie of the year Kieran McArdle. 2. Wes Berg, Denver Pioneers Attack- Berg is another star attackman coming…

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MLL Draft Needs: Ohio Machine

January 21, 2015

The Ohio Machine had quite a turnaround season in 2014 after owning the worst record in the MLL at 2-12 the year before. Thanks to several key acquisitions through trades, the MLL Draft and the LXM player pool, the Machine made the MLL Playoffs as the No. 4 seed after going 8-6. The Machine lost to the top-seeded Rochester Rattlers 15-11 in their semifinal game and as they prepare for…

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MLL Top 40 Prospects: 20-11

January 21, 2015

11. Kevin Rice, Syracuse Orange Attack- Rice’s numbers speak for themselves. 80 points? 80?!? Rice translates to be a very good player in the pro ranks and is one of the top prospects from his own school, Syracuse, that is producing the most draftees this season. He does basically everything you want in an attackman and should be an impact player right away. 12. Charlie Raffa, Maryland Terrapins Faceoff- Isn’t…

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MLL Top 40 Prospects: 30-21

January 20, 2015

21. Mike MacDonald, Princeton Tigers Attack- He had a 40+ goal season a few years ago which propelled his name into talk of being drafted. He took a step back in 2014 but is still very viable. Another Canadian player, and MLL seems to have a lot of Canadian stars nowadays (Crowley, Grant, Merrill, Matisz, MacIntosh, Matthews, Dickson, etc). 22. Joe LoCascio, Maryland Terrapins Midfield- Competitive and “gritty” player with…

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MLL Top 40 Prospects: 40-31

January 19, 2015

Leading up to MLL draft day, we will be counting down the top prospects heading into the draft. 31. Richie Hurley, Siena Saints Attack—Hurley was the MAAC offensive of the year and the leader for the Saints offense. He averaged more than two assists per game and put up 34 goals overall in the 2014 season. The 82 points in 2-14 were by far his most, after 49 being his…

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MLL Draft Needs: Rochester Rattlers

January 18, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers are in an interesting spot heading into the MLL collegiate draft. They finished last regular season with the best record in the league and found themselves in the championship game. In the offseason, they only lost one regular player in Kevin Leveille. The biggest gaps in their roster are only due to NLL commitments as most of their players who also coach NCAA lacrosse did not have…

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MLL Draft Needs: Boston Cannons

January 18, 2015

What a tumultuous offseason the Boston Cannons had in 2015. They decided to trade away the most popular and possibly best lacrosse player in the world in midfielder Paul Rabil while also acquiring a lot of help on the defensive end of the field. With the MLL Collegiate Draft a little over a week away, let’s take a look at what the Cannons need to address in order to improve…

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MLL Draft Needs: Denver Outlaws

January 18, 2015

Photo Credit:  Di Miller The 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft is coming up this Friday January 23 and we take a look at what positions the Outlaws will consider in their nine draft picks.  Being the 2014 MLL Champions, of course they have the eighth pick in each of the eight rounds, however they also have a third round pick in the seventh round courtesy of the Chesapeake Bayhawks. According to…

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