Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, has announced the teams have submitted their 23-Man Protected Roster for 2016. All players left unprotected will be entered in the player pool for the 2016 season.
The next critical roster management date is Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 at 5:00PM ET when 10 to 12 Player Expansion Protected Rosters are due. Each of the eight teams will submit their 10 or 12 Player Protected lists from their 23 Player Rosters
– 10 players if the team protects 2 goalies
– 12 players if the team protects 1 or less goalies
The final roster cutdowns will be in preparation for the MLL Expansion Draft where any player not protected by a Team’s 10 to 12 Player Protected Roster will be available for selection. The MLL Expansion Draft will be held Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 at 2:00PM ET via conference call. Further details about the MLL Expansion Draft will be provided at a later date.
Each MLL team will have the opportunity to fill their 40-man rosters in the upcoming 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft, which will be held on Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 at 2:00PM ET.
Below are the players that have been released as well as protected for each team:
Boston Cannons
Released Josh Amidon (M)
Released Owen Blye (A)
Released Eric Hagarty (G)
Released Ryan Hollenbaugh (D)
Released Eric Lusby (A)
Released Michael Maggio (M)
Released Michael Pellegrino (D)
Released Brendan Porter (M)
Released Jack Reilly (D)
Released Matthew Smalley (M)
Released Erik Smith (M)
Boston Cannons 23 Man Protected Roster:
Brent Adams (M)
Mitchell Belisle (D)
Martin Bowes (M)
Kevin Buchanan (A)
Craig Bunker (M/FO)
Jordan Burke (G)
David Emala (A)
Rob Emery (M)
Tyler German (M)
Adam Ghitelman (G)
John Glesener (A)
Josh Hawkins (M)
William Manny (A)
Scott McWilliams (D)
Brodie Merrill (D)
Mitchell Belisle (D)
Martin Bowes (M)
Kevin Buchanan (A)
Craig Bunker (M/FO)
Jordan Burke (G)
David Emala (A)
Rob Emery (M)
Tyler German (M)
Adam Ghitelman (G)
John Glesener (A)
Josh Hawkins (M)
William Manny (A)
Scott McWilliams (D)
Brodie Merrill (D)
Jack Murphy (G)
Joe Nardella (M)
Scott Ratliff (D)
Maxwell Seibald (M)
Wells Stanwick (A)
Ryan Tucker (M)
Chadwick Wiedmaier (D)
Ryan Young (A)
Joe Nardella (M)
Scott Ratliff (D)
Maxwell Seibald (M)
Wells Stanwick (A)
Ryan Tucker (M)
Chadwick Wiedmaier (D)
Ryan Young (A)
Charlotte Hounds
Released Ryan Belka (M)
Released Nico Capron (D)
Released Matt Clarkson (M)
Released Joe Cummings (A)
Released Pat Hogan (M)
Released Riley Loewen (A)
Released Sean Meagher (D)
Released Kip Orban (M)
Released Jack Runkel (G)
Released John Scheich (A)
Released Billy Ward (M)
Released Jeffrey White (G)
Charlotte Hounds 23 Man Protected Roster:
Pierce Bassett (G)
Shamel Bratton (M)
Michael Chanenchuk (M)
Joseph Cinosky (D)
Kevin Cunningham (A)
Thomas DeNapoli (A)
Kevin Drew (M)
Michael Ehrhardt (D)
Ryan Flanagan (D)
Brendan Fowler (M/FO)
John Haus (M)
Will Haus (M)
Terence Kimener (M)
Pat Laconi (M)
Henry Lobb (D)
Kevin Massa (M)
Mason Poli (D)
Joseph Sankey(A)
Michael Sawyer (A)
Brett Schmidt (D)
James Thul (A)
Jake Tripucka (M)
Justin Ward (A)
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Released Conor Doyle (A)
Released Tim Edwards (M)
Released Alex Love (A)
Released Tony Rossi (M)
Released Cameron Flint (M)
Released Zachary Greer (A)
Released Dean Gibbons (A)
Released Matt Lovejoy (D)
Released Kip Turner (G)
Released Colin Dunster (M)
Released Mark McNeill (M)
Released Patrick Resch (M)
Released Callum Robinson (D)
Released Ben Rubeor (A)
Released Kyle Sweeney (D)
Released Stephen Robarge (FO)
Released Sam Bradman (M)
Released Brian Cooper (D)
Released Josh Dionne (A)
Released Jack Rice (A)
Released Eric Schneider (G)
Chesapeake Bayhawks 23 Man Protected Roster:
Matthew Abbott (M)
Niko Amato (G)
Jesse Bernhardt (D)
Dan Burns (M)
Craig Costabile (D)
Kevin Crowley (M)
Matthew Danowski (A)
Matt Donovan (M)
Michael Evans (D)
Tyler Fiorito (G)
Patrick Harbeson (M)
Chris Hipps (D)
Benjamin Hunt (M)
Matt Mackrides (M)
Brendan Mundorf (A)
Jason Noble (D)
Eric O’Brien (M/FO)
Nikko Pontrello (A)
Charlie Raffa (M)
Jeffrey Reynolds (M)
Henry Schoonmaker (M)
Joseph Walters (M)
Drew Westervelt (A)
Denver Outlaws
Released Carson Cannon (D)
Released Joe McCallion (M)
Released Nick Ossello (M)
Released Michael Richards (M)
Released Matthew Callahan (D)
Released Ken Clausen (D)
Released Ryan LaPlante (G)
Released Johnny Rodriguez (G)
Released Geoff Snider (F0)
Released Tim Henderson (D)
Released Sean Cannizzaro (A)
Released Knute Kraus (D)
Released Ryan Licht (D)
Released Gregory Melaugh (A)
Moves Jesse Schwartzman (G) from LSAR to Voluntary Retired
Denver Outlaws Boston 23 Man Protected Roster:
Erik Adamson (M)
Wes Berg (A)
Chris Bocklet (A)
Matthew Bocklet (D)
Michael Bocklet (A)
David Dickson (M)
Gregory Downing (M)
John Grant (A)
Brent Hiken (M/FO)
Cameron Holding (M)
Anthony Kelly (M/FO)
Eric Law (A)
Noah Molnar (M)
Jeremy Noble (M)
Christopher O’Dougherty (D)
Justin Pennington (M)
Dillon Roy (D)
Max Schmidt (D)
Domenic Sebastiani (M)
Jeremy Sieverts (M)
Michael Simon (D)
Drew Snider (M)
Dillon Ward (G)
Florida Launch
Released Duncan Clancy (M)
Released Ryan Creighton (M)
Released Bryce Dabbs (M)
Released Curtis Dickson (A)
Released Mark DiFrangia (D)
Released Adam Fullerton (G)
Released Brendan Gleason (D)
Released Jordan Hall (M)
Released Shaq Hunt (D)
Released Pat Kiernan (D)
Released William Mangan (M)
Released Nick O’Hara (D)
Released Sam Snow (M)
Released Chazz Woodson (A)
Florida Launch 23 Man Protected Roster:
Reid Acton (D)
Steven Brooks (M)
Connor Buczek (M)
Thomas Croonquist (F/O)
Tucker Durkin (D)
David Earl (M)
Pat Frazier (D)
Nicholas Galasso (M)
Casey Ikeda (D)
Austin Kaut (G)
Cameron Lao-Gosney (M)
Roman Lao-Gosney (M)
Robert Lawrence (D)
Joe LoCascio (M)
Christopher Mattes (M/FO)
Kieran McArdle (A)
Jovan Miller (M)
Casey Powell (A)
Brett Queener (G)
Peter Ricci (D)
Lyle Thompson (A)
Miles Thompson (A)
Chad Tutton (M)
New York Lizards
Released Luke Mikelinich (D)
Released Matt Poillon (G)
Released Luke Duprey (D)
Released Anthony Biscardi (M)
Released Anthony Santomo (D)
Released Sean Brady (G)
Released Hakeem Lecky (M)
Released Mike Malave (M)
Released Chris Piccirilli (D)
Released Nicholas Polanco (D)
Released Matt Poskay (M)
Released Mike Rooney (A)
Released Michael Unterstein (M)
Released Cody Jamieson (A)
New York Lizards 23 Man Protected Roster:
Drew Adams (G)
John Austin (M)
Charlie Cipriano (G)
Edward Crotty (M)
Steve DeNapoli (D)
Joe Fletcher (D)
Matt Gibson (A)
Gregory Gurenlian (M/FO)
Kyle Hartzell (D)
Anthony Holmes (D)
Chris LaPierre (M)
Joseph Marasco (M)
Conrad Oberbeck (A)
Dylan O’Shaughnessy (LSM)
Tom Palasek (A)
Rob Pannell (A)
Paul Rabil (M)
Jerry Ragonese (M/FO)
Michael Skudin (D)
Brian Spallina (D)
Michael Stone (M)
Kevin Unterstein (M)
Ryan Walsh (A)
Ohio Machine
Released Matthew Bertrams (M)
Released Marshall Burkhart (M)
Released Matthew Cafarelli (D)
Released Will Campbell (M)
Released Austin Geisler (G)
Released Will Haas (G)
Released Dominic Imbordino (D)
Released Brian Kormondy (M)
Released Zach Palmer (A)
Released David Planning (M)
Released John Reicherter (M)
Released Andrew Rullan (FO)
Moves Brian Farrell (D) from LSAR to Voluntary Retired
Ohio Machine 23 Man Protected Roster:
Dominique Alexander (M)
Jake Bailey (D)
Peter Baum (M)
Jake Bernhardt (M)
Jimmy Bitter (A)
Kevin Cooper (M)
James Dailey (A)
Daniel Groot (M)
Kyle Harrison (M)
Marcus Holman (A)
Ryan Izzo (M)
Brian Karalunas (D)
Matt McMahon (D)
Michael Noone (D)
Brian Phipps (G)
Jackson Place (D)
Gregory Puskuldjian (F/O)
Scott Rodgers (G)
Tom Schreiber (M)
Logan Schuss (A)
Steele Stanwick (A)
Steven Waldeck (D)
Dana Wilber (D)
Rochester Rattlers
Released Kyle Aquin (M)
Released Mike MacDonald (A)
Released Sean Young (D)
Released Jeremy Boltus (A)
Released Mark Cockerton (A)
Released Jason LaShomb (G)
Released Matt Miller (D)
Released John Ortolani (M)
Released Jeremy Thompson (M)
Released Casey Dowd (M)
Released Austin Gorman (A)
Released Michael O’Neil (M)
Released Michael Tota (A)
Rochester Rattlers 23 Man Protected Roster:
Kyle Denhoff (M)
John Galloway (G)
Jesse King (M)
Will Koshansky (D)
John Lade (D)
Dave Lawson (M)
Michael Lazore (M)
John LoCascio (D)
Jordan MacIntosh (M)
Michael Manley (D)
Mark Matthews (A)
Donald Moss (M)
John Near (M)
Mike Poppleton (M/FO)
John Ranagan (M)
Kevin Rice (A)
Sam Somers (G)
Randy Staats (A)
Jordan Stevens (D)
Ty Thompson (A)
Justin Turri (M)
Joel White (D)
Jordan Wolf (A)
