As predicted, Logan Schuss was taken first overall by the Minnesota Swarm on Monday night at the 2013 NLL Draft in Oakville, ON. The Ohio Machine and B.C product was highly touted as the most sought after prospect entering the 2013 draft. Schuss did not have to wait long to see who would join him on the Swarm roster this upcoming season, as the Swarm had the 2nd overall pick and selected Orangeville, ON native; Jason Noble. When asked what he thinks he will bring to training camp this winter, Noble said he is going to bring “hustle, energy to the team, and speed to earn a spot on the team”. He said he is excited to join a young and fast team which likes to push the ball up the floor and has a great group of guys and ownership.
The Colorado Mammoth selected goaltender Dillon Ward from Bellarmine University and Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks, 3rd overall in the draft. He was highly recognized as the top goaltender in this years draft. It will be interesting to see where Ward fits in with up and coming star Ty Belanger and veteran Dan Lewis already occupying the crease for the Mammoth.
St. Catharines, ON native, Zac Reid was taken 46th overall by the Rochester Knighthawks on Monday night and said he is looking forward to training camp and will bring a hardworking effort. He was very happy to be drafted by the Knighthawks and is very honored to be a part of a quality organization.
One player that is very grateful for the NLL Combine is James Delaney. He was selected 18th overall by the Philadephia Wings in the second round. Delaney scored six goals and five assists in Sundays prospects game. He wasn’t expected to be drafted in the first couple rounds or at all, but after Sundays performance he showed scouts why he would be a valuable asset to any NLL roster. Delaney said that the combine was big for him and gave kudos to growing the game with the combine and that it played a big role in where he got drafted”. He said he plans to come into training camp with a bang and score some timely goals to show why he deserves a roster spot come January.
A complete list of all 55 players drafted is below:
FIRST ROUND
1. Minnesota (from Buffalo) – Logan Schuss, Ohio State University
2. Minnesota – Jason Noble, Cornell University
3. Colorado – Dillon Ward, Bellarmine University
4. Minnesota* (from Edmonton via Philadelphia) – Cameron Flint, University of Denver
5. Edmonton (from Minnesota) – Robert Church, Drexel University
6. Calgary – Tor Reinholdt, Limestone College
7. Minnesota (from Toronto) – Scott Jones, UMBC
8. Vancouver – Cody Bremner, Cornell University
9. Toronto (from Rochester via Colorado) – Ethan O’Connor, Hobart College
SECOND ROUND
10. Calgary** (from Buffalo) – Karsen Leung, Bellarmine University
11. Edmonton (from Minnesota) – Riley Loewen, Limestone College
12. Philadelphia (from Colorado) – A.J. Masson, University of Vermont
13. Edmonton (from Philadelphia via Minnesota) – Adrian Sorichetti, Hofstra University
14. Buffalo (from Edmonton) – Nick Diachenko, University of Delaware
15. Buffalo** (from Calgary) – Mitch Wilde, Robert Morris University
16. Toronto – Mike Woods, University of Albany
17. Vancouver – Nick Weiss, Peterborough, ON
18. Philadelphia (from Colorado via Buffalo via Rochester) – James Delaney, Seton Hill
THIRD ROUND
19. Philadelphia (from Buffalo) – Tucker Durkin, Johns Hopkins University
20. Vancouver*** (from Buffalo via Minnesota via Philadelphia) – Tyler Digby, Robert Morris University
21. Minnesota (from Colorado) – Reid Acton, Loyola University
22. Vancouver (from Philadelphia) – Kevin Neufeld, Robert Morris University
23. Minnesota (from Edmonton) – Zach Palmer, Johns Hopkins University
24. Calgary – Garrett MacIntosh, Drexel University
25. Toronto – Keegan Bal, New Westminster, BC
26. Vancouver – Brett Dobray, Langley, BC
27. Rochester – Mark White, University of Southern Maine
28. Toronto (from Boston) – Eric Law, University of Denver
FOURTH ROUND
29. Minnesota (from Buffalo) – Jordan Houtby, University of Detroit Mercy
30. Edmonton^ (from Minnesota) – Reid Mydske, New Westminster, BC
31. Colorado – Cody McMahon, Orangeville, ON
32. Colorado (from Philadelphia) – Cameron Mann, Jacksonville University
33. Philadelphia (from Edmonton) – Don Alton, Six Nations, ON
34. Calgary – Peter Dubenski, Coquitlam, BC
35. Toronto – Emerson Clark, Whitby, ON
36. Vancouver – Blair Goss, Orangeville, ON
37. Rochester – Taylor Northway, Delta, BC
FIFTH ROUND
38. Buffalo – Eric Penney, St. Catharines, ON
39. Minnesota – Dominique Alexander, Ohio State University
40. Colorado – Dom Sabastiani, University of Delaware
41. Vancouver (from Philadelphia) – Josh Hawkins, Loyola University
42. Minnesota^ (from Edmonton) – JJ Laforet, Stony Brook University
43. Calgary – Jake Hayes, Robert Morris University
44. Toronto – Alex Lubczuk, Kitchener, ON
45. Vancouver – Brendan Rouse, New Westminster, BC
46. Rochester – Zac Reid, Mercyhurst University
SIXTH ROUND
47. Buffalo – Kevin Pym, Okotoks, AB
48. Calgary (from Minnesota) – Brendan Ranford, New Westminster, BC
49. Colorado – Jake Weidner, Brampton, ON
50. Philadelphia – Rob Pannel, Cornell University
51. Edmonton – Ben Snider, Delta, BC
52. Minnesota**** (from Edmonton via Calgary) – Nicholas Jonas, University of Minnesota
53. Buffalo^^ (from Toronto) – Dylan Goddard, Clarrington, ON
54. Vancouver – Chris Wardle, Victoria, BC
55. Rochester – Brandon Styres, Six Nations, ON
*Edmonton trades the 4th overall selection to the Minnesota Swarm in exchange for the 5th overall selection and defenseman Nick Bilic.
**Buffalo trades the 10th overall selection and a second round selection in 2015 to Calgary for forward Joe Resetartis the 15th overall selection.
***Buffalo trades the 20th selection and a fifth round selection in 2015 to Vancouver for forward Mitch Jones.
****Minnesota trades a sixth round selection in 2014 to Edmonton in exchange for the 52nd overall selection.
^Minnesota trades the 30th overall selection to Edmonton in exchange for the 42nd overall selection and a fourth round selection in 2014.
^^Toronto trades the 53rd overall selection to Buffalo for a sixth round selection in 2014.
