National Lacrosse League expansion draft
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. Recent expansion drafts have occurred in 2008 and 2007 (Boston), 2006 (New York and Chicago), and 2005 (Edmonton and Portland).
2008 Draft results
July 24, 2008 .[1]
| 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
July 31, 2007[2]
| 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
July 12, 2006 [3]
| 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
June 15, 2005[4]
| 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
October 19, 2004. Picks were announced in alphabetical order by former team.[5]
| 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
June 15, 2001[6]
| 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
August 26, 1999[7]
| 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
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Hominuck, Blasdell top picks in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. July 13, 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Minnesota grabs King, Teat, Kruger in draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. October 19, 2004. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Rock hit hardest in NLL Expansion Draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. June 11, 2001. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Albany selects seven veterans in expansion draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. August 26, 1999. Retrieved 2007-08-01.