2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft
2014 MLL Draft | |
Date | September 22, 2014 |
Time | |
Location | Toronto Rock Athletic Centre |
Network | YouTube |
First Pick | Ben McIntosh Edmonton Rush |
Overall Picks | 55 |
The 2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft was the 27th annual meeting of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) franchises to select newly eligible box lacrosse players to the leagues rosters. It was hosted by the Toronto Rock at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre on September 22, 2014. A total off 55 players were selected in the draft with the Edmonton Rush selecting first overall for the first time in three years. The draft was also televised online on YouTube.
Overview[]
The following is the breakdown of the 55 players selected by Box Lacrosse positions:
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Determination of draft order[]
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.
Draft[]
Round 1[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
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1 | Edmonton Rush | Ben McIntosh | Forward | Drexel |
2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Jeremy Noble | Forward | Denver |
3 | Minnesota Swarm | Miles Thompson | Forward | Albany |
4 | Colorado Mammoth | Forward | Coquitlam Adanacs | |
5 | Minnesota Swarm | Shane MacDonald | Transition | Brampton Excelsiors |
6 | New England Black Wolves | Forward | Virginia | |
7 | Colorado Mammoth | Defense | Pfeiffer | |
8 | New England Black Wolves | Forward | Six Nations Chiefs | |
9 | Buffalo Bandits | Brandon Goodwin | Forward | Adelphi |
Round 2[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Minnesota Swarm | Forward | Six Nations Chiefs | |
11 | New England Black Wolves | Defense | Six Nations Chiefs | |
12 | Vancouver Stealth | Transition | Nanaimo Timbermen | |
13 | Edmonton Rush | Goalkeeper | New England | |
14 | Buffalo Bandits | Matthew Bennett | Transition | Brampton Excelsiors |
15 | New England Black Wolves | Forward | Dowling | |
16 | Calgary Roughnecks | Transition | Concordia | |
17 | Colorado Mammoth | Goalie | American International | |
18 | Buffalo Bandits | Forward | Dowling | |
19 | Edmonton Rush ^ | Forward | Marquette |
Round 3[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
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20 | New England Black Wolves | Forward | Six Nations Chiefs | |
21 | Vancouver Stealth | Defense | Orangeville Northmen | |
22 | New England Black Wolves | Defense | Dowling | |
23 | Vancouver Stealth | Forward | Delaware | |
24 | Buffalo Bandits | Forward | Orangeville Northmen | |
25 | Vancouver Stealth | Transitions | New Westminster Salmonbellies | |
26 | New England Black Wolves | Forward | Albany | |
27 | Rochester Knighthawks | Transition | Six Nations Chiefs | |
28 | New England Blackwolves | Defense | Brampton Excelsiors |
Round 4[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
29 | Minnesota Swarm | Defense | Brampton Excelsiors | |
30 | Vancouver Stealth | Forward | Seton Hill | |
31 | New England Black Wolves | Transition | Sacred Heart | |
32 | Colorado Mammoth | Defense | Providence | |
33 | Toronto Rock | Forward | Johns Hopkins | |
34 | New England Black Wolves | Defense | Halton Hills | |
35 | Edmonton Rush | Defense | Bryant | |
36 | Calgary Roughnecks | Forward | Calgary Mountaineers | |
37 | Rochester Knighthawks | Forward | Six Nations Chiefs |
Round 5[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
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38 | Minnesota Swarm | Defense | New England | |
39 | Vancouver Stealth | Defense | Coquitlam Adanacs | |
40 | Minnesota Swarm | Defense | Peterborough Lakers | |
41 | Colorado Mammoth | Defense | Canisius | |
42 | Colorado Mammoth | Transition | Denver | |
43 | Toronto Rock | Transition | Whitby Warriors | |
44 | Edmonton Rush | Forward | Bellarmine | |
45 | Calgary Roughnecks | Forward | Bellarmine | |
46 | Rochester Knighthawks | Anthony Patterson | Defense | Six Nations Chiefs |
Round 6[]
Overall | Team | Player | Positions | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Edmonton Rush | Transition | Mercyhurst | |
48 | Vancouver Stealth | Defense | New Westminster Salmonbellies | |
49 | Buffalo Bandits | Forward | Chestnut Hill | |
50 | Colorado Mammoth | Forward | US Air Force Academy | |
51 | Toronto Rock | Forward | Mercyhurst | |
52 | Toronto Rock | Forward | Whitby Warriors | |
53 | Edmonton Rush | Goalkeeper | ||
54 | Calgary Roughnecks | Defense | Marquette | |
55 | Rochester Knighthawks | Transition | Six Nations Rebels |
^ Compensatory Pick
References[]
- 2014 in lacrosse
- National Lacrosse League
- 2014 in Canadian sports
- September 2014 sports events in Canada