Rock to Pick 2nd Overall as NLL Announces Order of Selection For Draft
July 22, 2016 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Toronto Rock News Release
Oakville, ON - The National Lacrosse League has announced the official order of selection for the 2016 NLL Draft along with compensatory draft picks awarded to teams ahead of the 2017 season.
After finishing tied with the Vancouver Stealth with an identical record of 5-13, the Rock won the tie-breaker, as it were, to finish ahead of the Stealth in the final standings by virtue of two head-to-head wins over Vancouver. The Stealth had dealt their first round pick to the Rush as part of a deal to acquire Corey Small in 2015. Thus, the two-time defending champion Saskatchewan Rush holds the first overall pick, along with two more first-rounders at third and ninth overall, and the Rock will pick second.
The Georgia Swarm also owns three picks in the first round at fourth, eighth and 10th overall while the Rochester Knighthawks will draft back-to-back in the sixth and seventh spots. The Calgary Roughnecks hold the fifth overall selection to round out the first round.
2016 NLL Draft Order as of July 22 (subject to change pending trades):
FIRST ROUND
1. Saskatchewan (from Vancouver) 2. Toronto 3. Saskatchewan (from Rochester) 4. Georgia 5. Calgary 6. Rochester (from New England) 7. Rochester (from Colorado) 8. Georgia (from Buffalo) 9. Saskatchewan 10. Georgia (compensatory selection)
SECOND ROUND
11. Vancouver 12. Toronto (from Toronto via New England) 13. Buffalo (from Rochester) 14. Georgia 15. Calgary 16. Buffalo (from New England) 17. Georgia (from Colorado) 18. Buffalo 19. Saskatchewan 20. Georgia (compensatory selection) 21. Calgary (compensatory selection)
THIRD ROUND
22. Georgia (from Vancouver) 23. Toronto 24. Georgia (from Rochester) 25. Georgia 26. Calgary 27. Calgary (from New England) 28. Georgia (from Colorado) 29. Rochester (from Buffalo) 30. Saskatchewan 31. Buffalo (compensatory selection)
FOURTH ROUND
32. Vancouver 33. New England (from Toronto) 34. Rochester 35. Georgia 36. Calgary 37. New England 38. Colorado 39. Buffalo 40. Saskatchewan
FIFTH ROUND
41. Vancouver 42. Toronto 43. Rochester 44. Georgia 45. Calgary 46. Colorado 47. Buffalo 48. Saskatchewan
SIXTH ROUND
49. Vancouver 50. Toronto 51. Rochester 52. Buffalo (from Georgia) 53. Calgary 54. New England 55. Colorado 56. New England (from Buffalo) 57. Saskatchewan
The Swarm, Roughnecks and Buffalo Bandits were awarded compensatory draft selections as a result of losing players to unrestricted free agency prior to the 2016 NLL season.
The Swarm will receive a first-round selection (10th overall) in the 2016 NLL Draft and one selection at the conclusion of the first round of the 2017 NLL Draft for losing forward Callum Crawford, who signed with the Colorado Mammoth. Georgia was also awarded a second-round selection (20th overall) in 2016 after defenseman Greg Downing signed with the Mammoth.
The Roughnecks have been awarded a second-round selection (21st overall) in the 2016 NLL Draft for losing defenseman Jeff Moleski, who signed with the Vancouver Stealth.
The Bandits will receive a third-round selection (31st overall) in the 2016 NLL Draft after losing defenseman Derek Suddons to the New England Black Wolves.
The awarding of compensatory draft selections is outlined in the league's Collective Bargaining Agreement under Article 7 (Free Agency) in Section 7.2 (Unrestricted Free Agency):
F. Compensatory Draft Selections. Any club that loses an Unrestricted Free Agent shall be eligible to receive a compensatory draft selection(s) that will be issued by the League in a formula to be determined solely by the League.
Information regarding the 2016 NLL Draft and Combine (including eligibility and registration information) will be announced in the coming weeks with more details forthcoming.
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National Lacrosse League Stories from July 22, 2016
- Georgia Swarm Owns Three First-Round Selections in 2016 NLL Draft - Georgia Swarm
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- Rock to Pick 2nd Overall as NLL Announces Order of Selection For Draft - Toronto Rock
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