2003 Entry Draft Completed
Published on October 26, 2003 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The Vancouver Ravens selected forward Mark Miyashita with the first overall selection in the Entry Draft. The former Canisius College standout has excelled at all levels of lacrosse, including Canadian Junior/Senior (Burnaby and Maple Ridge, British Columbia) and NCAA collegiate lacrosse at Canisius.
Miyashita, who put up impressive numbers last season for Canisius (23G, 26A) stands as the school's all-time loose ball leader (329). In addition he ranks 11th all-time in goals scored with 71, while finishing sixth in both career assists (74) and in career points (145). Last season as team captain Miyashita helped lead the Griffs to their first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) playoff appearance.
As a member of the Burnaby Lakers (Jr. A) Miyashita has won a Minto Cup Championship while playing Senior ball for Maple Ridge in British Columbia this past summer following his first overall selection in the Western Lacrosse Association's (WLA) Entry Draft.
The Calgary Roughnecks selected defenseman Taylor Wray as the second overall pick in the 2003 Entry Draft.
Wray, a graduate of Duke University (1G, 0A) captained the Blue Devils squad his final season where he earned a spot on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honor roll. In addition the 6'2 Edmonton, Alberta native helped lead his squad to a top 25 national ranking and an appearance in the ACC Title game all in this past season.
A former second overall selection the Western Lacrosse Association's (WLA) Entry Draft behind former teammate Mark Miyashita, Wray has also won a pair of Minto Cup Championships.
The Entry Draft consisted of ten rounds. A total of 83 players were selected.
The complete results are listed below.
2003 ENTRY DRAFT RESULTS
Selection (Overall)
FIRST ROUND
1 (1) Vancouver (from Anaheim) - Mark Miyashita (Canisius / Burnaby)
2 (2) Calgary (from New York) - Taylor Wray (Duke / Burnaby)
3 (3) Philadelphia - Ryan Ward (Butler)
4 (4) Vancouver - Craig Conn (St. Catherines)
5 (5) Rochester - Scott Evans (Peterborough)
6 (6) Buffalo (from Anaheim) - A.J. Shannon (Virginia)
7 (7) San Jose (from Ottawa) - Scott Ranger (Victoria)
8 (8) Toronto (from Arizona) - Josh Bergey (Salisbury)
9 (9) Philadelphia - Tom Hajek (Victoria)
10 (10) San Jose - Kelly Hall (Whittier)
11 (11)* Arizona - Kyle Neufeld (St. Catherines)
12 (12)*^ Vancouver - Kevin Olson (Burnaby)
SECOND ROUND
1 (13) Toronto (from Vancouver) - Stew Monture (Six Nations)
2 (14) ^ Arizona (from Calgary) - Mark Paniccia (St. Catherines)
3 (15) ^^San Jose (from Buffalo) - Derek Lowe (Coquitlam)
4 (16) Rochester - Buck Stobart (Victoria)
5 (17) Toronto - Ryan McClay (Cornell)
6 (18) San Jose (from Anaheim) - Andrew Biers (Whittier)
7 (19) Anaheim (Ottawa via Buffalo) - Cam Bergman (Coquitlam)
8 (20) ^^^Vancouver (from Philadelphia) - Devan Wray (Edmonton)
9 (21) San Jose - Kyle McEwen (New Westminster)
10 (22) Vancouver - Greg Lemieux (Surrey)
THIRD ROUND
1 (23) Calgary - Brad McDonald (Orangeville)
2 (24) Colorado - Curtis Smith (Ohio State)
3 (25) Arizona (from Buffalo) - Cole Murray (Victoria)
4 (26) Rochester - Tim Booth (Hobart)
5 (27) ^^^^Anaheim - Damien Davis (Princeton)
6 (28) Anaheim - Luke Forget (Brampton)
7 (29) Arizona - Kevin Leveille (UMass)
8 (30) Philadelphia - Michael Howley (Maryland)
9 (31) ^^^^^Colorado - Brian Potter (Victoria)
10 (32) ^^^Rochester (from Vancouver) - Kevin Cassese (Duke)
11 (33) * Arizona - Tyler Johnson (Elora)
FOURTH ROUND
1 (34) Calgary - Jeff Moleski (Prince George)
2 (35) Colorado - Dan Cocchi (Towson)
3 (36) Buffalo - Adam Doneger (Johns Hopkins)
4 (37) Rochester - Solomon Bliss (Syracuse)
5 (38) Toronto - Matt Marchildon (Brock)
6 (39) Anaheim - Brad Scott (New Westminster)
7 (40) Arizona - Chris Fiore (UMass)
8 (41) Philadelphia - Kevin Brennan (Duke)
9 (42) San Jose - Kitan Gbadebo (Coquitlam)
10 (43) Vancouver - Geordie Wells (Surrey)
FIFTH ROUND
1 (44) Calgary - Sterling Mitchel (Victoria)
2 (45) Colorado - Graham Palmer (Victoria)
3 (46) Buffalo - Scott Gilligham (Mississuaga)
4 (47) Rochester - Jon Sullivan (St. Catherines)
5 (48) Toronto - Chad Francis (Barrie)
6 (49) Anaheim - Jeff Brownlee (Kitchener)
7 (50) Arizona - Luke Ogelsby (Penn State)
8 (51) Philadelphia - Pat Collins (Georgetown)
9 (52) San Jose - Luke Gilbert (Whittier)
10 (53) Vancouver - Tyler Heavenor (Adelphi)
SIXTH ROUND
1(54) Calgary - Peter Gut (St. Andrews)
2 (55) Colorado - Devon Spilker (Limestone)
3 (56) Buffalo - David Brown (Toronto Beaches)
4 (57) Rochester - Chris Rotelli (Virginia)
5 (58) Toronto - Chris McElory (Orangeville)
6 (59) Anaheim - Ryan McMichael (Scarborough)
7 (60) Arizona - Richard Haan (Halton Hills)
8 (61) Philadelphia - Michael Springer (Syracuse)
9 (62) San Jose - Matt Bontaites (Syracuse)
10 (63) Vancouver - Adam Smith (Burnaby)
SEVENTH ROUND
1 (64) Calgary - Chris Milhus (Calgary Raiders)
2 (65) Colorado - Pat Meyers (Ohio State)
3 (66) Buffalo - Nathan Russell (New Westminster)
4 (67) Rochester - Kevin Einsor (Rhode Island / Six Nations)
5 (68) Toronto - Cal Smith (Adelphi)
6 (69) Anaheim - Brian Kelly (Whittier)
7 (70) Anaheim (from Ottawa) - Matt Silverio (Hamilton College)
8 (71) Arizona - Travis Eckler (Hartford)
9 (72) Philadelphia - Michael Pape (Cabrini)
10 (73) San Jose - Kevin Reid (Coquitlam)
EIGHTH ROUND
1 (74) Vancouver - David White (Delta)
2 (75) Calgary - Robert McGowen (Port Coquitlam)
3 (76) Colorado - Mike Frissora (Middlebury)
4 (77) Buffalo - Jon Ianucci (Coquitlam)
5 (78) Rochester - Mike Mollot (Maryland)
6 (79) Toronto - Joshua Arnold (Milton)
7 (80) Toronto (from Anaheim) - Justin Kennedy (Barrie)
8 (81) Anaheim (from Ottawa) - Matt Kwiecien (Winnipeg)
9 (82) Arizona - Mike Bonk (London)
10 (83) Philadelphia (from Colorado) - Kyle Sweeney (Georgetown)
*Supplementary picks awarded by NLL Board of Governers.
^Arizona has traded the 12th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Peter Veltman and the 14th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft.
^^Rochester has traded the 15th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for Brock Robertson.
^^^Rochester has traded the 20th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Ryan O'Connor and the 32rd selection in the 2003 Entry Draft.
^^^^Toronto has traded the 27th selection in the 2003 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for their third round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft.
^^^^^San Jose has traded the 33rd selection in the 2003 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for Matt Ogelsby.
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