Cannons Announce Protected Roster for Next Month's Expansion Draft
October 8, 2015 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Boston Cannons News Release
BOSTON, MA (October 8, 2015) - The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) has announced the 12 players on the club's protected player list in advance of the 2016 MLL Expansion Draft taking place on Wednesday, November 18 th, 2015 for the newly formed Atlanta Blaze.
Teams were allowed to protect a maximum of 12 players from their 23-man rosters. The 11 players not protected will be available for Atlanta to select on November 18 th . Atlanta will make 15 total selections that day, and any player not selected will return to the Cannons roster. If three Cannons are selected by the Blaze, the Cannons can pull one of the 8 remaining unprotected players back onto their roster.
"It was a very difficult challenge to decide on 12 of 23 players to protect," said Cannons General Manager Kevin Barney. "After working so hard to get our roster back to playoff caliber and having so many guys contribute there were no easy decisions."
Teams can only lose a maximum of 6 players in the Expansion Draft, meaning at a minimum 5 of the unprotected players will be back with the Cannons.
The Following 12 players will be protected for Boston (in alphabetical order):
1. Brent Adams Midfield
Protected
2. Kevin Buchanan Attack
Protected
3. Davey Emala Attack
Protected
4. John Glesener Attack
Protected
5. Josh Hawkins Midfield
Protected
6. Will Manny Attack
Protected
7. Scott McWilliams Defense
Protected
8. Joe Nardella Midfield
Protected
9. Scott Ratliff Defense
Protected
10. Max Seibald Midfield
Protected
11. Wells Stanwick Attack
Protected
12. Chad Wiedmaier Defense
Protected
Players from the 2015 roster that were left unprotected:
Craig Bunker Midfield/FO
Unprotected
Jordan Burke Goalie
Unprotected
Rob Emery Midfield
Unprotected
Tyler German Midfield
Unprotected
Adam Ghitelman Goalie
Unprotected
Brodie Merrill Defense
Unprotected
Jack Murphy Goalie
Unprotected
Ryan Tucker Midfield
Unprotected
Ryan Young Attack
Unprotected
On August 7th the Atlanta Blaze was welcomed to Major League Lacrosse as the newest member. As Atlanta prepares for the 2016 season, they now have the option to evaluate and choose from the MLL talent that will potentially become available to them via the Expansion Draft in November.
The MLL will host an Expansion Draft where any player not protected by a Team's 10 to 12 Player Protected Roster will be available for selection. The MLL Expansion Draft will be held Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 at 2:00PM ET via conference call. Further details about the MLL Expansion Draft will be provided at a later date.
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