Daly, Halladay selected in Expansion Draft
July 13, 2005 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Colorado Mammoth News Release
DENVER - The Colorado Mammoth lost two players on Wednesday when forwards Randy Daly and Del Halladay were selected in the National Lacrosse League expansion draft.
The NLL's two new entries, the Edmonton Rush and Portland (Ore.) LumberJax, each selected nine unprotected players from the league's other nine teams. The teams alternated picks, but Portland chose first by virtue of winning a coin flip last month.
Edmonton selected Daly with the 12th pick in the draft and Portland made Halladay its final selection with the 17th overall pick.
Daly was acquired by the Mammoth prior to the 2005 season but was not activated until March 24. The 25-year-old British Columbia native registered three goals and an assist in two regular season games. He also had an assist in the Mammoth's playoff game.
Halladay, the fourth-highest scorer in team history, had been with the Mammoth since it relocated to Denver from Washington, D.C., in 2002. The 8-year veteran is an unrestricted free agent, which means he could be signed by the Mammoth - or any other club - if Portland chooses not to designate him one of its two franchise players.
The 32-year-old British Columbia native registered 11 goals and 12 assists in 11 regular season games for the Mammoth in 2005.
Portland selected forward Mike Hominuck from the Buffalo Bandits with the first pick in the expansion draft. Edmonton used its initial pick on goaltender Rob Blasdell of the San Jose Stealth.
National Lacrosse League Stories from July 13, 2005
- Jax select first players - Portland Lumberjax
- Stealth lose two players in Expansion Draft - San Jose Stealth
- Bandits acquire three players following Expansion Draft - Buffalo Bandits
- Minnesota's Boyle and Campbell taken in NLL Expansion Draft - Minnesota Swarm
- NLL Expansion Draft recap and trades - NLL
- Roughnecks lose Howard and Sharp - Calgary Roughnecks
- Rock acquire Mat Giles and Scott Campbell via trades on day of Expansion Draft - Toronto Rock
- Daly, Halladay selected in Expansion Draft - Colorado Mammoth
- Wings lose Schroeder and Spano in Expansion Draft - Philadelphia Wings
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