Donville, Lanchbury, Nanticoke, Charalambides Taken with Top National Lacrosse League Entry Draft Selections
August 28, 2021 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
PHILADELPHIA - Jonathan Donville (Oakville, ON / Cornell Univ.), Ryan Lanchbury (Burlington, ON / Univ. of Richmond) and Tehoka Nanticoke (Six Nations, ON / Univ. of Albany) were the first three players selected in tonight's National Lacrosse League (@NLL) Entry Draft, held virtually. Donville was the first overall pick by the expansion Panther City Lacrosse Club; Lanchbury went next to the Georgia Swarm; and with the third selection the Buffalo Bandits grabbed Nanticoke.
The Entry Draft for the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world continued through the first round as follows: (4) Vancouver, Adam Charalambides (Georgetown, ON / Rutgers Univ.); (5) San Diego, Mike McCannell (Orangeville, ON / Stony Brook Univ.); (6) Calgary, Kyle Waters (Orangeville, ON / Univ. of Detroit Mercy); (7) Saskatchewan, Jake Boudreau (Brampton, ON / Robert Morris Univ.); (8) Saskatchewan, Ryan Barnable (Whitby, ON / RIT) (9) San Diego, Patrick Shoemay (Surrey, BC / RIT); (10) Calgary, Justin Inacio (Oakville, ON / Ohio State); (11) Panther City, Nathan Grenon (Stittsville, ON / Mercyhurst Univ.); (12) Halifax, Max Wilson (Victoria, BC / NJIT); (13) San Diego, Jacob Dunbar (Port Coquitlam, BC); (14) Buffalo, Thomas Vaesen (Victoria, BC / Univ. of Montevallo); (15) Philadelphia, Hunter Lemieux (Lockport, N.Y. / Roberts Wesleyan College); and (16) Albany, Patrick Kaschalk (Windsor, ON / Stony Brook Univ.). The full draft results are available at https://www.nll.com/news/2021-nll-entry-draft-live-results/.
The first two rounds of the draft were broadcast live on TSN in Canada and via the NLL Facebook and YouTube channels. Fans can rewatch the coverage on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/yLk2ihmVtr0.
"The Entry Draft is an exciting moment for everyone selected tonight and an important day for our teams," said NLL Commissioner, Nick Sakiewicz. "Congratulations to all the young players who have taken an important step tonight in fulfilling their professional lacrosse dreams."
All 14 active NLL franchises for the 2021-22 season, scheduled to open on December 3, participated in the Entry Draft, which was also held virtually in 2020 following a two-year run at Philadelphia's Xfinify Live! in 2018 and 2019.
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2021 NLL Draft/ ROUND ONE
1. Panther City - RF Jonathan Donville - Brooklin MSL/Cornell
2. Georgia (from NY) - RF Ryan Lanchbury - Burlington Jr. A/University of Richmond
3. Buffalo (from ROC) - RF Tehoka Nanticoke - Six Nations MSL/University of Albany
4. Vancouver - LF Adam Charalambides - Orangeville Jr. A/Rutgers
5. San Diego - LT Mike McCannell - Oakville MSL/Stonybrook
6. Calgary - RF Kyle Waters - Brooklin MSL/Detroit Mercy
7. Saskatchewan (from COL) - LT Jake Boudreau - Brampton Jr. A/Robert Morris
8. Saskatchewan (from PHI) - LD Ryan Barnable - Whitby Jr. A/RIT
9. San Diego (from GA) - RD Patrick Shoemay - New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr. A/RIT
10. Calgary (from BUF via PHI) - RT Justin Inacio - Brooklin MSL/Ohio State
11. Panther City (from TOR via GA) - LF Nathan Grenon - Brampton Jr. A/Mercyhurst
12. Halifax - RD Max Wilson - Victoria Shamrocks Jr. A/NJIT
13. San Diego (from SASK via BUF) - RF Jacob Dunbar - Port Coquitlam Jr. A
14. Buffalo (from ALB) - LF Thomas Vaesen - Nanaimo Jr. A/Montevello University
15. Philadelphia (from CGY via PC) - LF Hunter Lemeuix - Burlington Jr. A/Roberts Wesleyan
16. Albany (compensatory selection) - LD Patrick Kaschalk - Burlington Jr. A/Stony Brook
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- Bandits Acquire Fields, Select Two During First Round of 2021 NLL Entry Draft - Buffalo Bandits
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