Hounds Announce 23-Man Protected Roster
November 12, 2013 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Charlotte Hounds News Release
Major League Lacrosse today announced the 23-Man Protected Rosters for 2014, provided by the coaches and general managers of each team. All players left unprotected will be entered in the player pool for the 2014 season. MLL teams will have the opportunity to expand to a 40-man training camp roster during the 2014 Supplemental Draft, which will be held on Wednesday, December 4. The Charlotte Hounds prior to finalizing their offseason roster completed two trades. The first deal sent the Hounds' fifth-round pick (39th overall) in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft to the Ohio Machine in exchange for attack Joe Cummings. The team then traded midfielder Peet Poillon to the Chesapeake Bayhawks in exchange for the ninth overall pick in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft. The draft is scheduled for Friday, January 10 at the Philadelphia Marriott during the annual U.S. Lacrosse convention. Below is the complete list of the Hounds' 23 protected players. For a more in-depth look at each of those players, please see charlottehounds.com .
CHARLOTTE HOUNDS 23-MAN PROTECTED ROSTER FOR 2014
Player Position
Own Blye Attack
Brian Carroll Midfield
Casey Carroll Defense
Joe Cinosky Defense
Casey Cittadino Midfield
Joe Cummings Attack
Matt Danowski Attack
Kevin Drew Midfield
Tim Fallon Faceoff
Ryan Flanagan Defense
Adam Ghitelman Goalie
John Haus Midfield
Josh Hawkins Midfield
Eric Lusby Attack
Michael McCormack Defense
Mason Poli Defense
Michael Sawyer Attack
Chris Schiller Midfield
Brett Schmidt Defense
Geoff Snider Faceoff
Jake Tripucka Midfield
Matt White Midfield
Ryan Young Attack
The Hounds in 2013 -- only their second season in the league -- fell just short of an MLL title with a 10-9 loss to the Bayhawks in the championship game . The Hounds posted a 7-7 regular-season record to secure the fourth and final playoff spot, then beat the previously undefeated Denver Outlaws by a score of 17-14 to advance to the title game. The 2014 season gets underway in April, with the official MLL schedule to be released in the coming weeks.
Major League Lacrosse Stories from November 12, 2013
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- BayHawks Submit 23-Man Protected Roster - Chesapeake Bayhawks
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- Outlaws Announce 23-Man Protected List - Denver Outlaws
- Teams Submit 23-Man Rosters - MLL
- Ohio Machine Announces Protected 23-Man Roster - Ohio Machine
- BayHawks Trade for Veteran Midfielder Peet Poillon - Chesapeake Bayhawks
- MLL Veteran and Machine Defenseman Ray Megill Announces Retirement - Ohio Machine
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