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Minnesota Swarm Selects Two Players in Dispersal Draft

June 30, 2008 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Swarm General Manager Marty O'Neill today announced the National Lacrosse League (NLL) team selected defenseman Chris McKay (11th pick) and forward Brad Dairon (25th pick) in the Dispersal Draft of Arizona Sting players.

McKay, 27 (8/13/80), recorded six points (2-4=6), 34 penalty minutes (PIM) and 56 loose balls in seven games with the Edmonton Rush in 2008. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound native of Victoria, British Columbia was named the NLL's Transition Player of the Week on April 1, 2008. He has totaled 37 points (8-29=37), 56 PIM and 253 loose balls in 49 career NLL contests during four seasons with Arizona and Edmonton. McKay has also appeared in eight career playoff games with the Sting picking up six assists and 36 loose balls.

Dairon, 30 (4/7/77), collected 36 points (15-21=36) and 62 loose balls in 16 games with Edmonton in 2006 and served as an assistant captain. The 6-foot, 235-pound native of Vancouver, British Columbia has totaled 97 points (48-49=97), 46 PIM and 132 loose balls in 49 career NLL games during six seasons with Toronto, New York, San Jose and Edmonton. He has missed the last two NLL campaigns working as a firefighter in Burnaby.

Andy Secore, who was selected by Minnesota with the fifth overall selection in last year's Dispersal Draft and led the Swarm in scoring in 2008 with 76 points (28-48=76) in 14 games, was selected second overall by Edmonton in this year's draft.



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