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NLL announces dispersal draft results

Published on December 15, 2004 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release


The league's ten member clubs selected players earlier this evening in a dispersal draft. Craig Conn was selected first overall by the Minnesota Swarm, while the Anaheim Storm picked up Rory Graves with the second selection. Full draft results are below:

FIRST ROUND

(1) Minnesota - Craig Conn (Releases Derek Lowe)
(2) Anaheim - Rory Glaves (Releases Brad Reppert)
(3) Arizona - Cam Sedgwick (Releases Sean Kimpinksi)
(4) San Jose (From Philadelphia)* - Kevin Olson (Released Andrew Roth)
(5) Rochester - Chris McKay (Released Sean Lindsay)
(6) Minnesota (From Toronto)** - Nick Patterson (Released Andrew Leyshon)
(7) Philadelphia (From San Jose)* - Matt Dwane (Released Tony Henderson
(8) Colorado - Randy Daly (Released Mark Plonkey)
(9) Buffalo - Curt Malawsky (Released Darren Mutch)
(10) Calgary - Pick Forfeited (Signed Unstricted Free Agent Andy Ogilvie)

SECOND ROUND

(11) Minnesota - D'Arcy Berthiume (Released Mike Longboat)
(12) Anaheim - Bruce Murray (Released Todd MacFarland)
(13) Arizona - Noah Talbot (Released Richard Haan)
(14) Philadelphia - Ian Hawksbee (Released Ryan Traynor)
(15) Rochester - Peter Morgan (Released Shawn Wilkins)
(16) Toronto - Pick Forfeited (Passed)
(17) San Jose - Rick Catton (Released Cory O'Neil)
(18) Colorado - Pick Forfeited (Passed)
(19) Buffalo - Pick Forfeited (Passed)
(20) Calgary - Rob Williams (Released Adam Smith)


The following Vancouver players were not selected in the Dispersal Draft are are now Unrestricted Free Agents:

Ansley, Luke - Forward
Bell, Joe - Goaltender
Hackel, Jamie - Defenseman
Hanson, Jeff - Forward
Heavenor, Tyler - Forward
Levesque, Matt - Defenseman
Palmer, Graham - Forward
Smith, Aaron – Defenseman
Sundher, Jordan - Defenseman
Venittelli, Mike - Defenseman
Whitley, Scott - Forward


*The San Jose Stealth traded their first round selection in the 2005 Entry Draft, and their first round selection (seventh overall) in tonight's dispersal draft to the Philadelphia Wings, in exchange for Philadelphia's first round selection (fourth overall) in tonight's disperal draft.

**The Toronto Rock traded their first round selection (Sixth overall) in tonight's dispersal draft to the Minnesota Swarm, in exchange for Minnesota's second round selection in the 2005 Entry Draft.

All transactions are pending league approval.

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OGILVIE, GILL SIGN WITH ROUGHNECKS
December 15, 2004

The Calgary Roughnecks have signed free agent forward Chris Gill, and free agent forward Andy Ogilvie to one-year contracts. Gill, an unrestricted free agent, enters his ninth season in the league. The veteran forward is closing in on 400 career regular season points, with current stats of 231 goals and 153 assists (384 points). Gill had previously played for the Vancouver Ravens from 2002-2004 and was a member of two championship teams during a three year stint with the Toronto Rock (1999-2001).

Ogilvie played five full seasons for the Buffalo Bandits, and split the 2004 season with the Vancouver Ravens and Buffalo. In 54 regular season games, the defenseman scored 12 goals and added 54 assists (66 points). The veteran also scooped 385 loose balls and picked up 258 penalty minutes. Ogilvie was instrumental in the Bandits Champion's Cup Playoffs run last season.

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