Roughnecks Pick up Two in Dispersal Draft
Published on July 7, 2009 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release
CALGARY, AB - The Calgary Roughnecks selected defencemen Luke Forget and Dayne Michaud in a dispersal draft held by the National Lacrosse League earlier today.
Forget was selected 11th overall, while Michaud was selected 22nd by the Roughnecks.
Both players were acquired from the former Portland Lumberjax club, who will not be playing in the 2010 season.
Forget, who is a native of Woodstock, ON, notched 10 points (1g, 9a) in 16 games last season. The 27-year-old collected 89 loose balls and racked up 24 penalty minutes in that time. Prior to his time with Portland, Forget played with the Rochester Knighthawks and Toronto Rock.
The 21-year-old Michaud, who was born in Port Coquitlam, BC, debuted in his first NLL season in 2009, tallying two points (2a) in three games.
Transition player Brodie Merrill was selected first overall by the Edmonton Rush. The Toronto Rock selected transition player Tyler Codron as the dispersal draft's second selection, while Minnesota selected forward Scott Stewart with the third selection.
Complete results of the draft are below.
First Round 1. Edmonton: Brodie Merrill 2. Toronto: Tyler Codron 3. Minnesota: Scott Stewart 4. Philadelphia: Peter Jacobs 5. Colorado: Cory Conway 6. Minnesota (from Rochester): Richard Morgan 7. Washington: Peter Morgan 8. Boston: Kevin Leveille 9. Buffalo: Jamison Koesterer 10. New York: Ryan Powell 11. Calgary: Luke Forget
Second Round 12. Edmonton: Matt Disher 13. Toronto: Joel Weber 14. Minnesota: Tim Campeau 15. Philadelphia: Matt Flindell 16. Colorado: David Morgan 17. Rochester: Dan Stroup 18. Washington: Brad MacDonald 19. Boston: Matt Yager 20. Buffalo: PASS 21. New York: Matt Brown 22. Calgary: Dayne Michaud
Third Round 23. Edmonton: Pat Jones 24. Toronto: PASS 25. Minnesota: Bruce Alexander 26. Philadelphia: Derek Malawsky 27. Colorado: Dallas Eliuk 28. Rochester: PASS 29. Washington: Derek Lowe (Clubs passed on remaining selections; end of draft)
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- Rock Aquire Chapman From Rochester - Toronto Rock
- Rush land Merrill with first pick in Dispersal Draft - Edmonton Rush
- Roughnecks Pick up Two in Dispersal Draft - Calgary Roughnecks
- Rock Aquire Codron in Dispersal Draft - Toronto Rock
- 'Hawks Aquire Jacobs From Rock, Rochester Selects Stroup - Rochester Knighthawks
- Koesterer Selected by Bandits in Dispersal Draft - Buffalo Bandits
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