
Seals Announce Protected Player List
Published on June 25, 2019 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Diego Seals News Release
(SAN DIEGO, CA) - In preparation for the 2019 Expansion Draft, the San Diego Seals have submitted their list of protected players to the National Lacrosse League. The two new NLL franchises, the New York Riptide and the Rochester Knighthawks, will pick one or two players from the Seals roster who were left unprotected in the Expansion Draft on Tuesday, July 9.
Per league expansion draft rules, the Seals protected 11 players, including maximums of one goalie and five forwards.
During the Expansion Draft, New York and Rochester will alternately choose players from the current 11 NLL teams. No team can lose more players than the number of new franchises - two.
Protected Players
Forwards: Kyle Buchanan, Connor Fields, Casey Jackson, Connor Kearnan, Austin Staats
Defensemen: Drew Belgrave, Cam Holding, Garrett McIntosh, Brodie Merrill, Adrian Sorichetti
Goalie: Frank Scigliano
The 2019-20 San Diego Seals season will begin play in December at Pechanga Arena San Diego. Place your season ticket membership deposit today at SealsLax.com.
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