Stealth prepare for upcoming NLL Expansion Draft
Published on June 30, 2005 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Jose Stealth News Release
San Jose - The San Jose Stealth have announced their protected list for the 2005 National Lacrosse League Expansion Draft. The draft will take place on Wednesday, July 13 at 1 pm Pacific.
The league's two new entries, the Edmonton Rush and Portland (to be named) will each select up to nine players from the League's current teams as their rosters begin to take shape for the 2006 season. The Expansion Draft will be conducted via conference call.
The draft will consist of nine rounds with the first selection going to Portland, who received the first pick by winning a coin flip with Edmonton at the Board of Governors Meetings earlier this month. Portland will select first in each round, followed by Edmonton.
Edmonton and Portland will be drafting unprotected players from the other nine NLL teams. Each team is allowed to protect either 13 of its runners and one goaltender, or ten of its runners and two goaltenders. Seven of the nine teams elected to protect 13 runners and one goaltender. The Stealth opted to protect two goaltenders and ten runners.
As a player is selected from a team during the Expansion Draft, that team's General Manager can then protect an additional player who was previously available. No team can lose more than two players in the Expansion Draft. Once a team has had two of its unprotected players selected, the remaining players on that team's list are no longer available for selection.
San Jose's list of protected and unprotected players is attached. The Unprotected Players List includes unprotected roster players, retired players, injured reserve players, holdouts, and players who are physically unable to report.
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