2006 MLL Draft

[Brent Burns]

I understand that MLL Draft will be this Wednesday, May 31, isn't it? Is the Rochester Rattlers the one with the number one draft pick? Who do you think would go first? Matt Ward or Sean Morris or Joe Walters.

I am sure the folks in the Rattlers administrative department would like to have Joe Walters since he is a local boy, but I am not sure if his stock is worth it after being shut out by the Minutemen last Saturday.

Ward has to be the hottest commodity right now with his five-goal performance today; he sure has one of the hardest shots (at one point, it was 90 mph).

[bste_lax]

Ward did nothing but help his "draft stock" by his performance in the NCAA Tourney this year.

[Rob Graff]

First Round as follows:

Round 1
1 Rochester (from Chicago) - A Joe Walters (Maryland)
2 Baltimore (from Denver) - M Kyle Dixon (Virginia)
3 Chicago (from San Francisco) - A Sean Morris (UMass)
4 Baltimore (from Rochester [from LA]) - A Matt Ward (Virginia)
5 Baltimore (from Denver [from NJ]) - M Bill McGlone (Maryland)
6 Philadelphia - M Matt Zash (Duke)
7 Chicago (from Rochester) - D Michael Culver (Virginia)
8 Rochester (from Boston) - A Chris Unterstein (Hofstra)
9 Philadelphia (from Long IslandI) - M Greg Peyser (Johns Hopkins)
10 Rochester (from San Francisco [from Balt]) - D Jack Reid (UMass)

Rest can be found at

http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/events/collegiate/

Interesting to see Zash at 6...

And to see Moyer go in the Second round???? I'd have taken him over Culver, but that might be my LI prejudices coming to roost.

Peyser is a man - Philly just really helped itself at midfield with Zash and Peyser

Picking McGlone ahead of Peyser (on talent alone) seems surprising to me. Baltimore did do well by getting Ward and Dixon though - this league is made for Dixon.

[gobblerlax05]

some fans might move into the pro side now! it looksgood!

[Brent Burns]

10 Rochester (from San Francisco [from Balt]) - D Jack Reid (UMass)

I am sure the Rochester Rattlers fans will have to get used seeing the Garber's Gorilla tattoo on Reid's leg.

Got this info from laxpower's Division I forum with the thread title, "Sweet Lax Tattos":

[Sonny]

2006 MLL Collegiate Draft Order
Round 1
1 Rochester (from Chicago) - A Joe Walters (Maryland)
2 Baltimore (from Denver) - M Kyle Dixon (Virginia)
3 Chicago (from San Francisco) - A Sean Morris (UMass)
4 Baltimore (from Rochester [from LA]) - A Matt Ward (Virginia)
5 Baltimore (from Denver [from NJ]) - M Bill McGlone (Maryland)
6 Philadelphia - M Matt Zash (Duke)
7 Chicago (from Rochester) - D Michael Culver (Virginia)
8 Rochester (from Boston) - A Chris Unterstein (Hofstra)
9 Philadelphia (from Long IslandI) - M Greg Peyser (Johns Hopkins)
10 Rochester (from San Francisco [from Balt]) - D Jack Reid (UMass)

Round 2
11 Los Angeles - D D. J. Driscoll (Notre Dame)
12 Boston (from San Francisco) - M Matt Poskay (Virginia)
13 Baltimore (from Denver) - M Brendan Healy (Maryland)
14 Boston (from Chicago) - A Brett Bucktooth (Syracuse)
15 Baltimore (Compensatory pick) - M John Keysor (Hofstra)
16 Chicago (from New Jersey) - M Joe Boulukos (Cornell)
17 Denver (from LI [From Phil]) - M Geoff Snider (Denver)
18 Denver (from Rochester) - D Brett Moyer (Hofstra)
19 San Francisco (from Boston) - A Joe Yevoli (Syracuse)
20 Denver (from LI [from Phil {from LI}]) - M Casey Cittadino (Towson)
21 Denver (from Baltimore) - A Brendan Mundorf (UMBC)


Round 3
22 San Francisco (from Chicago) - D Steve Holmes (Virginia)
23 Rochester (from Denver) - M Greg Gurenlian (Penn State)
24 San Francisco - D Steven McElduff (North Carolina)
25 San Francisco (from Los Angeles) - M Kyle Dowd (Duke)
26 New Jersey - D Reyn Garnett (Georgetown)
27 Philadelphia - A Xander Ritz (Maryland)
28 Rochester - M J. J. Morrissey (Virginia)
29 Boston - M Dave Andrzejewski (Penn)
30 Long Island - M Jake Deane (UMass)
31 Rochester (from Baltimore) - M Brian Crockett (Syracuse)


Round 4
32 Baltimore (from Los Angeles*) - G Greg Havalchak (Rutgers)
33 San Francisco - M Brad Heritage (Dartmouth)
34 Long Island (from Denver) - A Pat Walsh (Notre Dame)
35 Chicago - A Dan Flannery (Duke)
36 New Jersey - M Dave Paolisso (Georgetown)
37 Philadelphia - M Pete Cannon (Georgetown)
38 Rochester - M Nate Kenney (Syracuse)
39 Boston - A Jamie Coffin (Dartmouth)
40 Long Island - D John Orsen (Hofstra)
41 San Francisco (from Baltimore) - D Michael Abou Jaoude (Bucknell)


Round 5
42 Chicago - M Adam Goodwin (Denver)
43 Denver - D Sean McCarthy (Hofstra)
44 New Jersey (from San Francisco) - A Jason Cappadoro (Stoney Brook)
45 Los Angeles - D Devon Britts (Rutgers)
46 New Jersey - A Jon Birsner (Navy)
47 Philadelphia - G Joseph Canuso (Villanova)
48 Rochester - G Alex Civalier (Nazareth)
49 Boston - M Ryan Danehy (Dartmouth)
50 Long Island - D Adam Blechman (Penn)
51 Baltimore - G Matt Russell (Navy)
*Baltimore trades second round pick in 2007 Collegiate draft to Los Angeles for L.A.'s fourth round pick (32nd overall)

[Nick]

maybe I'm missing something, but what's the point drafting Birsner or Russell?

[Brent Burns]

Finding out that the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle online sports section and even the Irondequoit Lacrosse websites are quite behind in announcing the local boy, Joe Walters being the overall #1 pick in the 2006 MLL Draft. Unless I totally overlooked something while reading those sites, it is interesting that both sites are not trumpeting the announcement.