The National Lacrosse League has announced that the 2009 NLL Entry Draft will take place on Wednesday, September 9th at 7pm ET. The draft will be held in the 100 Level Harbour Club at HSBC Arena in Buffalo. The event is closed to the public, but fans can follow the draft online at NLL.com.
The draft will consist of six rounds. The league's eleven member clubs will select players from the top NCAA and NAIA college lacrosse programs, as well as players from Canada's junior lacrosse system. The Rochester Knighthawks currently hold the top two selections in this year's Entry Draft. For more information, please visit NLL.com.
The order of the 2009 Entry Draft is as follows:
FIRST ROUND
1. Rochester (from Edmonton)
2. Rochester (from Toronto)
3. Minnesota
4. Colorado
5. Colorado (from Rochester)
6. Toronto (from Washington)
7. Toronto (from Portland via Edmonton)
8. Boston
9. Minnesota (from Buffalo via Edmonton)
10. Orlando
11. Toronto
12. Edmonton (from Chicago via Washington)
SECOND ROUND
13. Minnesota (from Edmonton)
14. Edmonton (from Toronto)
15. Buffalo (from Minnesota via Toronto)
16. Philadelphia
17. Colorado
18. Rochester
19. Buffalo (Washington)
20. Boston
21. Buffalo
22. Orlando
23. Minnesota (from Calgary)
THIRD ROUND
24. Buffalo (from Edmonton)
25. Edmonton (from Toronto)
26. Philadelphia
27. Calgary (from Colorado)
28. Rochester
29. Washington
30. Washington (from Boston)
31. Toronto (from Buffalo)
32. Colorado (from Orlando)
33. Boston (from Calgary)
34. Rochester (from Arizona)
FOURTH ROUND
35. Colorado (from Toronto)
36. Minnesota
37. Philadelphia
38. Boston (from Colorado)
39. Buffalo (from Boston)
40. Buffalo
41. Orlando
FIFTH ROUND
42. Edmonton
43. Toronto
44. Minnesota
45. Philadelphia
46. Colorado
47. Rochester
48. Edmonton (from Boston)
49. Washington (from Buffalo)
50. Orlando
51. Calgary
SIXTH ROUND
52. Edmonton
53. Toronto
54. Minnesota
55. Philadelphia
56. Colorado
57. Rochester
58. Washington
59. Boston
60. Buffalo
61. Orlando
62. Calgary
2009 ENTRY DRAFT ON TAP TONIGHT
