Hounds-Lizards Trade Highlights MLL Expansion Draft
by Corey McLaughlin | LaxMagazine.com | Twitter
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MLL All-Stars Stephen Berger (above) and Matt Danowski
were sent from Long Island to expansion Charlotte Wednesday in part
of a deal that gave the Lizards the top pick in January's
collegiate draft and attackman Max Quinzani. |
The Major League Lacrosse expansion draft for the Ohio Machine and Charlotte Hounds went off Wednesday afternoon, but it wasn't a draft pick that highlighted the day's events.
MLL All-Stars Matt Danowski and Stephen Berger were sent from the Long Island Lizards to the Charlotte as part of a blockbuster trade that gave Long Island attackman Max Quinzani and the No. 1 overall pick in January's collegiate draft. Charlotte drafted Quinzani, left unprotected by Boston, with the fourth overall pick in the expansion draft, and then the trade became official.
The Lizards will now presumably select Long Island native Rob Pannell with the first pick in the collegiate draft, held Jan. 13 at the US Lacrosse National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.
Berger, in comments to Lacrosse Magazine after the trade, thanked the Lizards organization and coach Jim Mule "for all that they did for me in the league." The team drafted him with the final pick in the 2004 collegiate draft, and he's become a four-time MLL All-Star.
Berger also said, "I am so excited to be joining a new franchise and help the game of lacrosse in Charlotte continue to grow and have the fans see the best players in the world play in their backyard."
"I am also extremely happy to continue to play with Matt Danowski and my cousin Justin Smith as well as Jeremy Boltus and Billy Bitter, both unreal threats on attack. Thank you to the Charlotte Hounds coaches and management and I cannot wait for the 2012 MLL season and to be rocking a Hounds jersey."
Expansion Draft Results
*indicates player was traded after pick was made
Round 1
1. Rochester Rattlers – Dan Burns*
2. Charlotte Hounds – Jeremy Boltus
Round 2
3. Ohio Machine – Connor Martin
4. Charlotte – Max Quinzani**
Round 3
5. Ohio – Kevin Ridgway
6. Denver Outlaws – Greg Downing
Round 4
7. Ohio – Dan Groot
8. Hamilton Nationals – Donny Moss
Round 5
9. Ohio – Jim Connolly
10. Charlotte – Brian Carroll
Round 6
11. Boston Cannons – Bill McGlone
12. Denver – Curtis Dickson
Round 7
13. Chesapeake Bayhawks – Kip Turner
14. Charlotte – Andrew Hennessey
Round 8
15. Ohio – Jordan Levine
16. Charlotte – Joe Marra
Round 9
17. Ohio – Brian Phipps
18. Charlotte – Justin Smith
Round 10
19. Ohio – Brett Hughes
20. Charlotte – Ryan Hurley
Round 11
21. Ohio – Matt Casey
22. Charlotte – Jake Deane
Round 12
23. Ohio – Max Schmidt
24. Charlotte – Mikey Thompson
Round 13
25. Rochester – Jordan McBride
26. Charlotte – Ricky Pages
Round 14
27. Ohio – Scott Kocis
28. Charlotte – Josh Amidon
Round 15
29. Ohio – Brian Spallina***
30. Charlotte – Adam Ghitelman
*Rochester traded Burns, a second-round supplemental pick and a third-round supplemental pick to the Hamilton Nationals for Kevin Leveille and a second-round supplemental pick. The supplemental draft is Dec. 14.
**Charlotte traded Quinzani, the No. 1 overall pick in January's collegiate draft to the Long Island Lizards for Matt Danowski and Stephen Berger, a third-round collegiate draft pick this year and a third-round collegiate pick next year.
***Ohio traded Spallina and a fourth-round collegiate draft pick to the Chesapeake Bayhawks for a third-round collegiate draft pick.
Players Pulled Back
These are players who were not selected in the expansion draft and were pulled back either during the draft or right after. Teams had the option of bringing players back onto their rosters, or sending them to the player pool.
*indicates a player was pulled back during the expansion draft
Boston
Shamel Bratton
JJ Morrissey
John Ortolani
Jack Reid
Mike Stone*
Kyle Sweeney*
Chesapeake
Steve DeNapoli*
Chris Garrity
Dan Hardy*
Daniel Hostetler*
Denver
Sean DeLaney*
Steven Holmes*
Terry Kimener*
Sean McCarthy
Jarett Park
Nate Watkins
Hamilton
Sol Bliss
Brett Bucktooth
Matthew Dolente*
Stephen Keogh*
Brett Queener*
Long Island
Rhamel Bratton
Dan Cocci
Long Ellis
Chris Fiore
John Grant Jr.
Zack Greer
Christian Pastirik
Mike Unterstein
Rochester
Brian Caufield
Diogo Godoi
Mike Leveille
Brett Manney*
Gregory Niewieroski
Joe Smith
