2024-25 NLL

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[cuselaxss26]

did they not get good crowds ? arnt they only like 2years old of a team and already are done?

 

[Powellfan]

2. Toronto Rock​

Sam English, RF — Oakville Rock MSL & Princeton
In 2016, the Rock had the second pick in the draft. They used it to select a player who had suited up for the Oakville Rock in Major Series Lacrosse and impressed the coaching and management staff with his versatile skill. Taking Challen Rogers worked out pretty well for them.

I'm not saying that English will have the same kind of pro career as Rogers, who is now the Rock's captain and is recognized as one of the best all-around players in the NLL. Toronto is comfortable with what they have seen from him over the past couple of summers, though, to add the talented and athletic English to their right side.

Interestingly, he will be dueling for floor time and touches with Oakville teammate Josh Dawick. A comparison of their summer scoring lines, including regular season and playoff games:

• Dawick – 12 games, 13G,33A, 46 points
• English – 14 games, 14G, 17A, 31 points

English will have another year to develop before hitting the NLL; he has another grad transfer year at Syracuse.

3. Georgia Swarm​

Mike Grace, LD — Brooklin Lacrosse Club, Canada East WJLC & RIT (Syracuse in '25)
The Swarm roster is in pretty good shape, with quality and depth at all positions. That means they can use the first of their three first-round picks on whatever player intrigues them most. For me, that would be Grace.

Grace is probably the most pro-ready player in the draft, even though he won't be coming to the NLL till the 2026 season since he is doing a grad transfer year at Syracuse. He is athletic and talented enough that Canada added him to their roster for the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship. In the box game, he has proven to be a difficult defender to play against. Grace did not get to showcase himself this summer; he partially tore his PCL before he could head to New Westminster, where he was planning to play with the Sr A Salmonbellies. He probably could have played but decided to take the cautious approach and rehab the injury to be ready for his arrival at 'Cuse.

 

[Laxfanshutt]

Sammy goes #2

 

[Laxfanshutt]

Grace goes #3…. guess that inside lacrosse article knew what they were talking about lol

 

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[JKinPhilly]

Cool side note to the NLL draft - our godson was drafted in the sixth round by Philadelphia. Pretty special moment for him.

 

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