The Washington Stealth added five players to their roster Wednesday in the 2011 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.
Washington didn’t have a selection in the first two rounds, but made up for lost time by picking five players in the final four rounds.
“Not picking until the third round, we thought it was going to be a quiet draft for us,” Stealth coach Chris Hall said. “But we are very pleased with the amount of talent we have joining the team. It’s going to be another spirited training camp, with these young guys really challenging for a roster spot.”
Washington made its first two selections back to back in the third round, grabbing forward Mike Mallory with the 21st overall pick and defenseman Adam McGourty at No. 22.
Mallory, a 20-year-old right-hander from Delta, B.C., played junior A lacrosse for the Delta Islanders. In two seasons, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound forward tallied 206 points (93 goals, 113 assists).
“Mike is a big kid (who) can shoot the ball and score a lot of goals on the right side, something we wanted to address going into the draft,” Hall said. “We get to watch a lot of games in British Columbia and he was one of our top-ranked right-handed forwards.”
With the very next pick, the Stealth selected McGourty, a right-handed defenseman from Brampton, Ontario. McGourty, 21, spent three seasons with the Brampton Excelsiors, tallying 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists).
“Adam was a big part of a very good defense in Brampton,” Hall said. “He’s aggressive and transitions the ball well from the defensive end and that’s something we are always looking for. We are pretty deep on the right side of our defense, but Adam’s tenacity and athleticism will have him challenging for a roster spot.”
In the fourth round, the Stealth chose left-handed forward Trevor Moore, a native of Port Coquitlam, B.C. Moore, 23, played collegiate lacrosse at Robert Morris University. He was the 2010 Northeast Conference Player of the Year after setting a school scoring record with 60 points (35 goals, 25 assists) in 15 games.
The Stealth’s final two selections were forward Brett Hickey from Windsor, Ontario, in the fifth round, and defenseman Justin Salt from New Westminster, B.C., in round six.
The entire draft results are as follows:
FIRST ROUND
1. Philadelphia – Kevin Crowley – Stony Brook University
2. Rochester – Stephen Keogh – Syracuse University
3. Colorado – Adam Jones – Canisius College
4. Minnesota – Jordan MacIntosh – Rochester Institute of Technology
5. Rochester* – Johnny Powless – Six Nations, ON
6. Minnesota – Evan Kirk – Hobart College
7. Calgary – Travis Cornwall – Coquitlam, BC
8. Colorado – Dan Coates – Canisius College
SECOND ROUND
9. Buffalo – Jeremy Thompson – Syracuse University
10. Rochester – Joel White – Syracuse University
11. Calgary – Greg Harnett – Orangeville, ON
12. Minnesota – Corbyn Tao – Robert Morris University
13. Colorado – Jordan McBride – Stony Brook University
14. Colorado – Jamie Lincoln – Hofstra University
15. Buffalo – Jeff Cornwall – Conquitlam, BC
16. Colorado – Tye Belanger – Peterborough
17. Toronto – Jesse Gamble – Cornell University
18. Calgary – Frankie Scigliano – New Westminster, BC
THIRD ROUND
19. Minnesota – Jay Card – Hofstra University
20. Edmonton – Jesse Fehr – Duke University
21. Washington – Mike Mallory – Delta, BC
22. Washington – Adam McGourty – Brampton, ON
23. Rochester – Kyle Andrews – Brampton, ON
24. Buffalo – Connor Daly – Burlington, ON
25. Buffalo – Jerome Thompson – Onondaga C.C.
26. Toronto – Pete Rennie – Peterborough, ON
27. Minnesota – David Earl – Notre Dame University
FOURTH ROUND
28. Philadelphia – Steve Fryer – Coquitlam, AB
29. Minnesota – Brian Karalunas – Villanova University
30. Colorado – Craig England – Orangeville, ON
31. Minnesota – Patrick Smith – Robert Morris
32. Rochester – Shane Cater – Six Nations, ON
33. Buffalo – Billy Bitter – University of North Carolina
34. Washington – Trevor Moore – Robert Morris
35. Toronto – Eric Bissell – Peterborough, ON
FIFTH ROUND
36. Rochester – Aaron Tackaberry – Calgary,AB
37. Philadelphia – Matt Stefurak – University of Delaware
38. Colorado – Joey Cupido – Six Nations, ON
39. Minnesota – Jeremy Boltus – Army
40. Rochester – Cal Kitson – Brampton, ON
41. Buffalo – Dwight Bero – Dartmouth University
42. Calgary – Barclay Hickey – Okatoks, AB
43. Washington – Brett Hickey – Windsor, ON
44. Toronto – Kyle Davis – Brampton, ON
SIXTH ROUND
45. Rochester – Kraig Maracle – Six Nations, ON
46. Calgary – Darren Kinnear – Edmonton, AB
47. Colorado – Jovan Miller – Syracuse University
48. Minnesota – Todd Baxter – Denver University
49. Rochester – Grant Catalino – University of Maryland
50. Toronto – Phil Rawn – Kitchener, ON
51. Buffalo** – Lloyd Chrysler – Tuscarora University
52. Washington – Justin Salt – New Westminster, BC
53. Toronto – Mark Burnett – Mars Hill College
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