Rochester has the 6th and 7th pics in the first round.
For the second straight year, the Rochester Knighthawks will have two first-round picks in the National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. The Knighthawks currently hold the sixth and seventh overall picks in this year’s draft.
Rochester is one of three teams with multiple first-round selections. The Saskatchewan Rush hold the first overall pick, along with two more first-rounders at third and ninth overall. The Georgia Swarm own three picks in the first round at fourth, eighth and 10th overall, while the Rochester Knighthawks will draft back-to-back in the sixth and seventh spots. The Toronto Rock own the second pick and the Calgary Roughnecks hold the fifth overall selection to round out the first round.
The Knighthawks moved into the sixth spot in this year’s draft as a result of a 2012 trade with the Philadelphia Wings, who later became the New England Black Wolves. In that blockbuster deal, Rochester acquired Dan and Paul Dawson. Rochester will also pick seventh overall this year due to the 2015 trade that sent Jeremy Noble to Colorado.
At the 2016 NLL Entry Draft, Rochester has six picks, which also includes the 29th, 34th, 43rd and 51st selections, matching the number of picks the franchise had last year. It was just a year ago that Rochester selected Graeme Hossack second overall and followed that up by taking Brad Gillies with the ninth overall pick. The two first-rounders were part of a huge haul of talent, which also included second-round choices Derek Searle (14th overall) and Adam Bomberry (16th overall).
Information regarding the 2016 NLL Draft and Combine (including eligibility and registration information) will be announced in the coming weeks with more details forthcoming.
2016 NLL Draft Order as of July 22 (subject to change pending trades):
FIRST ROUND
1. Saskatchewan (from Vancouver)
2. Toronto
3. Saskatchewan (from Rochester)
4. Georgia
5. Calgary
6. Rochester (from New England)
7. Rochester (from Colorado)
8. Georgia (from Buffalo)
9. Saskatchewan
10. Georgia (compensatory selection)
SECOND ROUND
11. Vancouver
12. Toronto (from Toronto via New England)
13. Buffalo (from Rochester)
14. Georgia
15. Calgary
16. Buffalo (from New England)
17. Georgia (from Colorado)
18. Buffalo
19. Saskatchewan
20. Georgia (compensatory selection)
21. Calgary (compensatory selection)
THIRD ROUND
22. Georgia (from Vancouver)
23. Toronto
24. Georgia (from Rochester)
25. Georgia
26. Calgary
27. Calgary (from New England)
28. Georgia (from Colorado)
29. Rochester (from Buffalo)
30. Saskatchewan
31. Buffalo (compensatory selection)
FOURTH ROUND
32. Vancouver
33. New England (from Toronto)
34. Rochester
35. Georgia
36. Calgary
37. New England
38. Colorado
39. Buffalo
40. Saskatchewan
FIFTH ROUND
41. Vancouver
42. Toronto
43. Rochester
44. Georgia
45. Calgary
46. Colorado
47. Buffalo
48. Saskatchewan
SIXTH ROUND
49. Vancouver
50. Toronto
51. Rochester
52. Buffalo (from Georgia)
53. Calgary
54. New England
55. Colorado
56. New England (from Buffalo)
57. Saskatchewan