September 9, 2009
Blazers select Seibald in first round
by Staff Report/
Max Seibald, who led Cornell to the NCAA Division 1 championship game and won the Tewaaraton Trophy this year, will play indoor lacrosse for the Blazers.
Boston selected the versatile midfielder with the eighth pick in the National Lacrosse League draft Wednesday night in Buffalo, N.Y.
Known for his leadership qualities, tenacity, grit, speed, strength, and skill, Seibald scored 141 points during his college career, the most by a Cornell midfielder. He reportedly has run a 4.38 40-yard dash and has had shots recorded at 106 miles per hour.
A native of Hewlett, N.Y., Seibald was chosen second overall by Denver in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft and scored nine goals in 10 games.
Sid Smith of Syracuse, which rallied to defeat Cornell in overtime for the NCAA crown on Memorial Day at Gillette Stadium, was chosen first overall by Rochester. Minnesota selected Bryant's Zack Greer with the No. 3 pick.
Matt Abbott, whose behind-the-back pass set up Syracuse's tying goal with four seconds left in regulation in the final against Cornell, was the Blazers' second-round pick.
In the final round, the Blazers chose Mike Stone of Wellesley, Mass. The Middlebury midfielder was selected by conference coaches as the 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year.
NLL Entry Draft
FIRST ROUND
1. Rochester - Sid Smith - Syracuse
2. Rochester - Ilija Gajic - Denver
3. Minnesota - Zack Greer - Bryant
4. Colorado - Cliff Smith - Denver
5. Colorado - Alex Gajic - Denver
6. Toronto - Garrett Billings - UVirginia
7. Toronto - Joel Dalgarno - Ohio State
8. Boston - Max Seibald - Cornell
9. Edmonton* - Corey Small - Albany
10. Buffalo** - Kyle Clancy - Peterborough, Ontario
11. Toronto - Stephen Leblanc - Queens
12. Edmonton - Scott Tinning - Brampton, Ontario
SECOND ROUND
13. Washington*** - Matt Beers - Coquitlam, British Columbia
14. Edmonton - Dane Stevens - Brampton, Ontario
15. Buffalo - Chris Corbeil - Brampton, Ontario
16. Philadelphia - Bobby Snider - Bellarmine
17. Colorado - Brad Richardson - Denver
18. Rochester - Holdon Vyse - Six Nations, Ontario
19. Orlando** - Dan Hardy - Syracuse
20. Boston - Matt Abbott - Syracuse
21. Buffalo - Steve Priolo - St. Catharines, Ontario
22. Orlando - Michael Evans - Johns Hopkins
23. Washington*** - Erik Sage - Victoria, British Columbia
THIRD ROUND
24. Washington**** - Ben Hunt - North Carolina
25. Edmonton - Brett Mydske - New Westminster, British Columbia
26. Philadelphia - John Glynn - Cornell
27. Calgary - Carlton Schuss - Delta, British Columbia
28. Rochester - Brendan Doran - Brampton, Ontario
29. Washington - Rhys Jones - Victoria, British Columbia
30. Washington - Ray Hodgkinson - Burnaby, British Columbia
31. Toronto - Damon Edwards - Orangeville, Ontario
32. Colorado - Shaun Dhaliwal - Burnaby, British Columbia
33. Boston - Scott Kahoe - Syracuse
34. Rochester - Ryan Hoff - Notre Dame
FOURTH ROUND
35. Colorado - Ryan McFadyen - Duke
36. Minnesota - Kevin Colleluori - Colgate
37. Philadelphia - Peet Poillon - UMBC
38. Boston - Matt Messina - NYIT
39. Buffalo - Zac McIlmoyle - Peterborough, Ontario
40. Philadelphia^ - Mike Timms - Virginia
41. Orlando - Kenny Nims - Syracuse
FIFTH ROUND
42. Edmonton - Geoff McNulty - St. Catharines, Ontario
43. Toronto - Anthony Lackey - Orangeville, Ontario
44. Minnesota - Cody Johnson - Onondaga C.C.
45. Philadelphia - PT Ricci - Loyola
46. Colorado - Ben Davies - New Westminster, British Columbia
47. Rochester - Dan Groot - Maryland
48. Edmonton - Sean Lapatynski - Edmonton, Alberta
49. Washington - Chris Taylor - Georgetown
50. Orlando - Ryan Learn - Burlington, Ontario
51. Calgary - Garrett Werschke - Calgary, Alberta
SIXTH ROUND
52. Edmonton - Craig Zeeh - Kitchener, Ontario
53. Toronto - John Quarrie - Orangeville, Ontario
54. Minnesota - Matt Kelly - Virginia
55. Colorado^^ - Neil Tyacke - New Westminster, British Columbia
56. Colorado - Rocco Romero - Cornell
57. Rochester - Brandon Corp - Colgate
58. Washington - Chris O'Dougherty - Rutgers
59. Boston - Mike Stone - Middlebury
60. Buffalo - Matt Freedman - Canisius
61. Orlando - Ryan McCafferty - Elizabethtown
62. Calgary - Casey MacIntyre - Calgary, Alberta
*The Minnesota Swarm traded the ninth overall selection to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Richard Morgan.
**The Orlando Titans traded the 10th overall selection to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for the 19th overall selection and their first round pick in 2011.
***The Minnesota Swarm traded the 13th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection to the Washington Stealth in exchange for Alex Turner and Aaron Bold.
****The Buffalo Bandits traded the 24th overall selection to the Washington Stealth in exchange for Frank Resetarits.
^The Buffalo Bandits traded the 40th overall selection to the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Jon Harasym.
^^The Philadelphia Wings traded the 55th overall selection to the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for Mike Ward.
