The National Lacrosse League has announced the list of teams who have been awarded compensatory draft selections as a result of losing players to unrestricted free agency prior to the 2018-19 NLL season.
- The Colorado Mammoth will receive a selection at the conclusion of the 2nd round of the 2019 Entry Draft, which is the 31st overall selection and a conditional selection in the 3rd round of the 2020 Entry Draft for losing Greg Downing.
- The Halifax Thunderbirds will receive a selection at the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 Entry Draft, which is the 14th overall selection and a selection at the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2020 Entry Draft for losing Matt Vinc.
- The New England Black Wolves will receive a selection at the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 Entry Draft, which is the 17th overall selection for losing Aaron Bold.
- The Saskatchewan Rush will receive a selection at the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 Entry Draft, which is the 16th overall selection for losing Dan Dawson.
- The Toronto Rock will receive a selection at the conclusion of the 1st round of the 2019 Entry Draft, which is the 15th overall selection and a selection at the conclusion of the 2nd round of the 2020 Entry Draft for losing Brodie Merrill.
The League’s awarding of a compensatory draft selection(s) for losing an Unrestricted Free Agent is authorized by Section 7.2(D) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement:
- Compensatory Draft Selections. Any Club that loses an Unrestricted Free Agent shall be eligible to receive a compensatory draft selection(s) that will be issued by the League in a formula to be determined solely by the League.
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