Nll Stars Hit Turf At Wilc 2015

National Lacrosse League stars are ready to shine bright at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship hosted by the Onondaga Nation with 13 countries competing on the sport’s biggest international stage from Sept. 18-27. Mark Donahue from Lacrosse All-Stars recently helped highlight the 55 NLL pros set to star across seven nations including three powerhouses in the Canadian, Iroquois and U.S. squads.

“Since the WILC 2015 kicks off this week, we thought it’d be nice to hook you guys up with a list of all 55 of the NLL stars you’ll see competing in the games!” Donahue writes. “Obviously Canada is going to lead the way on this list considering every member of the roster are currently active NLL stars, but there’s some other familiar faces suiting up for 6 other nations.”

Canada
Aaron Bold (Saskatchewan Rush)
Adam Jones (Colorado Mammoth)
Billy Dee Smith (Buffalo Bandits)
Brandon Miller (Toronto Rock)
Brett Mydske (Saskatchewan Rush)
Brodie Merrill (Toronto Rock) *injury
Chris Corbeil (Saskatchewan Rush)
Curtis Dickson (Calgary Roughnecks)
Dan Coates (Colorado Mammoth)
Dan Dawson (Rochester Knighthawks)
Dhane Smith (Buffalo Bandits)
Jordan MacIntosh (Georgia Swarm)
Kyle Rubisch (Saskatchewan Rush)
Mark Matthews (Saskatchewan Rush)
Matt Vinc (Rochester Knighthawks)
Paul Dawson (Rochester Knighthawks)
Ryan Benesch (Buffalo Bandits)
Ryan Dilks (Saskatchewan Rush)
Scott Campbell (Rochester Knighthawks)
Shawn Evans (Calgary Roughnecks)
Stephan Leblanc (Toronto Rock)
Steve Priolo (Buffalo Bandits)
Zack Greer (Saskatchewan Rush)

Israel
Chad Culp (Buffalo Bandits)
Zach Higgins (Georgia Swarm)

England
Nick Rose (Toronto Rock)

Ireland
Stephen Keogh (Rochester Knighthawks)
Andrew McBride (Calgary Roughnecks)

Iroquois Nationals
Angus Goodleaf (Rochester Knighthawks)
Johnny Powless (Georgia Swarm)
Jeff Shattler (Calgary Roughnecks)
Jerome Haina Thompson (Buffalo Bandits)
Craig Point (Rochester Knighthawks)
Miles Thompson (Georgia Swarm)
Jeremy Thompson (Saskatchewan Rush)
Sid Smith (Rochester Knighthawks)
Tyler Garrison (Vancouver Stealth)
Brandon Goodwin (Buffalo Bandits)
Brier Jonathan (Rochester Knighthawks)
Brett Bucktooth (New England Black Wolves)
Alex Kedoh Hill (Buffalo Bandits)

Serbia
Nik Bilic (Saskatchewan Rush)
Ilija Gajic (Vancouver Stealth)

United States
Kevin Buchanan (New England Black Wolves)
Marcus Holman (Georgia Swarm)
Joe Resetarits (Rochester Knighthawks)
Joe Walters (Rochester Knighthawks)
Drew Westervelt (Colorado Mammoth) *injury
Greg Downing (Colorado Mammoth)
Ryan Hotaling (New England Black Wolves)
Brett Manney (New England Black Wolves)
Brian Megill (New England Black Wolves)
Chris O’Dougherty (Vancouver Stealth)
Joel White (Georgia Swarm)

Click here for the full story by Mark Donahue for LaxAllStars.com. Photo by Bill Wippert.