NLL Entry Draft 2022 FAQ’s

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft will be held on Saturday, September 10 starting at 2pm ET

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft will be at The Carlu in downtown Toronto after previously being virtual for the 2020 and 2021 drafts. The 2019 and 2018 Entry Drafts were held at Xfinity Live! in Philadelphia.

The draft is free and open to the public as long as tickets remain. Any interested fans can get their free tickets here.

The first round of the Entry Draft will be streamed on ESPN+ and on TSN.ca and the TSN app. The remaining rounds will be updated live via NLL social media accounts and website.

ROUND ONE

1. Rochester (from Las Vegas)
2. Las Vegas (from Rochester)
3. Vancouver
4. Albany (from New York)
5. Panther City
6. Saskatchewan
7. Albany (from Georgia)
8. New York (from Philadelphia via Albany)
9. Panther City (from Albany via Halifax)
10. Calgary
11. Georgia (from San Diego)
12. Halifax
13. Buffalo (from Toronto)
14. Buffalo
15. Colorado
    
16. Las Vegas (additional compensatory selection)
17. Albany (compensatory selection)
18. Las Vegas (from Calgary) (compensatory selection)
19. Buffalo (compensatory selection)
20. Georgia (compensatory selection)
21. Panther City (from Albany) 
22. San Diego (compensatory selection)
23. Philadelphia (from Saskatchewan)(compensatory selection)

ROUND TWO

1. (24) Las Vegas
2. (25) Rochester
3. (26) Las Vegas (via San Diego) (from Vancouver)
4. (27) New York
5. (28) Toronto (from Panther City)
6. (29) Halifax (from Saskatchewan)
7. (30) Panther City (from Georgia)
8. (31) Buffalo (from Philadelphia)
9. (32) Vancouver (from Albany via Vancouver via Saskatchewan)
10. (33) Philadelphia (from Calgary)
11. (34) San Diego
12. (35) Toronto (from Halifax)
13. (36) Toronto
14. (37) Panther City (from Buffalo) 
15. (38) Philadelphia (from Colorado)
16. (39) Las Vegas
17. (40) Saskatchewan (compensatory selection)
18. (41) Toronto (compensatory selection)
19. (42) New York (compensatory selection)
20. (43) Calgary (compensatory selection)

ROUND THREE

1. (44) Las Vegas
2. (45) Rochester
3. (46) Vancouver
4. (47) Panther City (from New York via Albany)
5. (48) Georgia (from Panther City)
6. (49) Saskatchewan
7. (50) Georgia
8. (51) Colorado (from Philadelphia)
9. (52) Vancouver (from Albany)
10. (53) Albany (from Calgary)
11. (54) Halifax (from San Diego)
12. (55) Halifax
13. (56) Toronto
14. (57) Philadelphia (from Buffalo)
15. (58) Georgia (from Colorado)

ROUND FOUR

1. (59) Las Vegas
2. (60) Rochester
3. (61) Vancouver
4. (62) Georgia (from New York)
5. (63) Vancouver (from Panther City)
6. (64) Saskatchewan
7. (65) Rochester (from Georgia)
8. (66) Philadelphia
9. (67) Albany
10. (68) Calgary
11. (69) San Diego
12. (70) Halifax
13. (71) Toronto
14. (72) New York (from Buffalo)
15. (73) Buffalo (from Colorado)
16. (74) Las Vegas (from Rochester) (compensatory selection)

ROUND FIVE

1. (75) Las Vegas
2. (76) Albany (from Rochester via Vancouver)
3. (77) Vancouver
4. (78) New York
5. (79) Panther City
6. (80) Saskatchewan
7. (81) Georgia
8. (82) Buffalo (from Philadelphia)
9. (83) New York (from Albany)
10. (84) Calgary
11. (85) Vancouver (from San Diego)
12. (86) Halifax
13. (87) Toronto
14. (88) Buffalo
15. (89) Colorado

ROUND SIX

1. (90) Las Vegas
2. (91) Las Vegas (from Rochester)
3. (92) Vancouver
4. (93) New York
5. (94) Panther City
6. (95) Saskatchewan
7. (96) Georgia
8. (97) Panther City (from Philadelphia)
9. (98) Albany
10. (99) Calgary
11. (100) San Diego
12. (101) Halifax
13. (102) Toronto
14. (103) Philadelphia (from Buffalo)
15. (104) Colorado

Eligibility Requirements for Players for the NLL Entry Draft

1. Any player who attains the age of 21 during the draft year who has never participated in a US NCAA or NJCAA collegiate varsity lacrosse program is eligible to be selected in the Entry Draft. For the purposes of this By-law, a player shall be considered to be 21 years of age should he attain 21 years of age during the same calendar year as the draft.2.  Any player who has participated in a US NCAA or NJCAA collegiate varsity lacrosse program and has exhausted his NCAA collegiate varsity lacrosse eligibility (“NCAA eligibility”), or has forfeited his NCAA eligibility and has notified the League in writing, is eligible to be selected in the Entry Draft.
   • For the 2021, 2022, and 2023 NLL Entry Drafts, any player who has participated in a US NCAA or NJCAA collegiate varsity lacrosse program and has exhausted four (4) seasons of NCAA eligibility shall be eligible for the Entry Draft.
   • For the 2021 NLL Entry Draft, any player who: 1. has participated in a US NCAA or NJCAA collegiate varsity lacrosse program and has exhausted three (3) seasons of NCAA eligibility; and 2. was enrolled in an Ivy League institution and was eligible to play NCAA lacrosse as of February 18, 2021, shall be eligible for the Entry Draft.
   • If a player who has exhausted four (4) seasons of NCAA eligibility is selected in the 2021, 2022, or 2023 Entry Draft and subsequently participates in a NCAA or NJCAA varsity lacrosse program, thereby exhausting his fifth season of NCAA eligibility, the Member Club that selected the player shall maintain the rights to the player under the terms of Article 20(B)(b) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

2. Any player less than 21 years of age who notifies the league in writing of his intention to forfeit his remaining NCAA eligibility at least seven (7) daysprior to the Entry Draft is eligible to be selected in the Entry Draft.
3. Except for the players who meet the criteria of By-law II(D)(2)(b) above, any player participating in any Canadian Junior Lacrosse League who subsequently attends a US college and participates in a NCAA or NJCAA varsity lacrosse program after being selected in the Entry Draft will be re-entered into the Entry Draft upon exhausting or forfeiting his NCAA eligibility. The Member Club that originally selected the player will lose the rights to the player upon the player’s participation in a NCAA or NJCAA varsity lacrosse program.
4. Any player less than 21 years of age cannot be declared a free agent without being drafted.  Any such undrafted player will automatically be re-entered in each subsequent Entry Draft until he is drafted or is undrafted after attaining the age of 21.
5. “Player” as used herein shall mean any lacrosse player participating in a Canadian Junior Lacrosse league, NCAA or NJCAA US collegiate varsity lacrosse program, or any other player known to the league to be of draft quality.
6.  The League will attempt to compose and distribute a list of draft-eligible players.
7. Should a Member Club select a player who is not eligible for the Entry Draft, the selection shall be voided.

Players interested in determining their NLL Draft eligibility and/or playing status may fill out the form below

DRAFT INTEREST

Any player less than 21 years of age must notify the league in writing of his intention to forfeit his remaining NCAA eligibility at least seven (7) days prior to the Entry Draft to be eligible to be selected in the Entry Draft. For the 2022 Entry Draft, the submissions must be in by September 3, 2022.