Footnotes section updated 24 September 2002 to include all draft-day trades.

On the National Lacrosse League's double draft day, Tracey Kelusky was selected first in the morning dispersal draft while Pat Merrill became the first selection of the afternoon entry draft.

Kelusky, taken by the Calgary Roughnecks, and his Montreal Express teammates were made available in a special allocation after the team suspended operations last month.

Calgary, though, has more needs than just a premier forward, although Kelusky's 44 goals and 50 assists would look awfully nice on the Roughnecks, and so the team had been entertaining trade offers for the pick, and will continue to listen to interested teams.

However, Roughnecks head coach Chris Hall talks like a man who doesn't want to let go of Kelusky.

"It's like striking gold," Hall said. "Tracey Kelusky is one of those rare finds in this sport... To have the opportunity to get him is a huge boost for our organization."

"He's going to be a tremendous leader for us."

In order to select an Express player in the dispersal draft, teams had to release a player from their 23-man roster. Calgary opened up by dropping Dave Bremner, an assistant coach who suited up late in the season and did not intend to return to uniform.

While the Roughnecks got the top prize of the draft and the biggest steal (Brad MacArthur, who fell all the way to 13th-overall), the big winner might have been Ottawa, which turned six selections in the two-round draft into Bruce Codd, Jason Crosbie, Mat Giles, Eric Pacey, Shawn Zettel and Shawn Parnell.

The Rebel's heavy buildup of picks was no surprise, considering that their new head coach, Terry Sanderson, skippered the Express a season ago.

The pick that yielded Pacey was the most recent to arrive in Rebel hands, courtesy of a trade with Philadelphia. Ottawa picked up the Wings' seventh-overall dispersal draft pick and their sixth-overall entry draft pick for defensemen Rory Graham and Andrew Guindon.

The Wings, exciting their fans who had risen early to follow the proceedings, immediately announced that they had flipped Graham's rights to Colorado for veteran defenseman Paul Cantabene.

Colorado, in turn, quickly matched an offer sheet Graham had recently signed with Vancouver.

The remainder of the dispersal draft moved quickly, with 23 picks completed in barely over a half-hour. Three teams -- Philadelphia, Rochester, and Toronto -- passed on their second-round choices, contributing to the quick pace.

By noon, the team executives had moved from their hotel, where the dispersal draft was held behind closed doors, to the Platinum Club at the Air Canada Centre for the entry draft, where Toronto head coach Les Bartley opened the festivities by selecting Merrill.

"I had butterflies when I pulled it over my shoulders," Merrill said of modelling a Rock jersey after his selection. "This team breeds winning and I'm excited and honoured to be part of it."

Columbus followed with three straight selections, although it dealt the middle one to Buffalo, who used the pick on Billy Dee Smith of St. Catharines. To get the youngster, the Bandits sent their first-round pick (7th-overall), a third-rounder (28th-overall) and Pat Maddalena to the Landsharks.

With the two picks it kept, Columbus selected Jon Harasym of Brampton and Travis Gillespie of Coquitlam. Down at number seven, the 'Sharks grabbed Rory Glaves from St. Catharines.

In the meantime, New York used the fifth-overall pick on Victoria's Nick Carlson and Ottawa spent the earlier-acquired number six pick on Orangeville's Peter Veltman, nephew of Toronto Rock star Jim Veltman.

Later in the draft, two picks were discarded. The Albany Attack forfeited its seventh-round pick by drafting Tyler Harris, who had been selected three rounds earlier by Buffalo, while Ottawa passed on its ninth-round selection (99th-overall).

The results of both drafts follow.

Dispersal Draft

##  TEAM             SELECTION (Release)
--  ---------------  ---------------------------------------
 1  Calgary          Tracey Kelusky (Dave Bremner)
 2  Ottawa           Bruce Codd (Doug Hill)
 3  Columbus         Peter Lough (Steve Gloeckner)
 4  Ottawa (NJ)      Jason Crosbie (Pat Collins)
 5  Ottawa (NY)      Matt Giles (Marty O'Brien)
 6  Buffalo          Aime Caines (Bob Henry)
 7  * Ottawa (Phi)   Eric Pacey (Doug Noganash)
 8  Colorado         Forfeited, Dowling signing
 9  Vancouver        Bruce Alexander (Tyson Leies)
10  Rochester        Steve Penny (Eric Carlsen)
11  * Columbus (Alb) Curtis Palidwor (Ryan Stopper)
12  Toronto          Todd Richard (Rich Dommer)

13  Calgary          Brad MacArthur (Todd Katanchik)
14  Ottawa           Shawn Zettel (Jason Tasse)
15  Columbus         D'Arcy Berthiaume (Bill Warder)
16  Ottawa (NJ)      Shawn Parnell (Matt McLean)
17  New York         Dean Harrison (Joe Brock)
18  Buffalo          Kelly Sullivan (Randy Mearns)
19  Philadelphia     Declines to select
20  Colorado         Brian Buchanon (Sean Radebaugh)
21  Vancouver        Troy Thompson (Chad Miller)
22  Rochester        Declines to select
23  Albany           Shawn Summerfield (Andrew Reed)
24  Toronto          Declines to select

Entry Draft

###  TEAM             SELECTION 
---  ---------------  -------------------------------------
  1  Toronto          Pat Merrill / Coquitlam
  2  Columbus         Jon Harasym / Brampton
  3  * Buffalo        Billy Dee Smith / St. Catharines
  4  Columbus         Travis Gillespie / Coquitlam
  5  * New York       Nick Carlson / Victoria      
  6  * Ottawa         Peter Veltman / Orangeville
  7  * Columbus       Rory Glaves / St Catharines    
  8  * Albany         Josh Coffman / Syracuse (NCAA)   
  9  New York         Chad Culp / Orangeville
 10  Toronto          Brian Croswell / Peterborough
 11  Rochester        Peter Benedict / Onandaga Jr B
 12  * Columbus       Steve Dusseau / Georgetown (NCAA)
 13  Toronto          John McClennan / Toronto Beaches

 14  Calgary          Andrew McBride / New Westminster
 15  New York         Nick Polanco / Hofstra (NCAA)
 16  New Jersey       Tom Kessler / Hofstra (NCAA)
 17  Columbus         Tyler Franchey / Brampton
 18  Rochester        Ryan Avery / Burlington 
 19  * Vancouver      Nick Patterson / Burnaby     
 20  * New York       Nate Watkins / Maryland (NCAA)
 21  Colorado         Brian Soliday / Syracuse (NCAA)
 22  * Rochester      Steve Jennings / Orangeville 
 23  Rochester        Steve Hoar / Whitby 
 24  Albany           Brock Boyle / Mississauga 
 25  Toronto          Bobby McBride / Toronto Beaches

 26  Calgary          JD Smithson / Toronto Beaches
 27  * Calgary        Jeremy Richardson / Edm Miners (ALA)
 28  * Columbus       Greg Judge / Mercyhurst  (NCAA)
 29  Vancouver        Chad Whitman / Denver (NCAA)
 30  New York         Matt McFarland / UMass (NCAA)
 31  * Ottawa         Mike Daley / Six Nations    
 32  * Rochester      John Glatzel / Syracuse (NCAA)  
 33  * Calgary        Jeff Frazer / Toronto Beaches    
 34  Vancouver        Dave Carey / Peterborough
 35  * Philadelphia   Aston McClain / Toronto Beaches
 36  Albany           Mark Morley / UMass (NCAA)
 37  Toronto          Garret Kikot / Toronto Beaches

 38  Calgary          Jordan Hernandez / Coquitlam
 39  New Jersey       Conor Gill / Virginia (NCAA)
 40  Columbus         Sean Pollock / Sarnia
 41  * Ottawa         Pat Russell / St Catharines
 42  New York         Don Little / UMass (NCAA)
 43  Buffalo          Mike Longboat / St Catharines
 44  Philadelphia     Rob Coshia / CW Post (NCAA)
 45  * Buffalo        Tyler Harris / Clarington Jr B   
 46  Vancouver        Kevin Olsen / Burnaby
 47  Rochester        Cory Graziano / Toronto Beaches
 48  Albany           Josh McNaughton / Halton Hills Jr B
 49  Toronto          Scott Stapleford / Whitby 

 50  Calgary          Riley Kemp / Victoria
 51  Ottawa           Mike Hamilton / Whitby
 52  Columbus         Kevin Dean / St Catharines
 53  New Jersey       Jimmy Mormile / Brown (NCAA)
 54  New York         Scott Dooley / Hofstra (NCAA)
 55  Buffalo          Lewis Alfred / Kahnawake
 56  Philadelphia     Will Driscoll / Penn State (NCAA)
 57  Colorado         Louis St George / Syracuse (NCAA)
 58  Vancouver        Jordan Cornfield / Delta
 59  Rochester        Chad DeBolt / Notre Dame (NCAA)
 60  Albany           Jamie Dowdall / Orangeville
 61  Toronto          Craig Siebel / Kitchener-Waterloo

 62  Calgary          Jordan West-Prat / Maple Ridge
 63  Ottawa           Sean Orr / Brampton 
 64  Columbus         Dustin Nanticoke / Six Nations
 65  New Jersey       Dan Chemoti / Oshawa
 66  New York         Nick Russo / Virginia (NCAA)
 67  * New York       Dan Paccione / UMass (NCAA)
 68  Philadelphia     Drew Cavidas / CW Post (NCAA)
 69  Colorado         Kevin Smithies / Bucknell (NCAA)
 70  Vancouver        BJ Prager / Princeton (NCAA)
 71  Rochester        Marvin Barr / Clarington Jr B
 72  Albany           Mike McKay / Whitby Jr B
 73  Toronto          Mark Craig / Whitby Jr B

 74  Calgary          Chris Wellham / Victoria
 75  Ottawa           Colin Holbrough / Brampton
 76  Columbus         Toby Mink / Ohio State (NCAA)
 77  New Jersey       Kevin Pall / Stony Brook (NCAA)
 78  New York         Steve McTigue / Hofstra (NCAA)
 79  Buffalo          Vinnie Crawford / Whitby
 80  Philadelphia     Paul Chamoun / Lemoyne (NCAA)
 81  Colorado         Tom Ethington / Denver (NCAA)
 82  Vancouver        Noah Talbot / Victoria
 83  Rochester        Nick Reed / Toronto Beaches
 84  Albany           Forfeited - see footnotes
 85  Toronto          Tom Montour / Six Nations

 86  Calgary          Tom Hayden / Delta
 87  Ottawa           Adam Mitchell / Mississauga
 88  Columbus         Dave Schenkel / Kitchener-Waterloo
 89  New Jersey       Mark Koontz / Virginia (NCAA)
 90  New York         Rob Parengkvan / CW Post (NCAA)
 91  Buffalo          Francis Dostie / Brampton
 92  Philadelphia     Mike Lamonica / Maryland (NCAA)
 93  Colorado         Chase Jaeger / Delta
 94  Vancouver        Brandon McKinnon / Burnaby
 95  Rochester        Brandon Cullen / St Catharines
 96  Albany           Pat McGee / Toronto Beaches
 97  Toronto          Matt Marchildon / Orangeville

 98  Calgary          Trent Smalley / Delta
 99  Ottawa           Declined to select
100  Columbus         Adam Lustik / Elora
101  New Jersey       Kyle Baugher / Princeton (NCAA)
102  New York         Peter Albro / Middlebury (NCAA)
103  Buffalo          Craig Sleeman / Nazareth (NCAA)
104  * Colorado       Brad Rappert / Towson St (NCAA)
105  Colorado         Mike Nappolilly / Colorado St (NCAA)
106  Vancouver        John Durno / Toronto Beaches
107  Rochester        Asher Flaum / Syracuse (NCAA)
108  Albany           Mike Mastriani / Seattle (NCAA)
109  Toronto          Brian LaMastro / Hartford (NCAA)

Footnotes:

 - All OLA/BCLA players are Jr A unless otherwise noted
 - All teams which selected an Express player were 
     required to immediately release a player from their 
     23-man roster ("Release" category above)
 - Philadelphia trades 7th-overall dispersal pick and 
     6th-overall entry pick to Ottawa for Rory Graham
     and Andrew Guindon
 - Philadelphia trades Rory Graham to Colorado for Paul
     Cantabene
 - Albany trades 11th-overall dispersal pick and 
     12th-overall entry pick to Columbus for 8th-overall 
     entry pick 
 - New York trades Jon Donnelly, Matt Alexander, and 
     7th-overall entry pick to Buffalo for 5th- and
     20th-overall entry picks
 - Buffalo trades Marc Landriault, Kevin Howard, and 
     31st-overall entry pick to Ottawa for Jason Crosbie
     and Chris Konopliff
 - Columbus trades 3rd-overall entry pick to Buffalo for 
     7th- and 28th-overall entry picks and Pat Maddalena
 - Vancouver trades 22nd-overall entry pick and 2004 
     2nd-round entry pick to Rochester for 19th-overall 
     entry pick
 - Colorado trades 27th- and 33rd-overall entry picks to
     Calgary for Matt Oglesby
 - Philadelphia trades 32nd-overall entry pick and 2003
     3rd-round entry pick to Rochester for 35th-overall 
     entry pick and Eric Wedin
 - New Jersey trades 41st-overall entry pick to Ottawa 
     for Jamie McKeracher
 - New York trades 45th-overall entry pick to Buffalo 
     for 67th-overall entry pick and Randy McNeill
 - Philadelphia trades 104th-overall entry pick to 
     Colorado for 2003 9th-round entry pick
 - Albany forfeits 84th-overall entry pick by selecting Tyler
     Harris (Clarington), previously taken 45th-overall
     by Buffalo, and failing to correct in the alloted time