The Minnesota Swarm took the biggest plunge into this evening's dispersal draft, while the Calgary Roughnecks might emerge as the biggest winners today despite having only one pick.

Minnesota's first move was a no-brainer, snatching former first-round draft pick Craig Conn, a 2004 NLL All-Rookie Team selection. Conn scored nineteen goals for the Ravens last season and added 20 assists.

Rory Glaves, the second-overall pick in this year's entry draft, quickly followed, heading to Anaheim.

Arizona then selected Cam Sedgwick (nine goals, thirteen assists in nine games), meaning that the three teams most commonly expected to trade down stayed put.

Philadelphia, though, elected to drop a few spots, moving from fourth to seventh in a trade with San Jose. The Stealth then selected Kevin Olson (three goals, three assists in four games).

After Rochester picked up Chris McKay (another 2004 first-round pick) at number five, Toronto dealt its selection to Minnesota, which snagged goaltender Nick Patterson.

Matt Dwane (Philadelphia), Randy Daly (Colorado), and Curt Malawsky (Buffalo) were then selected, ending the first round.

Calgary would have closed out the first round, but instead sacrificed the pick by signing free agent defenseman Andy Ogilvie earlier in the day.

Ogilvie had been designated as a franchise player by the Ravens earlier this fall, so, under the dispersal rules, whatever team signed him would lose its first-round draft choice.

Ogilvie certainly is better than tenth among the Ravens' players and arguably was the most valuable player available to Calgary, as the Roughnecks desperately needed to add a skilled defenseman.

Calgary did get to make a pick at number twenty, grabbing Rob Williams (four goals, nine assists).

The Riggers also inked forward Chris Gill to a contract today, bringing Vancouver's alltime leading scorer to Cowtown.

In all, sixteen players were drafted, including D'Arcy Berthiaume (Minnesota), Bruce Murray (Anaheim), Noah Talbot (Arizona), Ian Hawksbee (Philadelphia), Peter Morgan (Rochester), and Rich Catton (San Jose).

Toronto, Colorado, and Buffalo passed on their second-round selections.

That left eleven players undrafted, and therefore unrestricted free agents: forwards Luke Ansley, Jeff Hanson, Tyler Heavenor, Graham Palmer, and Scott Whitley; defensemen Jamie Hackel, Matt Levesque, Aaron Smith, Jordan Sundher, and Mike Venitelli; and goaltender Joe Bell.