2022 NLL Entry Draft results: Thomas McConvey taken first overall
#1 pick Thomas McConvey & NLL Commissioner Brett Frood (Photo: Michael Hetzel)
Thomas McConvey (Mimico Mountaineers/University of Vermont) was selected first overall in the 2022 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Rochester Knighthawks this past Saturday afternoon at The Carlu in downtown Toronto.
For the first time in league history, the first round of the draft was streamed live on ESPN+ in the United States and TSN.ca in Canada.
See the full results of Saturday’s draft below.
Dylan Watson, Orangeville Northmen (Photo: British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League)
Full draft results
Round Pick (Overall Pick)
Canadian Junior A/National Collegiate Box Series/American College or University
First Round
1. (1) Rochester (from Las Vegas): Thomas McConvey (Mimico Mountaineers/University of Vermont)
2. (2) Las Vegas (from Rochester): Dylan Watson (Orangeville Northmen/Jacksonville University)
3. (3) Vancouver: Owen Grant (Toronto Beaches/University of Delaware)
4. (4) Albany (from New York): Alex Simmons (St Catharines Athletics/University of Denver/Syracuse University)
5. (5) Panther City: Jason Knox (Burlington Chiefs/Ohio State University)
6. (6) Saskatchewan: Austin Madronic (Victoria Shamrocks/Harvard University)
7. (7) Albany (from Georgia): Will Johansen (Nanaimo Timbermen/Robert Morris University)
8. (8) New York (from Philadelphia via Albany): Zack Deaken (Orangeville Northmen/Mimico Mountaineers/Jacksonville University)
9. (9) Panther City (from Albany via Halifax): Mathieu Gautier (Miners Lacrosse Club)
10. (10) Calgary: Seth Van Schepen (Brampton Excelsiors/Siena College)
11. (11) Georgia (from San Diego): Brett Dobson (Whitby Warriors/St. Bonaventure University)
12. (12) Halifax: WakeRiat Bowhunter (Six Nations Arrows/Jacksonville University)
13. (13) Buffalo (from Toronto): Cam Wyers (Toronto Beaches/Loyola University)
14. (14) Buffalo: Dylan Robinson (Toronto Beaches)
15. (15) Colorado: Owen Down (Barrie Lakeshores/TorontoBeaches/Robert Morris University)
16. (16) Las Vegas (additional compensatory selection): Jacob Saunders (Burlington Chiefs/University of Richmond)
17. (17) Albany (compensatory selection): Tye Kurtz (KW Lacrosse Club/University of Delaware)
18. (18) Rochester (from Calgary via Las Vegas, compensatory selection): Austin Hasen (Brampton Excelsiors/Belmont Abbey College)
19. (19) Buffalo (compensatory selection): Zack Belter (Orangeville Northmen/St. Bonaventure University)
20. (20) Georgia (compensatory selection): Brady Kearnan (Toronto Beaches/Mercy College)
21. (21) Panther City (from Albany): Colton Lidstone (Nanaimo Timbermen/Robert Morris University)
22. (22) San Diego (compensatory selection): Jake Govett (CCBLL Red Hawks/CACBLL Royals/University of Delaware)
23. (23) Philadelphia (from Saskatchewan, compensatory selection): Taggart Clark (Toronto Beaches/Robert Morris University)
Trade:
Las Vegas trades the 18th overall selection to the Rochester Knighthawks in exchange for Joel Watson and their 2024 second round selection.
Mathieu Gautier, Miners Lacrosse Club (Photo: Dave Fryer)
Second Round
1. (24) Las Vegas: Griffin Hall (Victoria Shamrocks)
2. (25) Rochester: Thomas Vela (Burnaby Lakers)
3. (26) Las Vegas (via San Diego, from Vancouver): Sean Westley (Peterborough Lakers/Whitby Warriors/St. Bonaventure)
4. (27) New York: Mason Kamminga (St. Catharines Athletics/Detroit Mercy)
5. (28) Toronto (from Panther City): Josh Dawick (Toronto Beaches/Whitby Warriors/University of Denver)
6. (29) Halifax (from Saskatchewan): Jerry Staats (Six Nations Arrows/Syracuse University)
7. (30) Panther City (from Georgia): Ronin Pusch (Miners Lacrosse Club)
8. (31) San Diego (from Philadelphia via Buffalo): Cameron Lumb (Victoria Shamrocks)
9. (32) Vancouver (from Albany via Vancouver via Saskatchewan): Marcus Klarich (Burnaby Lakers)
10. (33) Philadelphia (from Calgary): Matt Anderson (Burlington Chiefs/Stoney Brook University)
11. (34) San Diego: Payton Rezenka (CACBLL Royals/Loyola University)
12. (35) Toronto (from Halifax): Tyler Hendrycks (Peterborough Lakers/High Point University)
13. (36) Toronto: Brian Cameron (Rutgers University)
14. (37) Panther City (from Buffalo): Carter Zavitz (St. Catharines Athletics/Princeton University)
15. (38) Philadelphia (from Colorado): Deacon Knott (Peterborough Lakers)
16. (39) San Diego (from Las Vegas): Adam Noakes (Coquitlam Adanacs)
17. (40) Saskatchewan (compensatory selection): Isaac Ngyou (Langley Thunder)
18. (41) Toronto (compensatory selection): Sam Haines (Oakville Buzz)
19. (42) New York (compensatory selection): Tyler Davis (Six Nations Arrows)
20. (43) Calgary (compensatory selection): Connor Nichols (Coquitlam Adanacs)
Trades:
Buffalo trades the 31st overall selection and their 2024 third round pick for Devan Mayea
Las Vegas has traded the 39th overall selection to San Diego in exchange for their second round selection in the 2026 NLL Entry Draft
Alex Simmons, St. Catharines Athletics (Photo: Ontario Lacrosse Association)
Third Round
1. (44) Las Vegas: Zach Cole (St. Joseph’s University)
2. (45) Rochester: Parker Pipher (Whitby Warriors)
3. (46) Vancouver: Aiden Solomon (Victoria Shamrocks/University of Indianapolis)
4. (47) Panther City (from New York via Albany): Petey LaSalla (University of Virginia)
5. (48) Georgia (from Panther City): Teioshonathe McComber (Six Nations Arrows/Victoria Shamrocks/Burlington Chiefs/University of Albany)
6. (49) Saskatchewan: Cameron Badour (Gloucester Griffins Jr. B/Duke University)
7. (50) New York (from Georgia): Chris Gray (North Carolina)
8. (51) Colorado (from Philadelphia): Nick Musso (Coquitlam Adanacs)
9. (52) Vancouver (from Albany): Chase Cosgrove (KW Lacrosse Club)
10. (53) Albany (from Calgary): John Piatelli (Cornell University)
11. (54) Halifax (from San Diego): Jon McConvey (Mimico Mountaineers/ University of Vermont)
12. (55) Halifax: Cole Kirst (Lehigh University/Syracuse University)
13. (56) Toronto: Tucker Dordevic (Syracuse University/Georgetown University)
14. (57) Philadelphia (from Buffalo): Troy Hettinger (Jacksonville University)
15. (58) Georgia (from Colorado): Brett Beetow (Niagara Thunderhawks Jr. B/St. Bonaventure University)
Trade:
Georgia trades the 50th overall selection to the New York Riptide in exchange for their third round selection in the 2023 NLL Entry Draft
Parker Pipher, Whitby Warriors (Photo: Dave Fryer)
Fourth Round
1. (59) Las Vegas: Colin Jeffrey (Nanaimo Timbermen/Port Coquitlam Saints/University of Montevallo)
2. (60) Rochester: Spencer Bell (UCBLL Hawkeyees/RIT)
3. (61) Vancouver: Henry Follows (Oakville Buzz/Cornell University)
4. (62) Georgia (from New York): Elijah Gash (University of Albany)
5. (63) Vancouver (from Panther City): Trent Kellner (Port Coquitlam Saints/Limestone University)
6. (64) Saskatchewan: Jeremy Searle (Orangeville Northmen)
7. (65) Rochester (from Georgia): Carter Schott (Whitby Warriors)
8. (66) Philadelphia: Jack Myers (Ohio State University)
9. (67) Albany: Matt Duncan (Toronto Beaches/Robert Morris University)
10. (68) Calgary: Jake Gillis (Calgary Mountaineers/Long Island University)
11. (69) San Diego: Chris Dong (Oakville Buzz)
12. (70) Halifax: Chris Fake (Yale University/Notre Dame University)
13. (71) Toronto: Marley Angus (Oakville Buzz/RIT)
14. (72) New York (from Buffalo): Ryan Haigh (Mimico Mountaineers/Cleveland State University)
15. (73) Buffalo (from Colorado): Ryan Sharkey (UCBLL Rapids/Canisius College/UMass)
16. (74) Las Vegas (from Rochester, compensatory selection): Chris Merle (University of Virginia/Stony Brook University)
Owen Grant & Matt Duncan, Toronto Beaches (Photo: Ontario Lacrosse Association)
Fifth Round
1. (75) Las Vegas: Peytin Wallace (Whitby Warriors)
2. (76) Albany (from Rochester via Vancouver): Grant Ammann (High Point University)
3. (77) Vancouver: Brian Robb (Victoria Shamrocks/Indiana University)
4. (78) New York: Zachary Sunderland (Brampton Excelsiors/Newberry College)
5. (79) Panther City: Kaleb Martin (Whitby Warriors)
6. (80) Saskatchewan: Gabriel Procyk (Coquitlam Adanacs/Port Coquitlam Saints/UMass)
7. (81) Georgia: Cross Ferrara (Salisbury University)
8. (82) Buffalo (from Philadelphia): Christian Watts (UCBLL Rapids/Siena University)
9. (83) New York (from Albany): Sam Handley (University of Pennsylvania)
10. (84) Calgary: Jacob Motiuk (Okotoks Raiders/Seton Hill University)
11. (85) Vancouver (from San Diego): Drew Kask (Langley Thunder/Lewis University)
12. (86) Halifax: Tanner Cole (KW Lacrosse Club/Burlington Chiefs/Oakville Buzz)
13. (87) Toronto: Brendan Nichtern (Army West Point)
14. (88) Buffalo: Austin Blumbergs (UCBLL Rapids/St. Bonaventure University)
15. (89) Colorado: Zachary Geddes (Georgetown University)
Brian Robb, Victoria Shamrocks (Photo: British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League)
Six Round
1. (90) Las Vegas: Tyler Ewen (Langley Thunder/Delta Islanders/Queens University of Charlotte)
2. (91) Las Vegas (from Rochester): Stryker Roloff (Langley Thunder)
3. (92) Vancouver: Hunter Vines (High Point University)
4. (93) New York: Andrew Horsley (Brampton Excelsiors)
5. (94) Panther City: Jackson Rose (St. Bonaventure University)
6. (95) Saskatchewan: Carter Brand (Toronto Beaches/Okotoks Raiders/University of Denver/Limestone University)
7. (96) Georgia: Jeff Conner (University of Virginia)
8. (97) Panther City (from Philadelphia): Michael Ippolito (High Point University)
9. (98) Albany: Aidan Guld (Coquitlam Adanacs)
10. (99) Calgary: Kaden Doughty (Langley Thunder)
11. (100) San Diego: Mike Sisselberger (Lehigh University)
12. (101) Halifax: Keaton Brown (Orangeville Northmen Jr. B)
13. (102) Toronto: Brett Makar (University of Maryland)
14. (103) Philadelphia (from Buffalo): Max Waldbaum (Jacksonville University)
15. (104) Colorado: Evan Zinn (University of Virginia)