Las Vegas loads up via expansion draft & post-draft deals
Jackson Nishimura, Albany FireWolves (Photo: Kathleen Helman)
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs have added 15 new faces to the first-year franchise after today’s expansion draft that saw Albany FireWolves defenseman Jackson Nishimura taken with the first pick.
A series of draft picks were also dealt on the day, including this year’s first overall NLL Entry Draft selection, Vegas trading #1 to the Rochester Knighthawks in a sizeable swap that saw early expansion picks Riley Hutchcraft and Connor Fields flipped.
“I’ve been waiting for this day since I came aboard and could not be more excited to welcome our inaugural class to Las Vegas and the Desert Dogs family,” said team Head Coach & GM Shawn Williams.
See teams’ full list of protected, unprotected and ineligible players heading into today’s draft.
Expansion Draft Results
1. Jackson Nishimura, Albany FireWolves
2. Connor Fields, Buffalo Bandits
3. Riley Hutchcraft, Toronto Rock
4. John Wagner, Rochester Knighthawks
5. Landon Kells, Calgary Roughnecks
6. Brett McIntyre, Colorado Mammoth
7. Connor Kirst, Georgia Swarm
8. James Barclay, Halifax Thunderbirds
9. Ty Thompson, New York Riptide
10. Jack Hannah, Panther City Lacrosse Club
11. Jackson Suboch, Philadelphia Wings
12. Frank Scigliano, San Diego Seals
13. Jeff Cornwall, Saskatchewan Rush
14. Tyson Roe, Vancouver Warriors
Riley Hutchcraft, Toronto Rock (Photo: Ryan McCullough)
Post-Draft Trades
Las Vegas traded Hutchcraft, Fields and their 1st round Entry Draft Pick (1st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft to Rochester for Charlie Bertrand and their 1st round selection (2nd overall), 4th round selection (74th overall), 6th round selection (91st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 1st round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft.
Las Vegas traded McIntyre to Colorado for Sam Firth and Erik Turner.
Las Vegas traded Scigliano to San Diego for Mark Glicini, Brandon Clelland, their 2nd round selection (26th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 3rd round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft.
Las Vegas traded Cornwall to Calgary for Marshal King and their 1st round selection (18th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft.