MSL 2024 Entry Draft Results: North Stars take Northmen’s Chris Origlieri first overall
Chris Origlieri, Orangeville Northmen (Photo: Dave Fryer)
The 2024 Major Series Lacrosse Entry Draft took place on Sunday, January 21 at the Toronto Rock Athletics Centre in Oakville, Ontario.
The MSL, which saw the recent return of the Oakville Rock as well as the emergence of an expansion entry in Owen Sound under the city’s well-rooted North Stars brand, will have seven teams competing during their upcoming 2024 season: Oakville, Owen Sound, Brampton Excelsiors, Brooklin Lacrosse Club, Cobourg Kodiaks, Peterborough Lakers, and the defending Mann Cup champions Six Nations Chiefs.
Just a week earlier, the TRAC hosted the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League Entry Draft.
With the first overall pick in this year’s draft, the North Stars nabbed Orangeville Northmen netminder Chris Origlieri, who is also currently starting for the National Lacrosse League’s San Diego Seals.
This past Ontario Junior Lacrosse League season, Origlieri was named the league’s Most Valuable Player (Green Gaels Trophy), Most Outstanding Player (Jim Veltman Award), Most Valuable Goalie (Sanderson Memorial Award), and alongside teammate Zach Richards, owned Ontario’s lowest GAA (Robert Melville Memorial Award).
Origlieri also played a lead role in the Northmen’s record-matching 20-0 OJLL regular season.
Braedon Saris, Burlington Blaze (Photo: Ontario Lacrosse Association)
While the Northmen in total had six players selected from this past year’s roster, the Minto Cup champion Burlington Blaze had the most talent taken in this year’s draft with nine. The Toronto Beaches saw a second-best seven players drafted this past Sunday at the TRAC.
Below, see all the graduating junior players teams protected ahead of draft day, plus the 35 players selected during the actual entry draft.
Eddie Qu, Oakville Buzz (Photo: Sam Hossack)
2024 MSL Protected Players
Brampton (4): Riley Delill (Brampton), Ethan Harkins (Brampton), Liam Steele (Brampton), Mark Van Schepen (Brampton)
Brooklin (3): Jake Doolittle (Whitby), Kobe Handsor (Whitby), John Wheller (Whitby)
Cobourg (0): No affiliation
Oakville (4): Luke Dawick (Oakville), Chris Dong (Oakville), Eddie Qu (Oakville), Matt Vilas (Oakville)
Owen Sound (1): Kaleb Martin (Whitby)
Peterborough (4): Deacon Knott (Burlington/Peterborough), Zach Thompson (Burlington/Peterborough), Ben Trumble (Burlington/Peterborough), Adam Thistlethwaite (Peterborough)
Six Nations (3): Tyler Davis (Six Nations), Aidan Fern (Orangeville), Ross Hill (Six Nations)
Jacob Hickey, Toronto Beaches (Photo: Sam Hossack)
2024 MSL Entry Draft Results
Overall pick. Player, MSL team (Junior club)
First Round
1. Chris Origlieri, Owen Sound (Orangeville)
2. Braedon Saris, Cobourg (Burlington)
3. Jacob Hickey, Brooklin (Toronto)
4. Koleton Marquis, Peterborough (Orangeville)
5. Coltrane Tyson, Brampton (Burlington)
6. Ty English, Oakville (Burlington)
7. Dylan Robinson, Brooklin (Toronto)
Second Round
8. Alexis Simard, Brooklin (Burlington)
9. Andrew Vradenburg, Peterborough (Burlington)
10. Dante Kulas, Owen Sound (Calgary/Brampton)
11. Brendan Boyle, Peterborough (Burlington)
12. Kaden Brennan, Six Nations (Mimico)
13. Josh Fairey, Oakville (Toronto)
14. Jackson Webster, Owen Sound (Toronto)
Third Round
15. Will Johnston, Brampton (Toronto)
16. Nathan Pouliot, Cobourg (Toronto)
17. Kaleb Benedict, Brooklin (Orangeville)
18. Tom Collins, Peterborough (Peterborough)
19. Josh Rosa, Owen Sound (Burlington)
20. CJ Kirst, Oakville (Mimico)
21. Jack Budway, Cobourg (Whitby)
Fourth Round
22. Amos Whitcomb, Brampton (Orangeville)
23. Jackson Hainer, Cobourg (Peterborough)
24. Noah Millsap, Owen Sound (Orangeville)
25. Nolan Kenney, Peterborough (Peterborough)
26. Zane Dalpe, Six Nations (Calgary/Kitchener-Waterloo)
27. Lucas Hucal, Oakville (Oakville)
28. Ryan Brooks, Owen Sound (Burlington)
Fifth Round
29. Payton Tasse, Brampton (Nepean Jr. B)
30. Andrew Kidd, Peterborough (Toronto)
31. Sam Parent, Owen Sound (Burlington)
32. Evan Brake, Owen Sound (Orangeville)
33. Robert Morgan, Six Nations (Oakville)
34. Nolan Power, Oakville (Halton Hills Jr. B)
35. Hayden Thompson, Owen Sound (Oakville)