OJLL & BCJALL 2024 Entry Draft Results: Every protected player and pick
Jesse Morrison, Orangeville Northmen (Photo: Dave Fryer)
This past weekend, both the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League & British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League held their 2024 Entry Drafts.
Hosted at the Toronto Rock Athletics Centre in Oakville, Ontario, Noah Candy (London Blue Devils) was taken first overall by the Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club, who last year drafted Clark Dunford (Hamilton Bengals) with the same very first selection a season earlier. KW also took Ryder Haynes (Sarnia Pacers) and Jason Bonnema (Cambridge Highlanders) in this year’s first round.
In the days leading up to this year’s OJLL Entry Draft, the league also confirmed the 154 players that were protected by their eleven clubs.
Maxwell Wojtowicz, St. Catharines Athletics (Photo: Ryan McCullough)
2024 OJLL Protected Players
Brampton Excelsiors (7): Ethan Bressard, Gabriele Caschera, Shawn Costello, Noah Heeringa, Ethan Mann, Liam Sgro, Ethan Viverios
Burlington Blaze (10): John Logue, Ben Powell, Bodhi Gillies, Brendan Keogh, Trent Schertzing, Brendan Hunter, Matthew Pecyna, Josh Innes, Michael McBay, Brady Hollingsworth
Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club (14): Brendan Gerber, Ben Morton, Ephraim Mouradian, Brett Norman, Nodin Porter, Cooper Shell, Reed Straus, Kaden Van Oordt, Braiden Wilton, Logan Bradley, Carson Cowburn, Ian George, Jordan Abbott, Owen Aldridge
Mimico Mountaineers (20): Zachariah Abu-Ali, Marcos Blackwell, Colin Brazel, Kyle Burns, George Carayiannis, Luca Celebre, Ryder Conan, Nicolas Daponte, Atticus Hillier, Luke Howard, Sam Krolow, Elliott Mac, Callum Mainville, Hayden McIsaac, Tyler Miocevich, Sergio Rego, Nicholas Schwertner, Dallas St. John, Lucas Teixeira, Mason Watkins
Oakville Buzz (9): Tyrell Luscombe, Becker Lippert, Cameron Whitehead, Sullivan Dadd, Evan Snyder, Finn Morgan, Travis Campbell, Gavin Smith, Michael Misa
Orangeville Northmen (17): Lincoln Gear, Jackson Shabot, Jesse Morrison, Connor Leskey, Trevor Noble, Jake Lockyer, Braden Gilmore, Hunter Birse, Kingston Mccullough, Ethan Harman, Ben Moylan, Owen Hunt, Vincent Onofrio, Sean Costigan-Niedzwiecki, Dylan Sanderson, Nathan George, Guerin Jennings
Peterborough Lakers (15): Drew Calderwood, Reed Chamberlain, Derrick (DJ) Crough, Cade Dunford, Nole Faulkiner, Nickolas Fournier, Jordan Garfat, Eric Hainer, Brady Hunt, Quinn Jacobs, Cooper Lawson, Riley Montgomery, Ryder Perry, Josh St. Thomas, Josh Thomas
Six Nations Arrows (20): Kariwanoro Squire, Memphis McNaughton, Tristan Garlow, Tyson General, Chaz Hill, Grayson Skye, Rory Thomas, Layton MacDonald, Harley Johns, Kagen General, Crosby Anderson, Jason Cayuga, Jozey Jacobs, Aysen Lickers, Ryersen Montour, Vincent Sandy, Hayden Jamieson, Chase Longboat, Rhys Doolittle, Cohen Visheau
St. Catharines Athletics (19): Joaquin Gatt, Belal Hamdani, Qasim Hamdani, Samuel Howe, James Lindsay, Simon Howe, James Lindsay, Simon Marshall, Reed Ozog, Xavier Peters, Adam Ponting, Cody Rodderham, Owen Scott, Tyler Scott, Cole Sicard, Keith Sutherland, Liam Vander Wier, Michael Welsh, Maxwell Wojtowicz
Toronto Beaches (19): Tom Strickland, Ryan Gonsalvez, Alex Pho, Kieran Hill, Jake Brady, James Roedde, Luke Boyden, Owen Bordin-Pusey, Ben Barton, Chase Smith, Heath Harker, Bennet Driscoll, Cole Luik, Walter Kerr, Cooper Bozek, Benjamin O’Connell, Callum McKay, Spenser Mason, Andrew Shukaris
Whitby Warriors (4): Justin Handsor, Ryan Slapkauskas, Blaine Stewart, Jacob Yoo
Noah Candy, Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club (Photo: Ontario Lacrosse Association)
Due to several earlier trades, of the eleven picks in the OJLL’s first round, eight were owned by K-W (3), the Peterborough Lakers (3) and Toronto Beaches (2).
2024 OJLL Entry Draft Results
Overall pick. Player, OJLL team (Minor association)
First Round
1. Noah Candy, Kitchener-Waterloo (London)
2. Waukiigan Shognosh, Peterborough (Wallaceburg)
3. Zachary McLean, Peterborough (Gloucester)
4. Ryder Haynes, Kitchener-Waterloo (Sarnia)
5. Mason Cree, Peterborough (Akwesasne)
6. Kaleb Tatorek, Toronto (Northumerland)
7. Owen Vivian, Toronto (Clarington)
8. Nate Renaud, Brampton (Centre Wellington)
9. Evan McDougall, Orangeville (Arthur)
10. Jason Bonnema, Kitchener-Waterloo (Cambridge)
11. Lucas Williams, Oakville (NOTL)
Second Round
12. Matthew Ford, Peterborough (Milton)
13. Griffin Crowder, Six Nations (Guelph)
14. Owen Fess, Kitchener-Waterloo (Hamilton)
15. Liam McKendrick, Whitby (Halton Hills)
16. Adam Trumble, Peterborough (Orillia)
17. Jonah Kerr, Burlington (Owen Sound)
18. Coldy de Mora, Brampton (Nepean)
19. Carter Reynolds, Mimico (Barrie)
20. Jaiden Maseko, Toronto (Barrie)
21. Griffin Bakker, Burlington (Newmarket)
22. Ben King, Mimico (Midland)
Colby de Mora, Brampton Excelsiors & Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock (Photo: Kevin Sousa)
The rebuild in New Westminster continues. Last year, the Salmonbellies owned eleven picks over the BJCALL’s six rounds. This year, while not as many selections were made, of the six draft spots the Salmonbellies owned, four happened through the draft’s first five picks, including Riley Alexander (Maple Ridge) taken first overall by new-look New West.
2024 BCJALL Entry Draft Results
Overall pick. Player, BCJALL team
First Round
1. Riley Alexander, New Westminster
2. Brendan Marcher, New Westminster
3. Brandon Kirby, New Westminster
4. Ryan Sheldrake, Burnaby
5. Graham Farstad, New Westminster
6. Jeff Burns, Delta
7. Alexander Cartwright, Burnaby
8. Kenyon Whitney, Delta
Second Round
9. Jameson Reed, Langley
10. Kayden McIntosh, Delta
11. Anthony Calleja, New Westminster
12. Max Larsen, Burnaby
13. Kris Fournier, Port Coquitlam
14. Ty Bikic, Delta
15. Oliver Pemberton, Victoria
16. Colby Quilay, Delta
Third Round
17. Shaun Lemishka, Port Coquitlam
18. Boris Maksimenko, New Westminster
19. Keihin Balachsan, Delta
20. Kaden Urquhart, Burnaby
21. Quinn Cramb, Victoria
22. Jack Hall, Nanaimo
23. Ronin Kluth, Port Coquitlam
24. Oliver Collett, Coquitlam
Fourth Round
25. Michael Hibbert, Burnaby
26. Tatain Hand, Delta
27. Torsten Kluth, Port Coquitlam
28. Daniel Bishop, Nanaimo
29. Henrick Lucas, Coquitlam
30. Jace Stuart, Nanaimo
31. Brett Visentin, Port Coquitlam
32. Callum Olson, Coquitlam
Fifth Round
33. Xavian Washington, Langley
34. Jax Heavenor, Coquitlam
35. Jasen Feiss, Langley
36. Jack Wallace, Port Coquitlam
37. Aidan Rintoul, Victoria
38. Oscar Scott, Nanaimo
39. James Knoke, Port Coquitlam
40. Kyle Gibson, Coquitlam
Sixth Round
41. Joey Gagnon, Langley
42. Connor Lifford, Coquitlam
43. Deon Gonzales, Burnaby
44. Xander Dong, Burnaby
45. Cooper Anderson, Victoria
46. Carter Blace, Nanaimo
47. Eugene Alexander Swan, Victoria
48. Carsyn Pomfrey, Coquitlam
RMLL Junior Player Combines
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League has held information sessions for players in recent weeks and will be holding player combines in St. Albert (January 20) and Calgary (February 3). The Calgary combine will take place at the Scotiabank Saddledome ahead of the Calgary Roughnecks game against the Toronto Rock. Last year, the Saskatchewan SWAT selected goalie Crosby Ratt (Prince Albert) with the first overall pick in the RMLL Junior A Draft.