OJLL Entry Draft taking place at TRAC on February 27th
Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (Photo: Dave Fryer)
The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League has officially announced that the 2022 OJLL Entry Draft will be taking place at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario on Sunday, February 27th.
“We want to thank everyone that has helped us prepare for the draft, especially the board of directors and staff at the Ontario Lacrosse Association who have worked closely with our committee on player eligibility,” said OJLL Commissioner, Mark Grimes, in the league’s recent announcement. “I also want to thank Jamie Dawick for hosting another premier event for our league at the world-class Toronto Rock Athletic Centre.”
Last summer, the OJLL held their entire condensed season at the TRAC which included 44 regular season games, semi-finals, the Iroquois Trophy championship game won by the St. Catharines Athletics, Team Toll vs. Team Williams All-Star Game, plus their first-ever futures showcase. All games were streamed for free to the public, and the OJLL has since also announced a new partnership with JVI Sports, allowing the league to stream multiple OJLL TV broadcasts each week during the upcoming regular season & playoffs, plus the 2022 Minto Cup.
Iroquois Trophy winners the St. Catharines Athletics (Photo: OLA)
As previously reported, the Orangeville Northmen will make the first pick in the 2022 draft after winning the league’s draft lottery earlier this month. The full draft order will be:
1st Round
1. Orangeville Northmen
2. Mimico Mountaineers (from Six Nations)
3. Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club (from Burlington)
4. Peterborough Lakers (from Toronto Beaches)
5. Peterborough Lakers
6. Orangeville Northmen (from Oakville)
7. Burlington Chiefs (from Kitchener-Waterloo)
8. Mimico Mountaineers
9. Six Nations Arrows (from Whitby)
10. Kitchener-Waterloo Lacrosse Club (from Brampton)
11. Peterborough Lakers (from St. Catharines)
2nd Round
12. Orangeville Northmen
13. Toronto Beaches (from Six Nations)
14. Peterborough Lakers (from Burlington)
15. Toronto Beaches
16. Peterborough Lakers
17. Six Nations Arrows (from Oakville)
18. St. Catharines Athletics (from Kitchener-Waterloo)
19. Six Nations Arrows (form Mimico)
20. Brampton Excelsiors (from Mimico via Whitby)
21. St. Catharines Athletics (from Brampton)
22. Six Nations Arrows (from St. Catharines)
23. St. Catharines Athletics (Barrie Dispersal Draft)
Last year, the Whitby Warriors drafted Jack Oldman (West Durham Rockmen) first overall, also selecting Lucas Littlejohn (Clarington Gaels) & Riley Knox (Huntsville Hawks) - the grandson of lacrosse legend Jack Bionda - in the 2021 edition’s opening round.
See full results from the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League & Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Entry Draft here.