The National Lacrosse League dispersal draft is a meeting where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose players from teams that are ceasing operations. The NLL has seen a lot of team changes over the years (the 1993 season was the last time the league had no team changes over the previous season), so dispersal drafts have been commonplace. Recent dispersal drafts have occurred in 2009 (Portland LumberJax), 2008 (Arizona Sting, Chicago Shamrox), 2007 (Arizona Sting, Boston Blazers), 2005 (Anaheim), 2004 (Vancouver), and 2003 (Ottawa).
[edit] 2009 Draft results
Players from the Portland LumberJax - July 7, 2009[1]
| Overall | Player | Team |
| First Round |
| 1 | Edmonton | Brodie Merrill |
| 2 | Toronto | Tyler Codron |
| 3 | Minnesota | Scott Stewart |
| 4 | Philadelphia | Peter Jacobs |
| 5 | Colorado | Cory Conway |
| 6 | Minnesota (from Rochester) | Richard Morgan |
| 7 | Washington | Peter Morgan |
| 8 | Boston | Kevin Leveille |
| 9 | Buffalo | Jamison Koesterer |
| 10 | New York | Ryan Powell |
| 11 | Calgary | Luke Forget |
| Second Round |
| 12 | Edmonton | Matt Disher |
| 13 | Toronto | Joel Weber |
| 14 | Minnesota | Tim Campeau |
| 15 | Philadelphia | Matt Flindell |
| 16 | Colorado | David Morgan |
| 17 | Rochester | Dan Stroup |
| 18 | Washington | Brad MacDonald |
| 19 | Boston | Matt Yager |
| 20 | Buffalo | pass |
| 21 | New York | Matt Brown |
| 22 | Calgary | Dayne Michaud |
| Third Round |
| 23 | Edmonton | Pat Jones |
| 24 | Toronto | pass |
| 25 | Minnesota | Bruce Alexander |
| 26 | Philadelphia | Derek Malawsky |
| 27 | Colorado | Dallas Eliuk |
| 28 | Rochester | pass |
| 29 | Washington | Derek Lowe |
| All remaining teams pass |
[edit] 2008 Draft results
There were two separate dispersal drafts in 2008. In June, the Arizona Sting announced that they would not be returning as promised after they decided not to play in the 2008 season. Then just weeks before the season started, the Chicago Shamrox suspended operations, requiring a second draft.
[edit] June 30, 2008
Players from the Arizona Sting[2]
| Overall | Player | Team |
| First Round |
| 1 | Boston | Dan Dawson |
| 2 | Edmonton | Andy Secore |
| 3 | Chicago | Scott Self |
| 4 | Toronto | Craig Conn |
| 5 | Rochester | Lindsay Plunkett |
| 6 | Calgary | Bruce Codd |
| 7 | Colorado | Bruce Murray |
| 8 | San Jose | Mike Grimes |
| 9 | Philadelphia | Rob Blasdell |
| 10 | New York | Jamie Rooney |
| 11 | Minnesota | Chris McKay |
| 12 | Portland | Derek Malawsky |
| 13 | Buffalo | Greg Hinman |
| Second Round |
| 14 | Boston | Peter Veltman |
| 15 | Edmonton | Chris Seller |
| 16 | Chicago | Brad MacDonald |
| 17 | Toronto | Mike Attwood |
| 18 | Rochester | Matt Brown |
| 19 | Calgary | Pass |
| 20 | Colorado | Matt Ward |
| 21 | San Jose | Pass |
| 22 | Philadelphia | Luc Pinder |
| 23 | New York | Pass |
| 24 | Minnesota | Brad Dairon |
| 25 | Portland | Kyle McEwen |
[edit] December 12, 2008
Players from the Chicago Shamrox[3]
| Overall | Player | Team |
| First Round |
| 1 | Boston | Anthony Cosmo |
| 2 | Edmonton | Scott Self |
| 3 | Toronto | Bill McGlone |
| 4 | Rochester | Mike Kirk |
| 5 | Calgary | Tom Montour |
| 6 | Colorado | Brad Self |
| 7 | San Jose | Steve McKinlay |
| 8 | Philadelphia | Mat Giles |
| 9 | New York | Josh Funk |
| 10 | Minnesota | Kevin Fines |
| 11 | Portland | Kevin Leveille |
| 12 | Buffalo | Cody Jacobs |
| Second Round |
| 13 | Boston | Geoff Griffiths |
| 14 | Edmonton | Callum Crawford |
| 15 | Toronto | Josh Wasson |
| 16 | Rochester | Bobby McBride |
| 17 | Colorado | Steven Brooks |
| 18 | San Jose | Jake Byrne |
| 19 | New York | Peter Striebel |
| 20 | Minnesota | Drew Candy |
| 21 | Buffalo | Cory Stringer |
| Third Round |
| 23 | Edmonton | Darryl Gibson |
| 24 | Rochester | Craig Robertson |
| Fourth Round |
| 25 | Rochester | Pat Saunders |
| Fifth Round |
| 26 | Rochester | Brock Boyle |
[edit] 2007 Draft results
Players from the Arizona Sting and Boston Blazers - November 5, 2007[4]
| Player | Team | Former Team |
| First Round |
| Portland | Dan Dawson | Arizona |
| New York | Patrick Merrill | Boston |
| Philadelphia | Rob Blasdell | Arizona |
| Chicago | Scott Self | Arizona |
| Minnesota (from Edmonton) | Andy Secore | Arizona |
| Chicago (from Toronto) | Lindsay Plunkett | Arizona |
| San Jose | Peter Veltman | Arizona |
| Minnesota | Ryan Avery | Boston |
| Calgary | Pat Campbell | Boston |
| Buffalo | Craig Conn | Arizona |
| Colorado | Bruce Murray | Arizona |
| Rochester | Jack Reid | Boston |
| Second Round |
| Rochester | Matt Lyons | Arizona |
| Colorado | Matt Brown | Arizona |
| Buffalo | Brian Croswell | Boston |
| Calgary | Bruce Codd | Arizona |
| Minnesota | Mike Grimes | Boston |
| San Jose | Sean Morris | Boston |
| Toronto | Curtis Ptolmey | Arizona |
| Edmonton | Chris Seller | Arizona |
| Chicago | Brock Boyle | Boston |
| Philadelphia | Jamie Rooney | Arizona |
| New York | Matt Alrich | Arizona |
| Portland | Derek Malawsky | Arizona |
| Third Round |
| Portland | Brad MacDonald | Arizona |
| New York | Greg Downing | Arizona |
| Philadelphia | Brenden Thenhaus | Boston |
| Chicago | Andrew Lazore | Boston |
| Edmonton | Chris McKay | Arizona |
| Toronto | Jon Harasym | Boston |
| San Jose | Keegan Davidson | Arizona |
| Minnesota | Mark Tinning | Arizona |
| Calgary | Greg Hinman | Arizona |
| Buffalo | Joe Smith | Arizona |
| Colorado | Jed Prossner | Boston |
| Rochester | Alex Smith | Arizona |
[edit] 2005 Draft results
Players from the Anaheim Storm - July 20, 2005[5]
| Player | Team |
| Rory Glaves | Edmonton |
| Casey Powell | Portland |
| Matt Roik | San Jose |
| Bruce Murray | Minnesota |
| Peter Morgan | Philadelphia |
| Bill Greer | Colorado |
| Matt King | Calgary |
| Cam Bergman | Rochester |
| Chris McElroy | Arizona (from Buffalo) |
| Matt Dwane | Arizona |
| Scott Stewart | Portland (from Toronto) |
| Damien Davis | Edmonton |
| Adam Bysouth | Portland |
| Mike Law | San Jose |
| Ryan Powell | Minnesota |
| Pat Jones | Philadelphia |
[edit] 2004 Draft results
Players from the Vancouver Ravens - December 15, 2004[6]
| Player | Team |
| Craig Conn | Minnesota |
| Rory Glaves | Anaheim |
| Cam Sedgwick | Arizona |
| Kevin Olson | San Jose |
| Chris McKay | Rochester |
| Nick Patterson | Minnesota |
| Matt Dwane | Philadelphia |
| Randy Daly | Colorado |
| Curt Malawsky | Buffalo |
| D'Arcy Berthiaume | Minnesota |
| Bruce Murray | Anaheim |
| Noah Talbot | Arizona |
| Ian Hawksbee | Philadelphia |
| Peter Morgan | Rochester |
| Rich Catton | San Jose |
| Declined to select | Toronto |
| Declined to select | Colorado |
| Declined to select | Buffalo |
[edit] 2003 Draft results
Players from the Ottawa Rebel - July 31, 2003[7]
| Player | Team |
| Matt Disher | Anaheim |
| Bruce Codd | New York |
| Scott Self | Columbus |
| Kevin Howard | Philadelphia |
| Brennan Day | San Jose |
| Jamie Roy | Vancouver |
| Kyle Laverty | Calgary |
| Brad Self | Colorado |
| Jason Clark | Buffalo |
| Mat Giles | Rochester |
| Ryan Painter | Toronto |
| Stephen Evans | Anaheim |
| Andrew Leyshon | New York |
| Eric Pacey | Columbus |
| Jake Lawson | Philadelphia |
| Chris Konopliff | San Jose |
| Peter Veltman | Vancouver |
| Kevin Dostie | Calgary |
| Mike Henderson | Colorado |
| Marc Landriault | Buffalo |
| Shawn Zettel | Rochester |
| Kevin Lunnie | Toronto |
| Adam Mitchell | Anaheim |
| Derek Collins | New York |
| Shawn Parnell | Columbus |
| DJ Serr | Philadelphia |
| Rick Matthews | San Jose |
| Jamie Raffan | Vancouver |
| Jon Tarbell | Calgary |
| Declined to select | Colorado |
| Mike Hamilton | Buffalo |
| Declined to select | Rochester |
| Ryan McNish | Toronto |
[edit] 2002 Draft results
Players from the Montreal Express - September 21, 2002[8]
| Player | Team |
| Tracey Kelusky | Calgary |
| Bruce Codd | Ottawa |
| Peter Lough | Columbus |
| Jason Crosbie | Ottawa (from New Jersey) |
| Mat Giles | Ottawa (from New York) |
| Aime Caines | Buffalo |
| Eric Pacey | Ottawa (from Philadelphia) |
| Forfeited | Colorado |
| Bruce Alexander | Vancouver |
| Steve Penny | Rochester |
| Curtis Palidwor | Columbus (from Albany) |
| Todd Richard | Toronto |
| Brad MacArthur | Calgary |
| Shawn Zettel | Ottawa |
| D'Arcy Berthiaume | Columbus |
| Shawn Parnell | Ottawa (from New Jersey) |
| Dean Harrison | New York |
| Kelly Sullivan | Buffalo |
| Declines to select | Philadelphia |
| Brian Buchanon | Colorado |
| Troy Thompson | Vancouver |
| Declines to select | Rochester |
| Shawn Summerfield | Albany |
| Declines to select | Toronto |
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