OUTLAWS SELECT 18 IN SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT

By Samantha Roman and Stuart Zaas |  12/15/11 9:00 AM

DENVER–The Denver Outlaws selected 18 players in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft today, bringing the team’s roster to 40 players.

“We wanted to make sure that we created challenges and competition at each position,” Outlaws General Manager Tony Seaman said. “I strongly believe we accomplished those goals”.

After selecting MLL All-Decade Team member Lee Zink in the opening round, the Outlaws chose Peter Vlahakas, who currently holds four MLL records including career-face off wins and single game face-off wins.

“We went into the draft with specific needs and area we wanted to address,” Outlaws Head Coach Jim Stagnitta said. “We had to provide depth at the attack position as well as at the Faceoff X. I believe we accomplished this with our picks. Another area we wanted to address was our goalie situation and I was pleased to be able to add two additional proven stoppers. I am pleased with the direction our roster is going”.

Denver, which chose sixth in each of the 18 rounds, used its third-round pick on goalie Adam Fullerton, who is currently serving the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

With their fourth-round selection, the Outlaws brought back midfielder Justin Bokmeyer, who was college teammates with Fullerton at Army and completed a tour of duty in Iraq last year.

Midfielder Steve Giannone was brought back to the team in the fifth round before the Outlaws used their next four choices on new players. Denver drafted midfielders Chris Mattes and John Schiavone with their sixth and seventh-round selections, respectively. The Outlaws chose attackmen in rounds eight and nine – Cooper MacDonnell and then Ryan Hoff before using a 10^th-round choice on midfielder Andrew Lay, who spent time with the club last season after graduating from the University of Denver.

Denver brought back midfielder Casey Cittadino in Round 11 and did the same with defenseman Jordan Hendry in Round 12.

Newcomers Alex Hopmann (midfielder) joined the club in the 13^th round, Matt Bernier (LSM) in the 14^th and Joe Yevoli (Attack) in the 15^th.

The Outlaws used their 16^th selection to bring back goalie Ben Brown.

Denver closed out the supplemental draft with defender Brett Hughes and attackman Rich Mirabito.

Overall, the team chose five midfielders, four defenseman, four attackmen, three faceoff men and two goalies.

Denver Outlaws 2011 MLL Supplemental Draft Results

 

Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	6	Lee Zink*	Defense	Maryland
2	14	Peter Vlahakis	Midfield	Fairfield
3	22	Adam Fullerton*	Goalie	Army
4	30	Justin Bokmeyer*	Midfield	Army
5	38	Steve Giannone*	Midfield	Virginia
6	46	Chris Mattes	Midfield	Rutgers
7	54	John Schiavone	Midfield	Loyola
8	62	Cooper MacDonnell	Attack	Loyola
9	70	Ryan Hoff	Attack	Notre Dame
10	78	Andrew Lay*	Midfield	Denver
11	86	Casey Cittadino*	Midfield	Towson
12	94	Jordan Hendry*	Defense	Denver
13	102	Alex Hopmann	Midfield	UMBC
14	110	Matt Bernier	LSM	Penn State
15	118	Joe Yevoli	Attack	Syracuse
16	126	Ben Brown*	Goalie	Whittier
17	134	Brett Hughes	Defense	Pennsylvania
18	142	Rich Mirabito	Attack	Georgetown
*Appeared on the Outlaws roster in 2011

View the full 2012 MLL Supplemental Draft results here.

Season tickets for the Denver Outlaws are now available and include seven home games plus the Mile High Classic NCAA double header on April 27. Call 303-OUTLAWS to place your order.

– www.DenverOutlaws.com–

 

About the Denver Outlaws

Part of Major League Lacrosse’s 2006 western expansion, the Outlaws have made the playoffs in each of their six seasons and have consistently led the league in attendance, averaging more than 10,000 fans per game. The organization is managed by Edge Sports & Entertainment – a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Denver Broncos Football Club. Outlaws 2012 season tickets are available now. For more information, contact the Outlaws ticket office at 303-OUTLAWS (688-5297) or visit www.DenverOutlaws.com.

About Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premiere professional outdoor lacrosse league, commenced play in June of 2001.  The MLL is comprised of eight teams located in Boston, Charlotte, Chesapeake, Columbus, Denver, Hamilton, Long Island and Rochester. Major League Lacrosse was founded by Jake Steinfeld and is headquartered in Boston, Mass. For more information, please visit the official league website at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.

About Edge Sports & Entertainment

Created in 2005, Edge Sports & Entertainment is a full-service event sports and entertainment company focused on the development of live events, event production, and broadcast. Edge Sports & Entertainment is owned by Pat Bowlen.

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