To the surprise of no one, Lyle Thompson was the No. 1 overall pick to Cannons LC in the Premier Lacrosse League Entry Draft on Thursday night.
This guy is officially in the PLL
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 25, 2021
Lyle Thompson selected No. 1 overall in tonight’s @PremierLacrosse Entry Draft to @PLLCannons.
Who else is excited to see Thompson in the PLL?
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— LYLE THOMPSON (@lyle4thompson) March 25, 2021
The draft, held over Twitter Spaces, marked the official final stage in the merger between the PLL and Major League Lacrosse, a move that was announced in December. Now with one unified outdoor professional league, lacrosse has the best players in the world on one stage.
Elsewhere in the first round, three former Denver Outlaws — Dan Bucaro, Chris Aslanian and Max Alder — were selected. Cannons LC coach Sean Quirk also reuinted with a familiar face in Zach Goodrich, arguably the top SSDM in professional lacrosse.
Continue below to see the full draft results.
Premier Lacrosse League
Entry Draft Results
Pick |
Team |
Player |
Pos |
MLL/NLL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannons LC | Lyle Thompson | A | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| 2 | Archers LC | Graeme Hossack | D | Halifax Thunderbirds (NLL) |
| 3 | Atlas LC | Dan Bucaro | A | Denver Outlaws |
| 4 | Waterdogs LC | Liam Byrnes | D | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 5 | Chrome LC | Randy Staats | A | Boston Cannons |
| 6 | Cannons LC | Zach Goodrich | SSDM | Boston Cannons |
| 7 | Whipsnakes LC | Chris Aslanian | A | Denver Outlaws |
| 8 | Chaos LC | Max Adler | FO | Denver Outlaws |
| 9 | Atlas LC | Michael Rexrode | D | Denver Outlaws |
| 10 | Archers LC | Ryan McNamara | A | Connecticut Hammerheads |
| 11 | Redwoods LC | Ryan Lee | A | Denver Outlaws |
| 12 | Waterdogs LC | Mikie Schlosser | M | Denver Outlaws |
| 13 | Chrome LC | Sean Sconone | G | Connecticut Hammerheads |
| 14 | Atlas LC | Andrew Newbold | LSM | Denver Outlaws |
| 15 | Whipsnakes LC | Charlie Hayes | SSDM | Denver Outlaws |
| 16 | Chaos LC | Challen Rogers | M | Boston Cannons |
| 17 | Cannons LC | Nick Marrocco | G | Boston Cannons |
| 18 | Archers LC | Warren Jeffrey | D | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| 19 | Redwoods LC | Isaiah Davis-Allen | SSDM | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| 20 | Waterdogs LC | Ben Randall | D | New York Lizards |
| 21 | Chrome LC | Colin Heacock | A | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| 22 | Atlas LC | Brendan Sunday | A | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 23 | Whipsnakes LC | Bryan Cole | M | Boston Cannons |
| 24 | Chaos LC | Kyle Jackson | M | Boston Cannons |