Kainen may still be a bit raw because of all the lacrosse cancelled by the pandemic, but he has a ton of upside. Perfect Game is thrilled to expand its tournament and showcase offering in 2020 & 2021. Adrln All American 10 Year Anniversary: First 2021s Announced, 2022 Watchlist Begins. It's never too early to take a look ahead at the upcoming National Lacrosse League entry draft. 6), Penn (15), Lehigh (16), Villanova (17) all in Top 20, Chestnut Hill gets votes in USILA D2 Preseason Poll; Griffins set to open Feb. 27 vs. Seton Hill at PW Victory Field, Delaware postpones opener Saturday with Villanova, USILA Announces 2021 USILA/Warrior and New Balance Preseason All-American Division 1 Teams, Job Opening: Harlem Lacrosse-Philly seeks Middle School Boys’ Program Director (full-time), World Lacrosse confirms new dates for 2022 Men’s U21 World Championship in Ireland. 6 in USILA Preseason D3 Rankings, USILA D1 Preseason Rankings: Penn State (No. Missing the remainder of his junior lacrosse career may be a bigger blow for Francis than anyone else on this list; he had only played Jr B through 2019 but every Jr A team around would have loved to add him to their roster for 2020 and '21. He's athletic, smart tough, and hails from a Chiefs program that is becoming known for producing a steady stream of defenders well prepared for stepping up to the pro level. Last week, I rolled out my way early 2021 National Lacrosse League mock draft, naming 14 players likely to go in the first round when the draft is held, Jonathan Donville at the 2019 Minto Cup. Steve played professionally as well, spending four seasons while the league was still called the MILL and the first season (1998) after it became the NLL, being part of three championship teams with the Philadelphia Wings. Since the National Lacrosse League held its annual entry draft last month, Despite Season-Opening Loss, Young Utah Gains Valuable Experience and Shows Fight, Second-Half Surge Helps No. 235 overall prospect in the 2022 class, No. Kainen Francis, LF/T, Akwesasne Indians Jr B & HartwickMissing the remainder of his junior lacrosse career may be a bigger blow for Francis than anyone else on this list; he had only played Jr B through 2019 but every Jr A team around would have loved to add him to their roster for 2020 and '21. Seth Van Schepen, LF, Brampton Excelsiors Jr A & SienaVan Schepen's junior career statistics make a fascinating read. The rankings, voted upon by coaches, are the official polls of the … But when he has gotten on the floor, Govett has regularly put the ball in the net: he has 64 goals in 20 games over two seasons of the Colorado collegiate box league. Hasen is another lacrosse legacy—his father is legendary Knighthawks defender and coach Mike. (Photo: BCJALL). The first one started with some more players to add geographic diversity to this fall's list of prospects. Everyone always has the same question after the National Lacrosse League holds its annual entry draft and 2020 is no exception. Josh scored 18 goals and 48 points in his 18-year-old season (2018) then 27 goals and 68 points the following summer with the Toronto Beaches. He 24 goals and 62 assists for 86 points, earning an OJALL 2nd-team all-star nod. And next week we'll stare a little deeper into the crystal ball and share some players on the radar for 2023 and even an early and unusual contender for a very high pick in 2024. The new dates were approved by the World Lacrosse Board of Directors following a review of possible dates and consultation with the member-National … Taite Cattoni, LF, Peterborough Lakers Jr A & Johns HopkinsHe's smaller than his brother, Rochester Knighthawks star Holden, but Taite Cattoni followed the same path of starting out in their hometown of Calgary (38g/51a/89pts with the Jr B Chill in 2016) then heading to the family's adopted home of Peterborough and showing he can score with 24 goals and 59 points in 13 games in 2018. Jason Knox, LF, Burlington Chiefs Jr A & HobartKnox tended to get a bit overshadowed by Chiefs teammates like Ryan Smith, Ryan Lanchbury and Chris Boushy, but he was an important part of the team's offence and produced consistently: 59, 59 and 61 points in his last three seasons of Jr A. Jake Govett, LF, Redhawks CCBL & DelawareGovett is yet another legacy; his father is San Diego Seals president Steve Govett. (Photo: Steve Hiscock) (Photo: Damon James/BCJALL) Jake is a bit of an anomaly as an American-raised lefty forward. As with most of the players on this list, if he gets to play this summer, he'll have two full seasons to prove that in senior lacrosse before he heads to the pro game. It will be critical for him to play as much box lacrosse at as high a level as possible leading up to the draft. Luongo breathes fresh perspective into Canada’s 2022 Olympic brass Roberto Luongo was named Team Canada’s assistant GM not only for his … 4, Ursinus No. Look no further...well, look just far enough down the page where you'll see who I'm keeping an eye on as potential high picks down the road. At 6'4” and 200+ pounds, he has the size and strength to play a power forward role in the pros. While there are no guarantees that there will be NHL participation in the 2022 ... Hockey Canada reveals focus for 2022 Olympic team. I interviewed Steve for an Inside Lacrosse magazine story about why righthanded players shoot left; one of his observations was that as a young player, Jake would be often be the only lefty shooter at youth camps in the US. He's got some time to add a little beef to his 6'4” frame, which will better prepare him to deal with the big, bruising defenders he'll need to be able to deal with in senior and professional lacrosse. He hasn't had a chance to show much in the playoffs: the Braves missed the playoffs in both '18 and '19; and in '16 and '17 between KW and the Guelph Jr B Regals, he played in 12 playoff games of which his teams won only one. Simmons is wildly talented. Josh Dawick, RF, Whitby Warriors (Toronto Beaches) Jr A & DenverThe Toronto Rock are the obvious favourites to want to draft Dawick, since his father Jamie is the owner and GM of the team. Stamper’s Musings: NLL Draft Notes & Nuggets From The West Division. He scored just 29 points in those 16 games and added just 17 points in 18 games the following year. College lacrosse is played by student-athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Stamper's Musings: Did New Franchise Panther City Win the Draft by Not Drafting? Alex Simmons, RF, St Catharines Athletics Jr A & DenverHad a breakout season in his 19-year-old in 2018, when he scored 2.8 goals and 6.3 points per game. Roundtable: How Will An April Start for an NLL Season Impact Canadian Summer Lacrosse? Kyle Waters, RF, Orangeville Northmen Jr A & Detroit MercyWaters shares Deaken's Northmen pedigree but blends with size and strength to match his talent, which saw him post back-to-back 42-goal seasons. They have gone 62-5 since 2016 and just won their fifth consecutive state title with the last two coming in the Open Division. Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/8/21 Spring-Ford 2022 attack/midfield Emma Sowers has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Gardner-Webb University. Below are the Top 25 softball players from the Class of 2022. This summer … Where and how much he gets to play box leading up to the draft will be critical, but similar to Dawick, Govett has shown enough that it won't be just because of his last name that teams are interested and it won't just be the Seals keeping an eye on him. 2 spot in the Class of 2022. 10 tight end nationally and No. Keagan White gets a fist bump from the Rush Hulk while playing for Canada at the World Juniors in Saskatoon in 2019. He'll need to show that he's strong and athletic enough to translate his junior success to playing against men. Waters finished second in the OJALL in both regular season and playoff scoring in 2019. This includes more regional events for all ages 8U-18U, exciting new National Championship tournaments, and a broad offering of showcases across the country. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — World Lacrosse confirmed today the new dates for the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 World Championship, which will be staged August 10-20, 2022 in Limerick, Ireland at the University of Limerick. The Florida commit lands at the No. Tye Kurtz, RF, Kitchener-Waterloo Braves Jr A & DelawareIn both 2018 and 2019, Kurtz led the Braves in scoring (73 points in 20 games then 65 points in 16 games). In my way early mock drafts, I generally include a short watch list for the following years as well. On average, Division 1 NCAA lacrosse teams have 44 players with a maximum scholarship limit of 12.6 per team. JP talks about his travels to Japan to work with the University of Tokyo Blue Bullets lacrosse team and then interviews their current captain, coach and general manager for perspective on what it’s like to play and run a college lacrosse team in another country. Zack Deaken, LD, Orangeville Northmen Jr A & JacksonvilleWhile teams would like it if he was a little bigger, Deaken is a typical Orangeville product: he's tough and tenacious with a high lacrosse IQ. Dawick may not be a first-rounder, but the Rock won't be able to sit and wait too long if they want to draft him because he's good enough to garner serious interest regardless of his last name. Taite will need to take advantage of whatever opportunities he gets to play against men to show that he is ready for the highest levels of the game. Contact us: Editor@LacrosseMagazine.com Is this good or bad news for summer lacrosse in Canada? 2020 Men's Power 100 Incoming Freshman Rankings. It wouldn't just be nepotism, though: Josh's ability in and love for the game were leading drivers of Jamie's desire to be involved at all levels from minor to professional, more so than the other way around. In fact, this year I'm getting to my early mock well behind the schedule I've established over the last few years, when I, The National Lacrosse League wants to try to get a new season started starting in April. 24 recruit in Georgia, per the 247Sports Composite. I'll. Fort Collins (5A) and Battle Mountain (4A) head the preseason hockey rankings. He's a dynamic athlete and he's benefited from both the genes and coaching of his father Brandon, an NLL player who was as tough as they come but also more skilled than you generally think of tough guys as being. Adrln Podcast Episode 3. Who are some of the players to watch for the next few years of National Lacrosse League entry drafts? Austin Hasen, RF, Brampton Excelsiors Jr A & Belmont AbbeyHasen has advanced through his junior career in lockstep with Van Schepen—he also played over 30 games between the Jr B and Jr A teams in 2017, moved up to Jr A full time the next summer then broke out when stepping into an expanded role in 2019, scoring 34 goals and 45 assists for 79 points. Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. Today, we'll take a look at players scheduled to be available in what is looking like a pretty solid 2022 draft. Stampers Musings: Where Did All of the Players Taken in the 2020 NLL Draft Come From? In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played at both the varsity and club levels. So, after having had a look at a nugget from each team (West Division teams; In an earlier post-draft Musings column, I discussed three leagues (the ALL, CUFLA and NCBS) that appear to be growing in significance as sources of players for the National Lacrosse League entry draft. This list includes four of the five players that I noted in my way early mock for 2020's draft—the one who drops out is Laine Hruska, who entered the 2020 draft and went in the first round—but there are plenty more prospects of interest to add. Patrick Dodds (left) will be available for the Roughnecks whenever the coming season starts, while they'll have to wait a year (or at least until the end of the 2021 NCAA season) for Tanner Cook to come to Calgary. But then in 2019, with Jeff Teat, Clarke Petterson and others graduated, Van Schepen stepped into a bigger role and rose to the challenge. Graeme Perrow: At one point years ago, most Canadian lacrosse players would have preferred to play for a Mann Cup over an NLL Championship, so it. Zack Deaken is a contender to be the first defender taken in 2022. I'm not placing the blame for the lack of team success on Kurtz, but the limited playoff opportunities have reduced his chances to show what he can do against tough opponents. Chandler has been the best team in Arizona for the last five years and the Wolves are well represented on the 2020 MaxPreps All-State high school football team. The pair were also both key contributors to Canada's gold medal at the 2019 World Juniors: Van Schepen scored 4 goals and 12 points in three games while Hasen had 7 goals and 14 points in just two games. The list was formed using high school accomplishments, statistics provided to MaxPreps, postseason local awards, rankings services including FloSoftball, Extra Inning Softball, and Softball America. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat's full rankings. Things didn't go as swimmingly in 2019, with 19 points combined in eight games between the Beaches and Whitby Warriors. The tricky part, of course, is that no one's played since 2019, so there's even more projection and speculation than usual. Jake Stevens, RT, Kitchener-Waterloo Braves Jr A & PrincetonThe OJALL transition player of the year in 2018, his last season of junior (and of box lacrosse to date), Stevens is a tremendous athlete and skilled enough to score 17 goals and 16 assists in just 12 games in '18. Similarly to last year's first-round lefty forward from the Lakers, Ethan Walker, Cattoni may face a difficult time earning floor time in Peterborough as a young senior player (starting ahead of him on the depth chart if the MSL season goes this year would be Mark Matthews, Holden Cattoni, Corey Small, Cory Vitarelli, Turner Evans and Walker). We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the Lacrosse industry. The last of those seasons really showed what he can do; with Smith and Boushy graduated and Lanchbury limited by injuries to seven games, Knox played a bigger role and almost doubled his career high with 29 goals in just 12 regular-season games. ... Raptors rise slightly in latest Power Rankings. Thomas McConvey, LF, Mimico Mountaineers Jr A & VermontMcConvey joined Waters and Dyson Williams (not draft eligible till '23) on the 2019 OJALL first all-star team; in fact, he was the Jim Veltman outstanding player award winner after being the only player that season to break the 100-point mark (48 goals, 57 assists, 105 points). (Photo Courtesy of @NLL Twitter) He also boasts a nice blend of talent and leadership, which helped him earn one of the two defender spots on the 2019 OJALL first all-star team beside Latrell Harris, and which makes him probably the top defensive prospect for this draft. Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/11/21 Blue Ox Lacrosse is teaming up with Indian Springs, Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/11/21 Father Judge 2021 defenseman Joseph Santilli has made a, Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/11/21From Press Release Lehigh head men’s lacrosse coach Kevin Cassese, Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/10/21 – From Press Release The University of Delaware men’s, Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/10/21From Press Release The Atlantic Showcase will be held at, Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/9/21 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 2022 defender Brooke Gyllenhaal has, This error message is only visible to WordPress admins, Blue Ox Summer Lacrosse Camp (B/G) returns to Indian Springs on June 21-24, NXTsports announce addition of second girls’ summer Showcase in 2021, Temple lands four on AAC Preseason All-Conference Team; many other Philly women tabbed, Richmond DEF Reynolds (Downingtown East) named IL Preseason HM All-American, Cabrini is No. He was at those camps pretty much whenever he could be. Adrenaline returns to “The Star”, the official headquarters and training center for the Dallas Cowboys, this July for the 10th annual boys western All American game. Lacrosse Magazine is your go-to site for lacrosse industry news, equipment reviews, college recruiting. As the 2021 college lacrosse season gets underway, Inside Lacrosse is proud to unveil the Power 100 Incoming Freshman Rankings. Today, let's take a look at all the leagues that supplied players for the 2020 draft. People always want to ask, “Who won the draft”? Emma Sowers profile: Emma Richmond DEF Reynolds (Downingtown East) named IL Preseason HM All-American His leadership on and off the floor were key components to turning a group of talented players from across the country into a team in a short window of time. Jacob Saunders, LD, Burlington Chiefs Jr A & RichmondMy first exposure to Saunders came when he was the captain for Canada at the 2018 World Juniors in Saskatoon. 5 Denver Hold off Utah’s Upset Bid, Bellarmine Overcomes Face-Off Deficit, Smothers Mercer O in 9-7 Win, Live From the Sidelines: Lacrosse is Back With Bellarmine-Mercer, IL Scoreboard: Live Scores, Stats and TV/Stream Links, story felt long enough with just my projected 2020 first round players, started with some more players to add geographic diversity to this fall's list, noted in my way early mock for 2020's draft, Stamper's Musings: More Players to Keep an Eye on for the 2021 NLL Draft, Stamper's Musings: My Not Quite as Way Early as Usual Way Early NLL Mock Draft. He hasn't had much opportunity to play against high-level competition, which is definitely an issue in evaluating him. At a listed 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Delp is listed as the No. This year, the story felt long enough with just my projected 2020 first round players, so I decided to add some follow up stories. The players below, though, have already done enough to prove that they're serious prospects and bear close observation between now and the 2022 draft. Though, college lacrosse is not fully funded at each school, which means some programs have even fewer than 12.6 scholarships to award each year. He had a very busy 2017, playing 19 Jr B games (in which he lit it up with 36g/59a/95pts) and being called up for 16 games with the Jr A Excelsiors. Jacksonville and Robert Morris, who played at US Lacrosse on Feb. 23, 2020, will both be in AQ-eligible conferences in 2022 — Jacksonville in the SoCon and Robert Morris in the new ASUN Conference.