MLL 2022 Draft Recap

01/25/2023

Players will return to action tonight to start the much anticipated 2023 MLL season. Before tonight's contests let's look back at this year's draft.

Defense at 1.

Heading into this year's draft there was not a clear cut choice for the number 1 overall seed. In the pre-draft polls, the GMs were fairly split on who should go number one overall. The Flat Tails selected A.J. Hayes (Warren, MI) with the number one overall pick to start the night, and another Defender would not be chosen in the rest of the first or second rounds.  The Flat Tails made a strong commitment to the defensive side of the ball by selecting 3 other defenders in the draft. 

Lake Monsters reunite Westside pair

The Lake Monsters were able to get their guy in Michael Jonas (Holland, MI) with the second overall pick in the draft. They were able to follow it up in the second round by selecting Alec Winegar (Zeeland, MI) reuniting the players again after playing for previous clubs together. 

Surprise for the Sugar Beets

With Austin Selvage (Wellington, CO) left on the board and the the Sugar Beets on the clock, it was a foregone conclusion that the Selvage would be selected by co GMs Jake Coakley (Windsor, CO) and Trenton Garcia (Windsor, CO) who are both Colorado natives. The Sugar Beets decided to pull the surprise of the draft and select Riley Edwards (Schomberg, ON). The Sugar Beets look to be focused on playing a two way high paced game with that selection, and three other midfielders throughout the draft.

Cooper Troopers with the steal of the draft?

The Cooper Troopers selected Austin Selvage with their first pick and followed it up with Owen Kelly (East Garafraxa, ON) who is fresh off of a Meredith Cup victory with the Orangeville Northman. However, the pick that was most talked about was the selection of Ben Magnus (Prospect, KY) with the last pick of the draft. Magnus had been away in Columbia and was not on very many GM's boards going into the night.


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