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NLL & PLPA Partner on Right To Play Initiative

League and Players' Association team up to assist in supporting sport and play programs for children in need

New York (February 15, 2010) - The National Lacrosse League (NLL) and the Professional Lacrosse Players Association (PLPA) are pleased to announce a partnership to promote Right To Play events at selected NLL venues this season.

"We are pleased to be partnering with the PLPA on this very worthwhile initiative," said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. "We look forward to help raise the awareness about Right To Play throughout the remainder of the 2010 NLL season."

Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Right To Play is supported by an international team of top athletes from more than 40 countries, including the players of the National Lacrosse League.

"Sport and play can bring so many positive qualities to one's life and plays a key role in the development of a child", said Chris McElroy, team captain of the Edmonton Rush and one of the NLL players leading in the Right To Play efforts. "We, as athletes, can really relate to the power of sport and play growing up. The PLPA is excited about this partnership, as Right To Play is an incredible organization and we couldn't think of a better way to do our part in improving the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged places of the world."

As role models, these athletes inspire children, raise awareness and promote opportunities for funding for Right To Play projects. Led by four-time Olympic gold medalist and Right To Play President and CEO Johann Olav Koss, the program's Athlete Ambassadors include Wayne Gretzky, Alexander Ovechkin from the NHL and the NBA's Jose Calderon. Current NLL players Mike Accursi, Ryan Cousins, Dan Dawson, Tracey Kelusky and Chris McElroy serve as Athlete Ambassadors to the program.

Upcoming 'Right To Play' Nights to be hosted by NLL clubs include March 13th (Boston Blazers at TD Garden), April 10th (Buffalo Bandits at HSBC Arena), April 16th (Edmonton Rush at Rexall Place) and April 24th (Minnesota Swarm at Xcel Energy Center). Additional dates and venues will be announced shortly.

For more information on Right To Play, visit the program's website at www.righttoplay.com

2009 NLL Entry Draft September 9

2009 NLL Entry Draft

RD 1TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
1RochesterSid SmithSyracuse University
2RochesterIlija GajicDenver University
3MinnesotaZach GreerBryant University
4ColoradoCliff SmithDenver University
5ColoradoAlex GajicDenver University
6TorontoGarrett BillingsUniversity of Virginia
7TorontoJoel DalgarnoOhio State Univeristy
8BostonMax SeibaldCornell University
9Edmonton*Corey SmallUniversity at Albany
10Buffalo**Kyle ClancyPeterborough, ON
11TorontoStephen LeblancQueens University
12EdmontonScott TinningBrampton, ON
RD 2TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
13Washington***Matt BeersCoquitlam, BC
14EdmontonDane StevensBrampton, ON
15BuffaloChris CorbeilBrampton, ON
16PhiladelphiaBobby SniderBellarmine University
17ColoradoBrad RichardsonDenver University
18RochesterHoldon VyseSix Nations, ON
19Orlando**Dan HardySyracuse University
20BostonMatt AbbottSyracuse University
21BuffaloSteve PrioloSt.Catharines, ON
22OrlandoMichael EvansJohns Hopkins University
23Washington***Erik SageVictoria, BC
RD 3TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
24Washington****Ben HuntUniversity of North Carolina
25EdmontonBrett MydskeNew Westminster, BC
26PhiladelphiaJohn GlynnCornell University
27CalgaryCarlton SchussDelta, BC
28RochesterBrendan DoranBrampton, ON
29WashingtonRhys JonesVictoria, BC
30WashingtonRay HodgkinsonBurnaby, BC
31TorontoDamon EdwardsOrangeville, ON
32ColoradoShaun DhaliwalBurnaby, BC
33BostonScott KahoeSyracuse University
34RochesterRyan HoffUniversity of Notre Dame
RD 4TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
35ColoradoRyan McFadyenDuke University
36MinnesotaKevin ColleluoriColgate University
37PhiladelphiaPeet PoillonUMBC
38BostonMatt MessinaNYIT
39BuffaloZac McIlmoylePeterborough, ON
40Philadelphia^Mike TimmsUniversity of Virginia
41OrlandoKenny NimsSyracuse University
RD 5TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
42EdmontonGeoff McNultySt.Catharines, ON
43TorontoAnthony LackeyOrangeville, ON
44MinnesotaCody JohnsonOnondaga Community College
45PhiladelphiaPT RicciLoyola College
46ColoradoBen DaviesNew Westminster, BC
47RochesterDan GrootUniversity of Maryland
48EdmontonShane LopatynskiEdmonton, AB
49WashingtonChris TaylorGeorgetown University
50OrlandoRyan LearnBurlington, ON
51CalgaryGarrett WerschkeCalgary, AB
RD 6TEAMPLAYERSCHOOL/JR A CLUB
52EdmontonCraig ZeehKitchener, ON
53TorontoJohn QuarrieOrangeville, ON
54MinnesotaMatt KellyUniversity of Virginia
55Colorado^^Neil TyackeNew Westminster, BC
56ColoradoRocco RomeroCornell University
57RochesterBrandon CorpColgate University
58WashingtonChris O'DoughertyRutgers University
59BostonMike StoneMiddlebury College
60BuffaloMatt FreedmanCanisius College
61OrlandoRyan McCaffertyElizabethtown College
62CalgaryCasey MacIntyreCalgary, AB
*The Minnesota Swarm traded the ninth overall selection to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Richard Morgan.

**The Orlando Titans traded the 10th overall selection to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for the 19th overall selection and their first round pick in 2011.

***The Minnesota Swarm traded the 13th overall selection and the 23rd overall selection to the Washington Stealth in exchange for Alex Turner and Aaron Bold.

****The Buffalo Bandits traded the 24th overall selection to the Washington Stealth in exchange for Frank Resetarits.

^The Buffalo Bandits traded the 40th overall selection to the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Jon Harasym.

^^The Philadelphia Wings traded the 55th overall selection to the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for Mike Ward