NLL Entry Draft Details Announced
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Courtesy of NLL.com:
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the 2008 Entry
Draft & Player Combine will be held in Boston on the weekend of September
6-7. Both events will be hosted by the expansion Boston Blazers and will take
place at TD Banknorth Garden, the Blazers' home arena. A total of 76 players
will be selected in the six-round Entry Draft, which features the best young
talent from NCAA lacrosse programs at US colleges and universities as well as
Canada's junior lacrosse system.
The weekend of activities begin on
Saturday, September 6th, when the league will hold a day-long combine for the
top 40 prospects at TD Banknorth Garden. The players will participate in drills
and physical testing, followed by the annual Combine Game at 7pm ET. The game is
free of charge for fans to attend, and no advance tickets are
necessary.
The Entry Draft will take place on Sunday, September 7th at
11am ET. The draft is free of charge for fans to attend, although advance
tickets will be required. For ticket information, please visit NLL.com, the
official website of the National Lacrosse League.
The Entry Draft &
Combine will mark the first major event to be hosted by the Blazers, an
expansion team that has joined the league for the 2009 season. The Blazers will
begin playing home games at TD Banknorth Garden in January, sharing the arena
with the NHL's Boston Bruins and NBA's Boston Celtics. Boston currently holds
the first selection in the Entry Draft.
Summary of
Events:
Saturday, September 6th
Combine game at TD Banknorth Garden.
7pm ET - Free and open to public, no advance tickets necessary.
Sunday,
September 7th
NLL 2008 Entry Draft at Legends in TD Banknorth Garden. 11am ET
- Free and open to public, limited number of advance tickets necessary. Visit
NLL.com for more information.