Wings Aggressive on Dispsersal Draft Day; Add Four New Players
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The Philadelphia Wings have acquired Kevin Huntley and Bill
McGlone in a multiple team deal following today’s dispersal draft. The
Wings first round dispersal draft selection, Pete Jacobs, and the team’s second
round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft were sent to the Toronto Rock as part of
the deal. Huntley was acquired byToronto from the Washington Stealth in exchange
for Luke Wiles in a previous trade.
In addition to their
selection of Pete Jacobs (fourth overall), the Wings picked up goaltender
Matthew Flindell (15 overall) as well as Derek Malawsky (26 overall) in today’s
NLL dispersal draft.
“We added four very good
players to our roster today and we are excited to have them join our team,” said
Wings Head Coach Dave Huntley.
Huntley, who was originally
drafted fifth overall in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft by the Stealth, but did not
play in 2009. As a collegiate player at Johns Hopkins University he helped his team win two
national championships and was a two time All-American. Huntley was also
the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year for the Los Angeles Riptide
and is currently an All-Star selection for the MLL’s Washington
Bayhawks.
McGlone, a Ridley, PA native, has scored 78 points (40G 38A)
and picked up 179 loose balls in 42 career games played. He was originally
drafted 41 overall in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft by Chicago and played his collegiate lacrosse at the
University of
Maryland where he was a
three time All-American. He
currently plays for the MLL’s Chicago Machine.
Flindell, who played in nine
games during his rookie season in Portland, finished the season with a record of
1-1. He stopped 90 shots on 114 attempted for a .789 save percentage and a
goals against average of 11.60. Flindell was originally drafted 61 overall
in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft.
Malawsky, originally drafted
11 overall in the 1997 by the Ontario Raiders, has scored 649 points (233G 416A)
in 160 career NLL games and picked up 877 loose balls. In 2009, he ranked
fourth on the Lumberjax with 52 points (19G 33A).
Today’s dispersal draft
was due to the Portland Lumberjax ceasing operations in June. All
remaining teams in the NLL were given the opportunity to claim the available
players on the Lumberjax active roster. The Edmonton Rush selected
four-time All-Star Brodie Merrill with the first overall pick. For full
draft details visit NLL.com.