University of Denver, Team USBOXLA and Cali*Lax ALL-STARS alum Drew Erickson goes first overall to the Blizzard in the 2019 CCBLL draft
The National Collegiate Box Series (NCBS) kicked off this week with the opening night of the Ohio Collegiate Box Lacrosse League (OCBLL), while the Colorado Collegiate Box Lacrosse League (CCBLL) held its annual Entry Draft. On Wednesday, 102 players were selected in 17 rounds by the six teams in the CCBLL.
The Blizzard used the first overall selection to take University of Denver product Drew Erickson. The Danville, Calif. native recently completed his freshman season with the Pioneers, playing in seven games and posting three goals. He was the No. 40 rated freshman in the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 Incoming Freshman.
John Bowler was taken second overall by the Stoneflies. The Greenwood Village, Colo. native recently completed his junior season at Duke University. James Bowers (University of Colorado) was then taken third overall by the Gold Miners, while the Bighorns picked goalie Chandler Nayman (Whittier College). Bryan Hancock (Hobart) was scooped up by the Red Hawks at the No. 5 spot and goalie Skylar Whinery (Texas State) went sixth overall to the Fighting Bison.
The Blizzard were involved in the biggest move of the evening, acquiring goalie Chandler Nyman and the 16th and 17th round picks from the Bighorns in exchange for the Blizzard’s second, third and 13th round selections. Nyman has played in 19 regular-season games over the past two seasons with the Bighorns and was a member of the 2017 Morrow Cup championship team.
The CCBLL will open its schedule on Sunday with a tripleheader of action.
Bighorns @ Gold Miners | 6 PM
Fighting Bison @ Red Hawks 7:30 PM
Blizzard @ Stoneflies | 9 PM
*Mountain Time
Here is a rundown of the 2019 CCBLL Entry Draft.
First Round
Pick Name - Team
1 Erickson, Drew - Blizzard
2 Bowler, John - Stoneflies
3 Bowers, James - Gold Miners
4 Nayman, Chandler - Bighorns
5 Hancock, Bryan - Red Hawks
6 Whinery, Skylar - Fighting Bison
Second Round
7 Jensen, Carter - Bighorns
8 Lensing, Colby - Stoneflies
9 Breeling, Garrett - Gold Miners
10 Donato, Mason - Bighorns
11 Govett, Jake - Red Hawks
12 Breeden, Grant - Fighting Bison
Third Round
13 Carlson, Josh - Bighorns
14 Pollack, Matt - Stoneflies
15 Colaizzi, Ian - Gold Miners
16 Atencio, Isaac - Bighorns
17 Boyd, Aaron - Red Hawks
18 Digby, Trey - Fighting Bison
Fourth Round
19 Erickson, Anders - Blizzard
20 Harvey, Jackson - Stoneflies
21 DeLaney, Taz - Gold Miners
22 Ferrie, Anthony - Bighorns
23 Cecil, Benjamin - Red Hawks
24 Pacheco, Eric - Fighting Bison
Fifth Round
25 Tillman, Lance - Blizzard
26 Lazar, Drew - Stoneflies
27 Georgiades, Matthew - Gold Miners
28 Frane, Jake - Bighorns
29 Traynor, Sean - Red Hawks
30 James, Josh - Fighting Bison
Sixth Round
31 Burkett, Wiley - Blizzard
32 Marks, Pat - Stoneflies
33 Loper, Troy - Gold Miners
34 Gunn, Willy - Bighorns
35 Williams, Nick Red Hawks
36 Taylor, Jake - Fighting Bison
Seventh Round
37 Sullivan, Jason - Blizzard
38 Colpack, Michael - Gold Miners
39 Mahoney, Oscar - Gold Miners
40 Johnson, Nick- Bighorns
41 Wendel, Nick - Red Hawks
42 Hammond, TK - Fighting Bison
Eighth Round
43 Bell, Joshua - Blizzard
44 Carpenter Michael - Stoneflies
45 MIller, Darius - Gold Miners
46 Simonton, JT - Bighorns
47 Eells, Kevin - Red Hawks
48 Cecil, Easton - Fighting Bison
Ninth Round
49 Finley-Ponds, Cole - Blizzard
50 Gettinger, William - Stoneflies
51 Wilt, Cameron - Gold Miners
52 Russell, Ryan - Bighorns
53 Sally, August- Mustang - Red Hawks
54 Burgett, Evan - Fighting Bison
10th Round
55 Gregoire, Gavin - Blizzard
56 Zoldi, Rhys - Stoneflies
57 Hardy, Jake - Gold Miners
58 Butler Kyle - Bighorns
59 Clinton, Nikolaus - Red Hawks
60 Kelly, Josh - Fighting Bison
11th Round
61 Cross, Duncan - Blizzard
62 Olson, Lance - Stoneflies
63 Finley-Ponds, Clayton - Gold Miners
64 McLaughlin, Montana - Bighorns
65 Nachazel, Luke - Red Hawks
66 Eastburn, Ike - Fighting Bison
12th Round
67 Duffy, Sean - Blizzard
68 Vassallo, Thomas - Stoneflies
69 Hollander, Cole - Gold Miners
70 Ferrantelli, Connor - Bighorns
71 Futa, Brennen - Red Hawks
72 Hurwitz, Caleb - Fighting Bison
13th Round
73 Catlin, Tucker - Bighorns
74 Jones, Connor - Stoneflies
75 Lewis, Jevon - Stoneflies
76 Rueth, Ejijah - Bighorns
77 Rogers, Jack - Red Hawks
78 Rios, Luke - Fighting Bison
14th Round
79 Thurmond, Keaton - Blizzard
80 Hoots, James - Stoneflies
81 Saintilus, Addison - Gold Miners
82 Scott, Tristan - Bighorns
83 Bradley, Ty - Red Hawks
84 Butler, Maxwell - Fighting Bison
15th Round
85 Goetzfried, Jerry - Blizzard
86 Keller, Lukas - Stoneflies
87 Reyes, Jerardo Tre - Gold Miners
88 Bell, Jonathan - Bighorns
89 Cassidy, Ian - Red Hawks
90 Zyla, Zachary - Fighting Bison
16th Round
91 Haney, Mykael - Blizzard
92 Rodine, Chase - Stoneflies
93 Martin, Jari - Gold Miners
94 Fedler, Max - Blizzard
95 Rice, Ethan - Red Hawks
96 Ware, Blaine - Fighting Bison
17th Round
97 Terry, Bradley - Blizzard
98 Larkin, Travis - Stoneflies
99 Meyers, Travis - Gold Miners
101 Breitenwischer, Oliver - Red Hawks
102 Juniel, Kristopher - Fighting Bison