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BC Boys Impress Again at the NLL Draft September 18, 2008 The BC Junior "A" Lacrosse League had another strong showing at the NLL draft on September 7th in Boston. 17 of the 76 players drafted had played ball in the BCJALL for a total of 22 percent of draftees. Though the numbers are not an improvement over last year (19 of 84 were BC boys in 2007 for the same total of 22 percent) one stat is impressive - for the first time in draft history the number of players plucked directly from the BC Junior A League (players who don't play in the NCAA) eclipsed that of Ontario's Junior A league. The OLA only had 9 players directly drafted from Junior A, while BC had 10. With the parity and competitiveness we saw in 2008, BC players will only get better and the BCJALL may one day be the number one place to find future NLL superstars. It didn't take long for a BC boy to hear is name called at the draft either. Former Victoria Shamrock and Stony Brook University star Rhys Duch was grabbed 3rd overall by the San Jose Stealth. Rhys is one year removed from Junior A, and even suited up for the WLA Shamrocks last season. Stealth management is confident he will be in the lineup to start the 2009 season. Three picks later, New Westminster Salmonbellie's transition all-star Curtis Manning was snagged at 6th overall by the Calgary Roughnecks. Though Manning will likely sit out 2009 to play his senior year with the SFU Clan, he will be a huge part of Calgary's transition game for years to come. To close out the first round, former Coquitlam Adanac Tim Campeau was picked at number 11 by the Portland Lumberjax. Campeau, another transition guy, is three years removed from Junior A, and is listed as being picked from the University of Notre Dame. Tim also plays for the Senior "A" Adanacs in the WLA. Round two is where we started seeing players being picked from the BC Junior league rather than collegiate programs. The 15th overall selection to the Calgary Roughnecks was Victoria's Cayle Ratcliff. The Shamrocks captain had a break out season in 2008, leading his team all the way to the Minto Cup final. He has a great chance at making the Roughnecks team for '09, it's just too bad his older brother was traded from Calgary to Toronto last season. Shortly after, Joe Vetere was plucked at 20th overall, also to the Roughnecks. The ex Burnaby Laker's playmaker with 3 Minto Cup appearances will join some of his teammates who were drafted by Calgary last year; Dane Dobbie, Jamie Lincoln and Pete McFeteridge. Round three continued the trend of snatching up graduating Junior A players. Coquitlam's Kelly Kilpatrick was taken 27th by the Edmonton Rush. New West's Alex Turner was taken 32nd by San Jose, and Matt Yager of the Shamrocks was picked 34th by Portland. And there must have been a lot of scouts out at the Minto Cup as four more Shamrocks players were picked for a total of six all together. Joel Henry, Reed MacPhail, Myles Kenny and Matt Flindell were all drafted in the fourth and fifth rounds. Two more graduating junior players were plucked in round six. New West's Adam Foss went to Edmonton and the league's most sportsmanlike player, Sean Robinson of Coquitlam, went to Portland. Dayne Michaud, Steve McKinlay, and Josh Funk (an American who played '07 with Burnaby) were also drafted in the late rounds from their collegiate clubs. Everyone involved in lacrosse in BC should be happy with these results. The possibilities are limitless if one quarter of all guys drafted into the NLL are coming out of the BC junior league. This will attract talent from all over Canada and the US to come play on the West Coast, and will make our league more competitive, exciting and popular. It also gives those kids in pee-wee and novice something to look forward to. Playing professional lacrosse is a lot closer than some people may think, and its looking like the BC Junior "A" Lacrosse League is the best place to turn that dream into reality.		Recent News 18 ARTICLES 2013 News 22 ARTICLES 2012 News 19 ARTICLES 2011 News 19 ARTICLES 2010 News 64 ARTICLES 2009 News 62 ARTICLES 2008 News 51 ARTICLES Monday October 20, 2008 JUNIOR GOAL NETS GO LARGER Thursday September 18, 2008 BC BOYS IMPRESS AGAIN AT THE NLL DRAFT Tuesday August 19, 2008 BREAKING THE CROWN Sunday August 17, 2008 'DO OR DIE' TIME Saturday August 9, 2008 LAKERS EVEN THINGS UP Thursday August 7, 2008 NANAIMO PROSPECTS CAMP CANCELLED Saturday August 2, 2008 EDGING CLOSER TO BCJALL FINALS Sunday July 27, 2008 2008 BCJALL AWARDS Wednesday July 23, 2008 LAKERS BRING SAINTS BACK TO EARTH Monday July 21, 2008 EXTRA!! EXTRA!! Saturday July 19, 2008 T-MEN RAISE STAKES Wednesday July 16, 2008 LUCKY THIRTEEN? Monday July 14, 2008 DOUBLE TIME Saturday July 12, 2008 TIMBERMEN FALL Wednesday July 9, 2008 ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END Friday July 4, 2008 FINAL PERIOD ENDS STICKMEN Thursday July 3, 2008 A'S DEFEAT BELLIES IN LAST MINUTE Wednesday July 2, 2008 DEADLINE DEALS IN THE BCJALL Thursday June 26, 2008 NEXT BEST DEFEAT EX-BEST Monday June 16, 2008 PLAYOFF PREVIEW?? Friday June 13, 2008 ANOTHER ROAD WIN FOR BELLIES Monday June 9, 2008 LUCK O' THE IRISH Friday June 6, 2008 ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE Sunday June 1, 2008 T-MEN GO FISHING Wednesday May 28, 2008 CLIMBING THE RANKS Monday May 26, 2008 SUNDAY DOUBLE Thursday May 22, 2008 COQUITLAM TAKES TOP SPOT Thursday May 15, 2008 'BATTLE' OF THE COQUITLAMS Wednesday May 14, 2008 ANOTHER BELLIES NAIL BITER Tuesday May 13, 2008 A'S AND ISLANDERS MAKE MOVES Monday May 12, 2008 WHAT A WEEKEND! Thursday May 8, 2008 JR. BELLIES MAKING A HUGE IMPACT IN COLLEGE FIELD LACROSSE Wednesday May 7, 2008 STICKMEN STUCK Friday May 2, 2008 STICKMEN COACH REPLACED - SCOTT TO DO DOUBLE DUTY Thursday May 1, 2008 OVERTIME PERIOD PROVIDES NECESSARY SPARK Wednesday April 30, 2008 COQUITLAM AND DELTA LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN Monday April 28, 2008 COQUITLAM LOOKS TO EDGE BURNABY EARLY Sunday April 27, 2008 VICTORIA 'ROCKS THE MAINLAND Thursday April 24, 2008 SEASON OPENER A GOOD PREVIEW Monday April 21, 2008 DAY TWO OF BALL BREAKER Friday April 18, 2008 DAY ONE OF BALL BREAKER TOURNAMENT Tuesday April 15, 2008 VICTORIA VICTORIOUS IN PRE-SEASON ACTION Tuesday April 15, 2008 ANTICIPATION BUILDING FOR 2008 Monday April 14, 2008 TRADES TO START THE SEASON Sunday April 6, 2008 STICKMEN THRILLED BY LOWE SIGNING Saturday March 15, 2008 BC PLAYERS DOING WELL IN NCAA Tuesday March 4, 2008 TIMBERMEN RECRUIT READY FOR NEW SEASON Thursday February 14, 2008 DALGARNO GOES NUMBER ONE IN WLA ENTRY DRAFT Wednesday February 13, 2008 GROWING PAINS Monday February 11, 2008 MIDGET DRAFT 2008 REPORT Sunday February 10, 2008 HARRIS GOES 1ST OVERALL IN MIDGET JR. 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