OJLL ENTRY DRAFT SET FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 22, 2023 IN OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
TORONTO, ONTARIO—The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (@TheOJLL) today announced the 2023 OJLL Draft will be held on Sunday, January 22 at Canada’s premier lacrosse-first facility, the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario.
"We’re looking forward to welcoming a new class of athletes that will continue to make our league the best junior lacrosse league in the world,” said OJLL Commissioner Mark Grimes.
Ontario players born in 2006 that are not residentially protected by OJLL teams are eligible for selection in the two rounds of the 2023 OJLL Draft. There are twenty two selections in total. Kitchener-Waterloo holds a total of five selections in the first round, including the first and second overall selections. St. Catharines also holds five selections in the first round.
Pending pre-draft transactions and fulfillment of previous trade commitments, the 2023 OJLL Draft order is as follows:
1. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
2. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
3. St. Catharines Athletics
4. St. Catharines Athletics
5. Whitby Warriors
6. St. Catharines Athletics
7. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
8. St. Catharines Athletics
9. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
10. St. Catharines Athletic
11. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
12. Whitby Warriors
13. Peterborough Lakers
14. Six Nations Arrows
15. Six Nations Arrows
16. Peterborough Lakers
17. Kitchener-Waterloo LC
18. Oakville Buzz
19. Toronto Beaches
20. Whitby Warriors
21. Peterborough Lakers
22. St. Catharines Athletics
The event will be closed to the public. Draft selections and transactions will be updated in real time on Twitter beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET and published upon completion of the draft.
For more information, contact colleengrimes@ontariojuniorlacrosse.com or visit ontariojuniorlacrosse.com.
About The OJLL
The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL), established in 1933, is a Canadian men’s box lacrosse league that has operated under the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) since the 1800s. The league, comprising 11 teams located in Ontario, is the top provider of talent to the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and is considered the most competitive junior men’s box lacrosse league in the world.
MEDIA CONTACT
Colleen Grimes
pr@ontariojuniorlacrosse.com
