The National Lacrosse League expansion draft is a meeting where the general managers of expansion National Lacrosse League teams begin to fill their teams with unprotected players from the rosters of existing NLL teams. Such a draft occurs whenever an expansion NLL franchise is awarded. The most recent expansion draft was in 2022 for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Prior drafts were:
July 7, 2022 [1]
| Round | Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas | Jackson Nishimura | Albany FireWolves |
| 2 | Las Vegas | Connor Fields | Buffalo Bandits |
| 3 | Las Vegas | Riley Hutchcraft | Toronto Rock |
| 4 | Las Vegas | John Wagner | Rochester Knighthawks |
| 5 | Las Vegas | Landon Kells | Calgary Roughnecks |
| 6 | Las Vegas | Brett McIntyre | Colorado Mammoth |
| 7 | Las Vegas | Connor Kirst | Georgia Swarm |
| 8 | Las Vegas | James Barclay | Halifax Thunderbirds |
| 9 | Las Vegas | Ty Thompson | New York Riptide |
| 10 | Las Vegas | Jack Hannah | Panther City LC |
| 11 | Las Vegas | Jackson Suboch | Philadelphia Wings |
| 12 | Las Vegas | Frank Scigliano | San Diego Seals |
| 13 | Las Vegas | Jeff Cornwall | Saskatchewan Rush |
| 14 | Las Vegas | Tyson Roe | Vancouver Warriors |
The following trades were made immediately following the draft:
June 29, 2021
| Round | Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panther City | Matt Hossack | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | Panther City | Charlie Kitchen | Albany |
| 3 | Panther City | Liam Byrnes | Philadelphia |
| 4 | Panther City | Connor Kelly | New York |
| 5 | Panther City | Nick Damude | San Diego |
| 6 | Panther City | Patrick Dodds | Calgary |
| 7 | Panther City | Sam Clare | Vancouver |
| 8 | Panther City | Liam Patten | Buffalo |
| 9 | Panther City | Phil Caputo | Rochester |
| 10 | Panther City | Ryan Benesch | Halifax |
| 11 | Panther City | Kevin Oreleman | Georgia |
| 12 | Panther City | Chris Wardle* | Colorado |
| 13 | Panther City | Scott Dominey* | Toronto |
July 9, 2019 [2]
| Round | Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester | Shawn Evans | Buffalo |
| New York | Jordan Durston | Buffalo | |
| 2 | Rochester | Holden Cattoni | Georgia |
| New York | John Ranagan | Georgia | |
| 3 | Rochester | Rylan Hartley | San Diego |
| New York | Connor Kelly | San Diego | |
| 4 | Rochester | Shane Simpson | Calgary |
| New York | Dan MacRae | Calgary | |
| 5 | Rochester | Curtis Knight | Saskatchewan |
| New York | Jeff Cornwall | Saskatchewan | |
| 6 | Rochester | Dan Lintner | Toronto |
| New York | Kieran McArdle | Toronto | |
| 7 | Rochester | Frank Brown | Philadelphia |
| New York | Mike Manley | Philadelphia | |
| 8 | Rochester | Matthew Bennett | Halifax |
| New York | Dawson Theede | Halifax | |
| 9 | Rochester | Steve Fryer | Colorado |
| New York | Tyler Digby | New England | |
| 10 | Rochester | Chris Wardle* | Colorado |
| New York | Alex Buque | New England | |
| 11 | Rochester | Brandon Goodwin | Vancouver |
| New York | Jean-Luc Chetner | Vancouver |
July 16, 2018
| Round | Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | Brett Hickey | Toronto |
| San Diego | Turner Evans | Toronto | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | Kiel Matisz | Georgia |
| San Diego | Brett Mydske | Saskatchewan | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | Jordan Hall | Georgia |
| San Diego | Adrian Sorichetti | Saskatchewan | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | Josh Currier | Rochester |
| San Diego | Cam Holding | Colorado | |
| 5 | Philadelphia | Frank Brown | Rochester |
| San Diego | Bryce Sweeting* | Colorado | |
| 6 | Philadelphia | Anthony Joaquim | New England |
| San Diego | Frank Scigliano | Calgary | |
| 7 | Philadelphia | Matt Rambo | New England |
| San Diego | Garrett MacIntosh | Calgary | |
| 8 | Philadelphia | Vaughn Harris | Buffalo |
| San Diego | Casey Jackson | Vancouver | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | Davide DiRuscio | Buffalo |
| San Diego | Brendan Ranford | Vancouver |
July 24, 2008 . [3]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Mike Poulin | Toronto |
| Boston | Mitch Belisle | New York |
| Boston | Matt Lyons | Rochester |
| Boston | Kyle Laverty | Buffalo |
| Boston | John Gallant | Colorado |
| Boston | Jake Bergey | Philadelphia |
| Boston | Devan Wray | Calgary |
| Boston | Kyle Ross | Minnesota |
| Boston | Tom Johnson | San Jose |
| Boston | Matt Holman | Chicago |
| Boston | Michael Kilby | Portland |
| Boston | Cam Bergman | Edmonton* |
July 31, 2007 [4]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Patrick Merrill | Toronto |
| Boston | Pat Campbell | Edmonton |
| Boston | Gewas Schindler | New York |
| Boston | Ryan Avery | Calgary |
| Boston | Jed Prossner | Portland |
| Boston | Jake Bergey | Philadelphia |
| Boston | Brenden Thenhaus | Buffalo |
| Boston | Darren Halls | San Jose |
| Boston | Scott Stewart | Minnesota |
| Boston | Jon Harasym | Chicago |
| Boston | Mike Grimes | Arizona |
| Boston | Brian Langtry | Colorado |
| Boston | Brian Croswell | Rochester |
July 12, 2006 [5]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Brandon Miller | San Jose |
| New York | Pat Maddalena | Arizona |
| Chicago | Darryl Gibson | Toronto |
| New York | Curtis Palidwor | Calgary |
| Chicago | Callum Crawford | Calgary |
| New York | Aaron Bold | Portland |
| Chicago | Tom Montour | Portland |
| New York | Jon Sullivan | Minnesota |
| Chicago | Dan Stroup | Colorado |
| New York | Rich Brzeski | Philadelphia |
| Chicago | Chris Gill | Colorado |
| New York | Jarett Park | San Jose |
| Chicago | Bryan Kazarian | Buffalo |
| New York | Jeff Spano | Philadelphia |
| Chicago | Jon Harasym | Buffalo |
| New York | Mike McLellan | Arizona |
| Chicago | Carter Livingstone | Rochester |
| New York | Matt Taylor | Toronto |
| Chicago | Ryan O'Connor | Rochester |
| New York | Eric Pacey | Minnesota |
| Chicago | Kyle Dupont | Edmonton |
| New York | Tyler Heavenor | Edmonton |
June 15, 2005 [6]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Portland | Mike Hominuck | Buffalo |
| Edmonton | Rob Blasdell | San Jose |
| Portland | Brock Boyle | Minnesota |
| Edmonton | Kevin Howard | Calgary |
| Portland | Luke Forget | Toronto |
| Edmonton | Sandy Chapman | Toronto |
| Portland | Ryan Sharp | Calgary |
| Edmonton | Pat Campbell | Rochester |
| Portland | Mat Giles | Rochester |
| Edmonton | Brad Dairon | San Jose |
| Portland | Brock Robertson | Arizona |
| Edmonton | Randy Daly | Colorado |
| Portland | Tom Montour | Buffalo |
| Edmonton | Scott Campbell | Minnesota |
| Portland | Nick Schroeder | Philadelphia |
| Edmonton | Cory Bomberry | Arizona |
| Portland | Del Halladay | Colorado |
| Edmonton | Jeff Spano | Philadelphia |
October 19, 2004. Picks were announced in alphabetical order by former team. [7]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Cam Bergman | Anaheim |
| Minnesota | Jason Clark | Buffalo |
| Minnesota | Matt King | Calgary |
| Minnesota | Curtis Smith | Colorado |
| Minnesota | Shawn Nadalen | Philadelphia |
| Minnesota | Jon Harasym | Rochester |
| Minnesota | Dan Teat | San Jose |
| Minnesota | Rusty Kruger | Toronto |
| Minnesota | Bruce Alexander | Vancouver |
June 15, 2001 [8]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (from Calgary) | Chris Langdale | Toronto |
| New York (from New Jersey) | Jamie Taylor | Toronto |
| Vancouver | Rich Catton | Buffalo |
| Columbus | Phil Wetherup | Buffalo |
| New Jersey | Darryl Gibson | Albany |
| Vancouver | Ryan O'Connor | Toronto |
| Columbus | Craig Gelsvik | Toronto |
| Calgary | Randy Mearns | Rochester |
| Vancouver | Ian Rubel | Montreal |
| Columbus | Andy Duden | Buffalo |
| Calgary | D'Arcy Berthiaume | Albany |
| New Jersey | Jamie Hanford | Philadelphia |
| Columbus | John Rosa | Albany |
| Calgary | Marc Landriault | Rochester |
| New Jersey | Dallas Squire | Albany |
| Vancouver | Lindsey Plunkett | Rochester |
| Calgary | Jamie Raffan | Montreal |
| New Jersey | Joe Finstad | Ottawa |
| Vancouver | Jessie Phillips | Washington |
| Columbus | Kyle Arbuckle | Montreal |
| New Jersey | Paul Talmo | Buffalo |
| Vancouver | Mike Battista | New York |
| Columbus | Gewas Schindler | New York |
| Calgary | Jeff Shirk | Philadelphia |
| New Jersey (from Vancouver) | Michael Busza | Philadelphia |
| Montreal | Joe Hiltz | Washington |
| Calgary | Dan Denihen | New York |
| New Jersey | Blake Miller | New York |
| Montreal | Shawn Zettel | Ottawa |
| Calgary | Kevin Howard | Rochester |
| New Jersey | Shane Wannamaker | Montreal |
| Vancouver | Kevin Kaiser | Philadelphia |
| Philadelphia (from Calgary) | Dan Martin | Washington |
| New Jersey | Travis Kilgour | Washington |
| Vancouver | Nick Hartofilis | Ottawa |
| Montreal | Jason Tasse | Ottawa |
August 26, 1999 [9]
| Team | Player | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | Rob Blasdell | Toronto |
| Albany | Josh Sanderson | Rochester |
| Albany | Troy Cordingley | Buffalo |
| Albany | Steve Sombrotto | New York |
| Albany | Todd Evans | Philadelphia |
| Albany | Dave Evans | Pittsburgh |
| Albany | Owen Benedict | Syracuse |