Brandon Miller won a Mann Cup MVP last year. Now he has a chance to make Canada's team for the world championships. (Photo: Tim Prothero) |
The Six Nations Chiefs lead the way with six players selected to the 37-man roster, which will be whittled down to 23 to form the team that will actually compete at the worlds on the Onondaga First Nation this September. New acquisitions Dillon Ward and Dhane Smith join holdovers Brandon Miller, Dan Coates, Jesse Gamble and Bill Dee Smith.
The Peterborough Lakers and Oakville Rock each had five players named to the roster. There were also four players from the Brampton Exclsiors, three from the Brooklin Redmen and two from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks.
The full list of MSL players named are listed below. For a full list of the players invited, go the Canadian Lacrosse Association website.
Six Nations Chiefs
Brandon Miller
Dillon Ward
Dan Coates
Jesse Gamble
Billy Dee Smith
Dhane Smith
Peterborough Lakers
Matt Vinc
Brad Self
Shawn Evans
Adam Jones
Cory Vitarelli
Oakville Rock
Jordan MacIntosh
Brodie Merrill
Jason Noble
Rob Hellyer
Stephan Leblanc
Brampton Excelsiors
Sandy Chapman
Chris Corbeil
Paul Dawson
Kyle Rubisch
Brooklin Redmen
Scott Campbell
Kiel Matisz
Steve Priolo
Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Joey Cupido
Ryan Benesch