(August 13, 2012)… The World Champion Rochester Knighthawks will have five picks at the 2012 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. The event will take place in Toronto at the Westin Harbour Castle on Monday, October 1st. The draft starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on The NLL Network at NLL.com.

The Knighthawks will make their first two picks in the third round at 26th and 29th overall. Rochester has single picks in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. Last season, both of Rochester’s first-round picks received All-Rookie Team honors. Second overall pick Stephen Keogh and fifth overall selection Johnny Powless finished third and fourth on the team in points, respectively.

The Edmonton Rush currently hold the first overall selection in the 2012 Entry Draft, which is free and open to the public. The current order of selection for the six-round draft is listed below. Information regarding player participation & eligibility for the combine will be announced in the coming days. The 2012 NLL Draft Eligibility Requirements can be found by visiting NLL.com.

In conjunction with the draft, a player combine for draft prospects & free agents will be held on Sunday, September 30th at the new Toronto Rock Headquarters & Training Facility in Oakville, Ontario.

FIRST ROUND
1. Edmonton (from Washington)
2. Minnesota (from Buffalo)
3. Minnesota (from Philadelphia via Edmonton via Buffalo)
4. Minnesota
5. Buffalo (from Toronto via Minnesota)
6. Calgary (from Colorado via Rochester)
7. Calgary
8. Edmonton
9. Colorado (from Rochester)
10. Minnesota (from Boston)

SECOND ROUND
11. Washington
12. Washington (from Buffalo)
13. Buffalo (from Philadelphia via Rochester)
14. Toronto (from Minnesota via Buffalo)
15. Edmonton (from Toronto)
16. Buffalo (from Colorado via Toronto via Edmonton)
17. Calgary
18. Buffalo (from Edmonton via Minnesota)
19. Washington (from Rochester via Edmonton)
20. Toronto (from Boston)

THIRD ROUND
21. Washington
22. Buffalo
23. Philadelphia
24. Minnesota
25. Toronto
26. Rochester (from Colorado)
27. Toronto (from Calgary)
28. Edmonton
29. Rochester

FOURTH ROUND
30. Washington
31. Buffalo
32. Philadelphia
33. Minnesota
34. Toronto
35. Minnesota (from Colorado)
36. Calgary
37. Edmonton
38. Rochester

FIFTH ROUND
39. Washington
40. Buffalo
41. Philadelphia
42. Minnesota
43. Toronto
44. Colorado
45. Calgary
46. Edmonton
47. Rochester

SIXTH ROUND
48. Washington
49. Calgary (from Buffalo)
50. Calgary (from Philadelphia)
51. Minnesota
52. Toronto
53. Colorado
54. Calgary
55. Edmonton
56. Rochester