2015 NWSL Expansion Draft
Soccer player draft held for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
2015 NWSL Expansion Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | November 2, 2015 ( 2015-11-02 ) |
Time | 12 p.m. EST |
Location | Conference call |
Overview | |
10 total selections | |
League | National Women's Soccer League |
Teams | 1 |
Expansion teams | Orlando Pride |
Expansion season | 2016 |
The 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft was a special draft held on November 2, 2015, by the National Women's Soccer League to allow expansion side Orlando Pride to select players from existing teams in the league. [1] The Pride were allowed to select up to ten players total from the existing nine NWSL teams from a list of unprotected players previously provided by the clubs. [2]
Format
- 2015 playoff teams ( Chicago Red Stars , FC Kansas City , Seattle Reign FC and Washington Spirit ) were allowed to protect up to 9 players, and 2015 non-playoff teams ( Boston Breakers , Houston Dash , Portland Thorns FC , Sky Blue FC and Western New York Flash ) up to 10.
- Clubs with more than two U.S. allocated players could protect up to two of them; the remaining allocated players would be left unprotected.
- The Pride were allowed to pick up to two players from any existing team, or just one if they selected a US allocated player.
- The Pride were allowed to pick no more than two US allocated players total.
- When an existing club loses a player, they may protect one of their remaining unprotected players.
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Eligible players included those left unprotected by their club encompassing:
- Any current NWSL players including U.S., Mexican and Canadian allocated players
- Any unsigned player who was previously claimed via waivers
- Any player that has been loaned to a club outside the NWSL
- Any player whose rights are held by a specific team
- Players on a team's Discovery List were not eligible to be selected by the Pride.
Expansion draft results
The Orlando Pride selected the following playersduring the Expansion Draft on Monday, November 2, 2015. [3]
# | Player | Previous team | Next protected |
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1 | Meghan Klingenberg 1 | Seattle Reign FC | Team protected |
2 | Ashlyn Harris | Washington Spirit | Team protected |
3 | Taryn Hemmings | Chicago Red Stars | Michele Dalton |
4 | Jasmyne Spencer | Western New York Flash | Elizabeth Eddy |
5 | Jamia Fields | Western New York Flash | Team protected |
6 | Cami Levin | Sky Blue FC | Maya Hayes |
7 | Lianne Sanderson | Portland Thorns FC | Mana Shim |
8 | Toni Pressley | Houston Dash | Tiffany McCarty |
9 | Maddy Evans | Boston Breakers | Stephanie Verdoia |
10 | Aubrey Bledsoe | Sky Blue FC | End of draft |
1 On October 26, 2015, the expansion Orlando Pride announced that it had traded the first pick in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft, as well as the first-overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 NWSL seasons , to the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for United States forward Alex Morgan and Canadian midfielder Kaylyn Kyle . [4]
Team-by-team breakdown
- Bold indicates a player was selected in the expansion draft
- Blue highlights indicate US allocated players
- ^Indicates a player that was protected after a teammate had been drafted
FC Kansas City
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Portland Thorns FC
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Seattle Reign FC
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Sky Blue FC
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Washington Spirit
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Western New York Flash
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See also
References
- ↑ "NWSL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION DRAFT PROCEDURES" . National Women's Soccer League. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27 . Retrieved 27 October 2015 .
- ↑ "NWSL ANNOUNCES PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED PLAYERS" . National Women's Soccer League. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-28 . Retrieved 27 October 2015 .
- ↑ Tenorio, Paul (2 November 2015). "Orlando Pride continues building roster through NWSL expansion draft" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 2 November 2015 .
- ↑ "Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan, Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen" . Orlando Pride . October 26, 2015 . Retrieved October 26, 2015 .
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