PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 12dec11

-Lacrosse Magazine reported on Steve Waldeck '10 being named to Team USA for the Championship Challenge, which will be held in Florida in January: http://www.laxmagazine.com/teamusa/men/2011-12/120911_us_rosters_announced_for_champion_challenge


Steve Waldeck '10 will represent the United States for the second time in the 2011 Champion Challenge in January, 2011.


-Kyle Devitte of Inside Lacrosse reported on the MLL Expansion Draft, including Jordan McBride '11 as the sixth best player available, and referring to McBride as "smooth... A classic Canadian finisher and a master of the quick stick... McBride is 25 goals every year." http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/12/06/mll-expansion-draft-kyle-devittes-player-ranking-matrix


-Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse also reported on the MLL Expansion Draft. Jordan McBride '11 of the Rochester Rattlers was redrafted by the Rattlers: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/12/07/mll-expansion-draft-follow-picks-live-1-pm


-The Canadian Lacrosse Association announced its 2012 U19 Men’s Field National Team Final Roster, which includes Hayden Johnstone '17 at goalie. Johnstone is the only athlete from his province of Toronto Beaches to be named to the squad. http://cla.pointstreaksites.com/files/uploaded_documents/357/Canada_Announces_final_2012_U19_selections.pdf

Incoming goalie Hayden Johnstone '17 was one of only twenty four Canadian athletes selected for Team Canada U19, and one of only three goalies selected.

Inside Lacrosse also reported on the Canadian U19 team, including that Johnstone and the team will represent Canada at the 2012 FIL Under 19 Men’s Field World Championships being held in Turku, Finland: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/12/02/canadian-lacrosse-association-announces-2012-u-19-field-roster