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2008 MLS Expansion Draft
Seattle Sounders FC
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by Mark St. Clair
last updated: November 24, 2008
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Calendar
MLS Cup - Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Trade day - Monday, November 24th, 2008
Protected Lists submitted to league - Monday, November 24th, 2008
Protected Lists published - Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Expansion Draft - Wednesday, November 26th, 2008, 1:00pm EST
MLS Superdraft - Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 - St Louis, MO (Seattle has #1 pick)*
*Dates estimated based on last year's schedule (unconfirmed)
Expansion Draft Rules
Based on last year, will be updated once MLS publishes 2008 rules.
- The draft will be 10 rounds
- Each of the 14 teams can protect 11 players, Senior and Development rosters,
- All Generation adidas players are exempt (protected beyond the 11 designated)
- At most, 1 International (of 3 or 4), or total minus 3 (if more that 4) can be left unprotected
- Each of the 14 teams can lose no more than 1 player (4 won't lose any)
For more info, see: MLS Expansion Draft Rules
on mlsnet.com.
MLSnet.com list of available players: MLS releases list of players available in Wednesday's expansion draft
11.24.2008
Trades/Transactions
Monday: 11.24.2008 Adam Cristman from NER to KCW
Monday: 11.24.2008 Jovan Kirovski from SJE to LAG
Generation adidas - players having protection from expansion draft (incomplete list)
- Bakary Soumare - CHI
- Patrick Nyarko - CHI
- Jed Zayner - CMB
- Kei Kamara - CMB
- Nico Colaluca - COL
- Ciaran O'Brien - COL
- Bruno Guarda - DAL
- Anthony Wallace - DAL
- Brek Shea - DAL
- Blake Wagner - DAL
- Chance Myers - KCW
- Roger Espinoza - KCW
- Israel Sesay - LAG
- Tristan Bowen - LAG
- Amaechi Igwe - NER
- Rob Valentino - NER
- Chris Seitz - RSL
- Tony Beltran - RSL
- Alex Nimo - RSL
- Abdus Ibrahim - TOR
- Marvell Wynne - TOR
Rumors:
Exposed Players List
Official List from MLSnet.com
Comments:
Players Drafted
MLSnet.com Draft Results
| Seattle - picks |
Player, pos, status |
Former Team |
| 1 |
Nate Jaqua, F |
HOU |
| 2 |
Nathan Sturgis, D/M |
RSL |
| 3 |
Jeff Parke, D |
NRB |
| 4 |
Jarrod Smith , F |
TOR |
| 5 |
Khano Smith, M |
NER |
| 6 |
Peter Vagenas, M |
LAG |
| 7 |
Tyson Wahl, D |
KCW |
| 8 |
James Riley, D |
SJE |
| 9 |
Stephen King, M |
CHI |
| 10 |
Brad Evans, F |
CMB |
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