The 2006 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft will be held on Wednesday, 13 September (8:00 PM Eastern) at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, the league announced today.

The Theater, which hosts the annual NBA Draft and formerly hosted the NFL Draft, is located within Madison Square Garden, which will be the part-time home arena for an expansion New York franchise, set to begin play in 2007.

"With the world’s greatest lacrosse players coming to New York City this season, we decided it was the right time to host the draft here in New York, and at Madison Square Garden," NLL commissioner Jim Jennings said.

"Fans will see the future stars of the game enter the league at our draft, and then return to play at MSG during the upcoming season."

As in past seasons, the thirteen NLL clubs will be selecting from among players who have completed or forfeited their eligibility to play collegiately in the United States, Canadian junior lacrosse players who are 21 years old and not playing NCAA lacrosse, and anyone younger than 21 who declares their intention to be eligible for the draft.

Also like previous drafts, the 2006 show is open to the public. Free tickets are available by contacting Andrea Cannella at acannella@nll.com by the end of this month.

The New York team, still unnamed, presently owns the first-overall pick after winning a coin flip against the expansion Chicago Shamrox, who subsequently traded the second-overall pick to San Jose.

The complete draft order, as of today, is listed below:

FIRST ROUND
1. New York
2. San Jose (from Chicago)
3. Buffalo (from Edmonton)
4. Philadelphia (from San Jose)
5. Philadelphia
6. Arizona (from Minnesota via Arizona via Buffalo)
7. Arizona (from Toronto via Calgary)
8. Philadelphia (from Arizona)
9. Calgary
10. Rochester
11. New York (from Portland via Minnesota)
12. Chicago (from Buffalo via Edmonton)
13. Colorado

SECOND ROUND *
14. Chicago
15. Toronto (from Edmonton)
16. San Jose
17. Calgary (from Philadelphia via Minnesota)
18. Buffalo (from Minnesota via San Jose)
19. Minnesota (from Toronto)
20. Rochester (from Arizona)
21. Portland (from Calgary via Philadelphia)
22. Rochester
23. Minnesota (from Portland via Calgary)
24. Buffalo
25. Colorado

THIRD ROUND
26. New York
27. Chicago
28. Edmonton
29. Portland (from San Jose via Calgary)
30. Philadelphia
31. Minnesota
32. New York (from Toronto via Minnesota)
33. Arizona
34. Colorado (from Calgary via Arizona)
35. Toronto (from Rochester)
36. Portland
37. Buffalo
38. Rochester (from Colorado)

FOURTH ROUND
39. New York
40. Chicago
41. Calgary (from Edmonton)
42. San Jose
43. Philadelphia
44. Minnesota
45. Toronto
46. Edmonton (from Arizona)
47. Buffalo (from Calgary)
48. Rochester
49. Portland
50. Buffalo
51. Colorado

FIFTH ROUND
52. New York
53. Chicago
54. Edmonton
55. San Jose
56. Philadelphia
57. Minnesota
58. Toronto
59. Arizona
60. Calgary
61. Rochester
62. Portland
63. Buffalo
64. Colorado

SIXTH ROUND
65. New York
66. Chicago
67. Rochester (from Edmonton)
68. San Jose
69. Philadelphia
70. Minnesota
71. Philadelphia (from Toronto)
72. Arizona
73. Toronto (from Calgary)
74. Rochester
75. Rochester (from Portland)
76. Buffalo
77. Colorado

* The official draft order released today by the league skips what would be New York's second-round selection (14th overall). No explanation was provided.