Major Series Lacrosse held their annual entry draft on Sunday, with five rounds of selections being made.
Mimico’s Finn Thomson was unsurprisingly the top pick in the draft by the Brampton Excelsiors. Thomson was one of the best junior players statistically of all time and led the Mountaineers to game 7 of the Ontario finals this past season.Â
The top 11 picks came from three junior clubs, between Mimico, Burlington, and the Toronto Beaches. These were three of the clubs without Sr. A affiliation so none of their players could be protected. For the protected lists, check out the list below the draft order below.
Following Thomson was Minto Cup champion and prolific goal scorer Will MacLeod. He had 120 points last season combined between regular season and playoffs, and was instrumental in that aforementioned run to the Minto for the Blaze two seasons ago. He joins a Brooklin side that was much improved in 2024.
Then there was a string of big offensive weapons going off the board. Matt Collison of Beaches went to Oakville at pick 3, followed by Lucas Dudemaine and Alex Marinier who both went to Cobourg. All three of these players stand well above 6 feet tall and will look to be imposing forces for their clubs. Collison was right near the top of the league in scoring while Dudemaine was at times the best player on the floor for Mimico. Marinier wore the C for the Blaze and was dominant during their 2023 run.Â
Connor Nock went 6th overall to Owen Sound after an unusual but wildly successful Jr. A career. He won back to back Minto Cups with the Blaze and Coquitlam Adanacs and was a part of the Beaches illegal players issue in 2025. With two rings in his pocket, he brings a wealth of experience to Owen Sound.Â
And rounding out the first round was Nicholas Volkov. The only player drafted who is currently playing in the NLL, Volkov joined the Mimico Mountaineers last year before an injury sidelined him for the final series. He is currently in his second season for the Albany Firewolves.
The full draft list is below.
2025 Major Series Lacrosse Entry Draft
Round One
1. Brampton – Finn Thomson – Mimico Mountaineers
2. Brooklin – Will MacLeod – Burlington Blaze
3. Oakville – Matt Collison – Toronto Beaches
4. Cobourg – Lucas Dudemaine – Mimico Mountaineers
5. Cobourg – Alex Marinier – Burlington Blaze
6. Owen Sound – Connor Nock – Toronto Beaches
7. Brooklin – Nicholas Volkov – Mimico Mountaineers
Round Two
8. Owen Sound – Isaiah Moran-Weeks – Mimico Mountaineers
9. Owen Sound – Aiden MacDonnell – Mimico Mountaineers
10. Cobourg – Mark Watters – Mimico Mountaineers
11. Brooklin – Justin Lee – Mimico Mountaineers
12. Peterborough – Tye Scott – Brampton Excelsiors
13. Brooklin – Owen Wills – Toronto Beaches
14. Six Nations – Riley Ford – Oakville Buzz
Round Three
15. Owen Sound – Brooks English – Burlington Blaze
16. Owen Sound – Xander Derkatz – Burlington Blaze
17. Owen Sound – Eric Ward – Brampton Excelsiors
18. Cobourg – Lucas Osborne – Peterborough Jr. Lakers
19. Peterborough – Chris Harland – Toronto Beaches
20. Brooklin – Nate Ruff – Orangeville Northmen
21. Peterborough – Kash Doxtator – Six Nations Arrows
Round Four
22. Oakville – Bauer Swystun – Burlington Blaze
23. Peterborough – Michael Blaymires – Peterborough Jr. Lakers
24. Oakville – Gavin Thibeault – Burlington Blaze
25. Cobourg – Ethan Harwood – Whitby Warriors
26. Peterborough – Cole Begley – Mimico Mountaineers
27. Owen Sound – Greg Palmer – Toronto Beaches
28. Six Nations – Lindyn Hill – Orangeville Northmen
Round Five
29. Brampton – Neal Adamson – Brampton Excelsiors
30. Peterborough – Caleb Connell – Peterborough Jr. Lakers
31. Oakville – Ryan Patterson – Halton Hills Bulldogs
32. Cobourg – Jack Bucknell – West Durham Ironheads
33. Peterborough – Nick Dilauro – Peterborough Jr. Lakers
34. Owen Sound – Cooper Jackson – Burlington Blaze
35. Brampton – Christian Lafeuvre – St. Catharines Athletics
And the protected lists from each team are below.
Brampton Excelsiors
- Bowie HorsmanÂ
- Dante Bowen
- Connor O’TooleÂ
- Erich Acton
Brooklin LC
- Jake DarlisonÂ
- Michael WhiteÂ
Oakville Rock
- Will SheehanÂ
- Brian Jackman
- Jack McAlpineÂ
- Eric McDonald
Owen Sound North Stars
- Cameron Pack
- Colm BarnettÂ
- Cole TeepleÂ
- Joey SpallinaÂ
Peterborough Lakers
- Nick Crowley
- Frank CoyleÂ
- Cole GervaisÂ
Six Nations Chiefs
- Thunder HillÂ
- Annahalis Doxtator