Ahead of the 2018 NLL Expansion Draft, the Colorado Mammoth Tuesday submitted their list of protected players to the league.
Per league expansion draft rules, the Mammoth protected 11 players, including the maximum of one goalie and the maximum of five forwards.
Protected players are:
Dillon Ward
Dan Coates
Robert Hope
Joey Cupido
Jordan Gilles
Taylor Stuart
Jeremy Noble
Ryan Benesch
Eli McLaughlin
Jacob Ruest
Chris Wardle
These players will be unavailable to the San Diego Seals and the Philadelphia Wings in the 2018 NLL Expansion Draft, taking place on Monday, July 16, at 3 p.m. ET. Each franchise will lose two players in the draft. The Philadelphia Wings will select first.