The 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft was held by the National Women's Soccer League on January 30, 2018, after the Boston Breakers ceased operations on January 28, 2018.[1] The draft order is determined using a random weighted draw based on teams' playoffs qualification in the 2017 NWSL season.
Eligible players include Boston's contracted players, 2018 NWSL College Draft selections, players on its Discovery List, and all other players whose NWSL rights were held by Boston. Eligible players who opt out of the draft would not be eligible to play in the 2018 NWSL season.
Contracted players and 2018 draftees, if selected, will not count against a team's roster size limit, salary cap, or international player limit for the 2018 NWSL season. Any players who opted to participate in the draft but were not selected immediately become discovery eligible.
Sky Blue FC traded the No. 1 overall pick in the dispersal draft to the Washington Spirit in return for the No. 2 overall pick in the dispersal draft and a conditional first-round and natural second pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.
^"NWSL announces Boston Breakers to cease operations". NWSL. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^"NWSL announces dispersal draft order and available players". NWSL. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^"Spirit select Lavelle with first pick in dispersal draft; Full dispersal draft results". NWSL. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^Purdy, Jacqueline (January 30, 2018). "Final order set for dispersal draft". NWSL. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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The 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft was held by the National Women s Soccer League on January 30 2018 after the Boston Breakers ceased operations on January 28 2018 1 The draft order is determined using a random weighted draw based on teams playoffs qualification in the 2017 NWSL season Eligible players include Boston s contracted players 2018 NWSL College Draft selections players on its Discovery List and all other players whose NWSL rights were held by Boston Eligible players who opt out of the draft would not be eligible to play in the 2018 NWSL season Contracted players and 2018 draftees if selected will not count against a team s roster size limit salary cap or international player limit for the 2018 NWSL season Any players who opted to participate in the draft but were not selected immediately become discovery eligible Contents 1 Available players for selection 1 1 Contracted players 1 2 2018 draftees 1 3 Retired players rights 2 Player selections 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 3 Trades 4 See also 5 ReferencesAvailable players for selection editAnnounced on January 29 2018 2 Contracted players edit No Position Player Nation FW Elizabeth Addo nbsp Ghana 25 MF Morgan Andrews nbsp United States 2 DF Allysha Chapman nbsp Canada 33 FW Hayley Dowd nbsp United States 9 FW Natasha Dowie nbsp England 3 DF Brooke Elby nbsp United States 17 DF Amanda Frisbie nbsp United States 8 DF Julie King nbsp United States 11 MF Rose Lavelle nbsp United States 19 FW Adriana Leon nbsp Canada 7 DF Lotta Okvist nbsp Sweden 22 FW Ifeoma Onumonu nbsp United States 4 DF Megan Oyster nbsp United States 15 GK Sammy Jo Prudhomme nbsp United States 21 FW Midge Purce nbsp United States 26 MF Angela Salem nbsp United States 14 GK Abby Smith nbsp United States 23 FW Katie Stengel nbsp United States 18 FW Tiffany Weimer nbsp United States 20 DF Christen Westphal nbsp United States 10 MF Rosie White nbsp New Zealand 2018 draftees edit Further information 2018 NWSL College Draft No Position Player Nation MF Joanna Boyles nbsp United States FW Savannah McCaskill nbsp United States MF Ashton Miller nbsp United States DF Elizabeth Wenger nbsp United States Retired players rights edit No Position Player Nation MF Amanda DaCosta nbsp Portugal MF Lindsay Elston nbsp United States DF Whitney Engen nbsp United States DF Mollie Pathman nbsp United States MF Louise Schillgard nbsp Sweden FW Kyah Simon nbsp AustraliaPlayer selections editConducted on January 30 2018 3 Round 1 edit Pick Drafting Team Player 1 Washington Spirit1 Rose Lavelle 2 Sky Blue FC1 Savannah McCaskill 3 Seattle Reign FC Megan Oyster 4 Portland Thorns FC Margaret Purce 5 Utah Royals FC Abby Smith 6 Houston Dash Kyah Simon 7 Chicago Red Stars Rosie White 8 Seattle Reign FC2 Elizabeth Addo 9 North Carolina Courage Julie King Round 2 edit Pick Drafting Team Player 1 North Carolina Courage Allysha Chapman 2 Seattle Reign FC2 Morgan Andrews 3 Chicago Red Stars Ashton Miller 4 Houston Dash Lotta Okvist 5 Utah Royals FC Katie Stengel 6 Portland Thorns FC Angela Salem 7 Seattle Reign FC Christen Westphal 8 Washington Spirit Elizabeth Wenger 9 Sky Blue FC Adriana Leon Round 3 edit Pick Drafting Team Player 1 Sky Blue FC Amanda Frisbie 2 Washington Spirit Tiffany Weimer 3 Seattle Reign FC Lindsay Elston 4 Portland Thorns FC Ifeoma Onumonu 5 Utah Royals FC Brooke Elby 6 Houston Dash Sammy Jo Prudhomme 7 Chicago Red Stars Joanna Boyles 8 Orlando Pride PASS 9 North Carolina Courage PASS Round 4 edit Pick Drafting Team Player 1 Chicago Red Stars Whitney Engen 2 Houston Dash PASS 3 Utah Royals FC Amanda DaCosta 4 Portland Thorns FC PASS 5 Seattle Reign FC PASS 6 Washington Spirit PASS 7 Sky Blue FC PASS Round 5 edit Pick Drafting Team Player 1 Utah Royals FC PASS 2 Chicago Red Stars PASSTrades editNotes 4 Sky Blue FC traded the No 1 overall pick in the dispersal draft to the Washington Spirit in return for the No 2 overall pick in the dispersal draft and a conditional first round and natural second pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft The Orlando Pride traded the No 8 and No 11 picks in the dispersal draft to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Seattle s natural first round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft See also editList of NWSL drafts 2018 National Women s Soccer League seasonReferences edit NWSL announces Boston Breakers to cease operations NWSL January 28 2018 Retrieved January 29 2018 NWSL announces dispersal draft order and available players NWSL January 29 2018 Retrieved January 29 2018 Spirit select Lavelle with first pick in dispersal draft Full dispersal draft results NWSL January 30 2018 Retrieved January 31 2018 Purdy Jacqueline January 30 2018 Final order set for dispersal draft NWSL Retrieved January 31 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 NWSL dispersal draft amp oldid 1217237959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
