Tue Jul 10 18:58:52 2007

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KiXX take Susi No. 1 in MISL expansion draft

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Westport, CT (Sports Network) - The defending Major Indoor Soccer League champion Philadelphia KiXX, who acquired Monterrey's first four picks in the expansion draft, selected forward Aaron Susi from the California Cougars with the No. 1 overall selection Monday.

The MISL runner-up Detroit Ignition acquired the No. 2 overall pick from the expansion New Jersey Ironmen and selected defender Chad Dombrowski from the Milwaukee Wave.

The Orlando Sharks were the first expansion club to pick, selecting midfielder Jonathan Steele from the Baltimore Blast with the third and final pick in the first round. Orlando was the only expansion club which didn't trade any of its picks in the 10-round draft.

Players selected in the 2007 MISL College Draft were excluded from the expansion draft. Current MISL teams could lose a maximum of five players during the expansion draft. Once a player was selected from an existing team, the club was allowed to return two unprotected players to its roster.

Baltimore, California, Detroit, Milwaukee and Philadelphia each lost the maximum of five players. Baltimore lost its five players the fastest, with the fifth and final player being picked in the seventh round. Only Chicago didn't have five players selected because Monterrey passed on its pick in the 10th round.

Monterrey, New Jersey and Orlando will join the MISL for the 2007-08 season.

Following is the complete 2007 MISL Expansion Draft, with round, team, player and position (former team in parentheses):

Round 1: 1, Philadelphia KiXX, Aaron Susi, F (California)*; 2, Detroit Ignition, Chad Dombrowski, D, (Milwaukee)*; 3, Orlando Sharks, Jonathan Steele, M (Baltimore).

Round 2: 1, Philadelphia KiXX, Matt Schmidt, D (Milwaukee)*; 2, Chicago Storm, Carlos Faria, F (Detroit)*; 3, Orlando Sharks, Brian Rowland, GK (Baltimore).

Round 3: 1, Philadelphia KiXX, Gaston Pernia, D (Chicago)*; 2, California Cougars, Chris Handsor, F (Chicago)*; 3, Orlando Sharks, Shawn Boney, F (Philadelphia).

Round 4: 1, Philadelphia KiXX, Angel Rivillo, M (Milwaukee)*; 2, California Cougars, Gordon Chin, M (Baltimore)*; 3, Orlando Sharks, Bill Sedgewick, D (Detroit).

Round 5: 1, Monterrey, Byron Alvarez, F (California); 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Bayard Elfvin, GK (California); 3, Orlando Sharks, Miodrag Djerisilo, M (Detroit).

Round 6: 1, Milwaukee Wave, Ibrahim Kante, F (Baltimore)*; 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Daniel Antoniuk, F (Philadelphia); 3, Orlando Sharks, Jorge Valle- Calva, F (Chicago).

Round 7: 1, Monterrey, Patrick Shamu, F (Baltimore); 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Gary Sullivan, D (Detroit); 3, Orlando Sharks, Marcelo Santos, M (Milwaukee).

Round 8: 1, Monterrey, Adilson Delima, D (California); 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Gary DePalma, F (Philadelphia); 3, Orlando Sharks, Damien Pottinger, F (California).

Round 9: 1, Monterrey, Johnny Torres, F (Milwaukee); 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Osni Neto, F (Philadelphia); 3, Orlando Sharks, Clay Roberts, D (Philadelphia).

Round 10: 1, Monterrey, passed on selection; 2, New Jersey Ironmen, Mauricio Salles, F (Detroit); 3, Orlando Sharks, Sinisa Alebic, D (Chicago).

*Pick acquired via trade.