2015 NWSL expansion draft

Soccer draft August 2023 2015 NWSL expansion draft Soccer 2015 11 2 12 p.m. EST Conference call 10 National Women's Soccer League 1 2014 2020 Orlando Pride 2016 The 2015 NWSL expansion draft was a special draft held on November 2, 2015, by the National Women's Soccer League to allow expansion side Orlando Pride to select players from existing teams in the league.NWSL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION DRAFT PROCEDURES http://nwslsoccer.com/home/897935.html National Women's Soccer League 27 October 2015 23 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027202450/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/897935.html 2015-10-27 dead The Pride were allowed to select up to ten players total from the existing nine NWSL teams from a list of unprotected players previously provided by the clubs.NWSL ANNOUNCES PROTECTED AND UNPROTECTED PLAYERS http://nwslsoccer.com/home/898183.html National Women's Soccer League 27 October 2015 October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028232939/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/898183.html 2015-10-28 dead Format 2015 playoff teams (Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City, Seattle Reign FC and Washington Spirit) were allowed to protect up to 9 players, and 2015 non-playoff teams (Boston Breakers, Houston Dash, Portland Thorns FC, Sky Blue FC and Western New York Flash) up to 10. Clubs with more than two U.S. allocated players could protect up to two of them; the remaining allocated players would be left unprotected. The Pride were allowed to pick up to two players from any existing team, or just one if they selected a US allocated player. The Pride were allowed to pick no more than two US allocated players total. When an existing club loses a player, they may protect one of their remaining unprotected players. Eligible players included those left unprotected by their club encompassing: Any current NWSL players including U.S., Mexican and Canadian allocated players Any unsigned player who was previously claimed via waivers Any player that has been loaned to a club outside the NWSL Any player whose rights are held by a specific team Players on a team's Discovery List were not eligible to be selected by the Pride. Expansion draft results The Orlando Pride selected the following playersduring the Expansion Draft on Monday, November 2, 2015.Tenorio Paul Orlando Pride continues building roster through NWSL expansion draft http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-pride-nwsl-expansion-draft-20151102-post.html Orlando Sentinel 2 November 2015 2 November 2015 # Selection number Player Previous team Next protected 1 Meghan Klingenberg1 Seattle Reign FC Team protected 2 Ashlyn Harris Washington Spirit Team protected 3 Taryn Hemmings Chicago Red Stars Michele Dalton 4 Jasmyne Spencer Western New York Flash Elizabeth Eddy 5 Jamia Fields Western New York Flash Team protected 6 Cami Levin Sky Blue FC Maya Hayes 7 Lianne Sanderson Portland Thorns FC Mana Shim 8 Toni Pressley Houston Dash Tiffany McCarty 9 Maddy Evans Boston Breakers Stephanie Verdoia 10 Aubrey Bledsoe Sky Blue FC End of draft 1On October 26, 2015, the expansion Orlando Pride announced that it had traded the first pick in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft, as well as the first-overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 NWSL seasons, to the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for United States forward Alex Morgan and Canadian midfielder Kaylyn Kyle.http://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2015/10/26/orlando-pride-acquires-alex-morgan-kaylyn-kyle-and-sarah-hagen Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan, Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen Orlando Pride October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015 Team-by-team breakdown Bold indicates a player was selected in the expansion draft Blue highlights indicate US allocated players ^Indicates a player that was protected after a teammate had been drafted Boston Breakers Protected UnprotectedSinead FarrellyAndressa Alves da SilvaKassey KallmanAmy BarczukJulie KingMaddy EvansStephanie McCaffreyNkem EzurikeKristie MewisJami KranichAlyssa NaeherLauren LazoMollie PathmanFrancielleKatie SchoepferMorgan MarlboroughKyah SimonBianca SierraMcCall ZerboniStephanie Verdoia^ Rachel Wood Chicago Red Stars Protected UnprotectedDanielle ColapricoBrittany BockVanessa DiBernardoHayley BrockArin GillilandZakiya BywatersJen HoyLori ChalupnySofia HuertaMichele Dalton^Samantha JohnsonAbby ErcegJulie JohnstonTaryn HemmingsAlyssa MautzAdriana LeonChristen PressMichelle Lomnicki Mary Luba Kecia Morway Rachel Quon Melissa Tancredi Cara Walls Houston Dash Protected UnprotectedMorgan BrianRachael AxonAmber BrooksPoliana BarbosaEllie BrushRosana dos Santos AugustoAllysha ChapmanJen LaPonteBianca HenningerCamila Martins PereiraCarli LloydTiffany McCarty^Andressa Cavalari MachryErin McLeodJessica McDonaldToni PressleyStephanie OchsLauren SesselmannKealia Ohai  FC Kansas City Protected UnprotectedYael AverbuchLiz BogusNicole BarnhartLeigh Ann BrownShea GroomJen BuczkowskiMandy LaddishKaysie ClarkRebecca MorosKatrina GorryAmy RodriguezCaroline KastorKatelyn RowlandSara KeaneBecky SauerbrunnAmy LePeilbetErika TymrakMeghan Lisenby Heather O'Reilly Nikki Phillips Jenna Richmond Frances Silva Portland Thorns FC Protected UnprotectedMichelle BetosAlyssa KleinerDagny BrynjarsdottirClare PolkinghorneStephanie CatleyLianne SandersonTobin HeathMeleana Shim^Kendall JohnsonRhian WilkinsonAllie Long Emily Menges Christine Sinclair Jodie Taylor Kat Williamson  Seattle Reign FC Protected UnprotectedLauren BarnesMichelle CruzRachel CorsieKiersten DallstreamJess FishlockDanielle FoxhovenKendall FletcherMeghan KlingenbergKim LittleHaley KopmeyerMegan RapinoeMerritt MathiasHope SoloElli ReedKeelin WintersHavana SolaunBeverly YanezCaroline Stanley Katrine Veje Abby Wambach Sky Blue FC Protected UnprotectedBrittany CameronAubrey BledsoeCaitlin FoordKim DeCesareKaty FreelsJonelle FilignoKristin GrubkaCourtney GoodsonSamantha KerrShawna GordonSarah KillionHayley HaagsmaLindsi Lisonbee CutshallMaya Hayes^Nadia NadimCami LevinKelley O'HaraTaylor LytleChristie RamponeMónica Ocampo Nikki Stanton Washington Spirit Protected UnprotectedEstefania BaniniJosephine ChukwunonyeCrystal DunnWhitney ChurchVictoria HusterAmanda DaCostaEstelle JohnsonLaura del RioDiana MathesonCaprice DydascoChristine NairnNatasha HardingFrancisca OrdegaAshlyn HarrisMegan OysterAli KriegerKatherine ReynoldsJoanna Lohman Ngozi Okobi Verónica Pérez Hayley Raso Arianna Romero Angela Salem Tiffany Weimer Kelsey Wys Western New York Flash Protected UnprotectedLady AndradeTatiana ColemanHalimatu AyindeSabrina D'AngeloAbby DahlkemperElizabeth Eddy^Becky EdwardsKristen EdmondsWhitney EngenJamia FieldsJaelene HinkleAmanda FrisbieSydney LerouxKristen HamiltonSamantha MewisMichelle HeymanBrittany TaylorChantel JonesLynn WilliamsAshley Nick Haley Palmer Jasmyne Spencer India Trotter See also List of NWSL drafts 2016 National Women's Soccer League season References 30em External links Official draft procedures release League list of protected and unprotected players Category:National Women's Soccer League expansion drafts Category:2016 National Women's Soccer League 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