2024 NLL Draft Recap

This Sunday, September 15 was the 2024 NLL Draft — the Ottawa Black Bears’ first.

Your Ottawa Black Bears came into this year’s draft with five picks at hand:

• 24^th overall, second round (originally 27^th)
• 26^th overall, second round (originally 29^th)
• 50^th overall, fourth round (originally 53^rd)
• 64^th overall, fifth round (originally 68^th)
• 79^th overall, sixth round (originally 83^rd)

Dustin Birkhof, 24^th overall

Position: Defenceman

Birthplace: Peterborough, Ontario

Club: Cobourg Kodiaks

Last season’s stats: 13GP – 2G – 0A – 2P

Riley Delill, 26^th overall

Position: Defenceman

Birthplace: Brampton, Ontario

Club: Robert Morris University/Brampton Excelsiors

Last season’s stats: 15GP – 0G – 1A – 1P (Excelsiors)

Neal Adamson, 50^th overall

Position: Defenceman

Birthplace: Brampton, Ontario

Club: Brock University/Brampton Excelsiors

Last season’s stats: 1GP – 0G – 1A – 1P

Nathan Woods, 64^th overall

Position: Transition

Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario

Club: St. Michael’s College/Nepean Knights

Last season’s stats: 13GP – 13G – 7A – 20P (St. Michael’s College)

Lindyn Hill, 79^th overall

Position: Goalie

Birthplace: Six Nations, Ontario

Club: Orangeville Northmen

Last season’s stats: 3GP – 7.42GAA – .789SV%

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