2011 North American Lacrosse League Draft Results

BEVERLY, Mass. – Two years and a half years after playing in his final men’s lacrosse game in a Gulls uniform, Endicott’s all-time points leader Brandon Dube (’09) was drafted by the Kentucky Stickhorses of the North American Lacrosse League (NALL) this past Sunday and will compete alongside a number of former Division I, II and III players from across the country.

The attackman was drafted in the 16^th round (78 overall) and will play with teammates from Temple, Ohio State, Cornell, UNC, Hofstra from the NCAA Division I level.  Dube will also team up with former Gordon College player Joel Derechinski ’10.

Dube amassed 275 points in his four-year career for Endicott, scoring 144 goals and assisting on 131 more from 2006 to 2009.  During that span, Endicott appeared in four CCC Championship games, winning two titles and playing in the NCAA DIII Tournament in 2006 and 2007.  In 2008 and 2009, the Gulls won the ECAC DIII New England Tournament behind a combined six goals and three assists from Dube in those two games. 

Gulls head men’s lacrosse coach Sean Quirk, a two-year player for the Boston Blazers following his stellar career at Springfield College, commented on what it means to see one of his former players continue to play at the professional level, “The opportunity for these players to compete at the next level is terrific.  It proves that their hard work and commitment to improving while at Endicott paid off.”

Dube, a native of Danvers who graduated from Danvers High School in 2005, joins former Endicott stars John Ortolani (’08) and Patrick Gaffney (’07) who have been drafted by a professional lacrosse league in recent years. 

Ortolani, arguably Endicott’s most celebrated men’s lacrosse player, has been an impact midfielder for the Boston Blazers, the Boston Cannons and even in the Octagon in nine mixed martial arts events.  Gaffney has been a defenseman for the Cannons over the past two seasons.  Both Ortolani and Gaffney were part of the Cannons team that won the 2011 Major League Lacrosse Championship after going 9-3 and taking the title game 16-15 in overtime over Rochester. 

“They were terrific assets while playing at Endicott and have proved they can play at the highest level professionally.  It makes you proud to see your former players being successful in the game of lacrosse and the game of life when they graduate.”