VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC revealed today the list of 11 players who will be ineligible for selection during the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft on Wednesday, November 23. Homegrown players Bryce Alderson, Philippe Davies, Nizar Khalfan, Brian Sylvestre, and Russell Teibert, as well as Generation adidas players Omar Salgado and Michael Nanchoff are also exempt from the draft, due to their status. The event will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com.
With a total of 18 Whitecaps FC players exempt from selection (11 protected players plus five Homegrown and two Generation adidas players), 10 Whitecaps FC members will be available for selection by the league’s 19th club Montreal Impact. The Impact will select 10 players from the other 18 league clubs with each team only eligible to lose a maximum of one player in Wednesday’s draft. The complete list of protected players, Homegrown and Generation adidas members, and unprotected players is as follows:
Whitecaps FC Protected Players:
1. Davide Chiumiento (MF)
2. Jay DeMerit (DF)
3. Atiba Harris (FW)
4. Jordan Harvey (DF)
5. Eric Hassli (FW)
6. Gershon Koffie (MF)
7. Carlyle Mitchell (DF)
8. Alain Rochat (DF)
9. Shea Salinas (MF)
10. Camilo Sanvezzo (FW)
11. Long Tan (FW)
Generation adidas / Homegrown Players (exempt from selection):
1. Bryce Alderson (MF)
2. Russell Teibert (MF)
Generation adidas Players (exempt from selection):
1. Michael Nanchoff (MF)
2. Omar Salgado (MF)
Homegrown Players (exempt from selection):
1. Philippe Davies (MF)
2. Nizar Khalfan (MF)
3. Brian Sylvestre (GK)
Unprotected Players:
1. Michael Boxall (DF)
2. Jeb Brovsky (MF)
3. Joe Cannon (GK)
4. Bilal Duckett (DF)
5. Greg Janicki (DF)
6. Mustapha Jarju (FW)
7. Jonathan Leathers (DF)
8. Alexandre Morfaw (MF)
9. Jay Nolly (GK)
10. John Thorrington (MF)
11. Peter Vagenas (MF)
