Wings Acquire 10 Players
The Philadelphia Wings, of the National Lacrosse League, today acquired 10 players in a series of trades and NLL draft picks, as announced by General Manager Steve Govett.
The Wings selected Greg McCavera, from Georgetown University, as their first round pick (fifth overall). The Wings also selected Gewas Schindler, from Loyola College, in the first round (seventh overall). Tucker Radebaugh was also drafted, joining his two brothers, Dan and Sean, as members of the Wings. Local draftees include Jim Bruder, from Villanova, PA (21st overall), and Brody Bush, from Media, PA (29th overall).
The following are profiles from players acquired in today's activity:
Draft
Greg McCavera: Selected by the Wings in the first round (fifth overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…Georgetown University…Lynbrook, New York…5' 8" 180-pound Attack…Holds school all-time totals records with 234 points, 141 goals and 93 assists in 58 regular season games…Holds records for leading totals in one season with 86 points, 45 goals, and 41 assists…Three-time All-American (1997, '98, '99)…1999 ECAC/Reebok Division I Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year…Division I South Team in 58th Annual STX North/South Senior Lacrosse Classic.
Gewas Schindler: Selected by the Wings in the first round (seventh overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…Loyola College…Born March 28, 1976 in Syracuse, New York…5' 11" 175-pound Attack…Recorded 180 points with 120 goals and 60 assists in 52 regular season games…USILA Honorable Mention All-American (1997, '98).
Matt Cutia: Selected by the Wings in the second round (13th overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…Syracuse University…Born October 30, 1977 in Cortland, New York…6' 1" 195-pound Attack….Compiled 161 points with 106 goals and 55 assists in 56 regular season games…Recorded personal season highs with seven goals versus Rutgers ('99) and six assists versus Yale ('99).
Jim Bruder: Selected by the Wings in the third round (21st overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…University of Delaware…Born June 19, 1976 in Villanova, PA…6' 1" 200-pound Midfielder…Recorded 163 points with 117 goals and 46 assists in 61 regular season games…Honorable Mention USILA All-American (1999)…USILA North/South Senior All-Star Game participant…All-American East Honors four years (1996, '97, '98, '99).
Brody Bush: Selected by the Wings in the fourth round (29th overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…Rutgers University…Born January 20, 1977 in Media, PA…6' 0" 180-pound Attack…Recorded 170 total points with 72 goals and 98 assists during his four years of play…Earned a gold medal as a member of the 1996 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championship in Tokyo, Japan.
Tucker Radebaugh: Selected by the Wings in the fifth round (37th overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…University of Virginia…5' 11" 185-pound Attack…Recorded 73 points last year with 42 goals and 31 assists in 16 regular season games…Was recently named University of Virginia's new Assistant Lacrosse Coach.
Kurt Lunkenheimer: Selected by the Wings in the sixth round (45th overall) of the NLL Entry Draft…Princeton University…6' 2" 220-pound Defenseman.
Trades
Tom Ryan: Traded from Pittsburgh, along with John Tillman, for the Wings' seventh and eighth round picks (53rd and 61st overall)…Born December 12, 1970 in Ogdensburg, New York…6' 2" 192-pound Forward, shoots left…A five-year veteran, has compiled 98 points with 44 goals and 54 assists in 46 regular season games…Played for Baltimore in 1998 and 1999, Boston from 1995 through 1997…Bowdoin College alum.
John Tillman: Traded from Pittsburgh, along with Tom Ryan, for the Wings' seventh and eighth round picks (53rd and 61st overall)…Born March 20, 1969 in Corning, New York….6' 0" 175-pound Forward, shoots right…A three-year veteran, has compiled 20 points with three goals and 17 assists in 34 regular season games …Played for Baltimore all three years…Cornell alum.
Todd Evans: Reacquired from Albany for Adam Meuller and ninth round pick (69th overall)…Evans was selected by Albany in the expansion draft on August 25…Born October 6, 1975 in Long Island, New York….5' 11" 185-pound forward, shoots right…recorded 60 points in 48 career games at the University of Maryland (1994-97)…Named First-team All-American Midfielder in 1996