Moose Jaw lacrosse sees four players selected by Saskatchewan SWAT

Four members of the Moose Jaw U16 Mustangs will have a chance to play at the next level of lacrosse after being selected by the Saskatoon SWAT in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Junior A draft earlier this week.

Josh Johnson, Mason Williams, Colton Ebbett and Cashton Seaborg were all added to the SWAT protected list and could find themselves playing at the highest level of junior lacrosse in western Canada in the next few years.

“It’s definitely good and nice to see any time one of our players move on to play at a higher level or is drafted from the program, it just speaks to the dedication of everyone involved and the more we can push up to higher levels, the better,” said Moose Jaw Lacrosse Association president Cody Nidesh. “They still have a long road ahead with just being drafted and we’re just going into year two of whether or not we’re going to have games or not, so we’ll see what happens.”

Williams was selected in the eighth round of the draft, Johnson in the 13th round, Ebbett and Seaborg in the later rounds. Ebbett, Williams and Johnson have all played for Team Saskatchewan in the past, while Seaborg emerged as one of the Mustangs top scorers in the 2019 season.

The RMLL is considered to be the Western Hockey League of junior lacrosse and includes the SWAT, St. Albert Miners, Calgary Mountaineers and Okotoks / Calgary Raiders. As an under-21 league and as Nidesh alluded to, the four Mustangs are a ways away from suiting up for the Saskatoon-based SWAT. But the recognition is a first step in what could be a very positive direction.

“All four kids are great kids, they all love the game of lacrosse and bring different aspects of the team game,” Nidesh said. “It’s a good first step and now it’s ‘do you want to put in the time and commitment to get to the next level?’”

Registration for the upcoming season locally is currently underway, and be sure to keep an eye on the MJLAX Facebook page for the latest updates.