2010 WPS Expansion Draft

The 2010 WPS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) expansion team Western New York Flash that took place on November 20, 2010.[1] The Flash had the opportunity to make nine player selections from the existing seven WPS teams.[2]

Format
  • Existing teams may protect up to 10 players, but must leave a minimum of 3 unprotected. (Free agents are not included in either category.)
  • Expansion team must each select one player from each existing team prior to selecting a second player from an existing team.
  • Existing team may protect one additional player after losing their first player.
  • Existing team may protect all players after losing their second player.
  • An existing team may not lose more than two players.
  • Expansion team may select a total of nine players.[3]

Expansion Draft Results
# Team Player Previous Team
1 Western New York Flash Kaley Fountain (D) Atlanta Beat
2 Western New York Flash Beverly Goebel (M) Washington Freedom
3 Western New York Flash pass end draft

References
  1. Howell, John (November 20, 2010). "Kaley Fountain, Beverly Goebel Headed To Buffalo As Western New York Joins WPS". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. Howell, John (November 16, 2010). "FC Gold Pride Gone, Chicago Red Stars on the Block: WPS Survives but Struggles". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. "WPS Announces 2010 Expansion Draft Mechanics". Women's Professional Soccer. October 19, 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

See also
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