Panther City Selects Knox, Gautier and Lidstone in First Round of NLL Draft

September 10, 2022 – National Lacrosse League (NLL) – Panther City Lacrosse Club News Release

FORT WORTH, TX – The Panther City Lacrosse Club selected left-handed forward Jason Knox from Ohio State, left-handed forward Mathieu Gautier from the Edmonton Miners and forward Colton Lidstone from Robert Morris University with the fifth, ninth and 21st picks, respectively, in the first round of the 2022 NLL Entry Draft.

Knox appeared in 15 games for Ohio State last season, scoring 24 goals in those games. The Huntsville, Ontario native transferred to Ohio State after three years at Hobart, and has tallied 100 points in his collegiate career, netting 86 goals and dishing out 14 assists.

Gautier netted more points (32) on nine goals and 23 assists than any other Albertan-born player in the Canadian Jr. A National Championship run with the Edmonton Miners. In 23 RMLL games, the St. Albert native recorded 110 points and received the Jim Bishop Award for leadership, sportsmanship and outstanding play.

Lidstone played in 16 games for RMU last season, tallying 18 points on 8 goals and 10 assists. He also plays for the Nanaimo Timbermen of the Western Lacrosse Association, netting 56 points by dishing out 38 assists and scoring 18 goals in his 17 games.

Panther City still has six picks remaining in the final six rounds of the draft (30, 37, 47, 79, 94 and 97).

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