The 2019

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season is the nineteenth season for the Lizards franchise of

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. The Lizards are coming off an 8-6 season in which they finished fourth place in the league standings and grabbed the last playoff spot. The team ultimately lost to their former in-state rival and now

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, 15-12 in the semifinals. The Lizards, like most teams in the league, would have to rebuild from a max exodus of players to the new

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, a new professional league founded by former Lizard and MLL star

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. The Lizards would end up finishing last place in the league standings at 5-11, their worst record since going 4-10 in 2013. It was the first season for the Lizards under the reigns of B.J. O'Hara, four-time Steinfeld Cup-winning coach. O'Hara replaced Joe Spallina officially on December 19, 2018 after Spallina decided to step back into a front office role.

Transactions

Offseason

*April 24, 2019 - Midfielder

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and goalie Austin Kaut headline a group of nine players selected by the Lizards in the relocation draft, which was held due to the suspension of the

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, and folding of the

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and

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. *May 7 - Top overall draft pick (2017) and Long Island native Dylan Molloy signs with the Lizards after two years with the

and being cut by the

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of the PLL.

In-season

*July 11 - The Lizards trade faceoff specialist Noah Rak to the

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in exchange for defenseman Matt Borges and a fifth round pick in the 2020 Collegiate Draft.

Collegiate Draft

The 2019 Collegiate Draft was held on March 9 in

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at the

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gave the Lizards an "B−" in their team-by-team draft grades, despite being limited to only six picks.2019 MLL draft team-by-team draft grades
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Transactions

Offseason

In-season

Collegiate Draft

Schedule

Standings

References

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