Panther City Lacrosse Club Signs Ryan Sheridan and Elijah Gash

FORT WORTH, Texas (September 26, 2023) – The Panther City Lacrosse Club signed rookies Ryan Sheridan and Elijah Gash to multi-year contracts, the team announced today.

With their first selection, fifth overall in the first round in the 2023 NLL Entry Draft, Panther City selected right-handed forward Ryan Sheridan from Hofstra University/Nanaimo Sr.  A Timbermen.

Sheridan appeared in 11 games for Hofstra University last season, totaling seven points. The Victoria, British Columbia native recorded 16 loose balls and tallied 39 points in his collegiate career, netting 29 goals and dishing out 10 assists.

In his 13 games with the Sr. A Timberman this summer, Sheridan posted 17 goals and seven assists and recorded seven goals and three assists in four playoff games. Between his five years with the Jr. and Sr. A Nanaimo Timberman, Sheridan played in a total of 72 games, where he netted 130 goals and tallied 115 assists for a career 245 points. Sheridan was in the top 10 in the British Columbia Jr. A Lacrosse League in goals during the 2022 season with 24 goals and 20 assists in 12 games, plus another 11 goals in four playoff games. In 2019, he scored 99 points (47G/52A) in 21 games with the Jr. A Timberman.

Gash was selected with the 46th selection in the 2023 NLL Entry Draft from the University of Albany. He secured 31 loose balls and caused 18 turnovers during the 2023 season with the University of Albany en route to being named an America East All Conference Second Team honoree. For his collegiate career, Gash secured a total of 75 loose balls and caused 36 turnovers. Gash was selected 30^th overall in the 2023 PLL College Draft.