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Cody Jamieson, the No. 1 draft pick, has yet to sign with the Rochester Knighthawks.

The 2010 entry draft for the National Lacrosse League has come and gone and in the meantime between then and now, there’s been some paper pushing and number crunching to get these rookies under contract. But as training camps are just around the corner, we’re wondering just who has been signed and who still is without a deal. The 10 picks of the first round were shared between 5 teams, with Rochester and Calgary getting 3 each. Minnesota’s signing of Andrew Suitor, the No. 4 overall pick, is the latest first-rounder to sign but there’s 1 team that hasn’t signed any of the players it picked in the first round. It might be a bit surprising to know which team it is, but fans really have no need to worry.

There was much hoopla going into this draft because of the position the Rochester Knighthawks put themselves in to get the No. 1 overall pick and they surprised no one by taking Cody Jamieson. They took Jarrett Davis No. 5 overall and wrapped up the first round by taking Ryan McLelland. But as of today, none of them have signed, although there is talk that Davis is already inked. We just haven’t heard about it in an official capacity.

That’s certainly no reason to panic in the NLL world. Deals often take time to finish, but there really is no cause for concern among Knighthawks fans considering the bloodlines Jamieson shares with team owner, and uncle, Curt Styres. So, it’ll get done. It’s just a matter of when, not if.

The other interesting scenario is in Boston, where the Blazers put Kyle Rubisch, the No. 2 overall pick, on the inactive draft list. Outside of that and the Rochester situation, all the other picks have been signed, according to the NLL transaction page. Boston’s other pick, David Brock, is signed.

That means Calgary has locked up Curtis Dickson, Dan MacRae and Brandon Ivey. And Buffalo’s got Travis Irving under contract. All of the rookie deals are for 1 year with the exception of Brock, who signed for 2.

We’re still a few weeks away from the opening of most camps, but some squads are in better shape than others when it comes to knowing they’ll have their prized rooks on the floor. When the Rochester deals get finished remains to be seen, there really is little doubt they’ll get done if they haven’t already.

Plus the links

The Edmonton Rush have signed transition king Brodie Merrill to a 1-year contract for the 2011 season … The Colorado Mammoth signed 5 players to contracts this week, locking up forwards Nenad Gajic, Craig Conn, and Mike McLellan, along with goalies Rob Blasdell and Matt King. The contracts for Conn, McLellan and Blasdell still need league approval, but once that’s cleared it officially reunites Conn with coach Bob Hamley, who last worked together with the Arizona Sting in 2006. … The Minnesota Swarm signed 4 players, including the team’s top draft pick (No. 4 overall). Defender Andrew Suitor signed a 1-year deal as the team also signed Ryan Hurley, John McClure and Steve Waldeck … Taylor Wray signed a new deal with the Philadelphia Wings … Congrats to Colin Doyle of the Toronto Rock, whose wife gave birth to a baby girl … Patrick Merrill of the Toronto Rock and Team Canada had a big fan base this summer at the World Games in the Caledon Bandits players. Merrill attended the organization’s year-end banquet and spoke to the players, families and supporters … Darris and Rich Kilgour were inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame this week, joining a class that includes former Bills kicker Steve Christie and current Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. “It’s unbelievable,” Darris told The Niagara Gazette. “Even in my dreams, I never thought Rich and I would be in this together.” … Tickets for single games and flex packs for the Calgary Roughnecks go on sale Friday … Don’t forget to vote in our poll on the greatest NLL championship teams of all time … Brendan Smith, brother to NLL tough guy Rory Smith, is off to a solid start in his rookie AHL season with the Grand Rapids Griffins and he’s hoping that leads to a spot with the parent Detroit Red Wings.

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