CARSON, Calif. -- The champagne was hardly cleaned from the LA Galaxy locker room, before the pace of MLS moved the club's celebration to the background.
On Monday, the Galaxy and the rest of the league's 20 teams released their protected lists for the upcoming MLS expansion draft on Dec. 10. Orlando City SC and New York City FC will plenty to choose from the Galaxy's roster as head coach Bruce Arena opted to leave veterans Todd Dunivant, Dan Gargan and Alan Gordon unprotected as well as several LA Galaxy II mainstays like Rafael Garcia and Charlie Rugg.
Remember, the Galaxy can lose up to two players, but will have the opportunity to protect one from their list if a player is selected.
The complete list of players available, the protected list and the exempt list are below.
Available Players
Dunivant, Todd
Gargan, Dan
Gordon, Alan
Perk Brian
Riley, James
Walker, Kenney
Garcia, Rafael
Rowe, Brian
Rugg, Charlie
Venter, Kyle
Protected Players
Da Silva, Leonardo
DeLaGarza, AJ
Gonzalez, Omar
Husidic, Baggio
Ishizaki, Stefan
Keane, Robbie
Meyer, Tommy
Pereira, Vitor (Juninho)
Penedo, Jaime
Rogers, Robbie
Sarvas, Marcelo
Homegrown Players exempt from selection
Jamieson, Bradford
McBean, Jack
Mendiola, Raul
Sorto, Oscar
Villarreal, Jose
Zardes, Gyasi
Generation adidas Players exempt from selection
Hoffman, Chandler
