Galaxy Does the Business at the Supplemental Draft

Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy went to work in making their picks in the 2010 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft. The fruits of their labor—two midfielders, a defender and a goalkeeper.

Dartmouth's Daniel Keat, a member of the 2008 New Zealand Olympic team, is a 5'10" 165 pound midfielder who tallied 20 goals and 13 assists in 64 matches for the Big Green. In his senior year, he helped lead Dartmouth to the NCAA Tournament, progressing as far as the third round. Keat was picked third overall in the Supplemental Draft.

Stanford's Ryan Thomas is a 5'9", 160-pound defender and a former teammate of SuperDraft selection Hector Jimenez from his days with youth side Arsenal FC. As a junior, Thomas led Stanford to the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament and finished his career with two goals and 12 assists.

Thomas was picked 16th overall in the Supplemental Draft and was one happy camper when his name was called.

"I was watching the draft online and it was a shock to me to be picked by the Galaxy," Thomas said on his selection. "I grew up in L.A. and would go to watch the Galaxy games at the Rose Bowl and now I am going to get to play on that field."

North Carolina's Dustin McCarty is a 5'8", 165-pound midfielder who helped the Tar Heels reach the 2008 College Cup Final as a sophomore and also to the semifinals as a junior and senior.

After beginning his college career with the Central Florida Knights, he appeared in 60 games with the Tar Heels, tallying three goals and assists apiece. Dustin, the younger brother of current D.C. United midfielder Dax McCarty, was selected 34th overall by the Galaxy.

West Virginia's Zach Johnson is a 6'4", 200-pound goalkeeper who helped lead the Mountaineers to the 2007 and 2010 NCAA Tournaments. Johnson finished his career in Morgantown with a 37-28-15 record along with 36 shutouts and a goals against average under 1.00. As a freshman in '07, Johnson set a single-season school record for clean sheets with 13. He was selected 52nd overall by Los Angeles.

Specials on these four players as part of the "This Is The Los Angeles Galaxy" series will be posted later this week on Bleacher Report and the View from Victoria Street.

Bruce Arena, the Coach of the Year

As the 2011 Major League Soccer season continues to inch ever closer, the awards continue to pile up for the Los Angeles Galaxy in spite of their recent form to close the year.

Bruce Arena was named 2010 Coach of the Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council. Arena guided the Galaxy to the best regular-season record in Major League Soccer (18-7-5) in 2010.

He will receive this award during the sixth annual LA Sports Awards on Thursday, Feb. 24 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The awards show will be televised on FOX Sports West and will be aired on Mar. 4.

Tim Leiweke, Sports Executive of the Year

Also bringing home the bacon for the Galaxy is Tim Leiweke of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, who was named 2010 Sports Executive of the Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council.

In 2010, the two local AEG owned teams both qualified for the postseason. The National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings ended an eight year playoff drought, while Major League Soccer’s Galaxy finished with the league’s best record and advanced to the Western Conference Final. Leiweke, who represents the Kings on the NHL Board of Governors, also can be credited for bringing the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to STAPLES Center for the first time.

In addition, Leiweke’s extraordinary leadership and vision led to the development of L.A. LIVE and the magnificent JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton Hotels at L.A. LIVE, across the street from STAPLES Center. Both hotel properties opened in 2010 and have had a huge impact on the local sports scene.

Leiweke also spent time laying the groundwork for a potential new downtown NFL stadium.

Hey Sports Council—you might as well give it to him again without the need for a vote if the National football League does come back to the City of Angels—we're waiting for you to relent, oh NFL Board of Governors.

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