TORONTO - Jay Chapman didnt get to hear his name announced at the MLS SuperDraft. Benoit Pouliot Oilers Jersey . Toronto FC was happy to lock the central midfielder up in advance.We think he would be a top-five player if he was in the draft, GM Tim Bezbatchenko said.Chapman officially signed as a homegrown player the day of the Jan. 15 draft and was in Philadelphia with the team to savour the moment.Growing up in Toronto and playing for the academy, I kind of fell in love with the city, said Chapman. Its an honour to be able to say that Im a professional soccer player playing for the city that kind of made me. So its a great feeling.Chapman, 21, describes himself as a hard-working box-to-box midfielder who can play both defensive and attacking roles.He joins goalkeeper Quillan Roberts, defender Ashtone Morgan, midfielders Manny Aparacio and Chris Mannella and forward Jordan Hamilton as Toronto homegrown players.MLS clubs can sign a player to their first pro contract without having to go through the draft if the player has trained for at least one year in the club’s youth development program and has trained 80 days with the academy during that year.A member of Canadas team at the 2011 U-17 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Chapman spent two years at Torontos academy prior to Michigan State.The six-foot 157-pound Chapman enjoyed a stellar collegiate career, starting 62 of his 63 games in three seasons with 12 goals and 15 assists.In 2014, the native of Campbellford, Ont., became the first Spartan to be named a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Clubs Hermann Trophy awarded annually to the top NCAA player. He was also the first Michigan State player to be named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year.In addition he was named a first-team All-American — the first Spartan to do so since 1970 — and won first-team NSCAA All-Region and first-team All-Big Ten honours.I think Jay is a very skilled, technical player, Spartans head coach Damon Rensing told the MSU website. He proved he was one of the best players in college soccer this year.Again, I think hes in a great fit with Toronto. Its neat to see him come up through an organization and then play for a hometown team.Chapman finished last season with five goals and five assists, four of which came on winning goals.Michigan state reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament with a 12-5-6 record.Two other Spartans went in the draft. The San Jose Earthquakes took midfielder Fatai Alashe fourth overall while forward Adam Montague went in the third round (58th overall) to the Vancouver Whitecaps.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Andrew Ference Jersey . 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The rider, who was identified as Mourad Boudraa, 40, was crushed into the track railing and then by the weight of the horse as it collapsed. Jamie Martin, vice-president of Woodbine Entertainment Group, said Boudraa was originally from Morocco and had three to four years of experience as an exercise rider. "He was a freelance so he worked for a number of trainers," Martin said. "I would say its a freak accident." The horse, Tawneys Wish, died of what Woodbine Racetrack officials said was believed to be a heart attack. The three-year-old dark filly had one start this year and $368 in winnings. Mike Pownall, an equine veterinarian, said the horses cause of death wont be known until a necropsy is performed. "Its like when you find those athletes that suddenly die and you find theres a heart defect, that would be the human equivalency," Pownall said. "You have no idea it was existing, or you could prevent it, or you could do anything to allter the course. Kyle Brodziak Oilers Jersey. " In 2011, Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze was riding his horse Hickstead in Italy when the animal suddenly collapsed and died of an acute aortic rupture. The horse had carried Lamaze to gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics in show jumping. The Ontario Racing Commission, which requires a necropsy whenever a racehorse dies, collects information for a database on common racehorse injuries in the hopes of minimizing future problems, Pownall said. Pownall said working with horses carries inherent risk and those involved in the industry are all too aware of what can go wrong. "They know the potential for unexplained, sudden things to happen," he said. "Its a hazard of the job." But in the tight-knit horseracing community in Canada, word travels fast when there is an injury or fatality, he said. "I was sad for the horse, sad for the rider. Nobody wants that. Im proud of the riders that go out there every day and proud of the horses that go out there," he said, adding that Woodbine Racetrack is a "well-regarded track" in terms of safety standards. Officials from the provincial Ministry of Labour are investigating the accident. A necropsy on the horse is set to be performed at the University of Guelph. ' ' '