Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a professional men's field lacrosse league consisting of nine teams in the United States. Since the league's first season in 2001, the MLL gave several annual awards to players and coaches.
Most Valuable Player
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ryan Powell | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2002 | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore Bayhawks | Goaltender |
| 2003 | Jay Jalbert | Long Island Lizards | Midfielder |
| 2004 | Conor Gill | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| 2005 | Gary Gait | Baltimore Bayhawks | Attack |
| Mark Millon | Boston Cannons | Attack | |
| 2006 | Ryan Powell | San Francisco Dragons | Attack |
| 2007 | John Grant Jr. | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2008 | John Grant Jr. | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2009 | Paul Rabil | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2010 | Matt Poskay | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| 2011 | Paul Rabil | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2012 | Brendan Mundorf | Denver Outlaws | Attack |
| 2013 | Kevin Crowley | Hamilton Nationals | Midfielder |
| 2014 | Casey Powell | Florida Launch | Attack |
| 2015 | Greg Gurenlian | New York Lizards | Face-off |
| 2016 | Tom Schreiber | Ohio Machine | Midfielder |
| 2017 | Tom Schreiber | Ohio Machine | Midfielder |
| 2018 | Rob Pannell | New York Lizards | Attack |
| 2019 | Lyle Thompson | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Attack |
| 2020 | Bryce Wasserman | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||
Offensive Player of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | John Grant, Jr. (1) | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2002 | Mark Millon (1) | Baltimore Bayhawks | Attack |
| 2003 | Mark Millon (2) | Baltimore Bayhawks | Attack |
| 2004 | Blake Miller | Philadelphia Barrage | Midfielder |
| 2005 | Casey Powell (1) | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2006 | Ryan Powell | San Francisco Dragons | Attack |
| 2007 | John Grant, Jr. (2) | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2008 | John Grant, Jr. (3) | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2009 | Paul Rabil (1) | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2010 | Matt Poskay | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| 2011 | Paul Rabil (2) | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2012 | Paul Rabil (3) | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2013 | Kevin Crowley | Hamilton Nationals | Midfielder |
| 2014 | Casey Powell (2) | Florida Launch | Attack |
| 2015 | Jordan Wolf | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2016 | Rob Pannell (1) | New York Lizards | Attack |
| 2017 | Eric Law | Denver Outlaws | Attack |
| 2018 | Rob Pannell (2) | New York Lizards | Attack |
| 2019 | Lyle Thompson | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Attack |
| Sources:[2][3] | |||
Defensive Player of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rob Doerr | Baltimore Bayhawks |
| 2002 | Christian Cook | New Jersey Pride |
| 2003 | Ryan Curtis | Boston Cannons |
| 2004 | Nicky Polanco | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2005 | Nicky Polanco | Long Island Lizards |
| 2006 | Brodie Merrill | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2007 | Brodie Merrill | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2008 | Brodie Merrill | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2009 | Brodie Merrill | Toronto Nationals |
| 2010 | Brodie Merrill | Toronto Nationals |
| 2011 | Brodie Merrill | Hamilton Nationals |
| 2012 | Lee Zink | Denver Outlaws |
| 2013 | Lee Zink | Denver Outlaws |
| 2014 | Mike Manley | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2015 | Joe Fletcher | New York Lizards |
| 2016 | Mike Manley | Rochester Rattlers |
| Joel White | Rochester Rattlers | |
| 2017 | Tucker Durkin | Florida Launch |
| 2018 | Matt Dunn | Dallas Rattlers |
| 2019 | Liam Byrnes | Atlanta Blaze |
| 2020 | Zach Goodrich | Boston Cannons |
| Sources:[2][4] | ||
Goaltender of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore Bayhawks |
| 2002 | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore Bayhawks |
| 2003 | Brian Dougherty | Long Island Lizards |
| 2004 | Greg Cattrano | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2005 | Chris Garrity | Boston Cannons |
| 2006 | Brian Dougherty | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2007 | Brian Dougherty | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2008 | Mickey Jarboe | Los Angeles Riptide |
| 2009 | Jesse Schwartzman | Denver Outlaws |
| 2010 | Kip Turner | Boston Cannons |
| 2011 | Drew Adams | Long Island Lizards |
| 2012 | Drew Adams | Long Island Lizards |
| 2013 | Jesse Schwartzman | Denver Outlaws |
| 2014 | John Galloway | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2015 | Drew Adams | New York Lizards |
| 2016 | John Galloway | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2017 | Jack Kelly | Denver Outlaws |
| 2018 | John Galloway | Dallas Rattlers |
| Niko Amato | Chesapeake Bayhawks | |
| 2019 | Sean Sconone | Dallas Rattlers |
| 2020 | Sean Sconone | Connecticut Hammerheads |
| Sources:[2] | ||
Rookie of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Keith Cromwell | Bridgeport Barrage | Attack |
| 2002 | Conor Gill | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| 2003 | Adam Doneger | Rochester Rattlers | Midfielder |
| 2004 | Ryan Boyle | Philadelphia Barrage | Attack |
| 2005 | Brodie Merrill | Baltimore Bayhawks | Defenseman |
| 2006 | Matt Ward | Baltimore Bayhawks | Attack |
| 2007 | Alex Smith | Rochester Rattlers | Midfielder |
| 2008 | Kevin Huntley | Los Angeles Riptide | Attack |
| 2009 | Dan Hardy | Denver Outlaws | Midfielder |
| 2010 | Ned Crotty | Chicago Machine | Attack |
| 2011 | Jeremy Boltus | Hamilton Nationals | Attack |
| 2012 | Matt Gibson | Long Island Lizards | Attack |
| 2013 | Rob Pannell | New York Lizards | Attack |
| 2014 | Kieran McArdle | Florida Launch | Attack |
| 2015 | Joey Sankey | Charlotte Hounds | Attack |
| 2016 | Jack Kelly | Denver Outlaws | Goalie |
| 2017 | Josh Byrne | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Attack |
| 2018 | Chris Cloutier | Denver Outlaws | Attack |
| 2019 | Alex Woodall | Atlanta Blaze | Face-off |
| 2020 | Daniel Bucaro | Denver Outlaws | Attack |
| Sources:[2] | |||
Coach of the Year
edit| Year | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | John DeTommaso | Long Island Lizards |
| 2002 | Scott Hiller | Boston Cannons |
| 2003 | Ted Georgalas | New Jersey Pride |
| 2004 | Sal LoCascio | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2005 | Scott Hiller | Boston Cannons |
| 2006 | Tony Resch | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2007 | John Tucker | Los Angeles Riptide |
| 2008 | Tony Resch | Philadelphia Barrage |
| 2009 | Brian Reese | Denver Outlaws |
| 2010 | Jim Mule | Long Island Lizards |
| 2011 | Bill Daye | Boston Cannons |
| 2012 | Joe Spallina | Long Island Lizards |
| 2013 | Jim Stagnitta | Denver Outlaws |
| 2014 | Tim Soudan | Rochester Rattlers |
| 2015 | John Tucker | Boston Cannons |
| 2016 | Jim Stagnitta | Charlotte Hounds |
| 2017 | Tom Mariano | Florida Launch |
| 2018 | Bill Warder | Dallas Rattlers |
| 2019 | Tony Seaman | Denver Outlaws |
| 2020 | Sean Quirk | Boston Cannons |
| Sources:[2] | ||
Man of the Year Award
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Scott Ratliff | Atlanta Blaze | Defenseman |
| 2019 | Nick Marrocco | Boston Cannons | Goalie |
Named in honor of David Huntley, the former MLL coach for the Atlanta Blaze, Hamilton Nationals, Toronto Nationals, and Chesapeake Bayhawks, who died in December 2017, the award will be presented to the lacrosse athlete who has demonstrated, "sportsmanship and professionalism that are beyond reproach" and who "makes selfless, meaningful contributions to Major League Lacrosse, the game of lacrosse, and to his community." [1]
Iron Lizard Award
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Joe Ghedina | Long Island Lizards | Midfielder |
| 2002 | Paul Cantabene | Baltimore Bayhawks | Midfielder |
| 2003 | Jon Hess | New Jersey Pride | Attack |
Major League Lacrosse's SoBe Iron Lizard Award was given to the player who most embodied the traits of toughness, tenacity and determination regardless of pain or injury during season. The award was discontinued after 2003.
Sportsman of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kevin Finneran | Long Island Lizards | Midfielder |
| 2005 | Pat McCabe | Long Island Lizards | Defenseman |
| 2006 | Michael Culver | Chicago Machine | Defenseman |
| 2007 | Greg Bice | Los Angeles Riptide | Defenseman |
| 2008 | Tom Zummo | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2009 | Tim Goettelmann | Long Island Lizards | Attack |
| 2010 | Tim Goettelmann | Long Island Lizards | Attack |
| 2011 | Greg Bice | Rochester Rattlers | Defenseman |
| Sources:[5][6] | |||
The Sportsman of the Year award was discontinued after 2011.
Most Improved Player of the Year
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Andrew Combs | Rochester Rattlers | Attack |
| 2006 | John Christmas | Boston Cannons | Attack |
| 2007 | Spencer Ford | Los Angeles Riptide | Attack |
| 2008 | Merrick Thomson | New Jersey Pride | Attack |
| 2009 | Chris Eck | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2010 | Peet Poillon | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Midfielder |
| 2011 | Stephen Peyser | Long Island Lizards | Midfielder |
| 2012 | Jeremy Sieverts | Denver Outlaws | Midfielder |
| 2013 | Drew Snider | Denver Outlaws | Midfielder |
| 2014 | Justin Turri | Rochester Rattlers | Midfielder |
| 2015 | Davey Emala | Boston Cannons | Midfielder |
| 2016 | Mike Chanenchuk | Charlotte Hounds | Midfielder |
| 2017 | Kyle Bernlohr | Ohio Machine | Goalie |
| Sources:[2] | |||
Discontinued after 2017.
Community Service Award
edit| Year | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ryan McClay | New Jersey Pride | Defenseman |
Major League Lacrosse's Starbucks Community Service Award. Awarded only in 2005.
References
edit- ^ "2016 Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player: Tom Schreiber" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Schreiber Earns Second Straight Coca-Cola MVP at MLL Honors" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. August 19, 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "2016 Warrior Offensive Player of the Year: Rob Pannell" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. August 17, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Nationals Brodie Merrill Repeats as Warrior MLL Defensive Player of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com (Press release). August 24, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Major League Lacrosse: Tim Goettelmann earns second straight NB MLL Sportsman of the Year award". Inside Lacrosse. July 23, 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Greg Bice Named NB Sportsman of the Year" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved 14 December 2017.