The National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to the top rookie in the National Lacrosse League. The award winners are chosen by a vote of the leagues coaches, general managers, and executives.[1]
In 2006, the award was sponsored by S.C. Johnson and was known as the "Edge Active Care Rookie of the Year Award".
Past winners
| Season | Winner | Team | Other finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tyson Gibson[2] | New York Riptide | Connor Fields, San Diego Seals Andrew Kew, New England Black Wolves |
| 2019 | Austin Staats | San Diego Seals | Ian MacKay, Buffalo Bandits Matt Rambo, Philadelphia Wings |
| 2018 | Jake Withers[3] | Rochester Knighthawks | Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks Austin Shanks, Rochester Knighthawks |
| 2017 | Tom Schreiber[4] | Toronto Rock | Kyle Jackson, Rochester Knighthawks Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock |
| 2016 | Randy Staats[5] | Georgia Swarm | Wesley Berg, Calgary Roughnecks Jesse King, Georgia Swarm |
| 2015 | Ben McIntosh[6] | Edmonton Rush | Jeremy Noble, Colorado Mammoth Miles Thompson, Minnesota Swarm |
| 2014 | Logan Schuss[7] | Minnesota Swarm | Robert Church, Edmonton Rush Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth |
| 2013 | Mark Matthews[8] | Edmonton Rush | |
| 2012 | Adam Jones[9] | Colorado Mammoth | |
| 2011 | Curtis Dickson [10] | Calgary Roughnecks | |
| 2010 | Stephan Leblanc[11] | Toronto Rock | |
| 2009 | Rhys Duch[12] | San Jose Stealth | |
| 2008 | Craig Point[13] | Minnesota Swarm | |
| 2007 | Ryan Benesch[14] | Toronto Rock | |
| 2006 | Brodie Merrill[1] | Portland LumberJax | |
| 2005 | Ryan Boyle | San Jose Stealth | |
| 2004 | Taylor Wray | Calgary Roughnecks | |
| 2003 | Brian Langtry | Colorado Mammoth | |
| 2002 | Blaine Manning | Toronto Rock | |
| 2001 | Tracey Kelusky | Columbus Landsharks | |
| 2000 | John Grant, Jr. | Rochester Knighthawks | |
| 1999 | Jesse Hubbard | Baltimore Thunder | |
| 1998 | Colin Doyle | Ontario Raiders | |
| 1997 | Jeff Wilfong | Boston Blazers | |
| 1996 | Darren Fridge | Boston Blazers | |
| 1995 | Charlie Lockwood | New York Saints | |
| 1994 | Tom Marechek | Philadelphia Wings | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1992 | Derek Keenan | Buffalo Bandits | |
| 1991 | Gary Gait | Detroit Turbos | |
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Merrill wins Edge Active Care Rookie of the Year". NLL website. 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
- ^ "NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners". NLL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Announced". NLL.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "NLL Awards: No Surprise as Schreiber Named Rookie of the Year". IL Indoor. June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NLL Season Awards & Hall of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "League announces 2014 Season Award winners". NLL.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Rush's Matthews wins Moe's Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Adam Jones wins Rookie of the Year Award, presented by Thunder Tribe". NLL.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- ^ "Calgary's Dickson Wins Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "Stephan LeBlanc Named NLL Rookie of the Year". TorontoRock.com. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Duch Wins Rookie of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Point Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.