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".
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Season |
Winner |
Team |
Other finalists |
2024 |
Alex Simmons[2] |
Albany FireWolves |
Owen Grant, Vancouver Warriors[3] Tye Kurtz, Albany FireWolves |
2023 |
Jonathan Donville[4] |
Panther City Lacrosse Club |
Brett Dobson, Georgia Swarm[5] Jack Hannah, Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
2022 |
Jeff Teat[6] |
New York Riptide |
Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors[7] Patrick Dodds, Panther City Lacrosse Club |
2021 |
Season cancelled |
2020 |
Tyson Gibson[8] |
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[9] |
Rochester Knighthawks |
Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks Austin Shanks, Rochester Knighthawks |
2017 |
Tom Schreiber[10] |
Toronto Rock |
Kyle Jackson, Rochester Knighthawks Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock |
2016 |
Randy Staats[11] |
Georgia Swarm |
Wesley Berg, Calgary Roughnecks Jesse King, Georgia Swarm |
2015 |
Ben McIntosh[12] |
Edmonton Rush |
Jeremy Noble, Colorado Mammoth Miles Thompson, Minnesota Swarm |
2014 |
Logan Schuss[13] |
Minnesota Swarm |
Robert Church, Edmonton Rush Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth |
2013 |
Mark Matthews[14] |
Edmonton Rush |
|
2012 |
Adam Jones[15] |
Colorado Mammoth |
|
2011 |
Curtis Dickson[16] |
Calgary Roughnecks |
|
2010 |
Stephan Leblanc[17] |
Toronto Rock |
|
2009 |
Rhys Duch[18] |
San Jose Stealth |
|
2008 |
Craig Point[19] |
Minnesota Swarm |
|
2007 |
Ryan Benesch[20] |
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 |
No award given |
1992 |
Derek Keenan |
Buffalo Bandits |
|
1991 |
Gary Gait |
Detroit Turbos |
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