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".
Season | Winner | Team | Other finalists | |
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2023 | Jonathan Donville [2] | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Brett Dobson, Georgia Swarm
[3] Jack Hannah, Las Vegas Desert Dogs | |
2022 | Jeff Teat [4] | New York Riptide | Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors
[5] Patrick Dodds, Panther City Lacrosse Club | |
2021 | Season cancelled | |||
2020 | Tyson Gibson [6] | 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 [7] | Rochester Knighthawks | Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks Austin Shanks, Rochester Knighthawks | |
2017 | Tom Schreiber [8] | Toronto Rock | Kyle Jackson, Rochester Knighthawks Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock | |
2016 | Randy Staats [9] | Georgia Swarm |
Wesley Berg, Calgary Roughnecks Jesse King, Georgia Swarm | |
2015 | Ben McIntosh [10] | Edmonton Rush | Jeremy Noble, Colorado Mammoth Miles Thompson, Minnesota Swarm | |
2014 | Logan Schuss [11] | Minnesota Swarm | Robert Church, Edmonton Rush Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth | |
2013 | Mark Matthews [12] | Edmonton Rush | ||
2012 | Adam Jones [13] | Colorado Mammoth | ||
2011 | Curtis Dickson [14] | Calgary Roughnecks | ||
2010 | Stephan Leblanc [15] | Toronto Rock | ||
2009 | Rhys Duch [16] | San Jose Stealth | ||
2008 | Craig Point [17] | Minnesota Swarm | ||
2007 | Ryan Benesch [18] | 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 |