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National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award

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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

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Season Winner Team Other finalists
2026 CJ Kirst Toronto Rock Nolan Byrne, Georgia Swarm
Michael Grace, Georgia Swarm
2025 Dyson Williams[2] Albany FireWolves Brennan O'Neill, Philadelphia Wings
Adam Poitras, Las Vegas Desert Dogs
2024 Alex Simmons[3] Albany FireWolves Owen Grant, Vancouver Warriors[4]
Tye Kurtz, Albany FireWolves
2023 Jonathan Donville[5] Panther City Lacrosse Club Brett Dobson, Georgia Swarm[6]
Jack Hannah, Las Vegas Desert Dogs
2022 Jeff Teat[7] New York Riptide Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors[8]
Patrick Dodds, Panther City Lacrosse Club
2021 Season cancelled
2020 Tyson Gibson[9] 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[10] Rochester Knighthawks Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
Austin Shanks, Rochester Knighthawks
2017 Tom Schreiber[11] Toronto Rock Kyle Jackson, Rochester Knighthawks
Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock
2016 Randy Staats[12] Georgia Swarm Wesley Berg, Calgary Roughnecks
Jesse King, Georgia Swarm
2015 Ben McIntosh[13] Edmonton Rush Jeremy Noble, Colorado Mammoth
Miles Thompson, Minnesota Swarm
2014 Logan Schuss[14] Minnesota Swarm Robert Church, Edmonton Rush
Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth
2013 Mark Matthews[15] Edmonton Rush  
2012 Adam Jones[16] Colorado Mammoth  
2011 Curtis Dickson[17] Calgary Roughnecks  
2010 Stephan Leblanc[18] Toronto Rock  
2009 Rhys Duch[19] San Jose Stealth  
2008 Craig Point[20] Minnesota Swarm  
2007 Ryan Benesch[21] 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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