League Announces Nominees for the 2018-19 Season Awards
Published on June 3, 2019 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has announced its nominees for the 2018-19 Season Awards. Following the completion of the voting period, Devan Kaney will announce the winners of the awards over the course of a week.
The nominees for each award are:
Rookie of the Year
Ian MacKay - Buffalo Bandits
Matt Rambo - Philadelphia Wings
Austin Staats - San Diego Seals
Defensive Player of the Year
Graeme Hossack - Rochester Knighthawks
Steve Priolo - Buffalo Bandits
Kyle Rubisch - Saskatchewan Rush
Transition Player of the Year
Zach Currier - Calgary Roughnecks
Kiel Matisz - Philadelphia Wings
Challen Rogers - Toronto Rock
Goaltender of the Year
Christian Del Bianco - Calgary Roughnecks
Matt Vinc - Buffalo Bandits
Dillon Ward - Colorado Mammoth
Most Valuable Player
Dane Dobbie - Calgary Roughnecks
Lyle Thompson - Georgia Swarm
Matt Vinc - Buffalo Bandits
Sportsmanship Award
Dan Dawson - San Diego Seals
Tom Schreiber - Toronto Rock
Lyle Thompson - Georgia Swarm
Teammate of the Year
Kyle Buchanan - San Diego Seals
Chad Cummings - Calgary Roughnecks
John Ranagan - Georgia Swarm
Les Bartley Award, Head Coach of the Year
Curt Malawsky - Calgary Roughnecks
Matt Sawyer - Toronto Rock
John Tavares/Rich Kilgour - Buffalo Bandits
General Manager of the Year
Mike Board - Calgary Roughnecks
Steve Dietrich - Buffalo Bandits
Patrick Merrill - San Diego Seals
Executive of the Year
Terri Giberson - Toronto Rock
Lindsey Masciangelo - Philadelphia Wings
Dave Zygai - Buffalo Bandits
Tom Borrelli Award, Media Person of the Year
Bob Chavez - IL Indoor
Tyson Geick - Lacrosse Flash
Barstool Jordie - Barstool Sports
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