National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award

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
2016	Randy Staats[2]	Georgia Swarm
2015	Ben McIntosh[3]	Edmonton Rush
2014	Logan Schuss[4]	Minnesota Swarm
2013	Mark Matthews[5]	Edmonton Rush
2012	Adam Jones[6]	Colorado Mammoth
2011	Curtis Dickson [7]	Calgary Roughnecks
2010	Stephan Leblanc[8]	Toronto Rock
2009	Rhys Duch[9]	San Jose Stealth
2008	Craig Point[10]	Minnesota Swarm
2007	Ryan Benesch[11]	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

Footnotes

1. "Merrill wins Edge Active Care Rookie of the Year". NLL website. 2006-05-09. Retrieved 2006-11-07.
2. "2016 NLL Season Awards & Hall of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
3. "2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
4. "League announces 2014 Season Award winners". NLL.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
5. "Rush's Matthews wins Moe's Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
6. "Adam Jones wins Rookie of the Year Award, presented by Thunder Tribe". NLL.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
7. "Calgary's Dickson Wins Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
8. "Stephan LeBlanc Named NLL Rookie of the Year". TorontoRock.com. May 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
9. "Duch Wins Rookie of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
10. "Point Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
11. "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.