Philadelphia, May 7, 2025 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced today the finalists of its annual end -of -season awards, recognizing the best players, coaches and managers of the NLL 2024-25 season.
Underlined by a racing of the most precious competitive players featuring Dhane Smith by Buffalo, Connor Fields by Rochester and Wesley Berg of San Diego, the finalists of this year reflect remarkable performances of the whole league. Summer stars such as Dyson Williams from Albany and Brennan O’Neill de Philadelphia are the head of the recruit category of the year.
The 11 prices are based on regular seasonal performance. The vote took place before the start of the NLL 2025 qualifiers, with the media, coaches and team staff ranking their first five selections for each price. The finalists represent the three best votes in each category of awards.
The winners will be announced next week in the series 1 series of the 2025 NLL final.
Most useful player
Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, BC) – Forward – San Diego Seals
Connor Fields (East Amherst, NY) – Forward – Rochester Knighthawks
Dhane Smith (Kitchener, ON) – Forward – Buffalo Bandits
Attacking player of the year
Connor Fields (East Amherst, NY) – Rochester Knighthawks
Dhane Smith (Kitchener, ON) – Buffalo Bandits
Jeff Teat (Brampton, ON) – Black Bears from Ottawa
Defensive player of the year
Ryan Dilks (Hamilton, ON) – Vancouver Warriors
GRAEME HOSSACK (Port Perry, ON) – Halifax Thunderbirds
Matt Hossack (Port Perry, ON) – Saskatchewan Rush
Transition player of the year
Zach Currier (Peterborough, ON) – San Diego Seals
Owen Grant (Newmarket, ON) – Vancouver Warriors
Ryan Terefenko (Sinking Spring, PA) – Halifax Thunderbirds
Veller to the goal of the year
Nick Rose (Orangeville, ON) – Calgary Roughnecks
Frank Scigliano (Coquitlam, BC) – Saskatchewan Rush
Matt Vinc (Saint -Catharines, ON) – Buffalo bandits
Recruit of the year
Brennan O’Neill (Bay Shore, NY) – Forward – Philadelphia Wings
Adam Poitras (Whitby, ON) – Forward – Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Dyson Williams (Oshawa, ON) – Forward – Albany Firewolves
Sports Spirit Prize
Keegan Bal (Coquitlam, BC) – Vancouver Warriors
Kyle Buchanan (Nepean, ON) – Buffalo Bandits
Lyle Thompson (Onondaga Nation, NY) – Georgia Swarm
Prix Les Bartley (head coach of the year)
Mike Hasen – Rochester Knighthawks
Curt Malawsky – Vancouver Warriors
Jimmy Quinlan – Saskatchewan Rush
Managing Director of the Year
Mike Board – Calgary Roughnecks
Derek Keenan – Saskatchewan Rush
Curt Malawsky – Vancouver Warriors
Tom Borrelli Prize (media of the year)
John Gurtler
Maki Jenner
Teddy Jenner
Executive of the year
John Catalano – Halifax Thunderbirds
Scott Luffler – Buffalo Bandits
Jason Thorne – Vancouver Warriors
About the National Crosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the largest Professional Crosse League in North America and welcomed more than a million fans for the third consecutive year during the 2024-25 season. Founded in 1986, the NLL is made up of 14 franchises across Canada and the United States, and recently unveiled its biggest brand campaign, “Welcome to the next Major ™ league” and introduced its full basic initiative, NLL UNBOXED ™, which will extend the league imprint to 60 communities across North America by 2028.
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