List of Major League Lacrosse awards explained

Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a professional men's field lacrosse league consisting of nine teams in the United States. Since the league's first season in 2001, the MLL gave several annual awards to players and coaches.

Most Valuable Player

Year	Player	Team	Position
		Rochester Rattlers	Attack
		Baltimore Bayhawks	Goaltender
			Midfielder
		Boston Cannons	Attack
	Gary Gait	Baltimore Bayhawks	Attack
		Boston Cannons	Attack
	Ryan Powell	San Francisco Dragons	Attack
		Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	John Grant Jr.	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
		Boston Cannons	Midfielder
		Boston Cannons	Attack
	Paul Rabil	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
		Denver Outlaws	Attack
		Hamilton Nationals	Midfielder
		Florida Launch	Attack
		New York Lizards	Face-off
	Tom Schreiber	Ohio Machine	Midfielder
	Tom Schreiber	Ohio Machine	Midfielder
	Rob Pannell	New York Lizards	Attack
	Lyle Thompson	Chesapeake Bayhawks	Attack
	Bryce Wasserman	Boston Cannons	Attack
Sources:^[1] ^[2]

Offensive Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
	John Grant, Jr. (1)	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	Mark Millon (1)	Baltimore Bayhawks	Attack
	Mark Millon (2)	Baltimore Bayhawks	Attack
		Philadelphia Barrage	Midfielder
	Casey Powell (1)	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	Ryan Powell		Attack
	John Grant, Jr. (2)	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	John Grant, Jr. (3)	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	Paul Rabil (1)	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
	Matt Poskay	Boston Cannons	Attack
	Paul Rabil (2)	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
	Paul Rabil (3)	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
	Kevin Crowley	Hamilton Nationals	Midfielder
	Casey Powell (2)	Florida Launch	Attack
	Jordan Wolf	Rochester Rattlers	Attack
	Rob Pannell (1)	New York Lizards	Attack
	Eric Law	Denver Outlaws	Attack
	Rob Pannell (2)	New York Lizards	Attack
	Lyle Thompson	Chesapeake Bayhawks	Attack
Sources:^[3]

Defensive Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team
	Rob Doerr	Baltimore Bayhawks
		New Jersey Pride
	Ryan Curtis
	Nicky Polanco	Philadelphia Barrage
	Nicky Polanco	Long Island Lizards
		Rochester Rattlers
	Brodie Merrill	Rochester Rattlers
	Brodie Merrill	Rochester Rattlers
	Brodie Merrill	Toronto Nationals
	Brodie Merrill	Toronto Nationals
	Brodie Merrill	Hamilton Nationals
	Lee Zink	Denver Outlaws
	Lee Zink	Denver Outlaws
	Mike Manley	Rochester Rattlers
	Joe Fletcher	New York Lizards
	Mike Manley	Rochester Rattlers
	Joel White	Rochester Rattlers
	Tucker Durkin	Florida Launch
	Matt Dunn	Dallas Rattlers
	Liam Byrnes
	Zach Goodrich	Boston Cannons
Sources:^[4]

Goaltender of the Year

Year	Player	Team
		Baltimore Bayhawks
	Greg Cattrano	Baltimore Bayhawks
		Long Island Lizards
	Greg Cattrano
2006	Brian Dougherty	Philadelphia Barrage
	Brian Dougherty	Philadelphia Barrage
	Mickey Jarboe
	Kip Turner	Boston Cannons
		Long Island Lizards
	Drew Adams	Long Island Lizards
	Jesse Schwartzman	Denver Outlaws
	John Galloway	Rochester Rattlers
	Drew Adams	New York Lizards
	John Galloway	Rochester Rattlers
	Jack Kelly	Denver Outlaws
	John Galloway	Dallas Rattlers
	Niko Amato	Chesapeake Bayhawks
	Sean Sconone	Dallas Rattlers
	Sean Sconone	Connecticut Hammerheads
Sources:

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
		Bridgeport Barrage	Attack
		Boston Cannons	Attack
		Rochester Rattlers	Midfielder
		Philadelphia Barrage	Attack
			Defenseman
	Matt Ward	Baltimore Bayhawks	Attack
2007		Rochester Rattlers	Midfielder
2008		Los Angeles Riptide	Attack
2009	Dan Hardy	Denver Outlaws	Midfielder
2010	Ned Crotty	Chicago Machine	Attack
2011	Jeremy Boltus	Hamilton Nationals	Attack
2012	Matt Gibson	Long Island Lizards	Attack
2013	Rob Pannell	New York Lizards	Attack
2014	Kieran McArdle	Florida Launch	Attack
2015	Joey Sankey	Charlotte Hounds	Attack
2016	Jack Kelly	Denver Outlaws	Goalie
2017	Josh Byrne	Chesapeake Bayhawks	Attack
	Chris Cloutier	Denver Outlaws	Attack
	Alex Woodall	Atlanta Blaze	Face-off
	Daniel Bucaro	Denver Outlaws	Attack
Sources:

Coach of the Year

Year	Coach	Team
	John DeTommaso	Long Island Lizards
		Boston Cannons
	Ted Georgalas	New Jersey Pride
		Philadelphia Barrage
	Scott Hiller	Boston Cannons
		Philadelphia Barrage
		Los Angeles Riptide
2008	Tony Resch	Philadelphia Barrage
2009	Brian Reese	Denver Outlaws
2010	Jim Mule	Long Island Lizards
2011	Bill Daye	Boston Cannons
2012	Joe Spallina	Long Island Lizards
2013	Jim Stagnitta	Denver Outlaws
2014		Rochester Rattlers
2015	John Tucker	Boston Cannons
2016	Jim Stagnitta	Charlotte Hounds
2017	Tom Mariano	Florida Launch
2018	Bill Warder	Dallas Rattlers
2019	Tony Seaman	Denver Outlaws
2020	Sean Quirk	Boston Cannons
Sources:

Man of the Year Award

Year	Player	Team	Position
	Scott Ratliff		Defenseman
	Nick Marrocco		Goalie

Named in honor of David Huntley, the former MLL coach for the Atlanta Blaze, Hamilton Nationals, Toronto Nationals, and Chesapeake Bayhawks, who died in December 2017, the award will be presented to the lacrosse athlete who has demonstrated, “sportsmanship and professionalism that are beyond reproach” and who “makes selfless, meaningful contributions to Major League Lacrosse, the game of lacrosse, and to his community.” http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/articles/huntley-award-2018

Iron Lizard Award

Year	Player	Team	Position
			Midfielder
			Midfielder
			Attack

Major League Lacrosse's SoBe Iron Lizard Award was given to the player who most embodied the traits of toughness, tenacity and determination regardless of pain or injury during season. The award was discontinued after 2003.

Sportsman of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
		Long Island Lizards	Midfielder
		Long Island Lizards	Defenseman
	Michael Culver		Defenseman
	Greg Bice		Defenseman
	Tom Zummo		Midfielder
	Tim Goettelmann	Long Island Lizards	Attack
	Tim Goettelmann	Long Island Lizards	Attack
	Greg Bice		Defenseman
Sources:^[5] ^[6]

The Sportsman of the Year award was discontinued after 2011.

Most Improved Player of the Year

Year	Player	Team	Position
		Rochester Rattlers	Attack
		Boston Cannons	Attack
2007			Attack
2008			Attack
2009	Chris Eck	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
2010	Peet Poillon	Chesapeake Bayhawks	Midfielder
2011	Stephen Peyser	Long Island Lizards	Midfielder
2012	Jeremy Sieverts	Denver Outlaws	Midfielder
2013	Drew Snider	Denver Outlaws	Midfielder
2014	Justin Turri	Rochester Rattlers	Midfielder
2015	Davey Emala	Boston Cannons	Midfielder
2016	Mike Chanenchuk	Charlotte Hounds	Midfielder
2017	Kyle Bernlohr	Ohio Machine	Goalie
Sources:

Discontinued after 2017.

Community Service Award

Major League Lacrosse's Starbucks Community Service Award. Awarded only in 2005.

Notes and References

1. 2016 Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player: Tom Schreiber . Major League Lacrosse . August 18, 2016.
2. Schreiber Earns Second Straight Coca-Cola MVP at MLL Honors . 14 December 2017. Major League Lacrosse. August 19, 2017.
3. 2016 Warrior Offensive Player of the Year: Rob Pannell . Major League Lacrosse . August 17, 2017 . December 14, 2017.
4. Nationals Brodie Merrill Repeats as Warrior MLL Defensive Player of the Year. OurSportsCentral.com. August 24, 2011. December 14, 2017.
5. News: Major League Lacrosse: Tim Goettelmann earns second straight NB MLL Sportsman of the Year award . 14 December 2017. Inside Lacrosse. July 23, 2012.
6. Greg Bice Named NB Sportsman of the Year . Major League Lacrosse. 14 December 2017.