Les Bartley Award

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The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the most successful coach in NLL history.

This award is distinct from the Les Bartley Award given out by the Toronto Rock.

Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeamWin #Other finalists
2023 Curt Malawsky [1] Calgary Roughnecks 1Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks [2]
Tracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club
2022 Tracey Kelusky [3] Panther City Lacrosse Club 1Matt Sawyer, Toronto Rock [4]
John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits
2021Season cancelled
2020 Paul Day [5] Philadelphia Wings 2Mike Accursi, Halifax Thunderbirds
Glenn Clark, New England Black Wolves
2019 John Tavares/Rich Kilgour Buffalo Bandits 1Curt Malawsky, Calgary Roughnecks
Matt Sawyer, Toronto Rock
2018 Derek Keenan Saskatchewan Rush 4Pat Coyle, Colorado Mammoth
Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks
2017 Ed Comeau [6] Georgia Swarm 2Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Rush
Jamie Batley, Vancouver Stealth
2016 Glenn Clark [7] New England Black Wolves 1Troy Cordingley, Buffalo Bandits
Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Rush
2015 John Lovell [8] Toronto Rock 1Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks
Derek Keenan, Edmonton Rush
2014 Derek Keenan [9] Edmonton Rush 3Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks
Curt Malawsky, Calgary Roughnecks
2013 Troy Cordingley [10] Toronto Rock 2 
2012 Joe Sullivan [11] Minnesota Swarm 1 
2011 Mike Hasen [12] Rochester Knighthawks 1 
2010 (tie)Derek Keenan [13] Edmonton Rush2 
Chris Hall Washington Stealth 1 
2009 Troy Cordingley [14] Calgary Roughnecks 1 
2008 Adam Mueller [15] New York Titans 1 
2007 Ed Comeau Rochester Knighthawks1 
2006 Derek Keenan Portland LumberJax 1 
2005 Bob Hamley Arizona Sting 1 
2004 Paul DayRochester Knighthawks1 
2003 Darris Kilgour Buffalo Bandits 1 
2002 Bob McMahon Albany Attack 1 
2001 Tony Resch Philadelphia Wings 1 

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  2. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022-23 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "TRACEY KELUSKY, STEVE DIETRICH, JAMIE DAWICK, PAT GREGOIRE, LYLE & JEREMY THOMPSON NAB HONORS AS NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE OPENS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS". NLL.com. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS". NLL.com. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners". NLL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2017 NLL season award winners". NLL.com. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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  9. ↑ "League announces 2014 Season Award winners". NLL.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rock's Billings wins 2013 NLL Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Swarm's Joe Sullivan wins Bartley Award". NLL.com. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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  13. ↑ "Hall & Keenan Share Les Bartley Award". NLL.com. May 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  14. ↑ "Cordingley Coach Of The Year, Comeau GM". NLL.com. May 7, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  15. ↑ "Adam Mueller Wins Les Bartley Award". NLL.com. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.


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