National Lacrosse League Sportsmanship Award

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The National Lacrosse League Sportsmanship Award is given annually to a National Lacrosse League (NLL) player. It "honors the combination of character and performance" [1] shown by a player.

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Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeamWin #Other finalists
2025 Kyle Buchanan [2] Buffalo Bandits 2Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm

Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors

2024 Lyle Thompson [3] Georgia Swarm 6Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors

Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock

2023 Lyle Thompson [4] Georgia Swarm 5Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo Bandits [5]
Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock
2022 Lyle Thompson [6] Georgia Swarm 4Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors [7]
Dan Dawson, Toronto Rock
2021Season cancelled
2020 Lyle Thompson [8] Georgia Swarm 3Kyle Buchanan, San Diego Seals
Curtis Knight, Rochester Knighthawks
2019 Lyle Thompson Georgia Swarm 2Dan Dawson, San Diego Seals
Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock
2018 Lyle Thompson Georgia Swarm 1Jordan Gilles, Colorado Mammoth
John LaFontaine, New England Black Wolves
2017 Jordan Hall Georgia Swarm 2Kyle Buchanan, New England Black Wolves
Dan MacRae, Calgary Roughnecks
2016 Ben McIntosh [9] Saskatchewan Rush 1Karsen Leung, Calgary Roughnecks
Kiel Matisz, Georgia Swarm
2015 Kyle Buchanan [10] New England Black Wolves 1Jordan Hall, Rochester Knighthawks
Curtis Hodgson, Vancouver Stealth
2014 Garrett Billings [11] Toronto Rock 2Curtis Knight, Edmonton Rush
Shawn Williams, Buffalo Bandits
2013 Garrett Billings [12] Toronto Rock1 
2012 Johnny Powless [13] Rochester Knighthawks 1 
2011 Jordan Hall [14] Rochester Knighthawks1 
2010 Shawn Williams [15] Rochester Knighthawks1 
2009 Dan Dawson [16] Boston Blazers 1 
2008 Dan Carey [17] Colorado Mammoth 1 
2007 Tracey Kelusky [18] Calgary Roughnecks 1 
2006 Sean Greenhalgh [1] Philadelphia Wings 1 
2005 Gary Gait Colorado Mammoth2 
2004 (Tie)Gary GaitColorado Mammoth1 
Peter Lough Arizona Sting 1 
2003 Chris Driscoll Toronto Rock1 
2002 Jim Veltman Toronto Rock1 

References

  1. 1 2 "Wings' Greenhalgh wins Sportsmanship Award". lacrosse-network.com. 2006-05-01. Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Buchanan wins NLL Sportsmanship Award". Buffalo Bandits. 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  3. ↑ jerrymilani (2024-05-14). "Lyle Thompson Wins 6th Straight NLL Sportsmanship Award". NLL. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Thompson wins fifth straight Sportsmanship Award, Dawson wins second Teammate Award". NLL.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022-23 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS". NLL.com. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners". NLL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2016 NLL Season Awards & Hall of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ "League announces 2014 Season Award winners". NLL.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Rock's Billings wins 2013 NLL Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Knighthawks rookie Powless wins Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. May 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Hall, Bailey Win First Two Awards of 2011". NLL.com. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  15. ↑ "Stealth's Takata Named Executive of the Year". NLL.com. May 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  16. ↑ "Dawson Wins Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  17. ↑ "Dan Carey and Chris McElroy Recognized". NLL.com. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  18. ↑ "Kelusky wins Sportsmanship Award". nll.com. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-30.

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