National Lacrosse League Transition Player of the Year Award

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The Transition Player of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League player who is chosen as the best transition player. This award debuted after the 2007 NLL season.

Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeamWin #Other finalists
2024 Jake Withers [1] Halifax Thunderbirds 1Ian MacKay, Buffalo Bandits [2]
Shane Simpson, Calgary Roughnecks
2023 Zach Currier [3] Calgary Roughnecks 2Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors [4]
Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
2022 Zach Currier [5] Calgary Roughnecks 1Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors [6]
Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
2021Season cancelled
2020 Challen Rogers [7] Toronto Rock2 Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
Kiel Matisz, Philadelphia Wings
2019 Challen RogersToronto Rock1 Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
Kiel Matisz, Philadelphia Wings
2018 Joey Cupido [8] Colorado Mammoth 2 Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
2017 Brodie Merrill [9] Toronto Rock 3 Jay Thorimbert, New England Black Wolves
Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia Swarm
2016 Brad Self [10] Rochester Knighthawks 1Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia Swarm
Jeremy Thompson, Saskatchewan Rush
2015 Joey Cupido [11] Colorado Mammoth 1 Brodie Merrill, Toronto Rock
Karsen Leung, Calgary Roughnecks
2014 Jordan MacIntosh [12] Minnesota Swarm 2 Brodie Merrill, Philadelphia Wings
Jeremy Thompson, Edmonton Rush
2013 Jordan MacIntosh [13] Minnesota Swarm1Jesse Gamble, Toronto Rock
Brodie Merrill, Philadelphia Wings [13]
2012 Andrew Suitor [14] Minnesota Swarm1 
2011 Jeff Shattler [15] Calgary Roughnecks 1 
2010 Brodie Merrill [16] Edmonton Rush 2 
2009 Brodie Merrill [17] Portland LumberJax 1 
2008 Mark Steenhuis [18] Buffalo Bandits 1 
2007 Steve Toll [19] Rochester Knighthawks 1 

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  2. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023-24 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Currier repeats as Transition Player of the Year, Del Bianco and Harris take home first awards". NLL.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022-23 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "CURRIER, DE SNOO, VINC WIN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE TRANSITION, DEFENSIVE PLAYER, GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". NLL.com. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS". NLL.com. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners". NLL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
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  11. ↑ "2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "League announces 2014 Season Award winners". NLL.com. September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Swarm's MacIntosh wins Transition Player of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Swarm's Suitor wins Transition Player of the Year". NLL.com. 2012-05-15. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  15. ↑ "Shattler, McCready, & Vinc Honored". NLL.com. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  16. ↑ "Merrill, Chapman, & Vinc Win Yearly Awards". NLL.com. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  17. ↑ "Defense, Transition & Goaltender Awards". NLL.com. May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  18. ↑ "Steenhuis Named Top Transition Player". NLL.com. May 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  19. ↑ "Toll Named Transition Player of the Year". NLL.com. May 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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