National Lacrosse League Weekly Awards
In the 1994 season, the National Lacrosse League (then called the Major Indoor Lacrosse League) began naming a Player of the Week. The first recipient was Buffalo Bandits legend John Tavares.
In 2002, the league renamed the award to Overall Player of the Week, and added weekly awards for Offensive Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week, and Rookie of the Week. In 2007, another new award was added, Transition Player of the Week.
Current Awards
Players listed in italics are retired.
Overall Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| John Tavares | 8 |
| Gary Gait | 6 |
| John Grant, Jr. | 4 |
| Tracey Kelusky | |
| Shawn Williams | |
| Dan Dawson | 3 |
| Blaine Manning | |
| Mark Steenhuis | |
| Jim Veltman |
Offensive Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| John Grant, Jr. | 9 |
| Shawn Williams | 7 |
| Colin Doyle | 5 |
| John Tavares | |
| Blaine Manning | 4 |
| Dan Dawson | 3 |
| Gary Gait | |
| Paul Gait | |
| Tracey Kelusky | |
| Pat Maddalena | |
| Derek Malawsky | |
| Jeff Ratcliffe |
Defensive Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Dallas Eliuk | 11 |
| Pat O'Toole | 8 |
| Steve Dietrich | 6 |
| Curtis Palidwor | |
| Matt Roik | 4 |
| Bob Watson | |
| Rob Blasdell | 3 |
| Pat Campbell | |
| Matt Disher | |
| Matt King | |
| Dwight Maetche | |
| Mike Miron | |
| Gee Nash | |
| Nick Patterson |
Rookie of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Sean Greenhalgh | 5 |
| Blaine Manning | 4 |
| Brodie Merrill | |
| Andrew Burkholder | 3 |
| Peter Morgan | |
| Aaron Wilson |
Transition Player of the Week
2007-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Josh Sims | 2 |
| Brodie Merrill | 1 |
Previous Awards
Player of the Week
1994-2001
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Paul Gait | 14 |
| John Tavares | |
| Gary Gait | 12 |
| Tom Carmean | 8 |
| Steve Dietrich | |
| Dallas Eliuk | |
| Tom Marechek | |
| Jake Bergey | 6 |
| Sal LoCascio | |
| Kevin Bilger | 4 |
| Derek Collins | |
| Roy Colsey | |
| Matt Disher | |
| Ted Dowling | |
| Colin Doyle | |
| Derek General | |
| John Grant, Jr. | |
| Mark Millon | |
| Marty O'Neill | |
| Pat O'Toole | |
| J.J. Pearl | |
| Andy Piazza | |
| Eric Seremet | |
| Jim Veltman | |
| Bob Watson |
See also
- National Lacrosse League Monthly Awards
- List of NLL seasons -- contains the winners for each week