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. Number of awards is up to and including the 2007 NLL season.
Overall Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| John Tavares | 11 |
| Gary Gait | 6 |
| John Grant, Jr. | |
| Dan Dawson | 4 |
| Tracey Kelusky | |
| Shawn Williams | |
| Steve Dietrich | 3 |
| Blaine Manning | |
| Mark Steenhuis | |
| Jim Veltman |
Offensive Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| John Grant, Jr. | 12 |
| John Tavares | 9 |
| Shawn Williams | 7 |
| Dan Dawson | 6 |
| Colin Doyle | 5 |
| Blaine Manning | 4 |
| Gary Gait | 3 |
| Paul Gait | |
| Tracey Kelusky | |
| Pat Maddalena | |
| Derek Malawsky | |
| Jeff Ratcliffe |
Defensive Player of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Dallas Eliuk | 11 |
| Steve Dietrich | 8 |
| Pat O'Toole | |
| Curtis Palidwor | |
| Bob Watson | 7 |
| Rob Blasdell | 4 |
| Gee Nash | |
| Nick Patterson | |
| Matt Roik | |
| Pat Campbell | 3 |
| Matt Disher | |
| Matt King | |
| Dwight Maetche | |
| Brandon Miller | |
| Mike Miron |
Rookie of the Week
2002-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Sean Greenhalgh | 5 |
| Brodie Merrill | |
| Blaine Manning | 4 |
| Ryan Benesch | 3 |
| Andrew Burkholder | |
| Peter Morgan | |
| Aaron Wilson |
Transition Player of the Week
2007-present
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Mark Steenhuis | 5 |
| Josh Sims | 3 |
| Steve Toll | 2 |
| Brett Bucktooth | 1 |
| Nenad Gajic | |
| Pat McCready | |
| Brodie Merrill | |
| Geoff Snider | |
| Steve Toll |
Previous Awards
Player of the Week
1994-2001
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| John Tavares | 8 |
| Paul Gait | 7 |
| Gary Gait | |
| Dallas Eliuk | 5 |
| Jake Bergey | 4 |
| Tom Carmean | |
| Roy Colsey | |
| Steve Dietrich | |
| Tom Marechek | |
| Pat O'Toole | |
| Sal LoCascio | 3 |
See also
- National Lacrosse League Monthly Awards
- List of NLL seasons -- contains the winners for each week