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