OJLL ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD WINNERS
Finlay Thomson, Mimico Mountaineers (Photo: Ontario Lacrosse)
The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League is pleased to announce the winners for each end of season award for the 2022 season. The finalists for the Most Valuable Player, Outstanding Defensive Player, Rookie of the Year, Most Sportsmanlike Player, Coaching Staff of the Year, Most Valuable Goal Keeper, Most Outstanding Player, and Transition Player of the Year were announced on social media following the OJLL Final.
The winners were announced ahead of the Whitby Warriors vs. Toronto Beaches game at the Minto Cup on Wednesday August 24, 2022. All awards were voted on prior to the start of the 2022 playoffs and were based on regular season statistics and performances.
The Bobby Allan Award
Scoring Champion
Finlay Thomson, Mimico Mountaineers
The Robert Melville Memorial Award
Lowest Goals Against Average
Aden Walsh and Sam Haines, Oakville Buzz
The Green Gael Award, in Memory of Dennis McIntosh
Most Valuable Player
Willem Firth, Toronto Beaches
The John “Gus” McCauley Memorial Reward
Outstanding Defensive Player
Jack Follows, Oakville Buzz
The Joe Nieuwendyk Award
Rookie of the Year
Willem Firth, Toronto Beaches
The Gaylord Powless Memorial Award
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Will Sheehan, Oakville Buzz
The Jim Bishop Memorial Award
Coaching Staff of the Year
Whitby Warriors
The Sanderson Memorial Award, In Memory of Chris & Ryan
Most Valuable Goal Keeper
Will Johnston Toronto Beaches
The Jim Veltman Award
Most Outstanding Player
Brock Haley, Whitby Warriors
The Terry Sanderson Memorial Award
Transition Player of the Year
Justin Sykes, Mimico Mountaineers
About The OJLL
The Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL), established in 1933, is a Canadian men’s box lacrosse league that has operated under the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) since the 1800s. The league, comprising 11 teams located in Ontario, is the top provider of talent to the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and is considered the most competitive junior men’s box lacrosse league in the world.
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