Boston’s Mark Cockerton, Denver’s Zach Currier and Chesapeake’s Lyle Thompson are finalists for the Major League Lacrosse MVP award, the league announced Monday.
For the first time this season, MLL included fan voting as part of its selection process for six awards: MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Goalie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year. The finalists for each of the categories for which fans were eligible to vote are listed below.
The winners will be announced at the MLL Honors ceremony Oct. 5 at Union Station in Denver, part of the league’s championship weekend. Fan voting ended Sept. 20. MLL coaches and general managers also will vote for their selections.
Finalists for the Man of the Year and Players Choice awards will be announced later this week.
Most Valuable Player
Mark Cockerton, Boston Cannons
Zach Currier, Denver Outlaws
Lyle Thompson, Chesapeake Bayhawks
Offensive Player of the Year
Mark Cockerton, Boston Cannons
Randy Staats, Atlanta Blaze
Lyle Thompson, Chesapeake Bayhawks
Defensive Player of the Year
Liam Byrnes, Atlanta Blaze
Ryland Rees, Boston Cannons
Finn Sullivan, Denver Outlaws
Goalie of the Year
Chris Madalon, Atlanta Blaze
Sean Sconone, Dallas Rattlers
Dillon Ward, Denver Outlaws
Coach of the Year
Dave Cottle, Chesapeake Bayhawks
Sean Quirk, Boston Cannons
Tony Seaman, Denver Outlaws
Rookie of the Year
Chris Aslanian, Denver Outlaws
Justin Pugal, Boston Cannons
Alex Woodall, Atlanta Blaze