In the
1994 season, the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The N ...
(then called the Major Indoor Lacrosse League) began naming a ''Player of the Week''. The first recipient was
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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
2008 NLL season.
Overall Player of the Week
2002-''present''
Offensive Player of the Week
2002-''present''
Defensive Player of the Week
2002-''present''
Rookie of the Week
2002-''present''
Transition Player of the Week
2007-''present''
Previous awards
Player of the Week
1994-2001
See also
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National Lacrosse League Monthly Awards
In the 1994 season, the National Lacrosse League (then called the Major Indoor Lacrosse League) began naming a ''Player of the Month''. The award is determined by a vote of the general managers and head coaches of the NLL teams.
The first recipie ...
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List of NLL seasons—contains the winners for each week
References
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