Premier Lacrosse League Announces Finalists for 2026 Lexus End of Year Awards

NEW YORK - Sept. 2, 2026 - The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) today announced finalists for the 2026 Lexus End of Year Awards. The 2026 League MVP, positional awards, and other annual recognitions will be announced on Sept. 18, 2026 in New York City ahead of the PLL U.S. Bank Championship.

Finalists are the top vote-getters for each award as voted on by PLL players, coaches and general managers. Award winners will be determined through a second-round of voting by PLL coaches and general managers, members of the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, PLL front office and lacrosse advisors, and members of the media.

The 2026 Lexus End of Year Awards Finalists are:

• Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

  • Brett Dobson

  • Marcus Holman

  • CJ Kirst

  • Michael Sowers

• Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

  • Marcus Holman

  • Chris Kavanagh

  • CJ Kirst

  • Michael Sowers

• Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

  • Aidan Carroll

  • Zach Currier

  • Tre Leclaire

  • Chad Palumbo

• Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

  • Gavin Adler

  • JT Giles-Harris

  • Brendan Lavelle

  • Brett Makar

• Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

  • Emmet Carroll

  • Brett Dobson

  • Blaze Riorden

• Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year

  • TD Ierlan

  • Andrew McMeekin

  • Mike Sisselberger

• Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year

  • Jared Conners

  • Jake Piseno

  • Ethan Rall

• George Boiardi Hard Hat Award

  • Piper Bond

  • Beau Pederson

  • Brian Tevlin

• 2026 PLL Rookie of the Year

  • Andrew McMeekin

  • Chad Palumbo

  • Joey Spallina

  • Ryan Stines

• Dick Edell Coach of the Year

  • Chris Bates

  • Brian Holman

  • Bill Tierney

• 2026 PLL Comeback Player of the Year

  • Xander Dickson

  • Mike Sisselberger

  • Dillon Ward

• Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award

  • Ryan Ambler

  • Trevor Baptiste

  • TJ Malone

• Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

  • Trevor Baptiste

  • Piper Bond

  • Mason Woodward

• Jimmy Regan Teammate Award

  • Josh Balcercel

  • Austin Kaut

  • Connor Kirst

• Brendan Looney Leadership Award

  • Matt Dunn

  • Mike Manley

  • Blaze Riorden

About the Premier Lacrosse League
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is a men's professional lacrosse league in North America, composed of eight teams rostered by the best players in the world. Co-founded by lacrosse superstar, philanthropist, and investor Paul Rabil and his brother, serial entrepreneur and investor, Mike Rabil, the PLL is backed by an investment group composed of Joe Tsai Sports, Ares, The Chernin Group, Arctos, Brett Jefferson Holdings, The Raine Group, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The Kraft Group, Bolt Capital and other top investors in sports and media. The PLL is distributed through an exclusive media rights agreement with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. The PLL was named 2023 Best Place to Work in Sports, and 2020 Sports Breakthrough by the Sports Business Journal, and recognized as a 2021 Best Employer in Sports by Front Office Sports. For more on the league, visit www.premierlacrosseleague.com and follow on social media: Instagram (@PLL), Twitter (@PremierLacrosse), Facebook (@PremierLacrosseLeague), YouTube (YouTube.com/PLL) and TikTok (@pll).