2023 Junior A award winners from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan
The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League recently announced their 2023 Junior A regular season award winners. The Alberta- & Saskatchewan-based loop was the last of the country’s three A-level leagues to name their top players from this past summer. Raiders Lacrosse Club forward Kean Moon (Robert Morris University), who easily led the RMLL regular season goals (30) and points (56), was named the league’s MVP.
Below, see all of this year’s individual player awards winners from the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League (BCJALL), Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL), RMLL and Minto Cup, which was won by the Burlington Blaze for the first time in club history.
British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League
Henry Delmonico Trophy (MVP)
Marcus Klarich, Burnaby/Victoria
Reginald Phillips Memorial Award (Top Defenseman)
Brayden Laity, Port Coquitlam
Marcolis Gilson Award (Rookie of the Year)
Jaxon Dillon, Coquitlam
Keith McEachren Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike)
Jaiden Terry, Langley
John Urban Award (Top Graduating Player)
Stuart Phillips, Langley/Coquitlam
Doug Hazelwood Memorial Trophy (Coach of the Year)
Travis Cornwall, Port Coquitlam
Al Boles Memorial Trophy (Most Inspirational)
Joel McCormick, Burnaby
Bob Reid Memorial Award (Outstanding Achievement)
Marcus Klarich, Burnaby/Victoria
Jack Crosby Award (Playoffs MVP)
Jack Kask, Coquitlam
Executives of the Year
Josh Wahl & Dave Kidd, Port Coquitlam
All-Stars First Team
Luca Antongiovanni, Coquitlam
Marcus Klarich, Burnaby/Victoria
Brayden Laity, Port Coquitlam
Stuart Phillips, Langley/Coquitlam
Thomas Vela, Burnaby/Victoria
Colby Bowman, Nanaimo (G)
All-Stars Second Team
Riley Arsenault, Nanaimo
Kai George, New Westminster
Cody Malawsky, Langley/Coquitlam
Kyle Pepper, Victoria
Levi Verch, Nanaimo
Jack Kask, Coquitlam (G)
All-Rookie Team
Jaxon Dillon, Coquitlam
Wren Glanville, New Westminster
Daylen Nair, Port Coquitlam
Bailey Vanichuk, Langley
Scott Williams, Delta
Ontario Junior Lacrosse League
Green Gaels Trophy, in Memory of Dennis McIntosh (MVP)
Chris Origlieri, Orangeville Northmen
Runners up: Finn Thomson (Mimico) and Willem Firth (Toronto)
Jim Veltman Award (Most Outstanding Player)
Chris Origlieri, Orangeville Northmen
Runners up: Finn Thomson (Mimico) and Willem Firth (Toronto)
Bobby Allan Award (Scoring Champion)
Finn Thomson, Mimico
The John “Gus” McCauley Memorial Reward (Outstanding Defensive Player)
Jacob Hickey, Toronto Beaches
Runners up: Jake Doolittle (Whitby) and Alexis Simard (Burlington)
Sanderson Memorial Award, In Memory of Chris & Ryan (Most Valuable Goalie)
Chris Origlieri, Orangeville Northmen
Runners up: Andrew Kidd (Toronto) and Deacan Knott (Burlington/Peterborough)
Terry Sanderson Memorial Award (Transition Player of the Year)
Ben Trumble, Burlington/Peterborough
Runners up: Jake Darlison (Whitby) and Nate Ruff (Orangeville)
Gaylord Powless Memorial Award (Most Sportsmanlike)
Bowie Horsman, Brampton
Runners up: Will Sheehan (Oakville) and Keaton Zavitz (St. Catharines)
Joe Nieuwendyk Award (Rookie of the Year)
Clark Dunford, Kitchener-Waterloo
Runners up: Zack Toll (St. Catharines) and Nate Whittom (Mimico)
Robert Melville Memorial Award (Lowest GAA)
Chris Origlieri and Zach Richards, Orangeville
Jim Bishop Memorial Award (Coaching Staff of the Year)
Burlington Blaze
Runners up: Toronto and Orangeville
Dean McLeod Award (Playoffs MVP)
Braedon Saris, Burlington
Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League
Most Valuable Player
Kean Moon, Raiders
Offensive Player of the Year
Kean Moon, Raiders
Transition Player of the Year
Carter Cook, Calgary
Defensive Player of the Year
Ronin Pusch, Edmonton
Goalie of the Year
Jace Lesanko, Edmonton
All-Stars First Team
Kean Moon, Raiders
Riley Isaacs, Calgary
Carter Cook, Calgary
Ronin Pusch, Edmonton
Conner Cook, Calgary
Jace Lesanko, Edmonton (G)
All-Stars Second Team
Briley Maxwell, Edmonton
Jeremy Wudrick, Saskatchewan/Calgary
Matt Flammenspeck, Calgary
Hudson Chivers, Edmonton
Sean Kriwoken, Raideres/Edmonton
Trace Stewart, Calgary (G)
Minto Cup
Tournament Champions
Burlington Blaze
Jim McConaghy Memorial Award (Tournament MVP)
Ty English, Burlington
Jim Bishop Award (Leadership, Sportsmanship and Outstanding Play)
Cody Malawsky, Coquitlam
Tournament Scoring Champion
Stuart Phillips, Coquitlam
Tournament All-Star Team
Stuart Phillips, Coquitlam
Braedon Saris, Burlington
Mathieu Gautier, Edmonton
Ty Banks, Coquitlam
Ronin Pusch, Edmonton
Deacan Knott, Burlington (G)