2023 Junior A award winners from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan

Ronin Pusch, Edmonton Miners (Photo: GOAT Sports Photography)

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.

Burlington Blaze, 2023 Minto Cup Champions (Photo: Cristan Anderson/OJLL)

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

Stuart Phillips, Coquitlam Adanacs (Photo: GOAT Sports Photography)

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

Chris Origlieri, Orangeville Northmen (Photo: Jeramie Bailey/OLA)

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)

Ben Trumble, Burlington Blaze (Photo: Cristain Anderson/OJLL)

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

Carter Cook, Calgary Mountaineers (Photo: GOAT Sports Photography)

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)

Ty English, Burlington Blaze (Photo: Cristan Anderson/OJLL)

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)

Deacan Knott, Burlington Blaze (Photo: GOAT Sports Photography)

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