The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the most successful coach in NLL history.
This award is distinct from the Les Bartley Award given out by the Toronto Rock.
Past winners Season Winner Team Win # Other finalists2026Pat CoyleColorado Mammoth1Ed Comeau, Georgia Swarm Curt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors2025Jimmy QuinlanSaskatchewan Rush1Curt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks 2024 Glenn Clark Albany FireWolves 2 Curt Malawsky, Vancouver WarriorsMatt Sawyer, Toronto Rock 2023 Curt Malawsky Calgary Roughnecks 1 Mike Hasen, Rochester KnighthawksTracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club 2022 Tracey Kelusky Panther City Lacrosse Club 1 Matt Sawyer, Toronto RockJohn Tavares, Buffalo Bandits 2021 Season cancelled 2020 Paul Day Philadelphia Wings 2 Mike Accursi, Halifax ThunderbirdsGlenn Clark, New England Black Wolves 2019 John Tavares/Rich Kilgour Buffalo Bandits 1 Curt Malawsky, Calgary RoughnecksMatt Sawyer, Toronto Rock 2018 Derek Keenan Saskatchewan Rush 4 Pat Coyle, Colorado MammothMike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks 2017 Ed Comeau Georgia Swarm 2 Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan RushJamie Batley, Vancouver Stealth 2016 Glenn Clark New England Black Wolves 1 Troy Cordingley, Buffalo BanditsDerek Keenan, Saskatchewan Rush 2015 John Lovell Toronto Rock 1 Mike Hasen, Rochester KnighthawksDerek Keenan, Edmonton Rush 2014 Derek Keenan Edmonton Rush 3 Mike Hasen, Rochester KnighthawksCurt Malawsky, Calgary Roughnecks 2013 Troy Cordingley Toronto Rock 2 2012 Joe Sullivan Minnesota Swarm 1 2011 Mike Hasen Rochester Knighthawks 1 2010 (tie) Derek Keenan Edmonton Rush 2 Chris Hall Washington Stealth 1 2009 Troy Cordingley Calgary Roughnecks 1 2008 Adam Mueller New York Titans 1 2007 Ed Comeau Rochester Knighthawks 1 2006 Derek Keenan Portland LumberJax 1 2005 Bob Hamley Arizona Sting 1 2004 Paul Day Rochester Knighthawks 1 2003 Darris Kilgour Buffalo Bandits 1 2002 Bob McMahon Albany Attack 1 2001 Tony Resch Philadelphia Wings 1
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