In the 1994 season, the National Lacrosse League (then called the Major Indoor Lacrosse League) began naming a Player of the Week. The first recipient was Buffalo Bandits legend John Tavares.
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
Player Count John Tavares 12 John Grant, Jr. 7 Gary Gait 6 Dan Dawson 4 Tracey Kelusky Blaine Manning Jim Veltman Shawn Williams Steve Dietrich 3 Mark Steenhuis Jeff Zywicki
Offensive Player of the Week 2002-present Player Count John Grant, Jr. 13 John Tavares 11 Shawn Williams 7 Dan Dawson 6 Colin Doyle 5 Blaine Manning Pat Maddalena 4 Gary Gait 3 Paul Gait Tracey Kelusky Derek Malawsky Jeff Ratcliffe Jeff Zywicki
Defensive Player of the Week 2002-present Player Count Dallas Eliuk 11 Pat O'Toole 10 Curtis Palidwor 9 Bob Watson Steve Dietrich 8 Gee Nash 5 Nick Patterson Rob Blasdell 4 Matt Roik Pat Campbell 3 Matt Disher Matt King Dwight Maetche Brandon Miller Mike Miron
Rookie of the Week 2002-present Player Count Sean Greenhalgh 5 Brodie Merrill Blaine Manning 4 Craig Point Ryan Benesch 3 Andrew Burkholder Jordan Hall Peter Morgan Aaron Wilson
Transition Player of the Week 2007-present Player Count Mark Steenhuis 9 Josh Sims 4 Steve Toll 2 Pat McCready Brodie Merrill Geoff Snider
Previous awards Player of the Week 1994-2001 Player Count John Tavares 8 Paul Gait 7 Gary Gait Dallas Eliuk 5 Jake Bergey 4 Tom Carmean Roy Colsey Steve Dietrich Tom Marechek Pat O'Toole Sal LoCascio 3
See also National Lacrosse League Monthly Awards List of NLL seasons—contains the winners for each week
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