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| Chris Corbeil is Major Series Lacrosse's defensive player of the year for the second time. (Photo: Dave Fryer) |
Major Series Lacrosse is pleased to
announce the winners of its 2015 awards. Each team nominates a player
in each category then the teams vote to determine the winners. Teams
are not allowed to vote for their own players or coaches. You can see
all the nominees in this post.
Most Valuable Player: Joe
Resetarits, Brampton Excelsiors
Resetarits made a huge difference for
the Excelsiors in the 11 games he was able to play. He finished third
on the team in scoring with 21 goals and 25 assists for 46 points.
Resetarits was the centrepiece of the Brampton offence, helping to
generate scoring chances for his teammates. Brampton wasn't expected
by most observers to reach the playoffs but they won seven games to
earn a postseason berth.
Most Valuable Defensive Player:
Chris Corbeil, Brampton Excelsiors
Corbeil is the Excelsiors' captain and
the leader of their defence. He is one of the best loose-ball men in
the game and added 3 goals and 8 assists in 14 games while taking
just 10 minutes in penalties. Corbeil was also named MSL's top defender in 2013.
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Ferreira,
Brampton Excelsiors
Ferreira completes the players of the
year sweep for Brampton. The first overall pick in this year's MSL
draft, Ferreira led all rookies in scoring with 51 points on 17 goals
and 34 assists. He was eighth overall in the league in assists and
ninth in scoring.
Coaching Staff of the Year: Jamie
Dubrick and Steve Dietrich, Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Despite finishing last in the league,
Dubrick and Dietrich were honoured for leading a Kodiaks roster that
didn't boast the star power of other teams in the league to be
competitive in most of its games through hard work, determination and
a never say die attitude.
