PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2025 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL) today announced two major award winners as part of its 2024-25 season honors. Saskatchewan Rush general manager Derek Keenan has been named NLL General Manager of the Year for the fourth time. The nine-time league champion previously earned the honor in 2014, 2010, and 2006 with Edmonton and Portland, and was a finalist in 2017 and 2018 with Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Rush coach Jimmy Quinlan has been named the Les Bartley Award winner for the first time in his career. The award, formerly known as Head Coach of the Year until 2004, was renamed in honor of Les Bartley, the most successful coach in NLL history. Quinlan, whose number 81 is retired from his playing days, led the Rush to a 13-5 record in the regular season, five more wins than the previous year, and returned Saskatchewan to the playoffs for the first time in six years.
Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Transition Player of the Year, Goaltender of the Year
Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, First Team All-NLL, Second Team All-NLL, All-Rookie Team
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s largest professional lacrosse league and welcomed more than 1 million fans for the third consecutive year during the
2024-25 season. Founded in 1986, the NLL is comprised of 14 franchises across Canada and the United States, and recently unveiled its largest brand campaign ever, “Welcome to The Next Major League™” and introduced its comprehensive grassroots initiative, NLL UnBOXed™, that will expand the League’s footprint to 60 communities across North America by 2028.
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Meghan O’Donnell and Samantha Ward, National Lacrosse League [email protected].
