Burnaby Lakers placed two players on second teams following a Western Lacrosse Association announcement.
Righthander Robert Church and goalie Tye Belanger were both named to the WLA second all-star team, along with defenders Ian Hawksbee of the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Victoria Shamrocks Rory Smith.
Sharing a spot with Church on the second line were Pat Saunders of the Langley Thunder and New West’s Logan Schuss, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in regular season scoring.
Burnaby defender Jesse Fehr and Zack Porter of Maple Ridge were co-winners of the Fred Wooster Award at the league’s unsung heroes.
The first all-star team included Salmonbellie rookie Eric Penney in goal, Langley’s Brett Mydske and Jeff Cornwall of New West on defence. Up front, Victoria’s Corey Small and Jesse King flanked league MVP Ben McIntosh of the Maple Ridge Burrards.
Small won the overall scoring title with 33 goals, including a league-best five game winners, and 79 points. King had 33 goals, five of them coming while shorthanded.
Small and Schuss led the league in three-star balloting, including WLA-best five first star honours apiece. Church was also named among the game stars on seven separate occasions.
Penney and Belanger both posted a league-high eight wins during the regular season. Penney led the league with a 0.829 save percentage. Belanger was among the busiest in goal, finishing with a second-best 7.85 goals against average and a fourth overall 0.804 save percentage.
Penney also won the outstanding goalie award, while sharing the rookie of the year honour with Langley’s Anthony Malcom. Mydske, a New Westminster product, won the best defensive player award.
Bruce Murray, who announced his retirement prior to the end of the season, was named the winner of the Maitland Trophy for outstanding play, sportsmanship and contribution to minor lacrosse.
Coquitlam coach Todd Stockdale was awarded this season’s coach of the year.
