Former New Westminster junior A goalie Frankie Scigliano was named the Western Lacrosse Association rookie of the year.
The Maple Ridge Burrards starting goalkeeper led the senior A league this season with a 6.65 goals against average and an .838 save percentage. Scigliano is also the leading keeper in the playoffs to date with 163 stops, following Saturday’s 10-8 win over Burnaby that eliminated the runner-up Lakers in six games in the best-of-seven semifinal playoffs.
Maple Ridge head coach and former senior A Salmonbellie lefthander Chris Gill was named coach of the year.
Shaun Dhaliwal earned the league’s unsung hero award. The Burnaby Lakers righthander garnered 10 goals, including a pair of game-winners, 11 assists and just 15 minutes in penalties in the regular season.
New Westminster Salmonbellies Jeff Cornwall was named the WLA’s defender of the year. Cornwall, who is one of the fastest players on the floor, had 12 goals, including two game-winners and a pair of shorthanded markers, six assists and an impressive .364 shot percentage. He also had just four minutes in penalties.
