Vancouver Stealth forward Johnny Powless joined some elite company as one of the five finalists for the annual Lou Marsh Award honoring Canada's top athlete in 2014.
Powless achieved an unprecedented triple, winning the National Lacrosse League's Champion's Cup with the Rochester Knighthawks, the Mann Cup with the Six Nations Chiefs and the Minto Cup with the Six Nations Arrows, where he served as team captain last season.
At just 21 years old, Powless' resume includes three NLL Champion's Cups, two Mann Cups, and a Minto Cup. The Mohawk Nation member also won the NLL's Sportsmanship Award in 2013.
"It is a huge honor for Johnny to be named amongst Canada's best athletes and extremely well deserved," said Stealth president and general manager Doug Locker in an NLL press release.
"I'm humbled to be a finalist for the award," said Powless in the release.
This year's list of finalists included champion bobsled pilot Kaillie Humphries - this year's winner of the Lou Marsh Award - tennis players Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic, and Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty.
The trophy is named after the former Toronto Star sports editor and is awarded annually to Canada's top athlete as selected by representatives of Canada's leading news organizations.
