Randy Staats and Adam Jones lead 2009 OLA Jr. A Award Winners

'09's Dennis McIntosh Award winner, Randy Staats. (Photo: Ward Laforme Jr.)
'09's Dennis McIntosh Award winner, Randy Staats. (Photo: Ward Laforme Jr.)

The Onatario Lacrosse Association’s Jr. A loop has released it’s award winners for 2009’s regular season, with Six Nations Arrows 16-year old super stud, Randy Staats, and Orangeville Northmen game-changer, Adam Jones, leading the pack with MVP and Most Outstanding player nods.

After the jump, check out who joins this year’s Dennis McIntosh Memorial and Jim Veltman Award winners, etching their names in the history books alongside some of the greatest that have ever played the game.

Joey Neiuwendyk AwardRookie of the Year
Micahel Burke, Brampton Excelsiors

Bobby Allan AwardLeading Goal Scorer
Andrew Potter, Brampton Excelsiors/St. Catharines Athletics

John ‘Gus’ McCauley Memorial AwardOutstanding Defensive Player
Kyle Rubisch, Brampton Excelsiors

Gaylord Powless Memorial AwardMost Sportsmanlike Player
Andrew Potter, Brampton Excelsiors/St. Catharines Athletics
and
Ryan Learn, Burlington Chiefs

Dennis McIntosh Memorial AwardMVP
Randy Staats, Six Nations Arrows

Robert Melville Memorial AwardOutstanding Goalies
Nick Rose and Dillon Ward, Orangeville Northmen

Jim Veltman AwardMost Outstanding Player
Adam Jones, Orangeville Northmen

Jim Bishop Memorial AwardOutstanding Coaching Staff
Shawn Cardy, Mark Baldini, Sean Thompson and Craig Hedley

Jack Bionda Memorial AwardAll-Star Teams
First Team
G   Nick Rose, Orangeville Northmen
D   Kyle Rubisch, Brampton Excelsiors
D   Brock Sorenson, Peterborough Lakers
F   Andrew Potter, Brampton Excelsiors/St. Catharines Athletics
F   Jesse Guerin, Peterborough Lakers
F   Adam Jones, Orangeville Northmen

Second Team
G   Steve Fryer, Brampton Excelsiors
D   Andrew Suitor, Orangeville Northmen
D   Holden Vyse, Six Nations Arrows
F   Randy Staats, Six Nations Arrows
F   Joey Resetarits, St. Catharines Athletics
F   Kyle Clancy, Peterborough Lakers

Stay tuned to NLL Insider for both BC and Alberta’s Jr. A award winners, plus check back weekly for more on this year’s Junior of the Year Awards (click here for award nominees)

The foremost boxla writer, Tutka is a former NLL scout and a longtime Inside Lacrosse contributor. Email him at paul.tutka@nllinsider.com.

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