ALL West hands out year-end awards

Following the conclusion of the Arena Lacrosse League West Finals, the league announced the recipients of the year-end awards on Sunday.

James Rahe, Mark Yingling, Kordell Primus and Christian Del Bianco each taking home an individual honour. The Grizzlies were also named the Top Coaching Staff.

James Rahe, Sea Spray – Most Valuable Player

Rahe tied for the ALL West lead with 37 goals and was second in points with 60. He also led all players with a 5.0 points per game average in the 12 games he played.

Mark Yingling, Shooting Eagles – Offensive Player of the Year

Yingling was tops among all players with 67 points, while sharing the goal-scoring lead with Rahe at 37 goals.

Kordell Primus, Black Fish – Defensive Player

Primus was a key defender for the Black Fish while chipping in with five goals and seven points.

Christian Del Bianco, Grizzlies – Most Outstanding Goaltender

Del Bianco led all goalies with a goals against average of 10.20 goals and an .815 save percentage as he suited up in nine of his team’s 14 games. Del Bianco’s 325 saves were also tied for the league lead, and he finished with 14 assists, also tops among goaltenders.

Grizzlies – Coaching Staff of the Year

The Grizzlies staff consists of Daren Fridge, Kyle Goundrey, Ryan Williams, Rick Williams, Brian Borkowsky and Christian Del Bianco. The team went 5-9 during the regular season with four of those losses coming by a single goal, two of which came in overtime. They also posted the second-lowest goals against average per game among the four teams.

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