Sullivan Silva is one of three finalists up for the Premier Development League’s most valuable player award.
Silva, who scored 13 goals to lead the league, and topped all players with 32 points, was a later recruit by the Chill’s Tony Colistro, one of four men in the running for coach of the year.
Colstro took an unheralded club and led them to a 13-2-1 record, second best in the PDL. The following is a complete list of award nominees. The winners will be announced on Saturday:
MVP
Deshorn Brown, Reading United AC
Mark Sherrod, Portland Timbers U23s
Sullivan Silva, Thunder Bay Chill
Rookie of the Year
Jordan Green, Kansas City Brass
Adam Grinwis, Michigan Bucks
Mark Sherrod, Portland Timbers U-23s
Coach of the Year
Tony Colistro, Thunder Bay Chill
Marc Nicholls, Carolina Dynamo
Tim Oswald, Ocean City Nor’easters
Gary Parsons, Michigan Bucks
Defender of the Year
Kevin Cope, Michigan Bucks
Max Gunderson, Laredo Heat
Sebastien Ibeagha, Carolina Dynamo
Goalkeeper of the Year
Adam Grinwis, Michigan Bucks
Alonzo Jimenez, West Texas Sockers
John McCarthy, Ocean City Nor’easters
