Calgary Roughnecks forward Shawn Evans was named the 2015 most valuable player of the National Lacrosse League in an awards ceremony on Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old from Peterborough, Ontario won the league's scoring title last season with 47 goals and 83 assists in 18 games.

The 5'8", 175-pound veteran of 10 NLL seasons also added seven goals and 18 points in four playoff games.