Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker has been nominated for the Canadian Premier League's Player of the Year Award for a sixth time.

Bekker, who won the award in 2020, is up against Atletico Ottawa’s David Rodríguez and Sam Salter, Cavalry FC’s Sergio Camargo and Forge teammate Daniel Nimick.

The winner, decided in a vote of the technical leadership from the eight CPL clubs as well as select media, will be announced Friday in Ottawa as part of the championship game festivities.

The 35-year-old Bekker finished the regular season fourth among all CPL players in chances created (49) and led Forge midfielders in both forward passes (323) and total successful passes (1,058), finishing fifth and fourth in the league, respectively.

Salter, 25, won the Golden Boot with a league-record 19 goals. He als

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