The 2026 PLL George Boiardi Hard Hat Award race for top short-stick defensive midfielder remains tightly contested among several standouts early in the season. Matt Whitcher, Aidan Maguire, and Ryan Terefenko—last year’s winner with Denver—sit within a narrow band of implied probabilities, reflecting comparable ground-ball production, takeaway rates, and shutdown contributions across their respective clubs. Emerging options like Brian Tevlin and Dylan Hess add further parity through strong recent form and roster impacts that keep the field bunched. Player voting and team defensive metrics will likely determine the edge, with no single candidate yet separating decisively on consistent performance or schedule strength.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedMatt Whitcher 48%
Brian Tevlin 34%
Dylan Hess 5%
Ryan Terefenko 0
Matt Whitcher
48%
Brian Tevlin
34%
Dylan Hess
5%
Ryan Terefenko
44%
Aidan Maguire
48%
Matt Whitcher 48%
Brian Tevlin 34%
Dylan Hess 5%
Ryan Terefenko 0
Matt Whitcher
48%
Brian Tevlin
34%
Dylan Hess
5%
Ryan Terefenko
44%
Aidan Maguire
48%
In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by PLL rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 PLL season is cancelled, postponed after September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the PLL; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: May 13, 2026, 6:31 PM ET
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by PLL rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 PLL season is cancelled, postponed after September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the PLL; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...The 2026 PLL George Boiardi Hard Hat Award race for top short-stick defensive midfielder remains tightly contested among several standouts early in the season. Matt Whitcher, Aidan Maguire, and Ryan Terefenko—last year’s winner with Denver—sit within a narrow band of implied probabilities, reflecting comparable ground-ball production, takeaway rates, and shutdown contributions across their respective clubs. Emerging options like Brian Tevlin and Dylan Hess add further parity through strong recent form and roster impacts that keep the field bunched. Player voting and team defensive metrics will likely determine the edge, with no single candidate yet separating decisively on consistent performance or schedule strength.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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