Kudos to New England central defender Michael Parkhurst, who was named Major League Soccer's rookie of the year for 2005. He becomes the second straight Revs' player to win the award, following midfielder Clint Dempsey.
Parkhurst was only the second rookie in MLS history to play every minute of every game. He anchored a three-men backline that looked like New England's achilles heel at the beginning of the year. Yet the Revs conceded the second fewest goals in the league during the regular season, thanks in no small part to Parkhurst's calm and poise which belie his 21 years.
Parkhurst was only shown two yellow cards, and one was for a handball. More astonishingly, he committed only six fouls all season, an almost inconceivable stat considering the amount of time he played, the key position he manned and the attacking nature of the team.
The Wake Forest graduate led New England to their best ever regular season. They host Chicago on Sunday afternoon for a chance to go to their second MLS Cup championship final.
Go Revs!
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