2000 Toronto Rock season
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2000 season was the 3rd in franchise history and 2nd as the Rock.
| 2000 Toronto Rock | |
|---|---|
| Champion's Cup Champions | |
| Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Rank | 1st |
| 2000 record | 9-3 |
| Home record | 5-1 |
| Road record | 4-2 |
| Goals for | 162 |
| Goals against | 130 |
| General Manager | John Mouradian |
| Coach | Les Bartley |
| Captain | Jim Veltman |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Average attendance | 13,881 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Chris Gill (30) |
| Assists | Jim Veltman (37) |
| Points | Chris Gill (50) |
| Penalties in minutes | Dan Ladouceur (43) |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman (164) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (9) |
The Rock finished on top of the NLL standings, winning its division for the second straight year. The Rock beat the Philadelphia Wings in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. Their victory over the Rochester Knighthawks in this game gave them their second consecutive championship.[1]
Regular season edit
Conference standings edit
Reference: [2]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 162 | 130 | +32 | 13.50 | 10.83 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1.0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 202 | 194 | +8 | 16.83 | 16.17 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1.0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 187 | 149 | +38 | 15.58 | 12.42 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 172 | 165 | +7 | 14.33 | 13.75 |
| 5 | Albany Attack | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 169 | 160 | +9 | 14.08 | 13.33 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh CrosseFire | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 184 | 164 | +20 | 15.33 | 13.67 |
| 7 | New York Saints | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 152 | 194 | −42 | 12.67 | 16.17 |
| 8 | Syracuse Smash | 12 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 135 | 207 | −72 | 11.25 | 17.25 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Game log edit
Reference:[3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 8, 2000 | @ Buffalo Bandits | Marine Midland Arena | W 17–14 | 7,457 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 21, 2000 | New York Saints | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 9–5 | 14,026 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 28, 2000 | @ Pittsburgh CrosseFire | Mellon Arena | W 11–9 | 3,217 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | February 5, 2000 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–14 | 10,181 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | February 11, 2000 | Rochester Knighthawks | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 11–10 | 13,646 | 4–1 | |
| 6 | February 26, 2000 | Buffalo Bandits | Maple Leaf Gardens | L 12–18 | 14,075 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | March 3, 2000 | Syracuse Smash | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 15–10 | 12,012 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | March 11, 2000 | @ Albany Attack | Pepsi Arena | L 7–8 | 4,355 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | March 25, 2000 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Union Center | W 15–13 | 16,544 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | March 31, 2000 | Pittsburgh CrosseFire | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 14–10 | 15,050 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | April 8, 2000 | Albany Attack | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 17–8 | 15,078 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | April 15, 2000 | @ Syracuse Smash | Onondaga County War Memorial | W 25–11 | 1,987 | 9–3 |
Playoffs edit
Game log edit
Reference:[4]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal | April 22, 2000 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 14–10 | 10,561 | 1–0 | |
| Championship Game | May 6, 2000 | Rochester Knighthawks | Maple Leaf Gardens | W 14–13 | 14,211 | 2–0 |
Player stats edit
Runners (Top 10) edit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes[5]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gill | 12 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 6 | |
| Dan Stroup | 12 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 6 | |
| Jim Veltman | 12 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 164 | 10 |
| Colin Doyle | 11 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 35 | |
| Kaleb Toth | 12 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 | |
| Kim Squire | 5 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 5 | |
| Steve Toll | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | |
| Chris Langdale | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | |
| Ryan O'Connor | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| Glenn Clark | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | |
| Totals | 162 | 239 | 401 | 284 |
Goaltenders edit
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[6]
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watson | 12 | 679 | 9 | 3 | 125 | .772 | 11.05 |
| Pat Campbell | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 9 | 3 |
Awards edit
| Player | Award |
|---|---|
| Dan Stroup | Championship Game MVP[7] |
| Jim Veltman | First All-Pro Team[7] |
| Bob Watson |
Roster edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Hicks, Jeff (2000-05-08). "Lacrosse muscles its way in". Toronto Star.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2000 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Toronto Rock - 2000 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Toronto Rock - 2000 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "2000 Toronto Rock Statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ . NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ a b "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book" (PDF). NLL. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ . NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
External links edit
- . Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2011-05-15.