2001 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2001 season was the 4th in franchise history and 3rd as the Rock.

2001 Toronto Rock
Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Rank1st
2001 record11-3
Home record6-1
Road record5-2
Goals for168
Goals against125
General ManagerLes Bartley
CoachLes Bartley
CaptainJim Veltman
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance15,749
Team leaders
GoalsColin Doyle & Kim Squire (26)
AssistsColin Doyle (33)
PointsColin Doyle (59)
Penalties in minutesPat Coyle (65)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (161)
WinsBob Watson (10)
Goals against averageAnthony Cosmo (8.62)

The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the third straight year. The Rock beat the Washington Power in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. However they lost to the Philadelphia Wings and failed in their attempt at three consecutive championships.[1]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz14113.7860.06–15–2168125+4312.008.93
2Philadelphia Wings – x14104.7141.06–14–3205177+2814.6412.64
3Rochester Knighthawks – x14104.7141.06–14–3198159+3914.1411.36
4Washington Power – x1495.6432.04–35–2226204+2216.1414.57
5Buffalo Bandits1486.5713.04–34–3248218+3017.7115.57
6New York Saints1468.4295.03–43–4179181-212.7912.93
7Albany Attack1459.3576.03–42–5152169-1710.8612.07
8Columbus Landsharks14311.2148.01–62–5134201-679.5714.36
9Ottawa Rebel14113.07110.00–71–6144220-7610.2915.71

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

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 21, 2000 Ottawa Rebel Air Canada Centre W 17–7 13,333 1–0
2 December 31, 2000 @ Washington Power MCI Center L 12–13 1,778 1–1
3 January 5, 2001 @ Ottawa Rebel Corel Centre W 16–7 12,193 2–1
4 January 11, 2001 Albany Attack Air Canada Centre W 7–4 12,222 3–1
5 January 26, 2001 Washington Power Air Canada Centre L 13–16 16,373 3–2
6 January 27, 2001 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 14–13 2OT 8,452 4–2
7 February 3, 2001 @ New York Saints Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum W 14–9 7,638 5–2
8 February 9, 2001 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 17–11 15,497 6–2
9 February 17, 2001 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 7–12 9,361 6–3
10 February 25, 2001 New York Saints Air Canada Centre W 10–9 OT 17,059 7–3
11 March 10, 2001 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Union Center W 11–7 13,485 8–3
12 March 16, 2001 @ Columbus Landsharks Nationwide Arena W 8–5 5,120 9–3
13 March 31, 2001 Columbus Landsharks Air Canada Centre W 11–8 19,059 10–3
14 April 5, 2001 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 11–4 16,700 11–3

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Semifinals April 21, 2001 Washington Power Air Canada Centre W 10–9 15,831 1–0
Championship Game April 27, 2001 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre L 8–9 19,409 1–1

Player stats

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes[5]

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Colin Doyle142633595528
Kim Squire132630567231
Kaleb Toth142322458110
Dan Stroup14191938870
Steve Toll141520351286
Chris Gill14191534570
Jim Veltman149233216113
Ken Millin14710174912
Pat Coyle144101410465
Chris Langdale1459143518
Totals1682133811202369

Goaltenders

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 Watson13715:28102106.7978.89
Anthony Cosmo4132:171119.7848.62
Totals113125.7958.83

Awards
PlayerAward
Bob WatsonGoaltender of the Year Award[7]
Bob WatsonFirst All-Pro Team[7]
Jim VeltmanSecond All-Pro Team[7]
Kim Squire
Colin Doyle

Roster
No. Position Player
97 ?? Bullen, Terry
11 Def Clark, Glenn
2 Def Coyle, Pat
44 Goalie Cosmo, Anthony
7 Fwd Doyle, Colin
23 ?? Gelsvik, Craig
25 ?? Gill, Chris
14 ?? Harrison, Dean
6 Def Ladouceur, Dan
10 ?? Langdale, Chris
76 ?? Maynard, Niall
No. Position Player
33 Fwd Millin, Ken
67 ?? O'Connor, Ryan
93 ?? Squire, Kim
34 ?? Squire, Rodd
8 Fwd Stroup, Dan
43 ?? Taylor, Jamie
17 Def Toll, Steve
9 Fwd Toth, Kaleb
32 Fwd Veltman, Jim
29 Goalie Watson, Bob

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See also

References
  1. Rush, Curtis (2001-04-28). "Wings crush Rock hopes Wings 9, Rock 8 ; Late charge falls short in pro lacrosse finale". Toronto Star.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2001 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Toronto Rock - 2001 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Toronto Rock - 2001 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. "2001 Toronto Rock statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  6. "Goalies". NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  7. "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book" (PDF). NLL. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  8. "Toronto Rock 2001 Regular Season". NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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