| 2000 NLL season | |
| League: | National Lacrosse League |
| Sport: | Indoor lacrosse |
| Pixels: | 100px |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| No Of Games: | 12 |
| Duration: | January 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp: | John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) |
| Mvp Link: | National Lacrosse League MVP Award |
| Top Scorer: | John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire) |
| Top Scorer Link: | 2000 NLL season |
| League Champs: | Toronto Rock |
| Second Place: | Buffalo Bandits |
| Finals: | Champion's Cup |
| Finals Link: | Champion's Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Toronto Rock |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Rochester Knighthawks |
| Finals Mvp: | Dan Stroup (Toronto) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players |
| Seasonslistnames: | NLL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1999 NLL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1999 season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2001 NLL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2001 season |
The 2000 National Lacrosse League season is the 14th season in the NLL that began on January 7, 2000, and concluded with the championship game on May 6, 2000. The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13. Kaleb Toth scored the winning goal with less than two seconds left in regulation to give the Rock their second straight championship.
One expansion team was added to the NLL for the 2000 season, the Albany Attack. In addition, the Baltimore Thunder left Baltimore and became the Pittsburgh CrosseFire, though the franchise would only last a single season in Pittsburgh before moving to Washington.
| 2000 National Lacrosse League | |||||
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
| Albany Attack | Albany, New York | Pepsi Arena | 14,236 | ||
| Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | Marine Midland Arena | 18,595 | ||
| New York Saints | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 16,297 | ||
| Philadelphia Wings | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | First Union Center | 19,519 | ||
| Pittsburgh CrosseFire | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Civic Arena | 16,958 | ||
| Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662 | ||
| Syracuse Smash | Syracuse, New York | Oncenter War Memorial Arena | 5,800 | ||
| Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Maple Leaf Gardens | 15,726 | ||
No All-Star game was held in 2000.
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP Award | John Tavares | Buffalo |
| Rookie of the Year Award | John Grant Jr. | Rochester |
| Championship Game MVP | Dan Stroup | Toronto |
Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
| Week | Player of the Week |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Squire |
| 2 | Josh Sanderson |
| 3 | Kip Fulks |
| 4 | Tom Marechek |
| 5 | Pat O'Toole |
| 6 | Roy Colsey |
| 7 | Matt Disher |
| 8 | Paul Gait |
| 9 | Kaleb Toth |
| 10 | Rob Blasdell |
| 11 | John Grant Jr. |
| 12 | Colin Doyle |
| 13 | John Grant, Jr. |
| 14 | Mark Millon |
| 15 | Mark Shepherd |
Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
| Month | Overall | Rookie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Ted Dowling | John Grant, Jr. | |
| Feb | Devin Dalep | ||
| Mar | Rob Blasdell | John Grant, Jr. |
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
| Stat | Player | Team | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | Ted Dowling | Albany | 41 | |
| Tom Marechek | Philadelphia | 41 | ||
| Assists | John Tavares | Buffalo | 49 | |
| Points | Gary Gait | Baltimore | 83 | |
| John Tavares | Buffalo | 83 | ||
| Loose balls | Jim Veltman | Toronto | 167 | |
| Save pct | Bob Watson | Toronto | 77.2 |
| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Wings | 6 | 15,857 | 95,143 | |
| Toronto Rock | 6 | 13,881 | 83,287 | |
| Rochester Knighthawks | 6 | 8,910 | 53,458 | |
| Buffalo Bandits | 6 | 8,186 | 49,116 | |
| Albany Attack | 6 | 5,749 | 34,492 | |
| New York Saints | 6 | 5,674 | 34,046 | |
| Pittsburgh CrosseFire | 6 | 4,916 | 29,495 | |
| Syracuse Smash | 6 | 2,660 | 15,957 | |
| League | 48 | 8,229 | 394,994 |
| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Rock | 2 | 12,386 | 24,772 | |
| Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 7,873 | 7,873 | |
| League | 3 | 10,882 | 32,645 |