2000 Toronto Rock season explained

Season:	2000
Seasonlink:	2000 NLL season
Team:	Toronto Rock
Teamlink:	Toronto Rock
League:	NLL
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	9-3
Homerecord:	5-1
Roadrecord:	4-2
Goalsfor:	162
Goalsagainst:	130
Generalmanager:	John Mouradian
Coach:	Les Bartley
Captain:	Jim Veltman
Arena:	Maple Leaf Gardens
Attendance:	13,881
Goalsleader:	Chris Gill (30)
Assistsleader:	Jim Veltman (37)
Pointsleader:	Chris Gill (50)
Pimleader:	Dan Ladouceur (43)
Looseballsleader:	Jim Veltman (164)
Winsleader:	Bob Watson (9)
Divisionwin:	YES
Cup:	Champion's Cup
Champs:	YES
Prevseason Year:	1999 season
Prevseason Link:	1999 Toronto Rock season
Nextseason Year:	2001 season
Nextseason Link:	2001 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.

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

Game log

Reference:^[2]

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:^[3]

Player stats

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes^[4]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
	12	30	20	50		6
	12	29	17	46		6
	12	7	37	44	164	10
	11	16	26	42		35
	12	18	22	40		10
	5	14	11	25		5
	12	9	13	22		6
	10	8	11	19		14
	9	7	12	19		6
	12	7	10	17		24
Totals		162	239	401		284

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average^[5]

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	GA	Sv%	GAA
	12	679	9	3	125	.772	11.05
			0	0
Totals			9	3

Awards

Player	Award
	Championship Game MVP^[6]
	First All-Pro Team
Bob Watson

Roster

^[7]

See also

• 2000 NLL season

External links

• Web site: 2000 Archive. Outsider's Guide to the NLL. 2007-09-26. 2011-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234800/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch001220.htm.

Notes and References

1. News: Lacrosse muscles its way in. 2000-05-08. Hicks. Jeff. Toronto Star.
2. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2000 Regular Season - Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
3. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2000 Playoffs - Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
4. Web site: 2000 Toronto Rock Statistics. statscrew.com. August 9, 2019.
5. Web site: Goalies. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012301/http://www.stats.nll.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=goalies&subType=7&season_id=32&leagueId=3&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0. 2016-03-05. dead.
6. Web site: National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book. 2011-05-06. NLL.
7. Web site: Toronto Rock 2000 Regular Season. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720134159/http://stats.nll.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=32&team_id=15. 2011-07-20. dead.