2001 Toronto Rock season explained

Season:	2001
Seasonlink:	2001 NLL season
Team:	Toronto Rock
Teamlink:	Toronto Rock
League:	NLL
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	11-3
Homerecord:	6-1
Roadrecord:	5-2
Goalsfor:	168
Goalsagainst:	125
Generalmanager:	Les Bartley
Coach:	Les Bartley
Captain:	Jim Veltman
Arena:	Air Canada Centre
Attendance:	15,749
Goalsleader:	Colin Doyle & Kim Squire (26)
Assistsleader:	Colin Doyle (33)
Pointsleader:	Colin Doyle (59)
Pimleader:	Pat Coyle (65)
Looseballsleader:	Jim Veltman (161)
Winsleader:	Bob Watson (10)
Gaaleader:	Anthony Cosmo (8.62)
Divisionwin:	YES
Prevseason Year:	2000 season
Prevseason Link:	2000 Toronto Rock season
Nextseason Year:	2002 season
Nextseason Link:	2002 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.

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

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
	14	26	33	59	55	28
	13	26	30	56	72	31
	14	23	22	45	81	10
	14	19	19	38	87	0
	14	15	20	35	128	6
	14	19	15	34	57	0
	14	9	23	32	161	13
	14	7	10	17	49	12
	14	4	10	14	104	65
	14	5	9	14	35	18
Totals		168	213	381	1202	369

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
	13	715:28	10	2	106	.797	8.89
	4	132:17	1	1	19	.784	8.62
Totals			11	3	125	.795	8.83

Awards

Player	Award
	Goaltender of the Year Award^[6]
Bob Watson	First All-Pro Team
	Second All-Pro Team
Kim Squire
Colin Doyle

Roster

^[7]

See also

• 2001 NLL season

External links

• Web site: 2001 Archive. Outsider's Guide to the NLL. 2007-09-26. 2011-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234524/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch011115.htm.

Notes and References

1. News: Wings crush Rock hopes Wings 9, Rock 8 ; Late charge falls short in pro lacrosse finale. Rush. Curtis. 2001-04-28. Toronto Star.
2. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2001 Regular Season - Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
3. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2001 Playoffs - Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
4. Web site: 2001 Toronto Rock statistics. statscrew.com. August 9, 2019.
5. Web site: Goalies. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102535/http://www.stats.nll.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=goalies&subType=7&season_id=34&leagueId=3&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0. 2016-03-04. dead.
6. Web site: National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book. 2011-05-06. NLL.
7. Web site: Toronto Rock 2001 Regular Season. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720133900/http://stats.nll.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=34&team_id=15. 2011-07-20. dead.