2002 Toronto Rock season explained

Season:	2002
Seasonlink:	2002 NLL season
Team:	Toronto Rock
Teamlink:	Toronto Rock
League:	NLL
Division:	Northern
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	11-5
Homerecord:	8-0
Roadrecord:	3-5
Goalsfor:	223
Goalsagainst:	176
Generalmanager:	Les Bartley
Coach:	Les Bartley
Captain:	Jim Veltman
Arena:	Air Canada Centre
Attendance:	15,689
Goalsleader:	Colin Doyle (47)
Assistsleader:	Blaine Manning (50)
Pointsleader:	Colin Doyle (80)
Pimleader:	Pat Coyle (60)
Looseballsleader:	Jim Veltman (203)
Winsleader:	Bob Watson (9)
Gaaleader:	Anthony Cosmo (10.55)
Divisionwin:	YES
Cup:	Champion's Cup
Champs:	YES
Prevseason Year:	2001 season
Prevseason Link:	2001 Toronto Rock season
Nextseason Year:	2003 season
Nextseason Link:	2003 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2002 season was the 5th in franchise history and 4th as the Rock.

The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the fourth straight year. The Rock beat the Washington Power in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game against the Albany Attack. Their victory in this game gave the Rock three out of the last four 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
	16	47	33	80	58	17
	16	21	50	71	109	13
	16	26	39	65	125	11
	16	37	23	60	86	12
	16	27	28	55	57	54
	16	16	37	53	203	22
	14	11	12	23	40	2
	10	10	9	19	19	6
	15	3	15	18	84	12
	16	10	7	17	98	19
Totals		223	298	521	1290	360

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	681:21	9	3	131	.764	11.54
	6	255:56	2	2	45	.791	10.55
Totals			11	5	176	.772	10.94

Awards

Player	Award
	Rookie of the Year Award^[6]
	Defensive Player of the Year Award
	Sportsmanship Award
	Championship Game MVP
Blaine Manning	Rookie of the Month, March
Pat Coyle	First All-Pro Team
Colin Doyle	Second All-Pro Team
Blaine Manning	All-Rookie Team
Colin Doyle	All-Stars^[7]
Pat Coyle
Jim Veltman
Bob Watson
Steve Toll

Roster

^[8]

See also

• 2002 NLL season

External links

• Web site: 2002 Archive. Outsider's Guide to the NLL. 2007-09-26. 2011-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234806/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch021231.htm.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rock hold off Attack for NLL title. 2002-04-14. 2011-05-06. Our Sports Central. Blake. Campbell.
2. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2002 Regular Season - Game Schedule. https://archive.today/20120906054530/http://www.nll.com/schedule/team_instance/128865?subseason=57546. dead. September 6, 2012. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
3. Web site: Toronto Rock - 2002 Playoffs - Game Schedule. https://archive.today/20120905035559/http://www.nll.com/schedule/team_instance/128865?subseason=57594. dead. September 5, 2012. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
4. Web site: Runners. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193839/http://www.stats.nll.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=10&season_id=36&league_id=3&lastActive=&confId=0. 2016-03-04. dead.
5. Web site: Goalies. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085807/http://www.stats.nll.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=goalies&subType=10&season_id=36&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: Rock ready to face the Gaits. 2002-04-04. 2011-05-06. Our Sports Central. Blake. Campbell.
8. Web site: Toronto Rock 2002 Regular Season. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720133810/http://stats.nll.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=36&team_id=15. 2011-07-20. dead.