2003 Toronto Rock season explained

Season:	2003
Seasonlink:	2003 NLL season
Team:	Toronto Rock
Teamlink:	Toronto Rock
League:	NLL
Division:	Northern
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	11–5
Homerecord:	6–2
Roadrecord:	5–3
Goalsfor:	195
Goalsagainst:	164
Generalmanager:	Les Bartley
Coach:	Les Bartley
Captain:	Jim Veltman
Arena:	Air Canada Centre
Attendance:	16,733
Goalsleader:	Blaine Manning (40)
Assistsleader:	Colin Doyle (55)
Pointsleader:	Colin Doyle (94)
Pimleader:	Dan Ladouceur (54)
Looseballsleader:	Jim Veltman (207)
Winsleader:	Bob Watson (6)
Gaaleader:	Bob Watson (10.06)
Divisionwin:	YES
Cup:	Champion's Cup
Champs:	YES
Prevseason Year:	2002 season
Prevseason Link:	2002 Toronto Rock season
Nextseason Year:	2004 season
Nextseason Link:	2004 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2003 season was the 6th in franchise history and 5th as the Rock.

The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the fifth straight year. The Rock beat the Colorado Mammoth in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game against the Rochester Knighthawks. Their victory in this game gave the Rock two consecutive championships, and four out of five years.^[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	39	55	94	63	16
	16	40	38	78	78	13
	16	16	43	59	207	12
	16	25	30	55	51	6
	16	27	26	53	91	2
	14	21	16	37	59	6
	16	2	10	12	99	31
	6	5	5	10	7	0
	15	4	6	10	62	12
	16	3	7	10	49	4
Totals		195	271	466	1199	300

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
	10	602:19	6	4	101	.777	10.06
	6	359:20	5	1	61	.788	10.19
Totals			11	5	164	.779	10.21

Awards

Player	Award
	Sportsmanship Award^[6]
	Championship Game MVP
	Rookie of the Month, February
	First All-Pro Team
	Second All-Pro Team
Jim Veltman
Aaron Wilson	All-Rookie Team

Roster

^[7]

See also

• 2003 NLL season

External links

• Web site: 2003 Archive. Outsider's Guide to the NLL. 2007-09-29. 2011-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083523/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch031211.htm.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rock wins fourth title in five years. https://archive.today/20120714094815/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Lacrosse/2003/05/04/79731.html. dead. July 14, 2012. Stevens. Neil. Canadian Press. 2003-05-04.
2. Web site: Toronto Rock – 2003 Regular Season – Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
3. Web site: Toronto Rock – 2003 Playoffs – Game Schedule. May 3, 2012. NLL.com.
4. Web site: 2003 Toronto Rock Statistics. statscrew.com. August 9, 2019.
5. Web site: Goalies. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124422/http://www.stats.nll.com/stats/statdisplay.php?type=goalies&subType=10&season_id=38&leagueId=3&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0. 2016-03-04. dead.
6. Web site: 2010 Guide & Record Book. 2011-05-06. NLL.
7. Web site: Toronto Rock 2003 Regular Season. 2011-05-06. NLL. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720133652/http://stats.nll.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=38&team_id=15. 2011-07-20. dead.