2002 Toronto Rock season

2002 Toronto Rock
Champion's Cup Champions
Northern Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st Northern
2002 record11-5
Home record8-0
Road record3-5
Goals for223
Goals against176
General ManagerLes Bartley
CoachLes Bartley
CaptainJim Veltman
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance15,689
Team leaders
GoalsColin Doyle (47)
AssistsBlaine Manning (50)
PointsColin Doyle (80)
Penalties in minutesPat Coyle (60)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (203)
WinsBob Watson (9)
Goals against averageAnthony Cosmo (10.55)

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

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

Central Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Albany Attack – xyz16142.8750.07–17–1252194+5815.7512.12
2Rochester Knighthawks – x16133.8121.08–05–3261202+5916.3112.62
3Montreal Express1688.5006.04–44–4237227+1014.8114.19
4Buffalo Bandits1688.5006.04–44–4210215−513.1213.44
5Columbus Landsharks16511.3129.02–63–5198230−3212.3814.38
East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Washington Power – xy1697.5620.06–23–5253243+1015.8115.19
2Philadelphia Wings – x1688.5001.06–22–6222237−1513.8814.81
3New York Saints16511.3124.02–63–5200249−4912.5015.56
4New Jersey Storm16511.3124.03–52–6178232−5411.1214.50
North Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xy16115.6880.08–03–5223176+4713.9411.00
2Vancouver Ravens – x16106.6251.06–24–4236192+4414.7512.00
3Calgary Roughnecks16412.2507.02–62–6224264−4014.0016.50
4Ottawa Rebel16412.2507.01–73–5202245−4312.6215.31

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 November 17, 2001 Vancouver Ravens Air Canada Centre W 16–11 13,049 1–0
2 December 1, 2001 @ Vancouver Ravens GM Place L 12–13 13,772 1–1
3 December 14, 2001 Ottawa Rebel Air Canada Centre W 12–6 14,169 2–1
4 January 5, 2002 @ Washington Power Capital Centre L 11–12 3,512 2–2
5 January 12, 2002 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 15–12 9,428 3–2
6 February 26, 2002 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 14–9 18,543 4–2
7 February 3, 2002 Montreal Express Air Canada Centre W 17–12 14,515 5–2
8 February 10, 2002 Washington Power Air Canada Centre W 17–14 13,802 6–2
9 February 16, 2002 @ Ottawa Rebel Corel Centre W 15–8 7,826 7–2
10 February 23, 2002 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre W 14–13 OT 17,138 8–2
11 March 2, 2002 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 8–7 7,948 9–2
12 March 8, 2002 @ Montreal Express Molson Centre L 9–15 9,339 9–3
13 March 15, 2002 New York Saints Air Canada Centre W 21–7 16,796 10–3
14 March 16, 2002 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–16 10,481 10–4
15 March 22, 2002 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 17–9 17,501 11–4
16 March 23, 2002 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Union Center L 11–12 OT 14,361 11–5

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Semifinals April 5, 2002 Washington Power Air Canada Centre W 12–11 2OT 14,442 1–0
Championship Game April 13, 2002 @ Albany Attack Pepsi Arena W 13–12 9,289 2–0

Player stats

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes[5]

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Colin Doyle 16 47 33 80 58 17
Blaine Manning 16 21 50 71 109 13
Steve Toll 16 26 39 65 125 11
Dan Stroup 16 37 23 60 86 12
Kim Squire 16 27 28 55 57 54
Jim Veltman 16 16 37 53 203 22
Ken Millin 14 11 12 23 40 2
Mike Murray 10 10 9 19 19 6
Darryl Gibson 15 3 15 18 84 12
Glenn Clark 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[6]

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Bob Watson 12 681:21 9 3 131 .764 11.54
Anthony Cosmo 6 255:56 2 2 45 .791 10.55
Totals 11 5 176 .772 10.94

Awards

Player Award
Blaine Manning Rookie of the Year Award[7]
Pat Coyle Defensive Player of the Year Award[7]
Jim Veltman Sportsmanship Award[7]
Colin Doyle Championship Game MVP[7]
Blaine Manning Rookie of the Month, March[7]
Pat Coyle First All-Pro Team[7]
Colin Doyle Second All-Pro Team[7]
Blaine Manning All-Rookie Team[7]
Colin Doyle All-Stars[8]
Pat Coyle
Jim Veltman
Bob Watson
Steve Toll

Roster

No. Position Player
26 Canada Fwd Burke, Wayne
25 ?? Candy, Drew
5 Canada Fwd Chapman, Sandy
11 Canada Def Clark, Glenn
2 Canada Def Coyle, Pat
44 Canada Goalie Cosmo, Anthony
7 Canada Fwd Doyle, Colin
19 Canada Def Gibson, Darryl
6 Canada Def Ladouceur, Dan
4 Canada Def Livingstone, Carter
No. Position Player
16 Canada Fwd Manning, Blaine
33 Canada Fwd Millin, Ken
18 Canada Fwd Murray, Mike
40 Canada Def Rubel, Ian
93 Canada Fwd Squire, Kim
34 Canada Def Squire, Rodd
8 Canada Fwd Stroup, Dan
17 Canada Def Toll, Steve
32 Canada Fwd Veltman, Jim
29 Canada Goalie Watson, Bob

[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Blake, Campbell (2002-04-14). "Rock hold off Attack for NLL title". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2002 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2002 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2002 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Runners". NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  6. ^ "Goalies". NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book" (PDF). NLL. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  8. ^ Blake, Campbell (2002-04-04). "Rock ready to face the Gaits". Our Sports Central. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  9. ^ "Toronto Rock 2002 Regular Season". NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  • "2002 Archive". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2011-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)