2002 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.

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 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 xyz16142.8750.07171252194+5815.7512.12
2Rochester Knighthawks x16133.8121.08053261202+5916.3112.62
3Montreal Express1688.5006.04444237227+1014.8114.19
4Buffalo Bandits1688.5006.04444210215-513.1213.44
5Columbus Landsharks16511.3129.02635198230-3212.3814.38
East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Washington Power xy1697.5620.06235253243+1015.8115.19
2Philadelphia Wings x1688.5001.06226222237-1513.8814.81
3New York Saints16511.3124.02635200249-4912.5015.56
4New Jersey Storm16511.3124.03526178232-5411.1214.50
North Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock xy16115.6880.08035223176+4713.9411.00
2Vancouver Ravens x16106.6251.06244236192+4414.7512.00
3Calgary Roughnecks16412.2507.02626224264-4014.0016.50
4Ottawa Rebel16412.2507.01735202245-4312.6215.31

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 1611 13,049 10
2 December 1, 2001 @ Vancouver Ravens GM Place L 1213 13,772 11
3 December 14, 2001 Ottawa Rebel Air Canada Centre W 126 14,169 21
4 January 5, 2002 @ Washington Power Capital Centre L 1112 3,512 22
5 January 12, 2002 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 1512 9,428 32
6 February 26, 2002 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 149 18,543 42
7 February 3, 2002 Montreal Express Air Canada Centre W 1712 14,515 52
8 February 10, 2002 Washington Power Air Canada Centre W 1714 13,802 62
9 February 16, 2002 @ Ottawa Rebel Corel Centre W 158 7,826 72
10 February 23, 2002 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre W 1413 OT 17,138 82
11 March 2, 2002 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 87 7,948 92
12 March 8, 2002 @ Montreal Express Molson Centre L 915 9,339 93
13 March 15, 2002 New York Saints Air Canada Centre W 217 16,796 103
14 March 16, 2002 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 1416 10,481 104
15 March 22, 2002 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 179 17,501 114
16 March 23, 2002 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) First Union Center L 1112 OT 14,361 115

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Semifinals April 5, 2002 Washington Power Air Canada Centre W 1211 2OT 14,442 10
Championship Game April 13, 2002 @ Albany Attack Pepsi Arena W 1312 9,289 20

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 Doyle164733805817
Blaine Manning1621507110913
Steve Toll1626396512511
Dan Stroup163723608612
Kim Squire162728555754
Jim Veltman1616375320322
Ken Millin14111223402
Mike Murray1010919196
Darryl Gibson15315188412
Glenn Clark16107179819
Totals2232985211290360

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 Watson12681:2193131.76411.54
Anthony Cosmo6255:562245.79110.55
Totals115176.77210.94

Awards

PlayerAward
Blaine ManningRookie of the Year Award[7]
Pat CoyleDefensive Player of the Year Award[7]
Jim VeltmanSportsmanship Award[7]
Colin DoyleChampionship Game MVP[7]
Blaine ManningRookie of the Month, March[7]
Pat CoyleFirst All-Pro Team[7]
Colin DoyleSecond All-Pro Team[7]
Blaine ManningAll-Rookie Team[7]
Colin DoyleAll-Stars[8]
Pat Coyle
Jim Veltman
Bob Watson
Steve Toll

Roster

No. Position Player
26 Fwd Burke, Wayne
25 ?? Candy, Drew
5 Fwd Chapman, Sandy
11 Def Clark, Glenn
2 Def Coyle, Pat
44 Goalie Cosmo, Anthony
7 Fwd Doyle, Colin
19 Def Gibson, Darryl
6 Def Ladouceur, Dan
4 Def Livingstone, Carter
No. Position Player
16 Fwd Manning, Blaine
33 Fwd Millin, Ken
18 Fwd Murray, Mike
40 Def Rubel, Ian
93 Fwd Squire, Kim
34 Def Squire, Rodd
8 Fwd Stroup, Dan
17 Def Toll, Steve
32 Fwd Veltman, Jim
29 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. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Toronto Rock - 2002 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. 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. "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.
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