2003 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
Conference standings
Reference: [2]
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 |
December 27, 2002 |
@ Albany Attack |
Pepsi Arena |
W 13–9 |
|
5,179 |
1–0 |
2 |
January 3, 2003 |
@ Colorado Mammoth |
Pepsi Center |
L 12–13 |
2OT |
16,125 |
1–1 |
3 |
January 11, 2003 |
Albany Attack |
Air Canada Centre |
L 9–12 |
|
17,059 |
1–2 |
4 |
January 17, 2003 |
@ Calgary Roughnecks |
Pengrowth Saddledome |
W 13–10 |
|
11,333 |
2–2 |
5 |
January 23, 2003 |
@ Ottawa Rebel |
Ottawa Civic Centre |
W 15–6 |
|
2,794 |
3–2 |
6 |
January 24, 2003 |
Buffalo Bandits |
Air Canada Centre |
W 17–13 |
|
15,221 |
4–2 |
7 |
February 1, 2003 |
@ Philadelphia Wings |
First Union Center |
W 13–9 |
|
13,585 |
5–2 |
8 |
February 7, 2003 |
Ottawa Rebel |
Air Canada Centre |
W 13–10 |
|
16,059 |
6–2 |
9 |
February 8, 2003 |
@ Buffalo Bandits |
HSBC Arena |
L 8–14 |
|
8,414 |
6–3 |
10 |
February 14, 2003 |
@ Vancouver Ravens |
GM Place |
W 13–10 |
|
7,594 |
7–3 |
11 |
February 22, 2003 |
Rochester Knighthawks |
Air Canada Centre |
W 11–10 |
|
18,209 |
8–3 |
12 |
February 28, 2003 |
Calgary Roughnecks |
Air Canada Centre |
W 15–6 |
|
16,169 |
9–3 |
13 |
March 7, 2003 |
Vancouver Ravens |
Air Canada Centre |
W 11–7 |
|
15,723 |
10–3 |
14 |
March 14, 2003 |
@ Rochester Knighthawks |
Blue Cross Arena |
L 10–13 |
|
9,112 |
10–4 |
15 |
March 21, 2003 |
Philadelphia Wings |
Air Canada Centre |
W 12–9 |
|
17,539 |
11–4 |
16 |
April 13, 2003 |
Colorado Mammoth |
Air Canada Centre |
L 10–13 |
|
17,888 |
11–5 |
Playoffs
Game log
Reference:[4]
Player stats
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes[5]
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 | 10 | 602:19 | 6 | 4 | 101 | .777 | 10.06 |
Anthony Cosmo | 6 | 359:20 | 5 | 1 | 61 | .788 | 10.19 |
Totals | | | 11 | 5 | 164 | .779 | 10.21 |
Awards
Roster
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
26 |
|
?? |
Burke, Wayne
|
5 |
|
Fwd |
Chapman, Sandy
|
11 |
|
Def |
Clark, Glenn
|
2 |
|
Def |
Coyle, Pat
|
44 |
|
Goalie |
Cosmo, Anthony
|
7 |
|
Fwd |
Doyle, Colin
|
73 |
|
Fwd |
Driscoll, Chris
|
80 |
|
?? |
Finneran, Kevin
|
19 |
|
Def |
Gibson, Darryl
|
12 |
|
?? |
Jones, Pat
|
6 |
|
Def |
Ladouceur, Dan
|
4 |
|
?? |
Livingstone, Carter
|
|
|
No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
89 |
|
?? |
Low, Jon
|
16 |
|
Fwd |
Manning, Blaine
|
9 |
|
Def |
Merrill, Patrick
|
97 |
|
?? |
Montour, Tom
|
27 |
|
?? |
Richard, Todd
|
40 |
|
Def |
Rubel, Ian
|
93 |
|
?? |
Squire, Kim
|
20 |
|
?? |
Stapleford, Scott
|
17 |
|
Def |
Toll, Steve
|
32 |
|
Fwd |
Veltman, Jim
|
29 |
|
Goalie |
Watson, Bob
|
10 |
|
Fwd |
Wilson, Aaron |
|
[8]
See also
References
External links
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Eastern | |
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Central |
- Albany Attack
- Buffalo Bandits
- Columbus Landsharks
- Rochester Knighthawks
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Northern |
- Calgary Roughnecks
- Ottawa Rebel
- Toronto Rock
- Vancouver Ravens
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