2014 Toronto Rock season
2014 Toronto Rock | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 2nd East |
2014 record | 9 - 9 |
Home record | 6 - 3 |
Road record | 3 - 6 |
Goals for | 219 |
Goals against | 213 |
General Manager | Terry Sanderson |
Coach | John Lovell |
Captain | Colin Doyle |
Alternate captains |
Sandy Chapman Patrick Merrill Josh Sanderson |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Stephan Leblanc (45) |
Assists | Garrett Billings (69) |
Points | Garrett Billings (101) |
Penalties in minutes | Billy Hostrawser (55) |
Loose Balls | Ethan O'Connor (133) |
Wins | Nick Rose (6) |
Goals against average | Brandon Miller (8.95) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season was the 17th in franchise history, and 16th as the Rock.
After an up-and-down start to the season, the Rock acquired goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings at the trade deadline[1] hoping to revitalize their shaky defense.
On April 5, star forward Garrett Billings tore his ACL during a game against the Vancouver Stealth and was lost for the remainder of the season.[2] Despite losing the league's scoring leader, the Rock won that game, which started a four-game winning streak to finish the regular season and clinch second place in the Eastern division ahead of the slumping Buffalo Bandits. But the Bandits ended their 8-game losing streak by beating the Rock in the division semi-finals, 15-13.[3]
Regular season
Final standings
Reference: [4]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Rochester Knighthawks – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | -10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | -16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | -39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Edmonton Rush – xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | -27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | -42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
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
Regular season
Reference:[5]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | January 3, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 16–11 | 11,120 | 1–0 | |
2 | January 10, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 10–12 | 11,404 | 1–1 | |
3 | January 18, 2014 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–12 | 8,136 | 1–2 | |
4 | January 31, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 17–12 | 11,234 | 2–2 | |
5 | February 1, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 10–12 | 12,768 | 2–3 | |
6 | February 7, 2014 | Philadelphia Wings | Air Canada Centre | W 20–10 | 9,087 | 3–3 | |
7 | February 15, 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 9–17 | 10,279 | 3–4 | |
8 | February 22, 2014 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | W 14–12 | 9,207 | 4–4 | |
9 | February 28, 2014 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Centre | L 10–11 | 8,015 | 4–5 | |
10 | March 1, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 13–19 | 8,990 | 4–6 | |
11 | March 15, 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 12–17 | 10,832 | 4–7 | |
12 | March 16, 2014 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 9–8 | OT | 6,628 | 5–7 |
13 | March 22, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | L 13–14 | 7,157 | 5–8 | |
14 | March 30, 2014 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 10–13 | 10,655 | 5–9 | |
15 | April 5, 2014 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | W 17–9 | 3,721 | 6–9 | |
16 | April 12, 2014 | Philadelphia Wings | Air Canada Centre | W 10–9 | 10,662 | 7–9 | |
17 | April 18, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 13–9 | 11,276 | 8–9 | |
18 | April 26, 2014 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 8–6 | 9,056 | 9–9 |
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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Division Semifinal | May 3, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 13–15 | 7,867 | 0–1 |
Roster
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Roster updated 2014-3-25 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Rock acquire Brandon Miller for Kyle Belton and draft picks". IL Indoor. March 18, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ↑ Stamp, Stephen (April 6, 2014). "Rock dump Stealth but lose Billings, plus the rest of the NLL story". IL Indoor. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ↑ Chavez, Bob (May 5, 2014). "With questions answered, Buffalo Bandits move on in NLL playoffs". IL Indoor. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto Rock schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2012.