2008 Toronto Rock season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2008 Toronto Rock | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th East |
| 2008 record | 7-9 |
| Home record | 4-5 |
| Road record | 3-4 |
| Goals for | 172 |
| Goals against | 174 |
| General Manager | Mike Kloepfer |
| Coach | Glenn Clark |
| Captain | Jim Veltman |
| Alternate captains | Blaine Manning Chris Driscoll |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 12,917 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lewis Ratcliff (42) |
| Assists | Lewis Ratcliff (50) |
| Points | Lewis Ratcliff (92) |
| Penalties in minutes | Cam Woods (78) |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman (122) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (7) |
| Goals against average | Bob Watson (10.34) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 12th in franchise history, and 11th as the Rock.
The Rock had their second consecutive sub-.500 season, finishing 7-9, and out of the playoffs for the first time since they were the Ontario Raiders in 1998. This was captain Jim Veltman's final season as a player; he retired after 16 seasons and will join the Rock coaching staff in 2009.
Contents |
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Conference standings
| East Division | W | L | GB | PCT | Home | Road | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Buffalo Bandits | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 7-2 | 3-4 | 203 | 174 |
| x-Minnesota Swarm | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 199 | 196 |
| x-New York Titans | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 5-1 | 5-5 | 197 | 186 |
| x-Philadelphia Wings | 10 | 6 | - | .625 | 7-1 | 3-5 | 225 | 220 |
| e-Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 8 | 2 | .500 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 197 | 171 |
| e-Toronto Rock | 7 | 9 | 3 | .438 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 172 | 174 |
| e-Chicago Shamrox | 6 | 10 | 4 | .375 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 176 | 212 |
| West Division | ||||||||
| y-San Jose Stealth | 9 | 7 | - | .563 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 185 | 172 |
| x-Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 7 | - | .563 | 6-2 | 3-5 | 184 | 167 |
| x-Calgary Roughnecks | 7 | 9 | 2 | .438 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 183 | 178 |
| x-Portland LumberJax | 6 | 10 | 3 | .375 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 179 | 194 |
| e-Edmonton Rush | 4 | 11 | 5 | .250 | 3-5 | 1-7 | 141 | 197 |
x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention
[edit] Game log
Reference: [1]
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 5 | Toronto | 11 - 9 | Chicago | Watson | 6,116 | 1-0 | |
| 2 | January 11 | Minnesota | 17 - 16 | Toronto | OT | Patterson | 13,317 | 1-1 |
| 3 | January 12 | Toronto | 4 - 11 | Minnesota | Patterson | 10,104 | 1-2 | |
| 4 | January 19 | Toronto | 14 - 9 | Edmonton | Watson | 12,107 | 2-2 | |
| 5 | January 26 | New York | 10 - 14 | Toronto | Watson | 14,142 | 3-2 | |
| 6 | February 9 | Toronto | 4 - 11 | Rochester | O'Toole | 9,925 | 3-3 | |
| 7 | February 15 | Buffalo | 8 - 11 | Toronto | Watson | 14,611 | 4-3 | |
| 8 | March 1 | Calgary | 7 - 9 | Toronto | Watson | 14,542 | 5-3 | |
| 9 | March 14 | New York | 14 - 10 | Toronto | Vinc | 14,233 | 5-4 | |
| 10 | March 21 | Edmonton | 9 - 14 | Toronto | Watson | 14,312 | 6-4 | |
| 11 | March 22 | Toronto | 13 - 9 | Buffalo | Watson | 15,230 | 7-4 | |
| 12 | April 5 | Rochester | 9 - 6 | Toronto | O'Toole | 15,422 | 7-5 | |
| 13 | April 6 | Toronto | 9 - 11 | Philadelphia | Blasdell | 10,244 | 7-6 | |
| 14 | April 12 | Chicago | 13 - 12 | Toronto | OT | Roik | 15,238 | 7-7 |
| 15 | April 19 | Toronto | 11 - 12 | Calgary | OT | Dietrich | 11,808 | 7-8 |
| 16 | April 27 | Philadelphia | 15 - 14 | Toronto | Miller | 15,332 | 7-9 |
[edit] Player stats
Reference: [2]
[edit] Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Ratcliff | 17 | 42 | 50 | 92 | 91 | 10 |
| Blaine Manning | 16 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 90 | 4 |
| Aaron Wilson | 16 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 90 | 4 |
| Josh Sanderson | 11 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 61 | 6 |
| Ryan Benesch | 14 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 71 | 38 |
| Kasey Beirnes | 16 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 8 |
| Rob Marshall | 16 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 109 | 8 |
| Jim Veltman | 14 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 122 | 8 |
| Cam Woods | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 81 | 78 |
| Totals | 257 | 429 | 349 | 1114 | 36 |
[edit] Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Watson | 15 | 812:38 | 7 | 6 | 140 | .786 | 10.34 |
| Mike Poulin | 16 | 153:04 | 0 | 3 | 32 | .740 | 12.54 |
| Mike Attwood | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 174 | .776 | 10.88 |
[edit] Awards
| Player | Award |
| Bob Watson[1] | NLL Goaltender of the Year |
| Bob Watson | First Team All-Pro |
| Jim Veltman | All-Stars |
| Peter Lough | |
| Bob Watson |
[edit] Transactions
[edit] Trades
| March 25, 2008[2] |
To Toronto Rock
Lewis Ratcliff conditional first or second round pick, 2009 entry draft |
To Calgary Roughnecks
Josh Sanderson first round pick, 2008 entry draft |
| March 11, 2008[3] |
To Toronto Rock
second round pick, 2009 entry draft |
To Minnesota Swarm
Ian Rubel |
[edit] Roster
Reference: [3]
|
|
[edit] See also
[edit] References
|
||||||||||||
