Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 2003 |
League | National Lacrosse League |
Conference | Western |
Team history | Baltimore Thunder (1987–1999) Pittsburgh CrosseFire (2000) Washington Power (2001–2002) |
Based in | Denver, Colorado |
Arena | Ball Arena |
Colors | Burgundy and Black |
Owner | Stan Kroenke |
Head coach | Pat Coyle |
General manager | Brad Self |
League titles | 2 (2006, 2022) |
Conference titles | 2 (2022, 2023) |
Division titles | 3 (2003, 2004, 2007) |
Local media | Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KKFN |
PLPA representative | Dan Coates Joey Cupido |
Website | coloradomammoth.com |
The Colorado Mammoth are a professional box lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League. The Mammoth have played at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season. They are owned by Stan Kroenke, who is also the owner of the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, and the Colorado Rapids of MLS.
The Mammoth franchise previously played as the Baltimore Thunder from 1987 to 1999, the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000, and the Washington Power from 2001 to 2002. Up until the joining of the expansion team San Diego Seals, Colorado was the only non-Canadian team in the Western Division from 2014 to 2018. They have only missed the playoffs once since moving to Colorado.
In 2004 and from 2006 to 2008, the Mammoth lead the league in attendance. 2006 was the first year in the 20-year history of the NLL that the league had an attendance of more than one million fans in one season. The Mammoth had the honor of hosting fan number one million.[1] In 2008, the Mammoth average attendance per game was higher than Pepsi Center's other teams, the Colorado Avalanche (NHL) and the Denver Nuggets (NBA).[2]
In the 2006 season, the Mammoth went to the playoffs in the #2 seed in the Western Division. Round one was hosted in Colorado against rivals Calgary. The Mammoth won 18–17 in overtime. Brian Langtry scored the overtime goal. Round two (Western Division finals) was also hosted at Pepsi Center against the Arizona Sting. Rookie Dan Carey scored the winning goal as the Mammoth defeated the Sting 13–12. The championship game was held at HSBC Arena in Buffalo against the Bandits who held the league's best record and the incumbent league MVP, goaltender Steve Dietrich . The Mammoth won the Champion's Cup by a score of 16–9, with Gavin Prout being named Game MVP.
The Mammoth won the National Lacrosse League Cup beating the Buffalo Bandits 2 games to 1, with Dillon Ward being named the Finals MVP.[3]
Year | Player | Award |
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2003 | Gary Gait | Most Valuable Player |
Brian Langtry | Rookie of the Year | |
2004 | Steve Govett | Executive of the Year |
Gord Nash | Goaltender of the Year | |
Gary Gait | Sportsmanship Award (tie with Peter Lough) | |
2005 | Gary Gait | Sportsmanship Award |
2006 | Gavin Prout | Champion's Cup MVP |
2012 | Adam Jones | Rookie of the Year |
John Grant, Jr. | Most Valuable Player | |
2015 | Joey Cupido | Transition Player of the Year |
2017 | Dillon Ward | Goaltender of the Year |
2018 | Joey Cupido | Transition Player of the Year |
2022 | Dillon Ward | Champion's Cup MVP |
Active (21-man) roster | Inactive roster | Coaches | |||||||
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Season | Division/Conference[a] | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
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2003 | Eastern | 9–7 | 1st | 6–2 | 3–5 | 226 | 223 | Rod Jensen/Jamie Batley | Lost Division Final |
2004 | Western | 13–3 | 1st | 7–1 | 6–2 | 223 | 173 | Jamie Batley | Lost Division Final |
2005 | Western | 8–8 | 3rd | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | Jamie Batley | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2006 | Western | 10–6 | 2nd | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | Gary Gait | Won Championship |
2007 | Western | 12–4 | 1st | 7–1 | 5–3 | 209 | 179 | Gary Gait | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2008 | Western | 9–7 | 2nd | 6–2 | 3–5 | 184 | 162 | Bob McMahon | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2009 | Western | 7–9 | 4th | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | Bob McMahon | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2010 | Western | 4–12 | 5th | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | Bob McMahon/Steve Govett/Bob Hamley | Did Not Qualify |
2011 | Western | 5–11 | 4th | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | Bob Hamley | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2012 | Western | 11–5 | 2nd | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 201 | Bob Hamley | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2013 | Western | 7–9 | 4th | 3–5 | 4–4 | 185 | 202 | Bob Hamley | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2014 | Western | 8–10 | 3rd | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | Bob Hamley/Pat Coyle/Chris Gill/Dan Stroup | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2015 | Western | 9–9 | 3rd | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | Pat Coyle/Chris Gill/Dan Stroup | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2016 | Western | 12–6 | 2nd | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | Pat Coyle/Chris Gill/Dan Stroup | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2017 | Western | 9–9 | 3rd | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | Pat Coyle/Chris Gill/Dan Stroup | Lost Division Final |
2018 | Western | 11–7 | 2nd | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | Pat Coyle | Lost Division Semi-Final |
2019 | Western | 6–12 | 4th | 3–6 | 3–6 | 181 | 193 | Pat Coyle | Lost Division Final |
2020 | Western | 7–6 | 2nd | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | Pat Coyle | No playoffs held |
2021 | Western | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2022 | Western | 10–8 | 3rd | 7–2 | 3–6 | 196 | 198 | Pat Coyle | Won Championship |
2023 | Western | 9–9 | 4th | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | Pat Coyle | Lost Championship |
2024 | Unified | 5-13 | 15th | 4-5 | 1-8 | 193 | 226 | Pat Coyle | Did Not Qualify |
Total | 21 seasons | 181-170 | 105-70 | 76–100 | 4,055 | 4,047 | |||
Playoff Totals | 17 appearances | 8-17 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 288 | 325 | 2 Championships |
Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
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2003 | Quarterfinals | Vancouver 12 | Colorado 15 |
Semifinals | Colorado 11 | Toronto 15 | |
2004 | Division Finals | Calgary 13 | Colorado 11 |
2005 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 13 | Arizona 16 |
2006 | Division Semifinals | Calgary 17 | Colorado 18 |
Division Finals | Arizona 12 | Colorado 13 | |
Championship | Colorado 16 | Buffalo 9 | |
2007 | Division Semifinals | San Jose 15 | Colorado 14 (OT) |
2008 | Division Semifinals | Calgary 15 | Colorado 13 |
2009 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 8 | Calgary 15 |
2011 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 6 | Calgary 10 |
2012 | Division Semifinals | Minnesota 14 | Colorado 10 |
2013 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 10 | Calgary 15 |
2014 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 15 | Calgary 16 (OT) |
2015 | Division Semifinals | Calgary 11 | Colorado 6 |
2016 | Division Semifinals | Calgary 11 | Colorado 10 (OT) |
2017 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 13 | Vancouver 12 |
Western Finals (Game 1) | Saskatchewan 18 | Colorado 9 | |
Western Finals (Game 2) | Colorado 10 | Saskatchewan 11 | |
2018 | Division Semifinals | Calgary 15 | Colorado 12 |
2019 | Division Semifinals | Colorado 11 | Saskatchewan 10 (OT) |
Western Division Final | Colorado 4 | Calgary 8 | |
2022 | Western Conference Semifinals | Colorado 16 | Calgary 12 |
Western Conference Finals Game 1 | Colorado 14 | San Diego 12 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 2 | San Diego 11 | Colorado 10 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 3 | Colorado 15 | San Diego 13 | |
NLL Finals Game 1 | Colorado 14 | Buffalo 15 | |
NLL Finals Game 2 | Buffalo 8 | Colorado 11 | |
NLL Finals Game 3 | Colorado 10 | Buffalo 8 | |
2023 | Western Conference Semifinals | Colorado 13 | San Diego 12 |
Western Conference Finals Game 1 | Calgary 7 | Colorado 8 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 2 | Colorado 12 | Calgary 13 | |
Western Conference Finals Game 3 | Colorado 9 | Calgary 7 | |
NLL Finals Game 1 | Colorado 12 | Buffalo 13 | |
NLL Finals Game 2 | Buffalo 10 | Colorado 16 | |
NLL Finals Game 3 | Colorado 4 | Buffalo 13 |
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
1 | Rod Jensen | 2003 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | – | – | – | – |
2 | Jamie Batley | 2003–2005 | 39 | 26 | 13 | .667 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
3 | Gary Gait | 2006–2007 | 32 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
4 | Bob McMahon | 2008–2010 | 34 | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
5 | Steve Govett | 2010 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | – | – | – | – |
6 | Bob Hamley | 2010–2014 | 66 | 29 | 37 | .440 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
7 | Pat Coyle, Chris Gill, Dan Stroup |
2015–2017 | 54 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
8 | Pat Coyle | 2018– | 103 | 48 | 55 | .466 | 17 | 10 | 7 | .588 |
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