2004 Toronto Rock | |
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East Division Champions | |
League | NLL |
Division | 1st East |
2004 record | 10-6 |
Home record | 5-3 |
Road record | 5-3 |
Goals for | 202 |
Goals against | 176 |
General Manager | Derek Keenan (interim) Terry Sanderson |
Coach | Ed Comeau (interim) Terry Sanderson |
Captain | Jim Veltman |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Average attendance | 16,907 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Blaine Manning (36) |
Assists | Colin Doyle (55) |
Points | Blaine Manning (90) |
Penalties in minutes | Patrick Merrill (19) |
Loose Balls | Jim Veltman (193) |
Wins | Bob Watson & Anthony Cosmo (5) |
Goals against average | Anthony Cosmo (10.39) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2004 season was the 7th in franchise history and 6th as the Rock.
The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the sixth straight year. The Rock lost to the Buffalo Bandits in the division final,[1] failing in their attempt at three consecutive championships.
Reference: [2]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Toronto Rock – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 202 | 176 | +26 | 12.62 | 11.00 |
2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 2–6 | 173 | 186 | −13 | 10.81 | 11.62 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 205 | 198 | +7 | 12.81 | 12.38 |
4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 192 | 198 | −6 | 12.00 | 12.38 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Colorado Mammoth – xyz | 16 | 13 | 3 | .812 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 223 | 173 | +50 | 13.94 | 10.81 |
2 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.0 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 204 | 201 | +3 | 12.75 | 12.56 |
3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 214 | 187 | +27 | 13.38 | 11.69 |
4 | Arizona Sting | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 200 | 208 | −8 | 12.50 | 13.00 |
5 | Vancouver Ravens | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 8.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 188 | 213 | −25 | 11.75 | 13.31 |
6 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 12.0 | 1–7 | 0–8 | 171 | 227 | −56 | 10.69 | 14.19 |
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
Reference:[3]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | January 10, 2004 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–13 | 8,214 | 0–1 | |
2 | January 16, 2004 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 18–12 | 16,124 | 1–1 | |
3 | January 23, 2004 | Vancouver Ravens | Air Canada Centre | W 17–12 | 15,400 | 2–1 | |
4 | January 31, 2004 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–11 | 8,786 | 2–2 | |
5 | February 7, 2004 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | L 8–10 | 17,550 | 2–3 | |
6 | February 13, 2004 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 9–13 | 15,107 | 2–4 | |
7 | February 20, 2004 | @ Vancouver Ravens | GM Place | W 15–6 | 8,824 | 3–4 | |
8 | February 27, 2004 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | W 18–15 | 15,820 | 4–4 | |
9 | February 28, 2004 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 11–10 | 13,606 | 5–4 | |
10 | March 5, 2004 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 13–11 | 9,299 | 6–4 | |
11 | March 12, 2004 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 13–9 | 17,625 | 7–4 | |
12 | March 13, 2004 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 12–10 | 14,184 | 8–4 | |
13 | March 26, 2004 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 14–11 | 18,809 | 9–4 | |
14 | March 27, 2004 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 15–9 | 10,599 | 10–4 | |
15 | April 2, 2004 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–11 | 2OT | 12,454 | 10–5 |
16 | April 9, 2004 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 11–13 | 18,821 | 10–6 |
Reference:[4]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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Division Final | April 25, 2004 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 10–19 | 14,618 | 0–1 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes[5]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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Blaine Manning | 16 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 81 | 7 |
Colin Doyle | 16 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 64 | 11 |
Jim Veltman | 16 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 179 | 9 |
Matt Shearer | 12 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 32 | 3 |
Aaron Wilson | 13 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 58 | 3 |
Steve Toll | 16 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 141 | 1 |
Chris Driscoll | 16 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 64 | 9 |
Ken Millin | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 5 |
Ryan Painter | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 3 |
Darryl Gibson | 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 11 |
Totals | 202 | 311 | 513 | 1110 | 147 |
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 |
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Bob Watson | 11 | 571:07 | 5 | 5 | 106 | .755 | 11.14 |
Anthony Cosmo | 9 | 392:44 | 5 | 1 | 68 | .766 | 10.39 |
Totals | 10 | 6 | 176 | .757 | 10.92 |
Player | Award |
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Jim Veltman | NLL Most Valuable Player[7] |
Jim Veltman | Player of the Month, March[7] |
Jim Veltman | First All-Pro Team[7] |
Blaine Manning | Second All-Pro Team[7] |
Colin Doyle | |
Colin Doyle | All-Stars[8] |
Blaine Manning | |
Pat Coyle | |
Glenn Clark | |
Jim Veltman |
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