2006 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 9th in franchise history, and 8th as the Rock (they played one season as the Ontario Raiders). The Rock won the Championship in the 2005 season, but followed it up with a mediocre 8-8 record and an early exit from the playoffs at the hands of the Rochester Knighthawks.

2006 Toronto Rock
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2006 record8–8
Home record5–3
Road record3–5
Goals for182
Goals against179
General ManagerTerry Sanderson
CoachTerry Sanderson
CaptainJim Veltman
Alternate captainsBlaine Manning
Chris Driscoll
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance16,538[1]
Team leaders
GoalsColin Doyle (43)
AssistsJosh Sanderson (69)
PointsJosh Sanderson (98)
Penalties in minutesPatrick Merrill (45)
Dan Ladouceur (45)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (226)
WinsBob Watson (8)
Goals against averageBob Watson (11.21)

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz16115.6880.06253193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawks x1697.5622.06235196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rock x1688.5003.05335182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarm x1688.5003.03553158171−139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05335184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJax xy16115.6880.05362188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammoth x16106.6251.06244200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecks x1697.5622.04453183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Sting x1688.5003.04444198199−112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03526151174−239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00817150202−529.3812.62

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 January 7, 2006 Arizona Sting Air Canada Centre L 1314 OT 17,527 01
2 January 13, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 1113 15,104 02
3 January 14, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 914 10,156 03
4 January 21, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 1013 13,072 04
5 January 27, 2006 Edmonton Rush Air Canada Centre W 148 15,104 14
6 February 5, 2006 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 1410 9,911 24
7 February 10, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 1110 OT 16,235 34
8 February 11, 2006 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 1311 11,019 44
9 February 24, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 1211 OT 16,164 54
10 March 3, 2006 Minnesota Swarm Air Canada Centre W 138 15,830 64
11 March 4, 2006 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 1214 12,165 65
12 March 11, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 108 14,064 75
13 March 25, 2006 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre L 911 17,942 76
14 April 1, 2006 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 910 10,084 77
15 April 8, 2006 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 1514 OT 18,400 87
16 April 15, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 710 9,899 88

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 22, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 816 7,295 01

Player stats

Reference:[5]

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
Josh Sanderson16296998926
Colin Doyle16435396674
Blaine Manning162852807919
Aaron Wilson163921609815
Jim Veltman166364222632
Matt Shearer9111021240
Rusty Kruger11713203828
Chris Driscoll13510154010
Brian Beisel1531215646
Totals319501387111149

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 Watson16909:3688170.77211.21
Phil Wetherup1648:31006.7697.42
Totals88 179 .769 11.19

Awards

PlayerAward
Colin DoyleFirst Team All-Pro
Colin DoyleAll-Stars
Blaine Manning
Josh Sanderson
Phil Sanderson
Jim Veltman

Transactions

Trades

February 8, 2006[6]
To Toronto Rock
second round pick, 2006 entry draft
To Edmonton Rush
Mat Giles
March 14, 2006[7] To Minnesota Swarm
first round pick, 2008 entry draft
second round pick, 2006 entry draft
To Toronto Rock
Darryl Gibson
second round pick, 2007 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[8]

No. Position Player
17 Canada Def Brian Beisel
37 Canada Def Scott Campbell
25 Canada Fwd J.J Dickie
7 Canada Fwd Colin Doyle
93 Canada Fwd Chris Driscoll
15 Fwd Steve Evans
Canada Def Darryl Gibson
Canada Fwd Mat Giles
 ? Jason Henhawk
20 Canada Fwd Rusty Kruger
6 Canada Def Dan Ladouceur
28 Canada Def Brad MacDonald
16 Canada Fwd Blaine Manning
No. Position Player
14 Canada Def Rob Marshall
9 Canada Def Patrick Merrill
77 Canada Def Tim OBrien
40 Canada Def Ian Rubel
19 Canada Fwd Josh Sanderson
18 Canada Def Phil Sanderson
24 Canada Fwd Matt Shearer
27 Canada Def Derek Suddons
22 United States Fwd Matt Taylor
32 Canada Fwd Jim Veltman
29 Canada Goalie Bob Watson
90 Canada Goalie Phil Wetherup
10 Canada Fwd Aaron Wilson

See also

References

  • "Outsider's Guide - 2006 Archive". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 2, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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