Colorado Mammoth
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| Colorado Mammoth | |
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| Division | Western |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Home arena | Pepsi Center |
| Based in | Denver, Colorado |
| Colors | Burgundy and Black |
| Head coach | Gary Gait |
| General manager | Steve Govett |
| PLPA representative | Nick Carlson |
| Local media | Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KKFN |
| Championships | 2006 |
| Division Championships | 2006 |
| Website | www.coloradomammoth.com |
| Formerly | Washington Power Pittsburgh CrosseFire Baltimore Thunder |
The Colorado Mammoth is a member of the National Lacrosse League. They have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season. In 2004 they became the league's attendance leader, closely beating the Toronto Rock. In 2006, they again came away with the league attendance record, again beating out the Toronto Rock. 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 Colorado Mammoth had the honor of hosting fan number one million, an honor that commissioner Jim Jennings believed to be rightfully theirs, given the impact they had on the league's attendance that year[1].
They are owned by E. Stanley Kroenke who is also the owner of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), and the Colorado Rapids (MLS). He is also part owner, along with John Elway, of the Colorado Crush (AFL) .
They had previously been the Baltimore Thunder from 1987 to 1999, the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000 and the Washington Power from 2001 to 2002.
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 a spectacular overtime game. 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.
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[edit] Notable players
- Gary Gait, who retired after the 2005 NLL season as the NLL's all-time scoring leader with 596 goals and 495 assists in 174 games (a record since surpassed by John Tavares). Gait also won the 2003 NLL MVP Award while with the Mammoth. On November 12, 2005, Gait was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame, and on December 30, 2005, his number 22 jersey banner was hung from Pepsi Center rafters — the first NLL number ever to be retired and hung from any arena. Gait is now the Mammoth head coach.
- Brian Langtry, who won the NLL Rookie of the Year Award in 2003, is well-known for his all-out goal scoring attempts.
- Gord "Gee" Nash, who was the 2004 Goaltender of the Year.
- Gavin Prout, who is a crowd favorite who consistently puts up high numbers. Prout continues his NLL career in the 2006 season as team captain.
[edit] Roster
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[edit] All time Record
| Season | Division | 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 in semifinals |
| 2004 | Western | 13-3 | 1st | 7-1 | 6-2 | 223 | 173 | Jamie Batley | Lost in division finals |
| 2005 | Western | 8-8 | 3rd | 5-3 | 3-5 | 201 | 182 | Jamie Batley | Lost in division semifinals |
| 2006 | Western | 10-6 | 2nd | 6-2 | 4-4 | 200 | 172 | Gary Gait | Won Championship |
| Total | 4 seasons | 40-24 | 24-8 | 16-16 | 850 | 750 | |||
| Playoff Totals | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 97 | 94 |
[edit] Playoff Results
| 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ NLL Welcomes Millionth Fan. NLL.com (April 28, 2006). Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
| Preceded by None |
Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1987 |
Succeeded by New Jersey Saints |
| Preceded by Toronto Rock |
National Lacrosse League Champions 2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| National Lacrosse League | |
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| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Chicago Shamrox | Minnesota Swarm | New York Titans | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland LumberJax | San Jose Stealth | |
| NLL Awards: Champion's Cup | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Defenseman of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsmanship Award | Les Bartley Award | GM of the Year | Executive of the Year | Tom Borrelli Award | Weekly Awards | Monthly Awards | |
| NLL Articles: All-Star Game | Players' Association | Family relations | Hall of Fame | Season reviews | Former teams | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
