2013 NLL season

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2013 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
Duration January 4, 2013 – May 11, 2013
Number of teams 9
Regular Season
Season MVP Shawn Evans
Top scorer Shawn Evans
Playoffs
Eastern champions Rochester Knighthawks
  Eastern runners-up Minnesota Swarm
Western champions Washington Stealth
  Western runners-up Calgary Roughnecks
Finals
Finals champions Rochester Knighthawks
  Runners-up Washington Stealth
Finals MVP Cody Jamieson
NLL seasons

The 2013 National Lacrosse League season, the 27th in the history of the NLL, began on January 5, 2013[1] and ended with the Championship game on May 11, 2013. The Rochester Knighthawks overcame a mediocre 8-8 season to get hot in the playoffs for the second straight year, defeating the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and Washington Stealth to win their second straight Championship.[2] The Knighthawks became the first team to repeat as NLL Champions since the 2002-2003 Toronto Rock.[2]

2013 featured a very close regular season, as the top and bottom teams were only separated by 4 games (the 10-6 Toronto Rock vs. 6-10 Buffalo Bandits). The final playoff spot was up for grabs right up until the final weekend of the season.[3] In the end, the Bandits were the lone team out of the playoffs, missed the post-season for the first time since 2002.[4]

Final standings

Reference: [5]

East Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff
1 Toronto Rock – xyz 16 10 6 0.625 0.0 5–3 5–3 194 176 +18
2 Rochester Knighthawks – x 16 8 8 0.500 2.0 3–5 5–3 179 165 +14
3 Philadelphia Wings – x 16 7 9 0.438 3.0 4–4 3–5 170 207 -37
4 Buffalo Bandits 16 6 10 0.375 4.0 2–6 4–4 171 211 -40
West Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff
2 Calgary Roughnecks – xy 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 3–5 6–2 222 211 +11
2 Washington Stealth – x 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 5–3 4–4 193 192 +1
3 Edmonton Rush – x 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 2–6 7–1 203 170 +33
4 Colorado Mammoth – x 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 3–5 4–4 185 202 -17
5 Minnesota Swarm – c 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 5–3 2–6 219 202 +17

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

Playoffs

Divisional Semifinal Divisional Final Champion's Cup Final
         
E1 Toronto Rock 11
W5 Minnesota Swarm 20
W5 Minnesota Swarm 10
Eastern Division
E2 Rochester Knighthawks 12
E2 Rochester Knighthawks 10
E3 Philadelphia Wings 8
W2 Washington Stealth 10
E2 Rochester Knighthawks 11
W1 Calgary Roughnecks 15
W4 Colorado Mammoth 10
W1 Calgary Roughnecks 13
Western Division
W2 Washington Stealth 14
W2 Washington Stealth 12
W3 Edmonton Rush 11

•Final played at Langley Events Centre due to arena conflict in Washington.

Milestones & events

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

Award Winner Team
Most Valuable Player Shawn Evans[20] Calgary Roughnecks
Goaltender of the Year Matt Vinc[21] Rochester Knighthawks
Defensive Player of the Year Kyle Rubisch[22] Edmonton Rush
Transition Player of the Year Jordan MacIntosh[23] Minnesota Swarm
Rookie of the Year Mark Matthews[24] Edmonton Rush
Sportsmanship Award Garrett Billings[25] Toronto Rock
GM of the Year Doug Locker[26] Washington Stealth
Les Bartley Award Troy Cordingley[27] Toronto Rock
Executive of the Year Award Jamie Dawick[28] Toronto Rock
Tom Borrelli Award Stephen Stamp[29] ILIndoor.com

All-Rookie team

  • Joey Cupido, Colorado
  • Shayne Jackson, Minnesota
  • Curtis Knight, Edmonton
  • Mark Matthews, Edmonton
  • Kiel Matisz, Minnesota
  • Joe Resetarits, Calgary
  • Dhane Smith, Buffalo

All-Pro teams

First team

  • Garrett Billings, Toronto
  • Rhys Duch, Washington
  • Shawn Evans, Calgary
  • Jordan MacIntosh, Minnesota
  • Kyle Rubisch, Edmonton
  • Matt Vinc, Rochester

Second team

  • Callum Crawford, Minnesota
  • Curtis Dickson, Calgary
  • John Grant, Jr., Colorado
  • Jesse Gamble, Toronto
  • Mike Grimes, Washington
  • Brandon Miller, Philadelphia

Weekly awards

The NLL gives out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best transition player, best defensive player, and best rookie.

Month Week Offensive Defensive Transition Rookie
January 1 Cliff Smith Matt Vinc Mitch McMichael Kyle Buchanan
2 Cliff Smith Nick Rose Brodie Merrill Curtis Knight
3 John Grant, Jr. Brandon Miller Brodie Merrill Mark Matthews
4 Shawn Evans Mike Poulin Geoff Snider Kiel Matisz
February 5 John Grant, Jr. Matt Vinc Geoff Snider Shayne Jackson
6 Cody Jamieson Tyler Richards Tyler Hass Mitch McMichael
7 Mark Matthews Anthony Cosmo Jeremy Thompson Kiel Matisz
8 Rhys Duch Brandon Miller Jordan MacIntosh Kiel Matisz
March 9 Ryan Ward Kyle Rubisch Jay Thorimbert Mark Matthews
10 Dane Dobbie Tyler Richards Jesse Gamble Tye Belanger
11 Callum Crawford Tyler Carlson Jordan MacIntosh Kyle Belton
12 Corey Small Aaron Bold Alex Kedoh Hill Curtis Knight
13 Callum Crawford Matt Vinc Jordan MacIntosh Kiel Matisz
April 14 Callum Crawford Tye Belanger Jordan MacIntosh Shayne Jackson
15 Dan Dawson Brandon Miller Jordan MacIntosh Jordan Critch
16 Shawn Evans Mike Grimes Jordan MacIntosh Dhane Smith

Monthly awards

Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

Month Overall Rookie
January Shawn Evans Mark Matthews
February Garrett Billings Mark Matthews
March Colin Doyle Mark Matthews
April Callum Crawford Kiel Matisz

Statistics Leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

StatPlayerTeamTotal
GoalsRhys DuchWashington45
AssistsShawn EvansCalgary80
PointsShawn EvansCalgary112
Penalty MinutesGeoff SniderCalgary69
Shots on GoalKevin CrowleyPhiladelphia189
Loose BallsGeoff SniderCalgary235
Save PctMatt VincRochester.802
GAAMatt VincRochester10.25

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Regular Season Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Back-to-back champs! Knighthawks repeat with win over Stealth". NLL.com. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Stamp, Stephen (April 21, 2013). "NLL Playoffs: Knighthawks and Mammoth are in, Bandits are out, Swarm head east". ILIndoor.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Rosenhoch, Alan (April 20, 2013). "Knighthawks fly into playoffs with 10-9 win, Bandits eliminated". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "NLL entry draft to be held October 1 in Toronto". TorontoRock.com. August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Walls, Dave (October 2, 2012). "Steve Dietrich inducted into NLL Hall of Fame". NLL.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Roughnecks over Mammoth in preseason game, 20-11". NLL.com. December 9, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Rock win Montreal preseason game over Knighthawks, 14-10". NLL.com. December 15, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Wings acquire Paul Rabil, trade both Dawsons to Knighthawks". NLL.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Roughnecks announce retirement of Kaleb Toth". NLL.com. December 20, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Never stop Willy: NLL's ironman set to hit 200 this weekend". NLL.com. January 22, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  13. ↑ "'Sock trick' for Matthews as Rush defeat Stealth, 15-10". NLL.com. February 15, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Billings collects six goals as Rock roll over Roughnecks, 17-12". NLL.com. February 15, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  15. ↑ Frederick, Jace (February 25, 2013). "Swarm lose Suitor for remainder of season". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Mammoth acquire Powell via trade with Knighthawks". NLL.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  17. ↑ Chavez, Bob (March 14, 2013). "Buffalo GM Dietrich trades 2015 draft pick to Toronto for playing rights to ... himself". IL Indoor. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  18. ↑ "NLL regular season schedule expands to 18 games in 2014". NLL.com. March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  19. ↑ "2013 NLL Championship Game set". NLL.com. May 4, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Calgary's Evans wins 2013 NLL MVP award presented by Reebok". NLL.com. May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Rochester's Vinc wins Goaltender of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Rush's Rubisch wins Defensive Player of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. 
  23. ↑ "Swarm's MacIntosh wins Transition Player of the Year Award". NLL.com. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. 
  24. ↑ "Rush's Matthews wins Moe's Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013. 
  25. ↑ "Rock's Billings wins 2013 NLL Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013. 
  26. ↑ "Stealth's Locker Wins General Manager of the Year Award". NLL.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  27. ↑ "Troy Cordingley Wins NLL Coach of the Year". TorontoRock.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  28. ↑ "Rock's Dawick wins 2013 NLL Executive of the Year award". NLL.com. May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013. 
  29. ↑ "Stamp wins Tom Borrelli Award as 2013 NLL Media Person of the Year". NLL.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013. 
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