2000 NLL season

2000 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
Duration January 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000
Number of teams 8
Regular season
League champions Toronto Rock
Runners-up Buffalo Bandits
Season MVP John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Top scorer John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire)
Champion's Cup
Champions Toronto Rock
  Runners-up Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup MVP Dan Stroup (Toronto)

The 2000 National Lacrosse League season began on January 7, 2000 and concluded with the championship game on May 6, 2000. The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 14-13, in what has been described as the "greatest indoor lacrosse game ever played". Kaleb Toth scored the winning goal with less than two seconds left in regulation to give the Rock their second straight championship.

Team movement

One expansion team was added to the NLL for the 2000 season, the Albany Attack. In addition, the Baltimore Thunder left Baltimore and became the Pittsburgh CrosseFire, though the franchise would only last a single season in Pittsburgh before moving to Washington.

Regular season

Reference: [1]

P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Toronto Rock – xyz 12 9 3 0.750 0.0 5–1 4–2 162 130 +32 13.50 10.83
2 Buffalo Bandits – x 12 8 4 0.667 1.0 5–1 3–3 202 194 +8 16.83 16.17
3 Rochester Knighthawks – x 12 8 4 0.667 1.0 5–1 3–3 187 149 +38 15.58 12.42
4 Philadelphia Wings – x 12 7 5 0.583 2.0 4–2 3–3 172 165 +7 14.33 13.75
5 Albany Attack 12 6 6 0.500 3.0 4–2 2–4 169 160 +9 14.08 13.33
6 Pittsburgh CrosseFire 12 6 6 0.500 3.0 4–2 2–4 184 164 +20 15.33 13.67
7 New York Saints 12 3 9 0.250 6.0 2–4 1–5 152 194 -42 12.67 16.17
8 Syracuse Smash 12 1 11 0.083 8.0 1–5 0–6 135 207 -72 11.25 17.25

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–LossesGB–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

All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

Playoffs

Semifinals Championship
      
3 Rochester 15
2 Buffalo 11
3 Rochester 13
1 Toronto 14
4 Philadelphia 10
1 Toronto 14

Awards

Award Winner Team
MVP Award John Tavares Buffalo
Rookie of the Year Award John Grant Jr. Rochester
Championship Game MVP Dan Stroup Toronto

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

Week Player of the Week
1 Kim Squire
2 Josh Sanderson
3 Kip Fulks
4 Tom Marechek
5 Pat O'Toole
6 Roy Colsey
7 Matt Disher
8 Paul Gait
9 Kaleb Toth
10 Rob Blasdell
11 John Grant Jr.
12 Colin Doyle
13 John Grant, Jr.
14 Mark Millon
15 Matt Disher

Monthly awards

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

Month Overall Rookie
Jan Ted Dowling John Grant, Jr.
Feb John Tavares Devin Dalep
Mar Rob Blasdell John Grant, Jr.

Statistics leaders

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

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsTed DowlingAlbany41
 Tom MarechekPhiladelphia41
AssistsJohn TavaresBuffalo49
PointsGary GaitBaltimore83
 John TavaresBuffalo83
Loose ballsJim VeltmanToronto167
Save pctBob WatsonToronto77.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2000 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.