2015 Toronto Rock season
2015 Toronto Rock | |
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East Division Champions | |
League | NLL |
Division | 1st East |
2015 record | 14 - 4 |
Home record | 7 - 2 |
Road record | 7 - 2 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 185 |
General Manager | Jamie Dawick |
Coach | John Lovell |
Captain |
Colin Doyle (injured) Josh Sanderson |
Alternate captains |
Sandy Chapman Patrick Merrill |
Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brett Hickey (50) |
Assists | Josh Sanderson (83) |
Points | Josh Sanderson (102) |
Penalties in minutes | Bill Hostrawser (90) |
Loose Balls | Brodie Merrill (151) |
Wins | Brandon Miller (8) |
Goals against average | Nick Rose (9.70) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the 18th in franchise history, and 17th as the Rock.
Regular season
Current standings
Reference: [1]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | -41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0.222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | -63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | -6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | -5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | -54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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
Game log
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | January 3, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | 6,421 | 1–0 | |
2 | January 10, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 20–11 | 4,724 | 2–0 | |
3 | January 23, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 13–11 | 11,413 | 3–0 | |
4 | January 24, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 6–8 | 6,745 | 3–1 | |
5 | January 31, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 12–11 | 11,716 | 4–1 | |
6 | February 13, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 16–4 | 8,945 | 5–1 | |
7 | February 14, 2015 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | W 14–9 | 8,668 | 6–1 | |
8 | February 20, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | W 13–12 | OT | 7,743 | 7–1 |
9 | February 27, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Centre | W 16–15 | OT | 6,239 | 8–1 |
10 | March 6, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 17–9 | 14,116 | 9–1 | |
11 | March 13, 2015 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 12–15 | 12,903 | 9–2 | |
12 | March 14, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 11–10 | OT | 11,460 | 10–2 |
13 | March 21, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–11 | 10,296 | 10–3 | |
14 | March 28, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–10 | 12,330 | 11–3 | |
15 | April 3, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 7–11 | 10,218 | 11–4 | |
16 | April 10, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 14–7 | 9,317 | 12–4 | |
17 | April 17, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | W 15–12 | 9,271 | 13–4 | |
18 | May 1, 2015 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 10–7 | 3,514 | 14–4 |
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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Division Finals Game 1 | May 16, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–10 | 5,808 | 0–1 | |
Division Finals Game 2 | May 23, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | 10,210 | 1–1 | |
Division Finals tiebreaker game* | May 23, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 8–2 | – | 2–1 | |
Finals Game 1 |
May 30, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–15 | 9,257 | 2–2 | |
Finals Game 2 |
June 5, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | 12,275 | 2–3 |
* 10-minute series tiebreaker mini-game played immediately following game 2
Roster
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Roster updated 2015-2-25 |
Transactions
Trades
August 20, 2014 | To Toronto Rock Brock Sorensen |
To Minnesota Swarm Ethan O'Connor 1st round selection, 2017 entry draft |
August 28, 2014 | To Toronto Rock Brodie Merrill 2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft |
To New England Black Wolves Craig England Mike Burke 2nd round selection, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
March 31, 2015[2] | To Toronto Rock Kevin Crowley |
To New England Black Wolves Garrett Billings |
Entry Draft
The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014.[3] The Rock made the following selections:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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4 | 33 | Brandon Benn | |
5 | 43 | Jordan Robertson | |
6 | 51 | Brady Heseltine | |
6 | 52 | Darryl Robertson |
See also
References
- ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Rock acquire Kevin Crowley from New England". TorontoRock.com. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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