2004 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2004 season was the 7th in franchise history and 6th as the Rock.

2004 Toronto Rock
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2004 record10-6
Home record5-3
Road record5-3
Goals for202
Goals against176
General ManagerDerek Keenan (interim)
Terry Sanderson
CoachEd Comeau (interim)
Terry Sanderson
CaptainJim Veltman
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance16,907
Team leaders
GoalsBlaine Manning (36)
AssistsColin Doyle (55)
PointsBlaine Manning (90)
Penalties in minutesPatrick Merrill (19)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (193)
WinsBob Watson & Anthony Cosmo (5)
Goals against averageAnthony Cosmo (10.39)

The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the sixth straight year. The Rock lost to the Buffalo Bandits in the division final,[1] failing in their attempt at three consecutive championships.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxy16106.6250.05–35–3202176+2612.6211.00
2Rochester Knighthawksx1688.5002.06–22–6173186−1310.8111.62
3Buffalo Banditsx1688.5002.04–44–4205198+712.8112.38
4Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.03–54–4192198−612.0012.38
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammothxyz16133.8120.07–16–2223173+5013.9410.81
2San Jose Stealthx16115.6882.07–14–4204201+312.7512.56
3Calgary Roughnecksx16106.6253.04–46–2214187+2713.3811.69
4Arizona Sting1679.4386.06–21–7200208−812.5013.00
5Vancouver Ravens16511.3128.03–52–6188213−2511.7513.31
6Anaheim Storm16115.06212.01–70–8171227−5610.6914.19

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 10, 2004 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–13 8,214 0–1
2 January 16, 2004 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre W 18–12 16,124 1–1
3 January 23, 2004 Vancouver Ravens Air Canada Centre W 17–12 15,400 2–1
4 January 31, 2004 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10–11 8,786 2–2
5 February 7, 2004 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre L 8–10 17,550 2–3
6 February 13, 2004 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 9–13 15,107 2–4
7 February 20, 2004 @ Vancouver Ravens GM Place W 15–6 8,824 3–4
8 February 27, 2004 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 18–15 15,820 4–4
9 February 28, 2004 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 11–10 13,606 5–4
10 March 5, 2004 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 13–11 9,299 6–4
11 March 12, 2004 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 13–9 17,625 7–4
12 March 13, 2004 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 12–10 14,184 8–4
13 March 26, 2004 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre W 14–11 18,809 9–4
14 March 27, 2004 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 15–9 10,599 10–4
15 April 2, 2004 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 10–11 2OT 12,454 10–5
16 April 9, 2004 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre L 11–13 18,821 10–6

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Final April 25, 2004 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 10–19 14,618 0–1

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes[5]

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Blaine Manning 16 36 54 90 81 7
Colin Doyle 16 33 55 88 64 11
Jim Veltman 16 12 53 65 179 9
Matt Shearer 12 26 18 44 32 3
Aaron Wilson 13 24 18 42 58 3
Steve Toll 16 15 19 34 141 1
Chris Driscoll 16 15 19 34 64 9
Ken Millin 14 12 15 27 48 5
Ryan Painter 8 8 11 19 25 3
Darryl Gibson 16 6 8 14 62 11
Totals 202 311 513 1110 147

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[6]

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Bob Watson 11 571:07 5 5 106 .755 11.14
Anthony Cosmo 9 392:44 5 1 68 .766 10.39
Totals 10 6 176 .757 10.92

Awards

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Player Award
Jim Veltman NLL Most Valuable Player[7]
Jim Veltman Player of the Month, March[7]
Jim Veltman First All-Pro Team[7]
Blaine Manning Second All-Pro Team[7]
Colin Doyle
Colin Doyle All-Stars[8]
Blaine Manning
Pat Coyle
Glenn Clark
Jim Veltman

Roster

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No. Position Player
5   Fwd Sandy Chapman
11   Def Glenn Clark
2   Def Pat Coyle
44   Goalie Anthony Cosmo
91 ?? Brian Croswell
7   Fwd Colin Doyle
73   Fwd Chris Driscoll
19   Def Darryl Gibson
12 ?? Pat Jones
6   Def Dan Ladouceur
21 ?? Marc Landriault
4 ?? Carter Livingstone
No. Position Player
16   Fwd Blaine Manning
9   Def Patrick Merrill
33   Fwd Ken Millin
42 ?? Eric Pacey
14 ?? Ryan Painter
40   Def Ian Rubel
24   Fwd Matt Shearer
27   Def Derek Suddons
17   Def Steve Toll
32   Fwd Jim Veltman
29   Goalie Bob Watson
10   Fwd Aaron Wilson

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bandits steal NLL victory from 'embarrassed' Rock". Guelph Mercury. 2004-04-26. p. B.2.
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2004 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2004 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2004 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Runners". NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  6. ^ "Goalies". NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  7. ^ a b c d "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book" (PDF). NLL. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  8. ^ "East Division All-Star Reserves Announced". NLL. 2004-02-11. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  9. ^ "Toronto Rock 2004 Regular Season". NLL. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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