2009 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 13th in franchise history, and 12th as the Rock.

2009 Toronto Rock
LeagueNLL
Division6th East
2009 record6-10
Home record3-5
Road record3-5
Goals for194
Goals against218
General ManagerMike Kloepfer
CoachJamie Batley
Glenn Clark
CaptainChris Driscoll
Alternate captainsBlaine Manning
Lewis Ratcliff
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance13,922
Team leaders
GoalsLewis Ratcliff (34)
AssistsBlaine Manning (42)
PointsLuke Wiles (69)
Penalties in minutesCraig Conn (52)
Loose BallsRob Marshall (116)
WinsBob Watson (6)
Goals against averageBob Watson (13.16)

On November 6, 2008, the Rock announced that veteran Chris Driscoll would be the new team captain, replacing the retired Jim Veltman.[1]

Only three games into the season, the Rock fired head coach Glenn Clark and assistant coach Terry Bullen and hired former Chicago Shamrox and Colorado Mammoth coach Jamie Batley as the new head coach. Assistant coach Jim Veltman was relieved of his coaching duties, but remained with the Rock as an advisor.[2]

After winning their first game of the season, the Rock won only once in their next eight games before a three-game winning streak gave fans some hope that the season was not lost. However, three straight losses forced the Rock out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Rock President Brad Watters said that the team "drastically under-delivered", and vowed to make whatever changes were necessary to fix the team.[3]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [4]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans – xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers – x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4383.06–21–7169197-2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193-511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218-2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax – x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth – x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4385.04–43–5172184-1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02–64–4174198-2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04–41–7159200-419.9412.50

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; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 3, 2009 @ New York Titans BankAtlantic Center W 15–14 5,733 1–0
2 January 10, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 6–8 15,923 1–1
3 January 17, 2009 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre L 9–16 12,865 1–2
4 January 31, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 11–13 7,088 1–3
5 February 7, 2009 Edmonton Rush Air Canada Centre W 16–9 13,468 2–3
6 February 14, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 10–25 18,690 2–4
7 February 20, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 16–17 OT 12,844 2–5
8 February 27, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Air Canada Centre L 10–13 13,324 2–6
9 February 28, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre L 10–18 6,739 2–7
10 March 14, 2009 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden W 9–8 OT 6,485 3–7
11 March 21, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 16–10 14,812 4–7
12 March 27, 2009 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 12–10 10,586 5–7
13 March 28, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 12–16 7,356 5–8
14 April 3, 2009 Boston Blazers Air Canada Centre L 13–14 12,884 5–9
15 April 11, 2009 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 14–16 11,924 5–10
16 April 18, 2009 San Jose Stealth Air Canada Centre W 15–11 15,252 6–10

Player stats

Reference:[6]

Runners (Top 10)

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

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Luke Wiles16333669768
Lewis Ratcliff16343468688
Blaine Manning162042626822
Jason Crosbie15123850836
Kasey Beirnes152315388612
Craig Conn111418326852
Rob Marshall16815231168
Chris Driscoll167152210420
Bill McGlone118917494
Totals289483347112631

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Bob Watson16820:4668180.74513.16
Steve Dietrich448:390111.80013.57
Mike Attwood846:310016.60020.64
Curtis Palidwor145:260110.61513.21
Totals610 218 .736 13.63

Transactions

New players

Players not returning

Trades
March 17, 2009[7]
 To Toronto Rock
Steve Dietrich		 To Edmonton Rush
Second round pick, 2009 entry draft
March 7, 2009[8]
 To Toronto Rock
Second round pick, 2010 entry draft		 To Colorado Mammoth
Curtis Palidwor
February 26, 2009[9]
 To Toronto Rock
Curtis Palidwor		 To Colorado Mammoth
Second round pick, 2010 entry draft
January 14, 2009[10]
 To Toronto Rock
First round pick, 2009 entry draft
Second round pick, 2010 entry draft		 To Edmonton Rush
Ryan Benesch
Derek Suddons
September 7, 2008[11]
 To Toronto Rock
Luke Wiles
Stephen Hoar		 To Rochester Knighthawks
Aaron Wilson
first round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Toronto)		 To San Jose Stealth
first round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester)

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[12] The Rock selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
217Mike FlemingRobert Morris College
328Nick RoseOrangeville, ON
553Derrick GordonOrillia, ON
666Tommy HurleyBurlington, ON

Roster
2009 Toronto Rock roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
  • 12 Chad Thompson
Practice Squad
  • 43 Mike Attwood
  •  0 Derrick Gordon
Injured Reserve
  • 17 Nick Carson
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Jim Milligan
  • Bob Keast
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain


NLL Transactions

See also

References
  1. "Rock Announce Chris Driscoll as New Captain". Toronto Rock web site. November 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  2. "Toronto Rock hire new coaching staff". TorontoRock.com. January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  3. Girard, Daniel (April 19, 2009). "Rock boss vows big changes as woeful season finally ends". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  4. "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. "Toronto Rock - 2009 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  6. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25959&seasonid=3260
  7. "Recap of Trade Deadline Moves". NLL.com. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  8. "Curtis Palidwor Returns to Colorado Mammoth". TorontoRock.com. March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  9. "Rock Acquire Palidwor from Mammoth". NLL.com. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  10. "Rock Trade Benesch & Suddons to Rush". NLL.com. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  11. "Draft Day Blockbuster; Wilson, Wiles traded". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  12. "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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