2013 Toronto Rock season
| 2013 Toronto Rock | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2013 record | 10 – 6 |
| Home record | 5 – 3 |
| Road record | 5 – 3 |
| Goals for | 194 |
| Goals against | 176 |
| General Manager | Terry Sanderson |
| Coach | Troy Cordingley |
| Captain | Colin Doyle |
| Alternate captains | Sandy Chapman Blaine Manning Josh Sanderson Cam Woods |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Kasey Beirnes (31) |
| Assists | Garrett Billings (70) |
| Points | Garrett Billings (100) |
| Penalties in minutes | Damon Edwards (32) |
| Loose Balls | Jesse Gamble (108) |
| Wins | Nick Rose (10) |
| Goals against average | Nick Rose (10.61) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was the 16th in franchise history, and 15th as the Rock.
After a strong 5-1 start to the season, the Rock went 5-5 the rest of the way, but it was still enough to clinch first place overall. In the division semi-finals, the Rock faced the western division's Minnesota Swarm who, because their record was better than that of the Buffalo Bandits, crossed over into the East division. The Swarm ended the Rock's season by defeating them 20-11 at the Air Canada Centre to advance to the Eastern final.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Reference: [2]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 194 | 176 | +18 | 12.12 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 179 | 165 | +14 | 11.19 | 10.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 170 | 207 | −37 | 10.62 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 171 | 211 | −40 | 10.69 | 13.19 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 222 | 211 | +11 | 13.88 | 13.19 |
| 2 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 193 | 192 | +1 | 12.06 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 2–6 | 7–1 | 203 | 170 | +33 | 12.69 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 185 | 202 | −17 | 11.56 | 12.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm – c | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 13.69 | 12.62 |
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
[edit]Reference:[3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 12, 2013 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–11 | 11,653 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 13, 2013 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | 6,523 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 19, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | L 7–8 | 11,703 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 25, 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | W 13–12 | 10,504 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | January 26, 2013 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–7 | 5,762 | 4–1 | |
| 6 | February 1, 2013 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 14–12 | 14,918 | 5–1 | |
| 7 | February 8, 2013 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 12–13 | OT | 7,722 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 15, 2013 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 17–12 | 10,026 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | February 28, 2013 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 13–15 | 8,213 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | March 8, 2013 | Colorado Mammoth | Air Canada Centre | W 14–10 | 10,823 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | March 16, 2013 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 13–8 | 7,593 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | March 24, 2013 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 12–17 | 9,947 | 8–4 | |
| 13 | March 29, 2013 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 18–11 | 11,546 | 9–4 | |
| 14 | March 30, 2013 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–12 | 7,013 | 9–5 | |
| 15 | April 7, 2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 10–9 | 13,073 | 10–5 | |
| 16 | April 13, 2013 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | L 9–10 | OT | 7,437 | 10–6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Game log
[edit]Reference:[4]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | April 28, 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | L 11–20 | 9,066 | 0–1 |
Roster
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Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]| July 26, 2012[5] |
To Calgary Roughnecks Aaron Pascas |
To Toronto Rock Third round selection, 2012 Entry Draft |
| August 4, 2012[6] |
To Buffalo Bandits Glen Bryan Jamie Rooney |
To Toronto Rock 14th overall selection, 2012 Entry Draft Fourth round selection, 2014 Entry Draft |
| March 14, 2013[7] |
To Buffalo Bandits Rights to Steve Dietrich |
To Toronto Rock Sixth round selection, 2015 Entry Draft |
Entry Draft
[edit]The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[8] The Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14 | Bradley Kri | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 2 | 20 | Mike Lum-Walker | Whitby, Ontario |
| 3 | 25 | Kyle Pereira | Brampton, Ontario |
| 3 | 27 | Kyle Belton | Stony Brook University |
| 4 | 34 | Dustin Caravello | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 5 | 43 | Robert Koger | Georgetown University |
| 6 | 52 | Tyler Glebe | London, Ontario |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Millerson, Justin (April 28, 2013). "Swarm buzz by Rock to beeline to East Division Final". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Rock schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Toronto Rock - 2013 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Chavez, Bob (July 26, 2011). "NLL: Aaron Pascas traded to Calgary". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ Stamp, Stephen (August 4, 2012). "NLL activity: Rock trade Bryan & Rooney to Bandits; signings and franchise player tags". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ Chavez, Bob (March 14, 2013). "Buffalo GM Dietrich trades 2015 draft pick to Toronto for playing rights to … himself". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.