1999 NLL season

1999 NLL season
League	National Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 26, 1998 – April 23, 1999
Number of games	12
Number of teams	7
Regular season
League champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Baltimore Thunder
Season MVP	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
Top scorer	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
Champion's Cup
Champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Rochester Knighthawks
Finals MVP	Colin Doyle (Toronto)

The 1999 National Lacrosse League season is the 13th season in the NLL that began on December 26, 1998, and concluded with the championship game on April 23, 1999. The Toronto Rock celebrated their first season in Toronto by winning the championship, defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 13–10 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

The playoffs featured the lowest score by a team in NLL history, when goaltender Bob Watson and the Toronto Rock defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13–2.

Team movement

The only change of teams from the 1998 NLL season to 1999 was the movement of the Ontario Raiders from Hamilton down the QEW to Toronto to become the Toronto Rock.

Regular season

Reference:

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP
1	Toronto Rock – xyz	12	9	3	.750	0.0	6–0	3–3	157	139	+18	13.08	11.58
2	Baltimore Thunder – x	12	8	4	.667	1.0	5–1	3–3	211	175	+36	17.58	14.58
3	Rochester Knighthawks – x	12	8	4	.667	1.0	4–2	4–2	169	160	+9	14.08	13.33
4	Philadelphia Wings – x	12	5	7	.417	4.0	4–2	1–5	153	153	−-0	12.75	12.75
5	New York Saints	12	5	7	.417	4.0	2–4	3–3	149	156	−7	12.42	13.00
6	Buffalo Bandits	12	4	8	.333	5.0	1–5	3–3	158	177	−19	13.17	14.75
7	Syracuse Smash	12	3	9	.250	6.0	3–3	0–6	161	198	−37	13.42	16.50

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

All Star Game

The 1999 All-Star Game took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, where Team Canada defeated Team USA by a score of 25–24.

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Championship
	4	Philadelphia	2
	1	Toronto	13
						3	Rochester	10
						1	Toronto	13
	3	Rochester	14
	2	Baltimore	12

Awards

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	Gary Gait	Baltimore
Rookie of the Year Award	Jesse Hubbard	Baltimore
Championship Game MVP	Colin Doyle	Toronto

Weekly awards

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

Week	Player of the Week
1	Sal LoCascio
2	Matt Shearer
3	Gary Gait (tie) Paul Gait
4	Joe Hiltz
5	Derek General
6	John Tavares
7	Jake Bergey
8	Gary Gait
9	Bob Watson
10	Jake Bergey
11	Dallas Eliuk
12	Jake Bergey
13	Pat O'Toole
14	Jim Veltman
15	Gary Gait
16	Paul Gait

Monthly awards

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

Month	Overall	Rookie
Jan	Gary Gait	Chris Sanderson
Feb	Bob Watson	Matt Disher
Mar	Jake Bergey	Casey Powell

Statistics leaders

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

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Gary Gait	Baltimore	50
Assists	Joe Hiltz	Baltimore	46
Points	Gary Gait	Baltimore	82
Penalty Minutes	Tony Millon	Syracuse	59
Shots on Goal	Gary Gait	Baltimore	157
	Tom Marechek	Philadelphia	157
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Toronto	166
Save Pct	Dallas Eliuk	Philadelphia	76.4

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance
Philadelphia Wings	6	16,040	96,237
Toronto Rock	6	11,075	66,451
Buffalo Bandits	6	9,638	57,829
Rochester Knighthawks	6	9,067	54,400
Baltimore Thunder	6	7,057	42,340
New York Saints	6	6,704	40,223
Syracuse Smash	6	4,546	27,277
League	42	9,161	384,757

Playoffs

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance
Toronto Rock	2	13,859	27,717
Baltimore Thunder	1	6,325	6,325
League	3	11,347	34,042

See also

• 1999 in sports

References

• 1999 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL