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| 2001 Toronto Rock | |
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| Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Rank | 1st |
| 2001 record | 11-3 |
| Home record | 6-1 |
| Road record | 5-2 |
| Goals for | 168 |
| Goals against | 125 |
| General Manager | Les Bartley |
| Coach | Les Bartley |
| Captain | Jim Veltman |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 15,749 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Colin Doyle & Kim Squire (26) |
| Assists | Colin Doyle (33) |
| Points | Colin Doyle (59) |
| Penalties in minutes | Pat Coyle (65) |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman (161) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (10) |
| Goals against average | Anthony Cosmo (8.62) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2001 season was the 4th in franchise history and 3rd as the Rock.
The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the third straight year. The Rock beat the Washington Power in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game. However they lost to the Philadelphia Wings and failed in their attempt at three consecutive championships. [1]
Reference: [2]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Toronto Rock –xyz | 14 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 168 | 125 | +43 | 12.00 | 8.93 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings –x | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 205 | 177 | +28 | 14.64 | 12.64 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 198 | 159 | +39 | 14.14 | 11.36 |
| 4 | Washington Power –x | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2.0 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 226 | 204 | +22 | 16.14 | 14.57 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 248 | 218 | +30 | 17.71 | 15.57 |
| 6 | New York Saints | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 179 | 181 | -2 | 12.79 | 12.93 |
| 7 | Albany Attack | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6.0 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 152 | 169 | -17 | 10.86 | 12.07 |
| 8 | Columbus Landsharks | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8.0 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 134 | 201 | -67 | 9.57 | 14.36 |
| 9 | Ottawa Rebel | 14 | 1 | 13 | .071 | 10.0 | 0–7 | 1–6 | 144 | 220 | -76 | 10.29 | 15.71 |
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
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | December 21, 2000 | Ottawa Rebel | Air Canada Centre | W 17–7 | 13,333 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | December 31, 2000 | @ Washington Power | MCI Center | L 12–13 | 1,778 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | January 5, 2001 | @ Ottawa Rebel | Corel Centre | W 16–7 | 12,193 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 11, 2001 | Albany Attack | Air Canada Centre | W 7–4 | 12,222 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | January 26, 2001 | Washington Power | Air Canada Centre | L 13–16 | 16,373 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | January 27, 2001 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 14–13 | 2OT | 8,452 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 3, 2001 | @ New York Saints | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | W 14–9 | 7,638 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | February 9, 2001 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | W 17–11 | 15,497 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | February 17, 2001 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–12 | 9,361 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | February 25, 2001 | New York Saints | Air Canada Centre | W 10–9 | OT | 17,059 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 10, 2001 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Union Center | W 11–7 | 13,485 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | March 16, 2001 | @ Columbus Landsharks | Nationwide Arena | W 8–5 | 5,120 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | March 31, 2001 | Columbus Landsharks | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | 19,059 | 10–3 | |
| 14 | April 5, 2001 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 11–4 | 16,700 | 11–3 |
Reference: [4]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Semifinals | April 21, 2001 | Washington Power | Air Canada Centre | W 10–9 | 15,831 | 1–0 | |
| Championship Game | April 27, 2001 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | L 8–9 | 19,409 | 1–1 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes [5]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Colin Doyle | 14 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 55 | 28 |
| Kim Squire | 13 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 72 | 31 |
| Kaleb Toth | 14 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 81 | 10 |
| Dan Stroup | 14 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 87 | 0 |
| Steve Toll | 14 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 128 | 6 |
| Chris Gill | 14 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 57 | 0 |
| Jim Veltman | 14 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 161 | 13 |
| Ken Millin | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 12 |
| Pat Coyle | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 104 | 65 |
| Chris Langdale | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 18 |
| Totals | 168 | 213 | 381 | 1202 | 369 |
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 |
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| Bob Watson | 13 | 715:28 | 10 | 2 | 106 | .797 | 8.89 |
| Anthony Cosmo | 4 | 132:17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .784 | 8.62 |
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 125 | .795 | 8.83 |
| Player | Award |
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| Bob Watson | Goaltender of the Year Award [7] |
| Bob Watson | First All-Pro Team [7] |
| Jim Veltman | Second All-Pro Team [7] |
| Kim Squire | |
| Colin Doyle |
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