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| 2002 Toronto Rock | |
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| Champion's Cup Champions | |
| Northern Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st Northern |
| 2002 record | 11-5 |
| Home record | 8-0 |
| Road record | 3-5 |
| Goals for | 223 |
| Goals against | 176 |
| General Manager | Les Bartley |
| Coach | Les Bartley |
| Captain | Jim Veltman |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 15,689 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Colin Doyle (47) |
| Assists | Blaine Manning (50) |
| Points | Colin Doyle (80) |
| Penalties in minutes | Pat Coyle (60) |
| Loose Balls | Jim Veltman (203) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (9) |
| Goals against average | Anthony Cosmo (10.55) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2002 season was the 5th in franchise history and 4th as the Rock.
The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the fourth straight year. The Rock beat the Washington Power in the semifinals, to advance to the championship game against the Albany Attack. Their victory in this game gave the Rock three out of the last four 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 | Albany Attack –xyz | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 252 | 194 | +58 | 15.75 | 12.12 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 13 | 3 | .812 | 1.0 | 8–0 | 5–3 | 261 | 202 | +59 | 16.31 | 12.62 |
| 3 | Montreal Express | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 237 | 227 | +10 | 14.81 | 14.19 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 210 | 215 | -5 | 13.12 | 13.44 |
| 5 | Columbus Landsharks | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 9.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 198 | 230 | -32 | 12.38 | 14.38 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Washington Power –xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 253 | 243 | +10 | 15.81 | 15.19 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 2–6 | 222 | 237 | -15 | 13.88 | 14.81 |
| 3 | New York Saints | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 4.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 200 | 249 | -49 | 12.50 | 15.56 |
| 4 | New Jersey Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 178 | 232 | -54 | 11.12 | 14.50 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Toronto Rock –xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 8–0 | 3–5 | 223 | 176 | +47 | 13.94 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Vancouver Ravens –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 236 | 192 | +44 | 14.75 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 224 | 264 | -40 | 14.00 | 16.50 |
| 4 | Ottawa Rebel | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 202 | 245 | -43 | 12.62 | 15.31 |
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 | November 17, 2001 | Vancouver Ravens | Air Canada Centre | W 16–11 | 13,049 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | December 1, 2001 | @ Vancouver Ravens | GM Place | L 12–13 | 13,772 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | December 14, 2001 | Ottawa Rebel | Air Canada Centre | W 12–6 | 14,169 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 5, 2002 | @ Washington Power | Capital Centre | L 11–12 | 3,512 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | January 12, 2002 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 15–12 | 9,428 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | February 26, 2002 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 14–9 | 18,543 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | February 3, 2002 | Montreal Express | Air Canada Centre | W 17–12 | 14,515 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | February 10, 2002 | Washington Power | Air Canada Centre | W 17–14 | 13,802 | 6–2 | |
| 9 | February 16, 2002 | @ Ottawa Rebel | Corel Centre | W 15–8 | 7,826 | 7–2 | |
| 10 | February 23, 2002 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 14–13 | OT | 17,138 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 2, 2002 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 8–7 | 7,948 | 9–2 | |
| 12 | March 8, 2002 | @ Montreal Express | Molson Centre | L 9–15 | 9,339 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | March 15, 2002 | New York Saints | Air Canada Centre | W 21–7 | 16,796 | 10–3 | |
| 14 | March 16, 2002 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 14–16 | 10,481 | 10–4 | |
| 15 | March 22, 2002 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | W 17–9 | 17,501 | 11–4 | |
| 16 | March 23, 2002 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | First Union Center | L 11–12 | OT | 14,361 | 11–5 |
Reference: [4]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Semifinals | April 5, 2002 | Washington Power | Air Canada Centre | W 12–11 | 2OT | 14,442 | 1–0 |
| Championship Game | April 13, 2002 | @ Albany Attack | Pepsi Arena | W 13–12 | 9,289 | 2–0 |
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 | 16 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 58 | 17 |
| Blaine Manning | 16 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 109 | 13 |
| Steve Toll | 16 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 125 | 11 |
| Dan Stroup | 16 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 86 | 12 |
| Kim Squire | 16 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 57 | 54 |
| Jim Veltman | 16 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 203 | 22 |
| Ken Millin | 14 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 2 |
| Mike Murray | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| Darryl Gibson | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 84 | 12 |
| Glenn Clark | 16 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 98 | 19 |
| Totals | 223 | 298 | 521 | 1290 | 360 |
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 | 12 | 681:21 | 9 | 3 | 131 | .764 | 11.54 |
| Anthony Cosmo | 6 | 255:56 | 2 | 2 | 45 | .791 | 10.55 |
| Totals | 11 | 5 | 176 | .772 | 10.94 |
| Player | Award |
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| Blaine Manning | Rookie of the Year Award [7] |
| Pat Coyle | Defensive Player of the Year Award [7] |
| Jim Veltman | Sportsmanship Award [7] |
| Colin Doyle | Championship Game MVP [7] |
| Blaine Manning | Rookie of the Month, March [7] |
| Pat Coyle | First All-Pro Team [7] |
| Colin Doyle | Second All-Pro Team [7] |
| Blaine Manning | All-Rookie Team [7] |
| Colin Doyle | All-Stars [8] |
| Pat Coyle | |
| Jim Veltman | |
| Bob Watson | |
| Steve Toll |
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