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| 2009 Toronto Rock | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 6th East |
| 2009 record | 6-10 |
| Home record | 3-5 |
| Road record | 3-5 |
| Goals for | 194 |
| Goals against | 218 |
| General Manager | Mike Kloepfer |
| Coach | Jamie Batley Glenn Clark |
| Captain | Chris Driscoll |
| Alternate captains | Blaine Manning Lewis Ratcliff |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 13,922 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lewis Ratcliff (34) |
| Assists | Blaine Manning (42) |
| Points | Luke Wiles (69) |
| Penalties in minutes | Craig Conn (52) |
| Loose Balls | Rob Marshall (116) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (6) |
| Goals against average | Bob Watson (13.16) |
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.
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]
Reference: [4]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | New York Titans –xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks –xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth –x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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
Reference: [5]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 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 |
Reference: [6]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Luke Wiles | 16 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 76 | 8 |
| Lewis Ratcliff | 16 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 68 | 8 |
| Blaine Manning | 16 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 68 | 22 |
| Jason Crosbie | 15 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 83 | 6 |
| Kasey Beirnes | 15 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 86 | 12 |
| Craig Conn | 11 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 68 | 52 |
| Rob Marshall | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 116 | 8 |
| Chris Driscoll | 16 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 104 | 20 |
| Bill McGlone | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 4 |
| Totals | 289 | 483 | 347 | 1126 | 31 |
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 |
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| Bob Watson | 16 | 820:46 | 6 | 8 | 180 | .745 | 13.16 |
| Steve Dietrich | 4 | 48:39 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .800 | 13.57 |
| Mike Attwood | 8 | 46:31 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .600 | 20.64 |
| Curtis Palidwor | 1 | 45:26 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .615 | 13.21 |
| Totals | 6 | 10 | 218 | .736 | 13.63 |
| 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) |
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. [12] The Rock selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 2 | 17 | Mike Fleming | Robert Morris College |
| 3 | 28 | Nick Rose | Orangeville, ON |
| 5 | 53 | Derrick Gordon | Orillia, ON |
| 6 | 66 | Tommy Hurley | Burlington, ON |
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The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. Oakville resident Jamie Dawick is the current owner of the Rock, purchasing the team after the 2009 season. Since 2014, Dawick has also served as their general manager. The Rock play their home games at FirstOntario Centre.
Curtis Palidwor is a former goaltender for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League. In 2004 he was named MVP of the NLL's Champions Cup game, backstopping the Roughnecks to a 14–11 victory over the Buffalo Bandits.
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