2017 Toronto Rock season

Last updated
2017 Toronto Rock
League NLL
Division2nd East
2017 record9-9
Home record4-5
Road record5-4
Goals for219
Goals against200
General ManagerJamie Dawick
CoachMatt Sawyer
Captain Brodie Merrill
Alternate captainsSandy Chapman
Stephan Leblanc
Arena Air Canada Centre
Average attendance9,623
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hickey (45)
AssistsTom Schreiber (61)
PointsTom Schreiber (94)
Penalties in minutesBrodie Merrill (41)
Loose Balls Brodie Merrill (171)
WinsNick Rose (8)
Goals against average Brandon Miller (10.31)

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season is the 20th in franchise history, and 19th as the Rock.

Contents

Regular season

Finalstandings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Georgia Swarm xyz18135.7220.07263266213+5314.7811.83
2 Toronto Rock x1899.5004.04554219200+1912.1711.11
3 New England Black Wolves x18810.4445.05436220244-2412.2213.56
4 Rochester Knighthawks 18711.3896.04536175209-349.7211.61
5 Buffalo Bandits 18612.3337.03636226251-2512.5613.94
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush xy18126.6670.08145231212+1912.8311.78
2 Vancouver Stealth x1899.5003.04554218221-312.1112.28
3 Colorado Mammoth x1899.5003.05445202199+311.2211.06
4 Calgary Roughnecks 18810.4444.05436212220-811.7812.22

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

Regular season

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 29, 2016@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 1258,13710
2January 14, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush Air Canada Centre W 131110,27520
3January 28, 2017 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre L 8910,81721
4February 3, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre W 18108,31431
5February 12, 2017@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 1178,63541
6February 17, 2017 Georgia Swarm Air Canada Centre L 1213OT8,38542
7February 18, 2017@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 1065,48352
8February 25, 2017@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 121514,80353
9March 3, 2017 New England Black Wolves Air Canada Centre L 910OT8,47754
10March 11, 2017 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre W 161010,37064
11March 17, 2017 Colorado Mammoth Air Canada Centre L 11148,59665
12March 24, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 1211OT3,65475
13March 25, 2017 Vancouver Stealth Air Canada Centre W 1379,26685
14March 31, 2017@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre L 11143,01386
15April 2, 2017@ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 14155,25587
16April 14, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 81312,11388
17April 22, 2017@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 101515,04589
18April 29, 2017@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 191518,41799

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Eastern Division Semi-finalMay 6, 2017 New England Black Wolves Air Canada Centre W 18106,26010
Eastern final (Game 1)May 13, 2017 Georgia Swarm Air Canada Centre L 8117,32911
Eastern final (Game 2)May 20, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 9136,38212

Roster

Toronto Rock roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phil Caputo
  •  5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sandy Chapman (A)
  • 45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Damon Edwards
  • 93 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Latrell Harris
  • 91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Hostrawser
  • 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bradley Kri
  • 82 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Magnuson
Forwards
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rob Hellyer
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Hickey
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Jones
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephan Leblanc (A)
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Lintner
  •  6 Flag of the United States.svg Kieran McArdle
  • 97 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reid Reinholdt
  • 26 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Schreiber
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley Hutchcraft
  • 47 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Jay
  • 27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darryl Robertson
  • 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Slade
Injured Reserve
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Turner Evans
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Challen Rogers
Holdout
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Gamble
Protected list
Head Coach
  • Matt Sawyer
Assistant Coaches

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2017-12-03
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. [2] The Rock made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
12Challen Rogers
212Latrell Harris
323Jordan Magnuson
542Jackson Hullbert
650Jamie McMahon

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References

  1. "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. "2016 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)