2020 Toronto Rock season
2020 Toronto Rock | |
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League | NLL |
Division | North |
2020 record | 7-4 |
Home record | 4-2 |
Road record | 3-2 |
Goals for | 122 |
Goals against | 106 |
General Manager | Jamie Dawick |
Coach | Matt Sawyer |
Captain | Challen Rogers |
Alternate captains | Rob Hellyer Bill Hostrawser Brad Kri Tom Schreiber |
Arena | Scotiabank Arena |
The
lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is the 23rd in franchise history, and 22nd as the Rock. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.[2][3] On February 3, 2021, the NLL announced that plans for an abbreviated spring season were cancelled due to travel and logistics uncertainty, and that their focus will move toward playing a full 2021–22 NLL season.[4]
Regular season
Final standings
Reference: [5]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
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
Game log
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | December 7, 2019 | New England Black Wolves | Scotiabank Arena | L 8–12 | 7,158 | 0–1 | |
2 | December 14, 2019 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | W 13–6 | 5,414 | 1–1 | |
3 | December 28, 2019 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–11 | 5,036 | 2–1 | |
4 | January 11, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Arena | W 13–12 | 8,685 | 3–1 | |
5 | January 18, 2020 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 8–10 | 12,026 | 3–2 | |
6 | January 31, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Arena | W 12–9 | 10,946 | 4–2 | |
7 | February 9, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Arena | W 13–9 | 7,021 | 5–2 | |
8 | February 15, 2020 | Vancouver Warriors | Scotiabank Arena | W 14–7 | 8,401 | 6–2 | |
9 | February 21, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 8–9 | 9,337 | 6–3 | |
10 | February 29, 2020 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 9–8 | 12,764 | 7–3 | |
11 | March 8, 2020 | Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Arena | L 10–13 | 7,826 | 7–4 |
Cancelled games
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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12 | March 13, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Arena | ||||
13 | March 27, 2020 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Arena | ||||
14 | April 4, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings |
Wells Fargo Center | ||||
15 | April 5, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | ||||
16 | April 11, 2020 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena |
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17 | April 17, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Arena | ||||
18 | April 25, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre |
Roster
Active (21-man) roster | Inactive roster | Coaches | |||||||
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Roster updated 2020-07-16 |
Entry Draft
The
2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[6]
The Toronto Rock made the following selections:
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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1 | 15 | Aaron Forster | NJIT |
2 | 27 | Zach Manns | Drexel University |
3 | 43 | Jamison Dilks | Six Nations Jr. A |
4 | 54 | Troy Holowchuk | Six Nations Jr. A |
5 | 69 | Ryan Conrad | Virginia University |
6 | 82 | Jordan Caskenette | Orangeville Jr. A |
References
- ^ "NLL Statement on game play (March 12, 2020)". NLL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League cancels remainder of season due to COVID-19". Sportsnet. Sportsnet.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League announces cancellation of remaining regular season games". NLL.com. April 8, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "NLL WILL FOCUS ON NEXT SEASON". NLL.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "2020 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
- ^ "2019 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.