1998 Ontario Raiders season

The Ontario Raiders were a lacrosse team based in Hamilton, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 1998 season was the 1st in franchise history.

1998 Ontario Raiders
LeagueNLL
Rank3rd (tie)
1998 record6-6
Home record4-2
Road record2-4
Goals for165
Goals against157
General ManagerJohn Mouradian
CoachLes Bartley
CaptainJim Veltman
ArenaCopps Coliseum
Average attendance4,810
Team leaders
GoalsColin Doyle (34)
AssistsJim Veltman (40)
PointsColin Doyle (61)
Penalties in minutesPat Coyle (48)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (194)
WinsBob Watson (5)

The Raiders finished in a three-way tie for third in the NLL standings. However, due to their head to head record against the Rochester Knighthawks and Buffalo Bandits, they were seeded in 5th place, just missing the playoffs.[1]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Philadelphia Wings – xyz1293.7500.03–36–0166148+1813.8312.33
2Baltimore Thunder – x1284.6671.04–24–2184160+2415.3313.33
3Rochester Knighthawks – x1266.5003.03–33–3168159+914.0013.25
4Buffalo Bandits – x1266.5003.04–22–4166171-513.8314.25
5Ontario Raiders1266.5003.04–22–4165157+813.7513.08
6New York Saints1257.4174.03–32–4167165+213.9213.75
7Syracuse Smash12210.1677.02–40–6163219-5613.5818.25

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

Reference:[3][4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 3, 1998 Rochester Knighthawks Copps Coliseum L 14–15 OT 7,536 0–1
2 January 17, 1998 @ Baltimore Thunder Baltimore Arena L 10–11 OT 3,815 0–2
3 January 24, 1998 New York Saints Copps Coliseum W 13–11 4,078 1–2
4 February 7, 1998 @ Rochester Knighthawks Rochester Community War Memorial L 9–14 6,265 1–3
5 February 13, 1998 @ New York Saints Nassau Coliseum L 10–11 5,082 1–4
6 February 21, 1998 Buffalo Bandits Copps Coliseum W 17–15 5,841 2–4
7 February 28, 1998 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Copps Coliseum L 11–12 OT 3,446 2–5
8 March 7, 1998 Syracuse Smash Copps Coliseum W 15–11 3,416 3–5
9 March 13, 1998 Baltimore Thunder Copps Coliseum W 17–14 4,545 4–5
10 March 14, 1998 @ Buffalo Bandits Marine Midland Arena L 12–14 11,913 4–6
11 March 27, 1998 @ Syracuse Smash Onondaga County War Memorial W 22–21 OT 4,211 5–6
12 April 11, 1998 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) CoreStates Center W 15–8 13,495 6–6

Player stats

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes[5]

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Colin Doyle12342761
Russ Heard9213455
Totals

Goaltenders

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
Bob Watson57455115.76312.02
Totals

Awards
PlayerAward
Colin DoyleRookie of the Year Award[7]
Colin DoyleRookie of the Month, March[7]
Jim VeltmanSecond All-Pro Team[7]
Colin Doyle
Bob Watson

Roster
No. Position Player
11 Def Clark, Glenn
2 Def Coyle, Pat
7 Fwd Doyle, Colin
25 Fwd Gill, Chris
No. Position Player
8 Fwd Stroup, Dan
32 Fwd Veltman, Jim
29 Goalie Watson, Bob

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See also

References
  1. Sicinski, Larry (1998-04-13). "Winners lose in a three-way tie: The Ontario Raiders dumped league- leading Philadelphia Wings but had to sit and wait as convoluted league rules still barred them from the playoffs". Hamilton Spectator.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 1998 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Ontario Raiders - 1998 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Versatile Knighthawks outplay Ontario, 14-9". 1998-02-08. Archived from the original on 1999-10-10. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  5. "Runners". NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  6. "Goalies". NLL. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  7. "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Guide & Record Book" (PDF). NLL. Retrieved 2011-05-06.


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