2007 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 11th season, and its 10th season as the Toronto Rock.

2007 Toronto Rock
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2007 record6–10
Home record3–5
Road record3–5
Goals for187
Goals against183
General ManagerMike Kloepfer
CoachGlenn Clark
CaptainJim Veltman
Alternate captainsBlaine Manning
Chris Driscoll
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance15,851[1]
Team leaders
GoalsAaron Wilson (37)
AssistsBlaine Manning (56)
PointsJosh Sanderson (85)
Penalties in minutesPatrick Merrill (53)
Loose BallsJim Veltman (143)
WinsBob Watson (6)
Goals against averageBob Watson (11.01)

After firing head coach and GM Terry Sanderson following the 2006 season, the Rock hired Glenn Clark, who played for eight seasons with the franchise, as their new head coach. Clark led the Rock to their worst record ever, and first season under .500. However, both the Philadelphia Wings and Chicago Shamrox finishing with the same 6–10 record, and the Rock sneaked into the playoffs by virtue of tiebreakers. The celebration was short-lived, however, as the Rock scored only 6 goals losing their playoff game against the eventual champion Rochester Knighthawks.

2007 marked the first Rock season without All-Star forward Colin Doyle, who was traded with Darren Halls to San Jose in the off-season for former first-overall draft pick Ryan Benesch, Kevin Fines, and Chad Thompson. Benesch was named Rookie of the Year.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawks – xyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarm – x1697.5625.04–45–3200207-712.5012.94
4Toronto Rock – x16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5Chicago Shamrox16610.3758.04–42–6176191-1511.0011.94
6Philadelphia Wings16610.3758.04–42–6178186-811.1211.62
7New York Titans16412.25010.03–51–7195233-3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammoth – xy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecks – x1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Sting – x1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealth – x1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5Edmonton Rush16610.3756.04–42–6160189-2910.0011.81
6Portland LumberJax16412.2508.03–51–7153199-469.5612.44

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]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 13, 2007 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–10 10,321 0–1
2 January 20, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre L 15–19 16,882 0–2
3 January 27, 2007 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 9–10 11,292 0–3
4 February 2, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 14–10 13,659 1–3
5 February 3, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre W 13–8 15,471 2–3
6 February 18, 2007 Chicago Shamrox Air Canada Centre W 11–10 15,200 3–3
7 February 23, 2007 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 12–9 13,672 4–3
8 February 24, 2007 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre L 13–17 15,312 4–4
9 March 3, 2007 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 10–13 7,434 4–5
10 March 16, 2007 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 9–12 11,547 4–6
11 March 17, 2007 Colorado Mammoth Air Canada Centre L 12–13 OT 15,614 4–7
12 March 23, 2007 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 13–6 8,184 5–7
13 March 30, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 15–6 16,813 6–7
14 April 6, 2007 Minnesota Swarm Air Canada Centre L 11–13 15,469 6–8
15 April 7, 2007 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre L 13–15 5,007 6–9
16 April 14, 2007 New York Titans Air Canada Centre L 11–12 16,054 6–10

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 20, 2007 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–10 7,003 0–1

Player stats

Reference:[5]

Runners (Top 10)

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

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Josh Sanderson163154857810
Blaine Manning16215677562
Aaron Wilson1637347111017
Ryan Benesch15332558646
Jim Veltman133343714310
Chris Driscoll161216289114
Chad Thompson161410245611
Kevin Fines13157223021
Matt Shearer991019194
Totals290477285113055

Goaltenders

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
Bob Watson16855:3768157.78911.01
Mike Poulin1696:110218.75711.23
Totals610 183 .778 11.44

Awards
PlayerAward
Ryan BeneschNLL Rookie of the Year
Ryan BeneschRookie of the Month, March
Ryan BeneschAll-Rookie Team
Aaron WilsonAll-Stars
Josh Sanderson

Transactions

Trades
March 16, 2007[6]
 To Toronto Rock
first round pick, 2007 entry draft		 To Buffalo Bandits
Phil Sanderson
March 20, 2007[7]
 To Toronto Rock
conditional fourth or fifth round pick, 2008 entry draft		 To Chicago Shamrox
Rusty Kruger

Roster

Reference:[8]

No. Position Player
21 Fwd Benesch, Ryan
37 Def Campbell, Scott
23 Def Carroll, Matt
93 Trans Driscoll, Chris
17 Def Fines, Kevin
Fwd Kimpinski, Sean
Fwd Kruger, Rusty
6 Def Ladouceur, Dan
41 Def MacArthur, Brad
? MacLeod, Mike
16 Fwd Manning, Blaine
14 Def Marshall, Rob
9 Def Merrill, Patrick
No. Position Player
77 Fwd O'Brien, Tim
30 Goalie Poulin, Mike
45 Def Riddell, Bryan
40 Def Rubel, Ian
19 Fwd Sanderson, Josh
Def Sanderson, Phil
24 Fwd Shearer, Matt
27 Def Suddons, Derek
Fwd Taylor, Jamie
12 Def Thompson, Chad
32 Trans Veltman, Jim
29 Goalie Watson, Bob
10 Fwd Wilson, Aaron
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See also

References
  1. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=230&seasonid=1322
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Toronto Rock - 2007 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Toronto Rock - 2007 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25959&seasonid=1322
  6. "Toronto Deals Phil Sanderson to Buffalo". NLL.com. March 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  7. "Trade Deadline Passes". NLL.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25959&seasonid=1322
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