2018 Toronto Rock season
| 2018 Toronto Rock | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 4th East |
| 2018 record | 8-10 |
| Home record | 3-6 |
| Road record | 5-4 |
| Goals for | 237 |
| Goals against | 216 |
| General Manager | Jamie Dawick |
| Coach | Matt Sawyer |
| Captain | Brodie Merrill |
| Alternate captains | Sandy Chapman Stephan Leblanc |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 9,700 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Adam Jones (37) |
| Assists | Rob Hellyer (63) |
| Points | Rob Hellyer (93) |
| Penalties in minutes | Brock Sorensen (60) |
| Loose Balls | Brad Kri (135) |
| Wins | Nick Rose (8) |
| Goals against average | Nick Rose (11.63) |
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season is the 21st in franchise history, and 20th as the Rock.
Regular season
[edit]Finalstandings
[edit]Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xy | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | +11 | 12.56 | 11.94 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 236 | 210 | +26 | 13.11 | 11.67 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 194 | 242 | −48 | 10.78 | 13.44 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 13.17 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 12.89 | 13.33 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 254 | 196 | +58 | 14.11 | 10.89 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | +15 | 11.89 | 11.06 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 12.61 | 11.72 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12.0 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | −91 | 10.33 | 15.39 |
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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | December 8, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 9–13 | 11,516 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | December 16, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–17 | 8,624 | 0–2 | |
| 3 | December 30, 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 20–13 | 9,398 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | January 6, 2018 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 24–7 | 4,206 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | January 12, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 17–9 | 7,101 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | January 27, 2018 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | W 21–9 | 9,145 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | February 3, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | L 8–16 | 10,344 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | February 10, 2018 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–9 | 5,439 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | February 17, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 13–14 | OT | 5,052 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 3, 2018 | Georgia Swarm | Air Canada Centre | L 7–12 | 10,679 | 5–5 | |
| 11 | March 11, 2018 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | L 7–8 | 10,259 | 5–6 | |
| 12 | March 16, 2018 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 14–9 | 5,832 | 6–6 | |
| 13 | March 24, 2018 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 17–14 | 12,097 | 7–6 | |
| 14 | March 30, 2018 | Colorado Mammoth | Air Canada Centre | L 7–11 | 10,288 | 7–7 | |
| 15 | April 8, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–11 | 4,496 | 7–8 | |
| 16 | April 13, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 11–14 | 11,463 | 7–9 | |
| 17 | April 21, 2018 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 16–11 | 16,630 | 8–9 | |
| 18 | April 28, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 15–19 | 15,787 | 8–10 |
Roster
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Roster updated 2018-3-4 | ||||||
Entry Draft
[edit]The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017.[2] The Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 2 | 15 | Drew Belgrave | |
| 2 | 18 | Zac Mason | |
| 3 | 30 | Riley Hutchcraft | |
| 4 | 35 | Alec Tulett | |
| 4 | 40 | Josh Jubenville | |
| 5 | 49 | Christian Burgdorf | |
| 6 | 57 | Daniel Craig |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "2017 NLL Draft Results". NLL.com. September 18, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2016.