2011 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 15th in franchise history, and 14th as the Rock. The Rock won the championship on May 15 defeating the Washington Stealth 8-7. They tied the NLL record with their 6th victory.

2011 Toronto Rock
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2011 record10-6
Home record7-1
Road record3-5
Goals for187
Goals against168
General ManagerTerry Sanderson
CoachTroy Cordingley
CaptainColin Doyle
Alternate captainsSandy Chapman
Blaine Manning
Phil Sanderson
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Average attendance10,985
Team leaders
GoalsStephan Leblanc (33)
AssistsBlaine Manning (52)
PointsStephan Leblanc (76)
Penalties in minutesKyle Ross (29)
Loose BallsCam Woods (95)
WinsBob Watson (10)
Goals against averageBob Watson (10.09)

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2Toronto Rockx16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3Rochester Knighthawksx16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4Boston Blazersx1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5Philadelphia Wings16511.3125.02–63–5143179−368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2Minnesota Swarmx1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3Washington Stealthx1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4Colorado Mammothx16511.3126.03–52–6151172−219.4410.75
5Edmonton Rush16511.3126.04–41–7175204−2910.9412.75

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8, 2011 Edmonton Rush Air Canada Centre W 13–7 11,564 1–0
2 January 15, 2011 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 12–9 6,025 2–0
3 January 21, 2011 Boston Blazers Air Canada Centre W 15–14 OT 9,104 3–0
4 January 22, 2011 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 14–15 OT 16,685 3–1
5 January 29, 2011 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre W 8–5 10,812 4–1
6 February 5, 2011 @ Boston Blazers TD Garden L 7–9 7,598 4–2
7 February 12, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Air Canada Centre W 9–8 OT 10,364 5–2
8 February 18, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 10–5 9,408 6–2
9 February 19, 2011 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 13–6 5,656 7–2
10 February 26, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 16–13 7,082 8–2
11 March 4, 2011 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Air Canada Centre W 15–10 10,120 9–2
12 March 25, 2011 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–14 10,075 9–3
13 April 1, 2011 Washington Stealth Air Canada Centre W 13–12 OT 11,424 10–3
14 April 2, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center L 11–12 9,044 10–4
15 April 8, 2011 Buffalo Bandits Air Canada Centre L 8–11 15,084 10–5
16 April 16, 2011 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 14–18 7,340 10–6

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 1, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks Air Canada Centre W 10–8 10,228 1–0
Division Final May 7, 2011 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 12–11 12,349 2–0
Championship Game May 14, 2011 Washington Stealth Air Canada Centre W 8–7 14,488 3–0

Roster

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2011 Toronto Rock roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards


Practice Squad
Injured Reserve
  • 26   Ryan Sharp
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2011-01-30
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2011 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2011 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.