2009 Toronto Rock season

2009 2009 NLL season Toronto Rock Toronto Rock NLL East 6th 6-10 3-5 3-5 194 218 Mike Kloepfer Jamie BatleyGlenn Clark Chris Driscoll Blaine ManningLewis Ratcliff Air Canada Centre 13,922 Lewis Ratcliff (34) Blaine Manning (42) Luke Wiles (69) Craig Conn (52) Rob Marshall (116) Bob Watson (6) Bob Watson (13.16) 2008 season 2008 Toronto Rock season 2010 season 2010 Toronto Rock season The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 13th in franchise history, and 12th as the Rock. On November 6, 2008, the Rock announced that veteran Chris Driscoll would be the new team captain, replacing the retired Jim Veltman.http://www.torontorock.com/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=423 Toronto Rock web site November 6, 2008 2008-11-06 Rock Announce Chris Driscoll as New Captain Only three games into the season, the Rock fired head coach Glenn Clark and assistant coach Terry Bullen and hired former Chicago Shamrox and Colorado Mammoth coach Jamie Batley as the new head coach. Assistant coach Jim Veltman was relieved of his coaching duties, but remained with the Rock as an advisor.http://torontorock.com/index.php/article/toronto-rock-hire-new-coaching-staff TorontoRock.com Toronto Rock hire new coaching staff January 20, 2009 2009-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123061506/http://torontorock.com/index.php/article/toronto-rock-hire-new-coaching-staff 2009-01-23 dead After winning their first game of the season, the Rock won only once in their next eight games before a three-game winning streak gave fans some hope that the season was not lost. However, three straight losses forced the Rock out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Rock President Brad Watters said that the team "drastically under-delivered", and vowed to make whatever changes were necessary to fix the team.Girard Daniel Rock boss vows big changes as woeful season finally ends The Toronto Star Toronto, Ontario April 19, 2009 https://www.thestar.com/Sports/Lacrosse/article/620844 19 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420193018/http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Lacrosse/article/620844 20 April 2009 live Regular season Conference standings TOR Game log Reference:http://www.nll.com/schedule/team_instance/128787?subseason=57523 Toronto Rock - 2009 Regular Season - Game Schedule May 3, 2012 NLL.com Air Canada Centre 1/3/2009 New York Titans New York Titans (lacrosse) BankAtlantic Center 1 15 14 5733 1/10/2009 Buffalo Bandits 6 8 15923 1/17/2009 Calgary Roughnecks 9 16 12865 1/31/2009 Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena 1 11 13 7088 2/7/2009 Edmonton Rush 16 9 13468 2/14/2009 Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena First Niagara Center 1 10 25 18690 2/20/2009 Buffalo Bandits 16 17 1 12844 2/27/2009 Minnesota Swarm 10 13 13324 2/28/2009 Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena 10 18 6739 3/14/2009 Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden TD Garden 1 9 8 1 6485 3/21/2009 Rochester Knighthawks 16 10 14812 3/27/2009 Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome 1 12 10 10586 3/28/2009 Edmonton Rush Rexall Place 1 12 16 7356 4/3/2009 Boston Blazers 13 14 12884 4/11/2009 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings Wachovia Center Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) 1 14 16 11924 4/18/2009 San Jose Stealth 15 11 15252 Player stats Reference:http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25959&seasonid=3260 Toronto Rock - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies 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 Luke Wiles 16 33 36 69 76 8 Lewis Ratcliff 16 34 34 68 68 8 Blaine Manning 16 20 42 62 68 22 Jason Crosbie 15 12 38 50 83 6 Kasey Beirnes 15 23 15 38 86 12 Craig Conn 11 14 18 32 68 52 Rob Marshall 16 8 15 23 116 8 Chris Driscoll 16 7 15 22 104 20 Bill McGlone 11 8 9 17 49 4 Totals 289 483 347 1126 31 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 Watson 16 820:46 6 8 180 .745 13.16 Steve Dietrich 4 48:39 0 1 11 .800 13.57 Mike Attwood 8 46:31 0 0 16 .600 20.64 Curtis Palidwor 1 45:26 0 1 10 .615 13.21 Totals 6 10 218 .736 13.63 Transactions New players Craig Conn - acquired in dispersal draft Jason Crosbie - signed as free agent Stephen Hoar - acquired in trade Luke Wiles - acquired in trade Players not returning Mike Poulin - taken in expansion draft Jamie Taylor - released Matt Taylor - released Jim Veltman - retired Trades March 17, 2009http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3855 Recap of Trade Deadline Moves NLL.com March 17, 2009 2009-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090323163748/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3855 23 March 2009 dead To Toronto RockSteve Dietrich To Edmonton Rush Second round pick, 2009 entry draft March 7, 2009http://torontorock.com/index.php/article/curtis-palidwor-returns-to-colorado-mammoth Curtis Palidwor Returns to Colorado Mammoth TorontoRock.com March 7, 2009 2009-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717074956/http://torontorock.com/index.php/article/curtis-palidwor-returns-to-colorado-mammoth July 17, 2011 dead mdy-all To Toronto Rock Second round pick, 2010 entry draft To Colorado MammothCurtis Palidwor February 26, 2009http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3818 Rock Acquire Palidwor from Mammoth NLL.com February 26, 2009 2009-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303051725/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3818 3 March 2009 dead To Toronto RockCurtis Palidwor To Colorado Mammoth Second round pick, 2010 entry draft January 14, 2009http://nll.com/article.php?id=3724 Rock Trade Benesch & Suddons to Rush NLL.com January 14, 2009 2009-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090121182847/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3724 21 January 2009 dead To Toronto RockFirst round pick, 2009 entry draftSecond round pick, 2010 entry draft To Edmonton Rush Ryan BeneschDerek Suddons September 7, 2008http://nll.com/article.php?id=3586 Draft Day Blockbuster; Wilson, Wiles traded NLL.com September 7, 2008 2008-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080909210523/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3586 9 September 2008 dead To Toronto Rock Luke WilesStephen Hoar To Rochester KnighthawksAaron Wilsonfirst round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Toronto) To San Jose Stealthfirst round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester) Entry draft The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3551 Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston September 7, 2008 NLL.com 2008-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20080907191025/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3551 7 September 2008 dead The Rock selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club217 Mike Fleming Robert Morris College328 Nick Rose Orangeville, ON553 Derrick Gordon Orillia, ON666 Tommy Hurley Burlington, ON Roster 2009 Toronto Rock #1C39BB white Silver #FFFFFF  1 CAN Steve Dietrich 29 Canada Bob Watson 37 Canada Scott Campbell 23 Canada Matt Carroll 93 Canada Chris Driscoll 1  4 Canada Jeff Gilbert 44 Canada Stephen Hoar 25 Canada Mike Hobbins 27 Canada Peter Lough 14 Canada Rob Marshall 22 Canada Cam Woods 33 Canada Kasey Beirnes 20 Canada Jason Clark  8 Canada Craig Conn 54 Canada Jason Crosbie 81 Canada Michael Fleming 16 Canada Blaine Manning 1 10 United States Bill McGlone 42 Canada Lewis Ratcliff 1  5 Canada Mark Scherman 18 Canada Josh Wasson 15 Canada Luke Wiles 12 Canada Chad Thompson 43 Canada Mike Attwood  0 Canada Derrick Gordon 17 Canada Nick Carson Jamie Batley Jim Milligan Bob Keast See also 2009 NLL season References Toronto Category:2009 in Toronto Category:2009 in sports in Ontario