2008 Toronto Rock season

2008 2008 NLL season Toronto Rock Toronto Rock NLL East 6th 7–9 4–5 3–4 172 174 Mike Kloepfer Glenn Clark Jim Veltman Blaine ManningChris Driscoll Air Canada Centre 14,572Attendance http://pointstreak.com/prostats/attendance.html?leagueid=230&seasonid=1995 statscrew.com August 9, 2019 Lewis Ratcliff (42) Lewis Ratcliff (50) Lewis Ratcliff (92) Cam Woods (78) Jim Veltman (122) Bob Watson (7) Bob Watson (10.34) 2007 season 2007 Toronto Rock season 2009 season 2009 Toronto Rock season The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 12th in franchise history, and 11th as the Rock. The 2008 season almost never happened. On October 16, 2007 the league released a statement officially cancelling the season, after no agreement could be reached on a new collective bargaining agreement.http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3127 2008 Season Cancelled 2007-10-16 2007-10-16 NLL.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071017094708/http://nll.com/article.php?id=3127 17 October 2007 dead However, negotiations continued, and on October 25, the league announced that a new CBA has been agreed on, and that the season would proceed.http://nll.com/article.php?id=3132 NLL, PLPA reach seven-year deal NLL.com October 25, 2007 2007-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20071026153006/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3132 26 October 2007 dead The new revised schedule was released on November 2, 2007, but only included 12 of the expected 14 teams were included. The expansion Boston Blazers and 2007 Western division champion Arizona Sting had decided for "a number of business reasons"http://nll.com/article.php?id=3141 NLL.com League Releases New 2008 Schedule November 2, 2007 2007-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20071106023459/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3141 6 November 2007 dead to opt out of the 2008 season and return in 2009. Due to the short time frame between the agreement on a new CBA and the start of the season, the New York Titans were unable to secure 8 home dates for the revised schedule, and thus both the Toronto Rock and Buffalo Bandits hosted a Titans home game in their own arena. The Rock had their second consecutive sub-.500 season, finishing 7–9, and out of the playoffs for the first time since they were the Ontario Raiders in 1998. Despite the losing season, veteran Bob Watson was named NLL Goaltender of the Year. This was captain Jim Veltman's final season as a player; he retired after 16 seasons and joined the Rock coaching staff in 2009. Regular season Conference standings TOR Game log Reference:http://www.nll.com/schedule/team_instance/128800?subseason=57540 Toronto Rock - 2008 Regular Season - Game Schedule May 3, 2012 NLL.com Air Canada Centre 1/5/2008 Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre 1 11 9 6116 1/11/2008 Minnesota Swarm 16 17 1 13317 1/12/2008 Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center 1 4 11 10104 1/19/2008 Edmonton Rush Rexall Place 1 14 9 12107 1/26/2008 New York Titans New York Titans (lacrosse) 14 10 14142 2/9/2008 Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena 1 4 11 9925 2/15/2008 Buffalo Bandits 11 8 14611 3/1/2008 Calgary Roughnecks 9 7 14542 3/14/2008 New York Titans New York Titans (lacrosse) 10 14 14233 3/21/2008 Edmonton Rush 14 9 14312 3/22/2008 Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena First Niagara Center 1 13 9 15230 4/5/2008 Rochester Knighthawks 6 9 15422 4/6/2008 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings Wachovia Center Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) 1 9 11 10244 4/12/2008 Chicago Shamrox 12 13 1 15238 4/19/2008 Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome 1 11 12 1 11,808 4/27/2008 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings 14 15 15332 Player stats Reference:http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25959&seasonid=1995 2008 Toronto Rock Statistics statscrew.com August 9, 2019 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 Lewis Ratcliff 17 42 50 92 91 10 Blaine Manning 16 30 44 74 90 4 Aaron Wilson 16 28 22 50 90 4 Josh Sanderson 11 23 27 50 61 6 Ryan Benesch 14 19 31 50 71 38 Kasey Beirnes 16 15 14 29 57 8 Rob Marshall 16 7 17 24 109 8 Jim Veltman 14 6 17 23 122 8 Cam Woods 14 6 12 18 81 78 Totals 257 429 349 1114 36 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 15 812:38 7 6 140 .786 10.34 Mike Poulin 16 153:04 0 3 32 .740 12.54 Mike Attwood 1 0:00 0 0 0 .000 .00 Totals 7 9 174 .776 10.88 Awards Player Award Bob Watsonhttp://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3471 NLL.com Watson Named US Navy Goalie of the Year May 7, 2008 2008-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080510185121/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3471 10 May 2008 dead NLL Goaltender of the Year Bob Watson First Team All-Pro Jim Veltman All-Stars Peter Lough Bob Watson Transactions Trades March 25, 2008http://nll.com/article.php?id=3394 Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped NLL.com March 25, 2008 2008-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080328230216/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3394 28 March 2008 dead To Toronto Rock Lewis Ratcliffconditional first or second round pick, 2009 entry draft To Calgary Roughnecks Josh Sandersonfirst round pick, 2008 entry draft March 11, 2008http://nll.com/article.php?id=3358 Toronto Trades Rubel to Minnesota NLL.com March 11, 2008 2008-05-02 To Toronto Rock second round pick, 2009 entry draft To Minnesota Swarm Ian Rubel Roster Reference: Goalie Canada Mike Attwood ? Matt Baker 33 Fwd Canada Kasey Beirnes 21 Fwd Canada Ryan Benesch 37 Def Canada Scott Campbell 23 Def Canada Matt Carroll 93 Trans Canada Chris Driscoll 9 Fwd Canada Jon Harasym ? James Hinkson 6 Def Canada Dan Ladouceur 27 Def Canada Peter Lough Def Canada Brad MacArthur 17 Fwd Canada Mike MacLeod 16 Fwd Canada Blaine Manning 14 Trans Canada Rob Marshall Fwd Canada Tim O'Brien 30 Goalie Canada Mike Poulin 42 Fwd Canada Lewis Ratcliff Def Bryan Riddell Def Canada Ian Rubel Fwd Canada Josh Sanderson Fwd Canada Nathan Sanderson 15 Fwd Canada Mark Scherman Fwd Canada Matt Shearer 13 Def Canada Stewart 7 Def Canada Derek Suddons 40 Fwd Canada Jamie Taylor 94 Fwd USA Matt Taylor Def Canada Chad Thompson 32 Trans Canada Jim Veltman 29 Goalie Canada Bob Watson 10 Fwd Canada Aaron Wilson 20 Def Canada Jay Winder 22 Def Canada Cam Woods See also 2008 NLL season References Toronto Rock season Toronto Rock season Toronto Rock season