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2007 Toronto Rock season

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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)

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.

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

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Conference standings

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Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawksxyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Banditsx16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarmx1697.5625.04–45–3200207−712.5012.94
4Toronto Rockx16610.3758.03–53–5187183+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 Mammothxy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Stingx1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealthx1697.5623.04–45–3181170+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; 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 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

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Game log

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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

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Runners (Top 10)

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

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Josh Sanderson 16 31 54 85 78 10
Blaine Manning 16 21 56 77 56 2
Aaron Wilson 16 37 34 71 110 17
Ryan Benesch 15 33 25 58 64 6
Jim Veltman 13 3 34 37 143 10
Chris Driscoll 16 12 16 28 91 14
Chad Thompson 16 14 10 24 56 11
Kevin Fines 13 15 7 22 30 21
Matt Shearer 9 9 10 19 19 4
Totals 290 477 285 1130 55

Goaltenders

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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 16 855:37 6 8 157 .789 11.01
Mike Poulin 16 96:11 0 2 18 .757 11.23
Totals 6 10 183 .778 11.44

Awards

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Player Award
Ryan Benesch NLL Rookie of the Year
Ryan Benesch Rookie of the Month, March
Ryan Benesch All-Rookie Team
Aaron Wilson All-Stars
Josh Sanderson

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - attendance | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2007 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Toronto Rock - 2007 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Toronto Rock - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  6. ^ "Toronto Deals Phil Sanderson to Buffalo". NLL.com. March 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  7. ^ "Trade Deadline Passes". NLL.com. March 20, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. ^ "Toronto Rock - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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