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2000 NLL season

The 2000 National Lacrosse League season is the 14th season in the NLL that began on January 7, 2000, and concluded with the championship game on May 6, 2000. The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 14–13. Kaleb Toth scored the winning goal with less than two seconds left in regulation to give the Rock their second straight championship.

2000 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000
Number of games12
Number of teams8
Regular season
League championsToronto Rock
  Runners-upBuffalo Bandits
Season MVPJohn Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Top scorerJohn Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire)
Champion's Cup
ChampionsToronto Rock
  Runners-upRochester Knighthawks
Finals MVPDan Stroup (Toronto)
NLL seasons

Team movement

One expansion team was added to the NLL for the 2000 season, the Albany Attack. In addition, the Baltimore Thunder left Baltimore and became the Pittsburgh CrosseFire, though the franchise would only last a single season in Pittsburgh before moving to Washington.

Teams

National Lacrosse League Teams
2000 National Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Albany AttackAlbany, New YorkPepsi Arena14,236
Buffalo BanditsBuffalo, New YorkMarine Midland Arena18,595
New York SaintsUniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,297
Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFirst Union Center19,519
Pittsburgh CrosseFirePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCivic Arena16,958
Rochester KnighthawksRochester, New YorkBlue Cross Arena10,662
Syracuse SmashSyracuse, New YorkOncenter War Memorial Arena5,800
Toronto RockToronto, OntarioMaple Leaf Gardens15,726

Regular season

Reference: [1]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz1293.7500.05–14–2162130+3213.5010.83
2Buffalo Bandits – x1284.6671.05–13–3202194+816.8316.17
3Rochester Knighthawks – x1284.6671.05–13–3187149+3815.5812.42
4Philadelphia Wings – x1275.5832.04–23–3172165+714.3313.75
5Albany Attack1266.5003.04–22–4169160+914.0813.33
6Pittsburgh CrosseFire1266.5003.04–22–4184164+2015.3313.67
7New York Saints1239.2506.02–41–5152194−4212.6716.17
8Syracuse Smash12111.0838.01–50–6135207−7211.2517.25

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

All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

Playoffs

SemifinalsChampionship
      
3Rochester15
2Buffalo11
3Rochester13
1Toronto14
4Philadelphia10
1Toronto14

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP AwardJohn TavaresBuffalo
Rookie of the Year AwardJohn Grant Jr.Rochester
Championship Game MVPDan StroupToronto

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

WeekPlayer of the Week
1Kim Squire
2Josh Sanderson
3Kip Fulks
4Tom Marechek
5Pat O'Toole
6Roy Colsey
7Matt Disher
8Paul Gait
9Kaleb Toth
10Rob Blasdell
11John Grant Jr.
12Colin Doyle
13John Grant, Jr.
14Mark Millon
15Mark Shepherd

Monthly awards

Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

MonthOverallRookie
JanTed DowlingJohn Grant, Jr.
FebJohn TavaresDevin Dalep
MarRob BlasdellJohn Grant, Jr.

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsTed DowlingAlbany41
 Tom MarechekPhiladelphia41
AssistsJohn TavaresBuffalo49
PointsGary GaitBaltimore83
 John TavaresBuffalo83
Loose ballsJim VeltmanToronto167
Save pctBob WatsonToronto77.2

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance[2]
Philadelphia Wings615,85795,143
Toronto Rock613,88183,287
Rochester Knighthawks68,91053,458
Buffalo Bandits68,18649,116
Albany Attack65,74934,492
New York Saints65,67434,046
Pittsburgh CrosseFire64,91629,495
Syracuse Smash62,66015,957
League488,229394,994

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance[2]
Toronto Rock212,38624,772
Buffalo Bandits17,8737,873
League310,88232,645

See also

References

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