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Sports 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.
Team movement [ edit ]
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 .
National Lacrosse League Teams
2000 National Lacrosse League
Team
City
Arena
Capacity
Albany Attack
Albany , New York
Pepsi Arena
14,236
Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo , New York
Marine Midland Arena
18,595
New York Saints
Uniondale , New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16,297
Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
First Union Center
19,519
Pittsburgh CrosseFire
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Civic Arena
16,958
Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester , New York
Blue Cross Arena
10,662
Syracuse Smash
Syracuse , New York
Oncenter War Memorial Arena
5,800
Toronto Rock
Toronto , Ontario
Maple Leaf Gardens
15,726
Regular season [ edit ]
Reference: [1]
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 PlayedW : Wins; L : Losses; GB : Games back ; PCT : Win percentage; Home : Record at Home; Road : Record on the Road; GF : Goals scored; GA : Goals allowedDifferential : 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 [ edit ]
No All-Star game was held in 2000.
Playoffs [ edit ]
Semifinals
Championship
3
Rochester
15
2
Buffalo
11
3
Rochester
13
1
Toronto
14
4
Philadelphia
10
1
Toronto
14
Weekly awards [ edit ]
Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
Monthly awards [ edit ]
Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Month
Overall
Rookie
Jan
Ted Dowling
John Grant, Jr.
Feb
John Tavares
Devin Dalep
Mar
Rob Blasdell
John Grant, Jr.
Statistics leaders [ edit ]
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
Stat
Player
Team
Number
Goals
Ted Dowling
Albany
41
Tom Marechek
Philadelphia
41
Assists
John Tavares
Buffalo
49
Points
Gary Gait
Baltimore
83
John Tavares
Buffalo
83
Loose balls
Jim Veltman
Toronto
167
Save pct
Bob Watson
Toronto
77.2
Attendance [ edit ]
Regular Season [ edit ]
Home Team
Home Games
Average Attendance
Total Attendance[2]
Philadelphia Wings
6
15,857
95,143
Toronto Rock
6
13,881
83,287
Rochester Knighthawks
6
8,910
53,458
Buffalo Bandits
6
8,186
49,116
Albany Attack
6
5,749
34,492
New York Saints
6
5,674
34,046
Pittsburgh CrosseFire
6
4,916
29,495
Syracuse Smash
6
2,660
15,957
League
48
8,229
394,994
Playoffs [ edit ]
Home Team
Home Games
Average Attendance
Total Attendance[2]
Toronto Rock
2
12,386
24,772
Buffalo Bandits
1
7,873
7,873
League
3
10,882
32,645
See also [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Major Indoor Lacrosse League National Lacrosse League