# 2005 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 8th in franchise history and 7th as the Rock.
The Rock continued its dynasty on top of the NLL standings, finishing first in its division for the seventh straight year. The Rock beat the Rochester Knighthawks in the division final and then hosted the Arizona Sting in the championship game. In a decisive win, the Rock beat the Sting 19-13 for their fifth Champion's Cup in seven years, and first without Les Bartley behind the bench.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 227 | 190 | +37 | 14.19 | 11.88 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 183 | +34 | 13.56 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 179 | +14 | 12.06 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 13.31 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 188 | 231 | −43 | 11.75 | 14.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 13.50 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 209 | 209 | −-0 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 12.56 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 10.94 | 13.25 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 170 | 197 | −27 | 10.62 | 12.31 |
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

### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 7, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 15–13 | | 11,067 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2005 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | W 19–15 | | 17,229 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 28, 2005 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 6–15 | | 16,087 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2005 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 8,867 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 11, 2005 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 15–9 | | 9,109 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 16–10 | | 17,240 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 25, 2005 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 15–9 | | 16,372 | 5–2 |
| 8 | March 4, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 12–14 | | 17,756 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 13, 2005 | @ Anaheim Storm | Arrowhead Pond | W 14–6 | | 4,499 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 18, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Air Canada Centre | W 18–10 | | 18,173 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 25, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 12–8 | | 11,309 | 8–3 |
| 12 | April 1, 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 16–10 | | 17,141 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 2, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 17–15 | | 12,584 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 9, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 15–11 | | 14,480 | 11–3 |
| 15 | April 10, 2005 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | W 14–13 | | 16,989 | 12–3 |
| 16 | April 17, 2005 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 12–20 | | 11,311 | 12–4 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Final | April 29, 2005 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 12–10 | | 17,289 | 1–0 |
| Championship Game | May 14, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Air Canada Centre | W 19–13 | | 19,432 | 2–0 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### 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 |
| Colin Doyle | 16 | 42 | 69 | 111 | 94 | 21 |
| Blaine Manning | 16 | 39 | 66 | 105 | 83 | 18 |
| Josh Sanderson | 16 | 31 | 71 | 102 | 112 | 8 |
| Aaron Wilson | 16 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 99 | 6 |
| Matt Shearer | 13 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Veltman | 13 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 193 | 29 |
| Chris Driscoll | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 91 | 33 |
| Rusty Kruger | 10 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 20 |
| Brian Beisel | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 6 |
| Totals | | 380 | 607 | 424 | 1118 | 61 |

### 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 | 886:27 | 11 | 4 | 174 | .757 | 11.78 |
| Phil Wetherup | 5 | 70:40 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .722 | 12.74 |
| Totals | | | 12 | 4 | 190 | .754 | 11.88 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Colin Doyle | NLL Most Valuable Player |
| Bob Watson | Player of the Month, March (tied with John Tavares) |
| Colin Doyle | Championship Game MVP |
| Colin Doyle | First All-Pro Team |
| Blaine Manning | Second All-Pro Team |
| Josh Sanderson | Second All-Pro Team |
| Jim Veltman | Second All-Pro Team |
| Bob Watson | Second All-Pro Team |
| Blaine Manning | All-Stars |
| Glenn Clark | All-Stars |
| Colin Doyle | All-Stars |
| Jim Veltman | All-Stars |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 17 | Def | Brian Beisel |
| 5 | Fwd | Sandy Chapman |
| 11 | Def | Glenn Clark |
| 7 | Fwd | Colin Doyle |
| 93 | Fwd | Chris Driscoll |
| 36 | Def | Luke Forget |
| 20 | Fwd | Rusty Kruger |
| 6 | Def | Dan Ladouceur |
| 16 | Fwd | Blaine Manning |
| 9 | Def | Patrick Merrill |
| 77 | Def | Tim OBrien |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 81 | Fwd | Jimmy Quinlan |
| 13 | Def | John Rosa |
| 40 | Def | Ian Rubel |
| 19 | Fwd | Josh Sanderson |
| 18 | Def | Phil Sanderson |
| 24 | Fwd | Matt Shearer |
| 27 | Def | Derek Suddons |
| 38 | Fwd | Nick Trudeau |
| 32 | Fwd | Jim Veltman |
| 29 | Goalie | Bob Watson |
| 90 | Goalie | Phil Wetherup |
| 10 | Fwd | Aaron Wilson |