# 2015 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the 18th in franchise history, and 17th as the Rock.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
| 5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 3, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | | 6,421 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 10, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 20–11 | | 4,724 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 23, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 13–11 | | 11,413 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 24, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 6–8 | | 6,745 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 31, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 12–11 | | 11,716 | 4–1 |
| 6 | February 13, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 16–4 | | 8,945 | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 14, 2015 | Minnesota Swarm | Air Canada Centre | W 14–9 | | 8,668 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 20, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | W 13–12 | OT | 7,743 | 7–1 |
| 9 | February 27, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Centre | W 16–15 | OT | 6,239 | 8–1 |
| 10 | March 6, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 17–9 | | 14,116 | 9–1 |
| 11 | March 13, 2015 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 12–15 | | 12,903 | 9–2 |
| 12 | March 14, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 11–10 | OT | 11,460 | 10–2 |
| 13 | March 21, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–11 | | 10,296 | 10–3 |
| 14 | March 28, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–10 | | 12,330 | 11–3 |
| 15 | April 3, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 7–11 | | 10,218 | 11–4 |
| 16 | April 10, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 14–7 | | 9,317 | 12–4 |
| 17 | April 17, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | W 15–12 | | 9,271 | 13–4 |
| 18 | May 1, 2015 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 10–7 | | 3,514 | 14–4 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Division Finals Game 1 | May 16, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–10 | 5,808 | 0–1 |
| Division Finals Game 2 | May 23, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 11–8 | 10,210 | 1–1 |
| Division Finals tiebreaker game* | May 23, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 8–2 | – | 2–1 |
| Finals Game 1 | May 30, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–15 | 9,257 | 2–2 |
| Finals Game 2 | June 5, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | 12,275 | 2–3 |
* 10-minute series tiebreaker mini-game played immediately following game 2

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 20, 2014 | To Toronto RockBrock Sorensen | To Minnesota SwarmEthan O'Connor 1st round selection, 2017 entry draft |
| August 28, 2014 | To Toronto RockBrodie Merrill 2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft | To New England Black WolvesCraig England Mike Burke 2nd round selection, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
| March 31, 2015 | To Toronto RockKevin Crowley | To New England Black WolvesGarrett Billings |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 4 | 33 | Brandon Benn |
| 5 | 43 | Jordan Robertson |
| 6 | 51 | Brady Heseltine |
| 6 | 52 | Darryl Robertson |