# 2016 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 19th in franchise history, and 18th as the Rock.
After an 0–6 start to the season, the Rock were able to turn things around, winning three of four including a 17–6 shelling of the Knighthawks. But the turnaround was temporary, as injuries decimated the team. The Rock only won two more games the rest of the season, finishing out of the playoffs for the first time since 2009.

## Regular season
### Finalstandings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
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 9, 2016 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 7–12 | | 9,087 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | L 7–12 | | 9,387 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 16, 2016 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 5–12 | | 8,365 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 23, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 6–12 | | 13,359 | 0–4 |
| 5 | January 29, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Air Canada Centre | L 17–20 | | 10,345 | 0–5 |
| 6 | February 14, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 16–17 | OT | 3,512 | 0–6 |
| 7 | February 19, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 14–12 | | 7,837 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 27, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 17–6 | | 10,299 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 11, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | L 10–15 | | 8,178 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 13, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 9–6 | | 8,185 | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 25, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Air Canada Centre | L 9–11 | | 8,836 | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 26, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 8–13 | | 13,123 | 3–9 |
| 13 | April 2, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 9–6 | | 3,560 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 9, 2016 | New England Black Wolves | Air Canada Centre | L 10–14 | | 10,128 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 15, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 12–9 | | 9,237 | 5–10 |
| 16 | April 16, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 8–14 | | 17,270 | 5–11 |
| 17 | April 23, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 5–10 | | 14,122 | 5–12 |
| 18 | April 30, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 17–18 | OT | 15,980 | 5–13 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 28, 2015 | To Toronto RockMike Grimes 34th overall selection, 2015 entry draft | To Georgia Swarm29th overall selection, 2015 entry draft 2nd round selection, 2018 entry draft |
| October 12, 2015 | To Toronto RockDan Lintner 2nd round selection, 2016 entry draft | To New England Black WolvesKevin Crowley |

### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 2 | 10 | Turner Evans |
| 2 | 17 | Luc Magnan |
| 4 | 34 | Kyle Acquin |
| 6 | 53 | Jamie Batten |
| 6 | 54 | Tyler Roche |