# 2020 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season is the 23rd in franchise history, and 22nd as the Rock. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play. On February 3, 2021, the NLL announced that plans for an abbreviated spring season were cancelled due to travel and logistics uncertainty, and that their focus will move toward playing a full 2021–22 NLL season.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
North Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 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

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 7, 2019 | New England Black Wolves | Scotiabank Arena | L 8–12 | 7,158 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 14, 2019 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | W 13–6 | 5,414 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 28, 2019 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–11 | 5,036 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 11, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Arena | W 13–12 | 8,685 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 18, 2020 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 8–10 | 12,026 | 3–2 |
| 6 | January 31, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Arena | W 12–9 | 10,946 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 9, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Arena | W 13–9 | 7,021 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 15, 2020 | Vancouver Warriors | Scotiabank Arena | W 14–7 | 8,401 | 6–2 |
| 9 | February 21, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 8–9 | 9,337 | 6–3 |
| 10 | February 29, 2020 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 9–8 | 12,764 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 8, 2020 | Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Arena | L 10–13 | 7,826 | 7–4 |

## Cancelled games

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location |
| 12 | March 13, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Arena |
| 13 | March 27, 2020 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Arena |
| 14 | April 4, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center |
| 15 | April 5, 2020 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum |
| 16 | April 11, 2020 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena |
| 17 | April 17, 2020 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Arena |
| 18 | April 25, 2020 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Toronto Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 15 | Aaron Forster | NJIT |
| 2 | 27 | Zach Manns | Drexel University |
| 3 | 43 | Jamison Dilks | Six Nations Jr. A |
| 4 | 54 | Troy Holowchuk | Six Nations Jr. A |
| 5 | 69 | Ryan Conrad | Virginia University |
| 6 | 82 | Jordan Caskenette | Orangeville Jr. A |