2000 NLL season explained

2000 NLL season
League:National Lacrosse League
Sport:Indoor lacrosse
Pixels:100px
No Of Teams:8
No Of Games:12
Duration:January 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000
Season:Regular season
Mvp:John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Mvp Link:National Lacrosse League MVP Award
Top Scorer:John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire)
Top Scorer Link:2000 NLL season
League Champs:Toronto Rock
Second Place:Buffalo Bandits
Finals:Champion's Cup
Finals Link:Champion's Cup
Finals Champ:Toronto Rock
Finals Runner-Up:Rochester Knighthawks
Finals Mvp:Dan Stroup (Toronto)
Finals Mvp Link:Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players
Seasonslistnames:NLL
Prevseason Link:1999 NLL season
Prevseason Year:1999 season
Nextseason Link:2001 NLL season
Nextseason Year:2001 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

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.

Teams

2000 National Lacrosse League
Team City Arena Capacity
Albany AttackAlbany, New YorkPepsi Arena14,236
Buffalo BanditsBuffalo, New YorkMarine Midland Arena18,595
New York SaintsUniondale, New YorkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,297
Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFirst Union Center19,519
Pittsburgh CrosseFirePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCivic Arena16,958
Rochester KnighthawksRochester, New YorkBlue Cross Arena10,662
Syracuse SmashSyracuse, New YorkOncenter War Memorial Arena5,800
Toronto RockToronto, OntarioMaple Leaf Gardens15,726

All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP AwardJohn TavaresBuffalo
Rookie of the Year AwardJohn Grant Jr.Rochester
Championship Game MVPDan StroupToronto

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.

Week Player of the Week
1 Kim Squire
2 Josh Sanderson
3 Kip Fulks
4 Tom Marechek
5 Pat O'Toole
6 Roy Colsey
7 Matt Disher
8 Paul Gait
9 Kaleb Toth
10 Rob Blasdell
11 John Grant Jr.
12 Colin Doyle
13 John Grant, Jr.
14 Mark Millon
15 Mark Shepherd

Monthly awards

Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

Month Overall Rookie
JanTed Dowling John Grant, Jr.
FebDevin Dalep
MarRob Blasdell John Grant, Jr.

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsTed DowlingAlbany41
 Tom MarechekPhiladelphia41
AssistsJohn TavaresBuffalo49
PointsGary GaitBaltimore83
 John TavaresBuffalo83
Loose ballsJim VeltmanToronto167
Save pctBob WatsonToronto77.2

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[1]
Philadelphia Wings615,85795,143
Toronto Rock613,88183,287
Rochester Knighthawks68,91053,458
Buffalo Bandits 68,18649,116
Albany Attack65,74934,492
New York Saints 65,67434,046
Pittsburgh CrosseFire 64,91629,495
Syracuse Smash62,66015,957
League488,229394,994

Playoffs

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance
Toronto Rock 212,38624,772
Buffalo Bandits17,873 7,873
League310,88232,645

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Season. nllstats.com. 16 June 2023.