2005 NLL season





































































2005 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
Duration January 1, 2005 – May 14, 2005
Number of games 16
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Season MVP

Colin Doyle (Toronto Rock)
Top scorer
Colin Doyle (Toronto Rock)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Toronto Rock
  Eastern runners-up Buffalo Bandits
Western champions Calgary Roughnecks
  Western runners-up Arizona Sting
Champion's Cup
Champions Toronto Rock
  Runners-up Arizona Sting
Finals MVP

Colin Doyle (Toronto)
NLL seasons

← 2004 season

2006 season →


The 2005 National Lacrosse League season is the 19th season of the NLL that began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The Toronto Rock won their fifth NLL championship, defeating the Arizona Sting 19–13 in Toronto.


Colin Doyle of the Toronto Rock won the scoring title, marking the first time since 1990 that someone other than Gary Gait, Paul Gait, or John Tavares has led the league in scoring. For his efforts in leading the Rock to the championship, Doyle was named both league MVP and Championship Game MVP.


Just hours after the Rock's championship victory, another lacrosse legend, former Toronto head coach and general manager Les Bartley lost his battle with colon cancer at age 51.[1] Bartley had coached the Buffalo Bandits to three MILL/NLL championships before moving to the expansion Ontario Raiders in 1998. Bartley moved with the Raiders to Toronto the next year, and went on to win titles in four of the next five seasons. Bartley also won the NLL Executive of the Year award in 2005, in part due to his involvement in the negotiation of the new CBA.[1]


The 2005 season featured the NLL retirement of two lacrosse legends: Gary Gait and Tom Marechek. Marechek played his entire 12-year career with the Philadelphia Wings, winning Rookie of the Year in 1994, as well as four championships with the Wings. He was named to the All-Pro team eight times, and is third all-time in the NLL in points, after only Gary Gait and John Tavares . Marechek announced his retirement shortly before the end of the season.[2]


Gait, at the time the league's all-time leading scorer, announced his retirement shortly before the season began. He was named League MVP six times, won seven scoring titles, and was named an All-Pro an astonishing 14 times in 14 seasons.[3] With four games left in the regular season, Gait managed to coax his twin brother Paul out of retirement to play with him. However, Colorado was eliminated in the division semi-finals by Arizona, so Gait's dream of winning the championship in his final season did not come to fruition. He did win the championship in his first year as head coach of the Mammoth the next year.




Contents






  • 1 Labour dispute


  • 2 Team movement


  • 3 Milestones


  • 4 Final standings


    • 4.1 Regular season


    • 4.2 Playoffs




  • 5 All Star Game


    • 5.1 All-Star teams




  • 6 Awards


    • 6.1 Annual


    • 6.2 All-Pro Teams


      • 6.2.1 First Team


      • 6.2.2 Second Team




    • 6.3 All-Rookie Team


    • 6.4 Weekly awards


    • 6.5 Monthly awards




  • 7 Statistics leaders


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Labour dispute


The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association (PLPA) expired at the end of the 2004 season, and negotiations for a new CBA took place over the summer. However, these negotiations did not result in a new agreement, and the NLL even accused the PLPA of negotiating in bad faith.[4] The league made its "last, best, and final offer" to the PLPA on September 29, 2004,[4] and announced that if this offer was not accepted by the players, the season would be officially cancelled on October 2.[5]


Marathon negotiations continued until early morning on October 1, and resulted in two different proposals. Both were presented to the players that day with the stipulation that if neither of them was acceptable, the season would be cancelled.[6] One of the two proposals (a three-year deal) was accepted, and the season went on as scheduled.[7]



Team movement


The season featured a new team added to the East division, and one removed from the West. The ownership of the Minnesota Wild NHL team purchased the rights to the old Montreal Express franchise, moving it to Minnesota and renaming it the Minnesota Swarm, while the Vancouver Ravens franchise was removed from the schedule less than three weeks before the start of the season.



Milestones



  • February 10: Buffalo Bandits legend John Tavares became the first player in league history to reach 500 assists, as the Bandits defeated the Anaheim Storm 20–9.[8]

  • February 18: Tavares reaches another milestone in his very next game, scoring his 1000th point in an 11–7 defeat of Rochester. Tavares becomes only the second player ever to reach that milestone, following Gary Gait.[9]



Final standings



Regular season


Reference: [10]






















































































































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



Playoffs





























































































































 
Divisional Semifinals

Divisional Finals

Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
3
Rochester
10
 


East Division

 
 
1

Toronto

12
 

3

Rochester

17

 
2
Buffalo
16
 

 
 
E1

Toronto

19

 
W2
Arizona
13
 
3
Colorado
13
 

2

Arizona

16
 


2

Arizona

19


West Division

 
 
1
Calgary
15
 

 
 
 


  • Toronto hosted the championship game.


All Star Game


The 2005 All-Star Game was held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on February 26, 2005. The East division defeated the West 11–10 in a thrilling overtime game. John Tavares scored the winner, and hometown captain Tracy Kelusky was named game MVP.



All-Star teams




















































































Eastern Division starters
 
Western Division starters

John Grant, Jr., Rochester

Dan Dawson, Arizona

Blaine Manning, Toronto

Gary Gait, Colorado

John Tavares, Buffalo

Tracey Kelusky, Calgary

Glenn Clark, Toronto

Pat Coyle, Colorado

Andrew Turner, Rochester

Jim Moss, San Jose

Pat O'Toole, Rochester (goalie)

Anthony Cosmo, San Jose (goalie)
Eastern Division Reserves Western Division Reserves

Craig Conn, Minnesota

Ryan Boyle, San Jose
Kyle Couling, Buffalo
Craig Gelsvik, Calgary

Ryan Cousins, Minnesota

Peter Lough, Arizona

Colin Doyle, Toronto

Gee Nash, Colorado (goalie)

Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie)
Jesse Phillips, Calgary

Thomas Hajek, Philadelphia

Casey Powell, Anaheim
Mike Hasen, Rochester

Gavin Prout, Colorado

Tom Marechek, Philadelphia
Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary

Mark Steenhuis, Buffalo
Gary Rosyski, San Jose

Dan Teat, Buffalo
Scott Self, Arizona

Shawn Williams, Rochester

Mike Law, Anaheim

Jim Veltman, Toronto

Kaleb Toth, Calgary


Awards



Annual





















































Award
Winner
Team

MVP Award

Colin Doyle
Toronto

Rookie of the Year Award

Ryan Boyle
San Jose

Les Bartley Award (Coach of the Year)

Bob Hamley
Arizona

GM of the Year Award

Bob Hamley
Arizona

Executive of the Year Award

Les Bartley
Toronto

Defensive Player of the Year Award

Andrew Turner
Rochester

Goaltender of the Year Award

Steve Dietrich
Buffalo

Sportsmanship Award

Gary Gait
Colorado
Championship Game MVP

Colin Doyle
Toronto


All-Pro Teams


Reference: [1]



First Team




  • Colin Doyle, Toronto


  • John Grant, Jr., Rochester


  • John Tavares, Buffalo


  • Dan Dawson, Arizona


  • Steve Dietrich, Buffalo


  • Andrew Turner, Rochester



Second Team




  • Gary Gait, Colorado


  • Blaine Manning, Toronto


  • Josh Sanderson, Toronto


  • Jim Veltman, Toronto


  • Bob Watson, Toronto


  • Tracey Kelusky, Calgary



All-Rookie Team


Reference: [2]




  • Ryan Boyle, San Jose


  • Delby Powless, Buffalo

  • Andrew Burkholder, Philadelphia

  • Rory Glaves, Anaheim


  • Ryder Bateman, Minnesota

  • Dan Finck, Philadelphia



Weekly awards


The NLL gives out awards weekly for the best overall player, best offensive player, best defensive player, and best rookie.


























































































































Week Overall Offensive Defensive Rookie
1
Craig Conn Craig Conn Gee Nash Pat Dutton
2
Dan Dawson Dan Dawson Dallas Eliuk
Ryan Boyle
3
Blaine Manning Blaine Manning Mike Miron Riley Kemp
4
John Grant, Jr. John Grant, Jr. Matt Disher Ryan Boyle
5
John Tavares John Tavares Pat O'Toole
Delby Powless
6
Dan Dawson Dan Dawson Dallas Eliuk Kevin Fines
7
John Tavares John Grant, Jr. Bob Watson
Ryder Bateman
8
John Grant, Jr. John Grant, Jr. Steve Dietrich Andrew Burkholder
9
Keith Cromwell Keith Cromwell Dallas Eliuk Andrew Burkholder
10
Mark Steenhuis Gary Gait Dallas Eliuk Dan Finck
11
John Tavares John Tavares Curtis Palidwor
Ryan McNish
12
Pat Campbell Aaron Wilson Pat Campbell Dan Finck
13
Casey Powell Colin Doyle Bob Watson Rory Glaves
14
Matt Roik Colin Doyle Matt Roik Delby Powless
15
Blaine Manning Blaine Manning Steve Dietrich Andrew Burkholder
16
Tracey Kelusky Tracey Kelusky Nick Patterson Ryder Bateman


Monthly awards


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























Month Overall Rookie
Jan
John Tavares Ryan Boyle
Feb
John Grant, Jr. Andrew Burkholder
Mar
John Tavares
Bob Watson (tie)
Ryan Boyle


Statistics leaders


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

























































Stat Player Team Number
Goals John Grant, Jr. Rochester 49
Assists Josh Sanderson Toronto
71
Points Colin Doyle Toronto 111
Penalty Minutes Jesse Phillips Calgary 69
Shots on Goal John Grant, Jr. Rochester 193
Loose Balls Jim Veltman Toronto 193
Save Pct Steve Dietrich Buffalo 78.9
GAA Steve Dietrich Buffalo 10.96


See also


  • 2005 in sports


References





  1. ^ ab Philly, R.A. (May 15, 2005). "Les Bartley, 51, loses battle with cancer". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Philly, R.A. (April 1, 2005). "Tom Marechek to retire at end of season". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007.


  3. ^ Philly, R.A. (October 27, 2004). "Gary Gait to retire after 2005 season". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007.


  4. ^ ab "Cancellation of Season Looms". NLL web site. September 30, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2007.


  5. ^ "NLL threatens to cancel 2004–05 season if new CBA isn't signed by Friday". NLL web site. September 30, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2007.


  6. ^ "League and Player's (sic) Union Hammer Out Two Proposals". NLL web site. October 1, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2007.


  7. ^ "League & Players Reach Agreement". NLL web site. October 2, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2007.


  8. ^ McAllister, Deb (February 11, 2005). "Bandits blow away Storm as JT hits 500 assists". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on December 15, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2007.


  9. ^ McAllister, Deb (February 19, 2005). "Tavares hits another milestone in Bandits' 11–7 win". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2007.


  10. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.




External links



  • 2005 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

  • Standings from pointstreak.com

  • Scoring Leaders from pointstreak.com

  • Goalie Leaders from pointstreak.com










這個網誌中的熱門文章

Xamarin.form Move up view when keyboard appear

Post-Redirect-Get with Spring WebFlux and Thymeleaf

Anylogic : not able to use stopDelay()