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    2000 NLL season

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    2000 NLL season
    LeagueNational Lacrosse League
    SportIndoor lacrosse
    DurationJanuary 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000
    Number of games12
    Number of teams8
    Regular season
    League championsToronto Rock
      Runners-upBuffalo Bandits
    Season MVPJohn Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
    Top scorerJohn Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
    Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire)
    Champion's Cup
    ChampionsToronto Rock (2nd title)
      Runners-upRochester Knighthawks
    Finals MVPDan Stroup (Toronto)
    NLL seasons
    ← 1999 season
    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

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    The Toronto Rock vs Albany Attack on 8 April 2000

    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

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    2000 NLL season is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
    Attack
    Attack
    Bandits
    Bandits
    Saints
    Saints
    Wings
    Wings
    CrosseFire
    CrosseFire
    Knight hawks
    Knight
    hawks
    Smash
    Smash
    Rock
    Rock
    National Lacrosse League Teams
    2000 National Lacrosse League
    Team City Arena Capacity
    Albany Attack Albany, New York Pepsi Arena 14,236
    Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Marine Midland Arena 18,595
    New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297
    Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Union Center 19,519
    Pittsburgh CrosseFire Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 16,958
    Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 10,662
    Syracuse Smash Syracuse, New York Oncenter War Memorial Arena 5,800
    Toronto Rock Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 15,726

    Regular season

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    Reference: [1]

    PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

    1Toronto Rock – xyz1293.7500.05–14–2162130+3213.5010.83
    2Buffalo Bandits – x1284.6671.05–13–3202194+816.8316.17
    3Rochester Knighthawks – x1284.6671.05–13–3187149+3815.5812.42
    4Philadelphia Wings – x1275.5832.04–23–3172165+714.3313.75
    5Albany Attack1266.5003.04–22–4169160+914.0813.33
    6Pittsburgh CrosseFire1266.5003.04–22–4184164+2015.3313.67
    7New York Saints1239.2506.02–41–5152194−4212.6716.17
    8Syracuse Smash12111.0838.01–50–6135207−7211.2517.25

    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

    All Star Game

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    No All-Star game was held in 2000.

    Playoffs

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    Semifinals Championship
          
    3 Rochester 15
    2 Buffalo 11
    3 Rochester 13
    1 Toronto 14
    4 Philadelphia 10
    1 Toronto 14

    Awards

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    Award Winner Team
    MVP Award John Tavares Buffalo
    Rookie of the Year Award John Grant Jr. Rochester
    Championship Game MVP Dan Stroup Toronto

    Weekly awards

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    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

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

    Month Overall Rookie
    Jan Ted Dowling John Grant, Jr.
    Feb John Tavares Devin Dalep
    Mar Rob Blasdell John Grant, Jr.

    Statistics leaders

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

    Stat Player Team Number
    Goals Ted Dowling Albany 41
      Tom Marechek Philadelphia 41
    Assists John Tavares Buffalo 49
    Points Gary Gait Baltimore 83
      John Tavares Buffalo 83
    Loose balls Jim Veltman Toronto 167
    Save pct Bob Watson Toronto 77.2

    Attendance

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    Regular season

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    Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[2]
    Philadelphia Wings 6 15,857 95,143
    Toronto Rock 6 13,881 83,287
    Rochester Knighthawks 6 8,910 53,458
    Buffalo Bandits 6 8,186 49,116
    Albany Attack 6 5,749 34,492
    New York Saints 6 5,674 34,046
    Pittsburgh CrosseFire 6 4,916 29,495
    Syracuse Smash 6 2,660 15,957
    League 48 8,229 394,994

    Playoffs

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    Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[2]
    Toronto Rock 2 12,386 24,772
    Buffalo Bandits 1 7,873 7,873
    League 3 10,882 32,645

    See also

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    • 2000 in sports
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    References

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    1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2000 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
    2. ^ a b "2000 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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