2011 Toronto Rock season
# 2011 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 15th in franchise history, and 14th as the Rock. The Rock won the championship on May 15 defeating the Washington Stealth 8-7. They tied the NLL record with their 6th victory.

## Regular season

### Conference standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |

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

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 8, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Air Canada Centre | W 13–7 | | 11,564 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–9 | | 6,025 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 21, 2011 | Boston Blazers | Air Canada Centre | W 15–14 | OT | 9,104 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 22, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 14–15 | OT | 16,685 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 29, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | W 8–5 | | 10,812 | 4–1 |
| 6 | February 5, 2011 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Garden | L 7–9 | | 7,598 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 12, 2011 | Calgary Roughnecks | Air Canada Centre | W 9–8 | OT | 10,364 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 18, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 10–5 | | 9,408 | 6–2 |
| 9 | February 19, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–6 | | 5,656 | 7–2 |
| 10 | February 26, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 16–13 | | 7,082 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 4, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Air Canada Centre | W 15–10 | | 10,120 | 9–2 |
| 12 | March 25, 2011 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–14 | | 10,075 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 1, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 13–12 | OT | 11,424 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 2, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | L 11–12 | | 9,044 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 8, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | Air Canada Centre | L 8–11 | | 15,084 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 16, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 14–18 | | 7,340 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | Air Canada Centre | W 10–8 | 10,228 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 7, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 12–11 | 12,349 | 2–0 |
| Championship Game | May 14, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Air Canada Centre | W 8–7 | 14,488 | 3–0 |
