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1999 NLL season
League	National Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	December 26, 1998 – April 23, 1999
Number of teams	7
	Regular season
League champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Baltimore Thunder
Season MVP	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
Top scorer	Gary Gait (Baltimore Thunder)
	Champion's Cup
Champion's Cup champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup MVP	Colin Doyle (Toronto)
	NLL seasons
← 1998 season	2000 season →

The 1999 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 1998 and concluded with the championship game on April 23, 1999. The Toronto Rock celebrated their first season in Toronto by winning the championship, defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 at Maple Leaf Gardens.

The playoffs featured the lowest score by a team in NLL history, when goaltender Bob Watson and the Toronto Rock defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13-2.

[edit] Team Movement

The only change of teams from the 1998 NLL season to 1999 was the movement of the Ontario Raiders from Hamilton down the QEW to Toronto to become the Toronto Rock.

[edit] Regular Season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind Leader, PCT = Winning Percentage, Home = Home record, Road = Road record, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Qualified for playoffs

Team	W	L	GB	PCT	Home	Road	GF	GA
Toronto Rock	9	3	-	.750	6-0	3-3	157	139
Baltimore Thunder	8	4	1	.667	5-1	3-3	211	175
Rochester Knighthawks	8	4	1	.667	4-2	4-2	169	160
Philadelphia Wings	5	7	4	.417	4-2	1-5	153	153
New York Saints	5	7	4	.417	2-4	3-3	149	156
Buffalo Bandits	4	8	5	.333	1-5	3-3	158	177
Syracuse Smash	3	9	6	.250	3-3	0-6	161	198

[edit] All Star Game

The 1999 All-Star Game took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, where Team Canada defeated Team USA by a score of 25-24.

[edit] Playoffs

Semifinals			Championship

4	Philadelphia	2
1	Toronto	13
			3	Rochester	10
			1	Toronto	13
3	Rochester	14
2	Baltimore	12

[edit] Awards

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	Gary Gait	Baltimore
Rookie of the Year Award	Jesse Hubbard	Baltimore
Championship Game MVP	Colin Doyle	Toronto

[edit] Weekly Awards

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

Week	Player of the Week
1	Sal LoCascio
2	Matt Shearer
3	Gary Gait (tie) Paul Gait
4	Joe Hiltz
5	Derek General
6	John Tavares
7	Jake Bergey
8	Gary Gait
9	Bob Watson
10	Jake Bergey
11	Dallas Eliuk
12	Jake Bergey
13	Pat O'Toole
14	Jim Veltman
15	Gary Gait
16	Paul Gait

[edit] Monthly Awards

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

Month	Overall	Rookie
Jan	Gary Gait	Chris Sanderson
Feb	Bob Watson	Matt Disher
Mar	Jake Bergey	Casey Powell

[edit] Statistics Leaders

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

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	Gary Gait	Baltimore	50
Assists	Joe Hiltz	Baltimore	46
Points	Gary Gait	Baltimore	82
Penalty Minutes	Tony Millon	Syracuse	59
Shots on Goal	Gary Gait	Baltimore	157
	Tom Marechek	Philadelphia	157
Loose Balls	Jim Veltman	Toronto	166
Save Pct	Dallas Eliuk	Philadelphia	76.4

[edit] See also

1999 in sports

[edit] References

1999 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

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