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2000 NLL season
League	National Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 7, 2000 – May 6, 2000
Number of teams	8
	Regular season
League champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Buffalo Bandits
Season MVP	John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits)
Top scorer	John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits); Gary Gait (Pittsburgh CrosseFire)
	Champion's Cup
Champion's Cup champions	Toronto Rock
Runners-up	Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup MVP	Dan Stroup (Toronto)
	NLL seasons
← 1999 season	2001 season →

The 2000 National Lacrosse League season began on January 7, 2000 and concluded with the championship game on May 6, 2000. The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 14-13, in what has been described as the "greatest indoor lacrosse game ever played"^{[citation needed]}. Kaleb Toth scored the winning goal with less than two seconds left in regulation to give the Rock their second straight championship.

[edit] 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.

[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	5-1	4-2	162	130
Buffalo Bandits	8	4	1	.667	5-1	3-3	202	194
Rochester Knighthawks	8	4	1	.667	5-1	3-3	187	149
Philadelphia Wings	7	5	2	.583	4-2	3-3	172	165
Albany Attack	6	6	3	.500	4-2	2-4	169	160
Pittsburgh CrosseFire	6	6	3	.500	4-2	2-4	184	164
New York Saints	3	9	6	.250	2-4	1-5	152	194
Syracuse Smash	1	11	8	.083	1-5	0-6	135	207

[edit] All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

[edit] Playoffs

Semifinals			Championship

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

[edit] Awards

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

[edit] 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	Matt Disher

[edit] Monthly Awards

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.

[edit] Statistics Leaders

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

[edit] See also

2000 in sports

[edit] References

2000 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL

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