- 2001 NLL season
The 2001
National Lacrosse League season began onDecember 21 ,2000 and concluded with the championship game onApril 27 ,2001 . ThePhiladelphia Wings won their 6th NLL championship, defeating theToronto Rock 9-8 in Toronto. Philadelphia had now won twice as many championships as any other team in NLL history (theBuffalo Bandits had won three, and the Rock two). The Championship game was one of only two games (out of ten) the Rock lost at home during the 2001 season, and ended Toronto's bid for an unprecedented third straight Championship.The NLL expanded its schedule from 12 games to 14 during this season.
The lowest-scoring game in NLL history happened during the 2001 season, as the
Toronto Rock andAlbany Attack combined for only 11 goals in a 7-4 Toronto win at theAir Canada Centre .Team Movement
For the 2001 season, one expansion team was added to the NLL, the
Columbus Landsharks . In addition, theSyracuse Smash ended a dismal existence (dead last in the standings for three straight years) in Syracuse, moving toOttawa, Ontario to become the Rebel. Unfortunately, the Rebel would finish in the basement three straight years as well. ThePittsburgh CrosseFire , formerly theBaltimore Thunder , moved again, this time to Washington, becoming theWashington Power .In addition, the Toronto Rock moved from the aging
Maple Leaf Gardens to theAir Canada Centre for the 2001 season. The first Rock game at the ACC was a 17-7 Toronto win over theOttawa Rebel on the opening night of the season,December 21 ,2000 [cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/game0101otto.htm|title=Toronto Rocks Ottawa in season opener, 17-7|work=Outsider's Guide to the NLL|author=Ben Knight|accessdate=2006-12-13] .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"
Weekly Awards
Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
See also
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2001 in sports References
External links
* [http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/arch011115.htm 2001 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL]
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