2000 NLL 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

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.

Regular season

All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

Playoffs

Awards

AwardWinnerTeam
MVP AwardJohn TavaresBuffalo
Rookie of the Year AwardJohn Grant Jr.Rochester
Championship Game MVPDan StroupToronto

Weekly awards

Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
WeekPlayer of the Week
1Kim Squire
2Josh Sanderson
3Kip Fulks
4Tom Marechek
5Pat O'Toole
6Roy Colsey
7Matt Disher
8Paul Gait
9Kaleb Toth
10Rob Blasdell
11John Grant Jr.
12Colin Doyle
13John Grant, Jr.
14Mark Millon
15Matt Disher

Monthly awards

Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
MonthOverallRookie
JanTed DowlingJohn Grant, Jr.
FebJohn TavaresDevin Dalep
MarRob BlasdellJohn Grant, Jr.

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
StatPlayerTeamNumber
GoalsTed DowlingAlbany41
Tom MarechekPhiladelphia41
AssistsJohn TavaresBuffalo49
PointsGary GaitBaltimore83
John TavaresBuffalo83
Loose ballsJim VeltmanToronto167
Save pctBob WatsonToronto77.2