2009 Toronto Rock season
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 13th in franchise history, and 12th as the Rock.
| 2009 Toronto Rock | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 6th East |
| 2009 record | 6-10 |
| Home record | 3-5 |
| Road record | 3-5 |
| Goals for | 194 |
| Goals against | 218 |
| General Manager | Mike Kloepfer |
| Coach | Jamie Batley Glenn Clark |
| Captain | Chris Driscoll |
| Alternate captains | Blaine Manning Lewis Ratcliff |
| Arena | Air Canada Centre |
| Average attendance | 13,922 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lewis Ratcliff (34) |
| Assists | Blaine Manning (42) |
| Points | Luke Wiles (69) |
| Penalties in minutes | Craig Conn (52) |
| Loose Balls | Rob Marshall (116) |
| Wins | Bob Watson (6) |
| Goals against average | Bob Watson (13.16) |
On November 6, 2008, the Rock announced that veteran Chris Driscoll would be the new team captain, replacing the retired Jim Veltman.
Only three games into the season, the Rock fired head coach Glenn Clark and assistant coach Terry Bullen and hired former Chicago Shamrox and Colorado Mammoth coach Jamie Batley as the new head coach. Assistant coach Jim Veltman was relieved of his coaching duties, but remained with the Rock as an advisor.
After winning their first game of the season, the Rock won only once in their next eight games before a three-game winning streak gave fans some hope that the season was not lost. However, three straight losses forced the Rock out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Rock President Brad Watters said that the team "drastically under-delivered", and vowed to make whatever changes were necessary to fix the team.