The 2000

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

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 The Toronto Rock are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. ...

defeated the

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14-13.

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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 The Albany Attack was the name of a franchise which played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) from the 2000 season through the 2003 season. The Attack played in the former Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York (now known as the Times Union Center). A ...

. In addition, the

Baltimore Thunder The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (later the National Lacrosse League) championship in 1987. After th ...

left

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and became the

Pittsburgh CrosseFire The Pittsburgh CrosseFire were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2000 NLL season. They were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise started out as the Baltimore Thunder before moving to Pittsburgh. After a single season ...

, though the franchise would only last a single season in

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before moving to

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Regular season

All Star Game

No All-Star game was held in 2000.

Playoffs

Awards

Weekly awards

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

Monthly awards

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

Statistics leaders

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

External links

2000 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL
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References

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