The 1999 National Lacrosse League season is the 13th season in the NLL that began on December 26, 1998, and concluded with the championship game on April 23, 1999. The Toronto Rock celebrated their first season in Toronto by winning the championship, defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 13–10 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
The playoffs featured the lowest score by a team in NLL history, when goaltender Bob Watson and the Toronto Rock defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13–2.
Team movement The only change of teams from the 1998 NLL season to 1999 was the movement of the Ontario Raiders from Hamilton down the QEW to Toronto to become the Toronto Rock.
Teams 1999 National Lacrosse League Team City Arena Capacity Baltimore Thunder Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena 10,582 Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York Marine Midland Arena 18,595 New York Saints Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,297 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania First Union Center 19,519 Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 10,662 Syracuse Smash Syracuse, New York Onondaga County War Memorial 5,800 Toronto Rock Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 15,726
Map of teams
Regular season
All Star Game The 1999 All-Star Game took place at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, where Team Canada defeated Team USA by a score of 25–24.
Playoffs
Awards
AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardGary GaitBaltimoreRookie of the Year AwardJesse HubbardBaltimoreChampionship Game MVPColin DoyleToronto
Weekly awards Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
Week Player of the Week 1 Sal LoCascio 2 Matt Shearer 3 Gary Gait (tie)Paul Gait 4 Joe Hiltz 5 Derek General 6 John Tavares 7 Jake Bergey 8 Gary Gait 9 Bob Watson 10 Jake Bergey 11 Dallas Eliuk 12 Jake Bergey 13 Pat O'Toole 14 Jim Veltman 15 Gary Gait 16 Paul Gait
Monthly awards Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Month Overall Rookie Jan Gary Gait Chris Sanderson Feb Bob Watson Matt Disher Mar Jake Bergey Casey Powell
Statistics leaders Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records. StatPlayerTeamNumberGoalsGary GaitBaltimore50AssistsJoe HiltzBaltimore46PointsGary GaitBaltimore82Penalty MinutesTony MillonSyracuse59Shots on GoalGary GaitBaltimore157 Tom MarechekPhiladelphia157Loose BallsJim VeltmanToronto166Save PctDallas EliukPhiladelphia76.4
Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendancePhiladelphia Wings616,04096,237Toronto Rock611,07566,451Buffalo Bandits 69,63857,829Rochester Knighthawks69,06754,400Baltimore Thunder 67,05742,340New York Saints 66,70440,223Syracuse Smash64,54627,277League429,161384,757
Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceToronto Rock 213,85927,717Baltimore Thunder16,325 6,325 League311,34734,042
See also 1999 in sports
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