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2011 NLL season

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Sport
  
Indoor lacrosse

Season MVP
  
Jeff Shattler

Number of teams
  
10

Top scorer
  
Ryan Benesch

League
  
National Lacrosse League

Duration
  
January 2011 – May 2011

The 2011 National Lacrosse League season, the 25th in the history of the NLL, began January 8, 2011, and ended with the Championship game, won by the Toronto Rock 8-7.

Contents

Team movement

The Orlando Titans announced in July 2010 that they would not participate in the 2011 season, due to financial troubles. Some players were granted free agency while others were involved in a dispersal draft.

Final standings

Reference:

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Pre-season

  • July 30, 2010: The league announced that the Orlando Titans would not be participating in the 2011 season.

    • Regular season

  • John Tavares scores the first goal of the game against the Philadelphia Wings at the Wells Fargo Center in a 16–7 win, marking the first player in league history to reach 700 goals scored.
  • The following week at home against the same team, Tavares would become the first person to tally 1,500 career points.

    • All-Pro teams

    First Team

  • Jeff Shattler, Calgary
  • Pat McCready, Rochester
  • Matt Vinc, Rochester
  • Ryan Benesch, Minnesota
  • Rhys Duch, Washington
  • Dan Dawson, Boston

    • Second Team

  • Lewis Ratcliff, Washington
  • John Tavares, Buffalo
  • Stephan Leblanc, Toronto
  • Brodie Merrill, Edmonton
  • Mike Carnegie, Calgary
  • Anthony Cosmo, Boston

    • All-Rookie team

  • Curtis Dickson, Calgary
  • Cody Jamieson, Rochester
  • Kyle Rubisch, Boston
  • Aaron Pascas, Toronto
  • Andrew Suitor, Minnesota
  • Tyler Hass, Minnesota

    • Weekly awards

    The NLL gives out awards weekly for the best overall player, best offensive player, best transition player, best defensive player, and best rookie.

    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.

    References

    2011 NLL season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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