2003 NLL season
| 2003 NLL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
| Duration | December 27, 2002 – May 3, 2003 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Gary Gait (Colorado Mammoth) |
| Top scorer | John Tavares (Buffalo Bandits) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Colorado Mammoth |
| Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia Wings |
| Central champions | Rochester Knighthawks |
| Central runners-up | Buffalo Bandits |
| Northern champions | Toronto Rock |
| Northern runners-up | Calgary Roughnecks |
| Champion's Cup | |
| Champions | Toronto Rock |
| Runners-up | Rochester Knighthawks |
| Finals MVP | Bob Watson (Toronto) |
The 2003 National Lacrosse League season began on December 27, 2002 and concluded with the championship game on May 3, 2003.
In 2003, the NLL became the first major men's sports league in North America to feature a woman playing in a regular-season game. Ginny Capicchioni, a stand-out goaltender at Sacred Heart University, was signed by the New Jersey Storm as their third-string goaltender. She dressed for three games, though only played in one. Capicchioni collected one loose ball and made six saves while allowing 7 goals in 11 minutes of play.
2003 saw the Montreal Express suspend operations, and also saw the Washington Power move to Colorado, where even they were unprepared for the warm welcome they received in Denver. The franchise had drawn small crowds in Washington as well as in Pittsburgh and Baltimore before that, but averaged more than 16,000 fans per game in 2003, second in the league only to Toronto.
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
Colorado 11 @ Toronto 15
Buffalo 13 @ Rochester 16
Toronto 8 @ Rochester 6
No NLL All-Star game was held in 2003.
The NLL gives out awards weekly for the best overall player, best offensive player, best defensive player, and best rookie.
Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
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