Former NLL professional box lacrosse team
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Ontario Raiders Division East Based in Hamilton, Ontario Arena Copps Coliseum Colors Black, Gold, Red Chairman Chris Fritz Head coach Les Bartley General manager John Mouradian Later Toronto Rock
The Ontario Raiders were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 1998 NLL season . The franchise was founded as an expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario , and played their home games at Copps Coliseum . Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les Bartley was hired to coach the new team, and he lured former Bandit Jim Veltman to join him, becoming the Raiders' captain. The team finished a respectable 6-6 in their inaugural season, but missed the playoffs on a tie-breaker. Following the season, losses of $250,000 forced owner Chris Fritz to look for partners.[1] Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment considered purchasing the team,[1] [2] [3] but ultimately a group which included Bill Watters , the then Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs , Paul Beeston , former president of the Toronto Blue Jays , Tie Domi , player for the Maple Leafs, and Bobby Orr , former NHL player, bought it for $250,000 and promptly relocated the team to Toronto 's Maple Leaf Gardens where they rebranded it the Toronto Rock .[4] [5]
Awards and honours [ ]
Famous players [ ]
Team roster [ ]
No.
Position
Player
11
Def
Clark, Glenn
2
Def
Coyle, Pat
7
Fwd
Doyle, Colin
25
Fwd
Gill, Chris
No.
Position
Player
8
Fwd
Stroup, Dan
32
Fwd
Veltman, Jim
29
Goalie
Watson, Bob
Records [ ]
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
1998
6-6
5th
4-2
2-4
165
157
Les Bartley
Missed playoffs
Total
1 season
6-6
4-2
2-4
165
157
References [ ]
^ a b Kernaghan, John (1998-08-20). "Raiders call it quits in Hamilton". Hamilton Spectator .
^ Milton, Steve (1998-07-07). "Hamilton's pro lacrosse is going, going...". Hamilton Spectator .
^ Kernaghan, John (1998-07-14). "Three-way toss up for Ontario Raiders". Hamilton Spectator .
^ Brown, Josh (1998-12-04). "Watters, Beeston, Domi, Orr bring pro lacrosse to town". Toronto Star .
^ Stevens, Neil (1998-12-24). "Rock will test Toronto's taste for pro lacrosse". Waterloo Region Record .
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