2005 NLL season

Just hours after the Rock's championship victory, another lacrosse legend, former Toronto head coach and general manager Les Bartley died from colon cancer at age 51.

He was named to the All-Pro team eight times, and is third all-time in the NLL in points, after only Gary Gait and John Tavares .

[2] Gait, at the time the league's all-time leading scorer, announced his retirement shortly before the season began.

[3] With four games left in the regular season, Gait managed to coax his twin brother Paul out of retirement to play with him.

However, Colorado was eliminated in the division semi-finals by Arizona, so Gait's dream of winning the championship in his final season did not come to fruition.

John Tavares scored the winner, and hometown captain Tracy Kelusky was named game MVP.