Colorado Mammoth

Colorado Mammoth
Division	Western
Founded	2003
Home Arena	Pepsi Center
Based in	Denver, Colorado
Colors	Maroon and Black
Head Coach	Bob Hamley [1]
Associate General Manager	Steve Govett
Local media	Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KKFN
Championships	2006
Division Championships	2004, 2006, 2007
PLPA representative	Nick Carlson
Formerly	Washington Power
Website	www.coloradomammoth.com
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The Colorado Mammoth are a member of the National Lacrosse League. They have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, United States, since the 2003 season.

In 2004 they became the league's attendance leader, closely beating the Toronto Rock. In 2006, they again came away with the league attendance record, again beating out the Toronto Rock. 2006 was the first year in the 20-year history of the NLL that the league had an attendance of more than one million fans in one season. The Colorado Mammoth had the honor of hosting fan number one million, an honor that commissioner Jim Jennings believed to be rightfully theirs, given the impact they had on the league's attendance that year.^[2] In 2008, the Mammoth average attendance per game was highest among the Pepsi Center's residents, including the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and the Denver Nuggets (NBA).^[3]

They are owned by E. Stanley Kroenke who is also the owner of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Denver Nuggets (NBA) and the Colorado Rapids (MLS). He was also a part owner, along with John Elway, of the Colorado Crush (AFL).

They had previously been the Baltimore Thunder from 1987 to 1999, the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000 and the Washington Power from 2001 to 2002.

2006 champions

In the 2006 season, the Mammoth went to the playoffs in the #2 seed in the Western Division. Round one was hosted in Colorado against rivals Calgary. The Mammoth won 18-17 in a spectacular overtime game. Brian Langtry scored the overtime goal. Round two (Western Division finals) was also hosted at Pepsi Center against the Arizona Sting. Rookie Dan Carey scored the winning goal as the Mammoth defeated the Sting 13-12. The championship game was held at HSBC Arena in Buffalo against the Bandits who held the league's best record and the incumbent league MVP, goaltender Steve Dietrich . The Mammoth won the Champion's Cup by a score of 16-9, with Gavin Prout being named Game MVP.

Notable players

• Gary Gait, who retired after the 2005 NLL season as the NLL's all-time scoring leader with 596 goals and 495 assists in 174 games (a record since surpassed by John Tavares). Gait also won the 2003 NLL MVP Award while with the Mammoth. On November 12, 2005, Gait was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame, and on December 30, 2005, his number 22 jersey banner was hung from Pepsi Center rafters — the first NLL number ever to be retired and hung from any arena. Gait was the Mammoth head coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons before stepping down in August of 2007 to pursue other interests.^[4] Gait is poised to make a comeback in 2009, with the Rochester Knighthawks.
• Brian Langtry, who won the NLL Rookie of the Year Award in 2003, is well-known for his all-out goal scoring attempts. Langtry retired after the 2011 season.^[5]
• Gord "Gee" Nash, who was the 2004 Goaltender of the Year.
• Gavin Prout, who is a crowd favorite that consistently puts up high numbers. In 2006, Prout was named team captain. On October 31, 2009, Prout was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks, who in turn traded him to the Edmonton Rush on November 10. After a season and a half in Edmonton, Prout was traded back to the Mammoth in March 2011.^[6]

Awards & honors

Year	Player	Award
2003	Gary Gait	Most Valuable Player
	Brian Langtry	Rookie of the Year
2004	Steve Govett	Executive of the Year
	Gord Nash	Goaltender of the Year
	Gary Gait	Sportsmanship Award (tie with Peter Lough)
2005	Gary Gait	Sportsmanship Award
2006	Gavin Prout	Champion's Cup MVP

Roster

Colorado Mammoth rosterview · talk · edit
Active (23-man) roster				Inactive roster		Coaches
Goaltenders 30 Chris Levis 35 Matt King Defensemen 5 Ben Davies 7 Mac Allen 11 John Gallant (C) 14 Steve Forsythe 28 Tom Ethington 66 Matt Leveque 88 Ian Hawksbee -- Mat MacLeod -- Greg Peyser -- Rory Smith -- Jon Sullivan		Forwards 00 Connor Martin 1 Jed Prossner 4 Ned Crotty 9 Gavin Prout 10 Alex Gajic 24 John Grant Jr. (A) 65 Jamie Floris 96 Joel Dalgarno -- Creighton Reid -- Gary Binning -- Sean Morris -- Sean Pollock Transition 8 Nick Carlson 12 Jarett Park 19 Ilija Gajic -- Ryan Hotaling		Practice Squad 15 Tim Campeau 26 Brad Richardson -- Ron Schibild Injured Reserve 72 Ken Clausen Holdout 18 Derek Malawsky -- Marc Brown -- Matt Davenport -- Ray Guze -- Matthew Wilson		Head Coach Bob Hamley Assistant Coaches Ed Comeau Sean Farris Legend * Suspended list (C) Captain (A) Alternate captain [1] updated 2011-05-3 NLL Transactions

All time Record

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs
2003	Eastern	9-7	1st	6-2	3-5	226	223	Rod Jensen, Jamie Batley	Lost in semifinals
2004	Western	13-3	1st	7-1	6-2	223	173	Jamie Batley	Lost in division finals
2005	Western	8-8	3rd	5-3	3-5	201	182	Jamie Batley	Lost in division semifinals
2006	Western	10-6	2nd	6-2	4-4	200	172	Gary Gait	Won Championship
2007	Western	12-4	1st	7-1	5-3	209	179	Gary Gait	Lost in division semifinals
2008	Western	9-7	2nd	6-2	3-5	184	167	Bob McMahon	Lost in division semifinals
2009	Western	7-9	4th	4-4	3-5	172	184	Bob McMahon	Lost in division semifinals
2010	Western	4-12	5th	0-8	4-4	167	201	Bob McMahon, Steve Govett, Bob Hamley	Did not qualify
2011	Western	5-11	4th	3-5	2-6	151	172	Bob Hamley	Lost in division semifinals
Total	9 seasons	77-67		44-28	33-39	1733	1653
Playoff Totals		4-7		3-3	1-4	138	149

Playoff Results

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
2003	Quarterfinals	Vancouver 12	Colorado 15
	Semifinals	Colorado 11	Toronto 15
2004	Division Finals	Calgary 13	Colorado 11
2005	Division Semifinals	Colorado 13	Arizona 16
2006	Division Semifinals	Calgary 17	Colorado 18
	Division Finals	Arizona 12	Colorado 13
	Championship	Colorado 16	Buffalo 9
2007	Division Semifinals	San Jose 15	Colorado 14 (OT)
2008	Division Semifinals	Calgary 15	Colorado 13
2009	Division Semifinals	Colorado 8	Calgary 15
2011	Division Semifinals	Colorado 6	Calgary 10

References

1. ^ "Hamley Appointed Head Coach of Mammoth". nll.com. March 22, 2010. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4372. Retrieved 2010-04-24. 
2. ^ "NLL Welcomes Millionth Fan". NLL.com. April 28, 2006. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=449. Retrieved 2007-02-13. 
3. ^ Paton, James (March 21, 2008). "Mammoth Sales". RockyMountainNews.com. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/21/mammoth-sales/. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
4. ^ "Gait Steps Down as Mammoth Coach". NLL.com. August 22, 2007. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3056. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 
5. ^ "Brian Langtry announces retirement". NLL.com. October 11, 2011. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5184. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 
6. ^ "Prout traded back to Colorado". NLL.com. March 15, 2011. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4918. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

See also

• Colorado Mammoth seasons
• Colorado Mammoth news

Preceded by None	Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1987	Succeeded by New Jersey Saints
Preceded by Toronto Rock	National Lacrosse League Champions 2006	Succeeded by Rochester Knighthawks