Colorado Mammoth
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{{NLL Team Infobox
|team_name=Colorado Mammoth
|bg_color=brown
|title_color=white
|division=Western
|logo=ColoradoMammoth.JPG
|founded=2003
|home_arena=[[Pepsi Center]]
|hometown=[[Denver, Colorado]]
|team_colors=Maroon and Black
|head_coach=[[Bob McMahon]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3100|title=Bob McMahon named Colorado Head Coach|work=NLL.com|date=[[September 26]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-09-26}}</ref>
|general_manager=Steve Govett
|plpa=[[Nick Carlson]]
|media=[[Altitude Sports and Entertainment]], [[KKFN]]
|website=[http://www.coloradomammoth.com/ www.coloradomammoth.com]
|champs=2006
|division_champs=2006
|formerly=[[Washington Power]]<br>[[Pittsburgh CrosseFire]]<br>[[Baltimore Thunder]]
}}
The '''Colorado Mammoth''' are a member of the [[National Lacrosse League]]. They have played at [[Pepsi Center]] in [[Denver, Colorado]], since the [[2003 NLL season|2003]] season.
In [[2004 NLL season|2004]] they became the league's attendance leader, closely beating the Toronto Rock. In [[2006 NLL season|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=449|title=NLL Welcomes Millionth Fan|work=NLL.com|date=[[April 28]], [[2006]]|accessdate=2007-02-13}}</ref>. In 2008, the Mammoth average attendance per game was highest among the [[Pepsi Center]]'s residents, including the [[Colorado Avalanche]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]), and the [[Denver Nuggets]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/21/mammoth-sales/ |title=Mammoth Sales |accessdate=2008-03-21 |author=Paton, James |date=[[March 21]], [[2008]] |work=RockyMountainNews.com |publisher=}}</ref>
They are owned by [[E. Stanley Kroenke]] who is also the owner of the [[Colorado Avalanche]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]), [[Denver Nuggets]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]), and the [[Colorado Rapids]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]). He is also part owner, along with [[John Elway]], of the [[Colorado Crush]] ([[American Football League|AFL]]) .
They had previously been the [[Baltimore Thunder]] from [[1987 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season|1987]] to [[1999 NLL season|1999]], the [[Pittsburgh CrosseFire]] in [[2000 NLL season|2000]] and the [[Washington Power]] from [[2001 NLL season|2001]] to [[2002 NLL season|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, New York|Buffalo]] against the [[Buffalo Bandits|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 (lacrosse player)|John Tavares]]). Gait also won the 2003 [[National Lacrosse League MVP Award|NLL MVP Award]] while with the Mammoth. On November 12, 2005, Gait was inducted into the [[National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame|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 NLL season|2006]] and [[2007 NLL season|2007]] seasons before stepping down in August of [[2007]] to pursue other interests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3056|title=Gait Steps Down as Mammoth Coach|work=NLL.com|date=[[August 22]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-08-22}}</ref>
*[[Brian Langtry]], who won the [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|NLL Rookie of the Year Award]] in 2003, is well-known for his all-out goal scoring attempts.
*[[Gord Nash|Gord "Gee" Nash]], who was the 2004 [[National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award|Goaltender of the Year]].
*[[Gavin Prout]], who is a crowd favorite who consistently puts up high numbers. Prout continues his NLL career in the 2006 season as team captain.
==Awards & honors==
{|class="wikitable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| '''Year''' || '''Player''' || '''Award'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || Gary Gait || [[National Lacrosse League MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]]
|-
| [[Brian Langtry]] || [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[2004 NLL season|2004]] || Steve Govett || [[National Lacrosse League Executive of the Year Award|Executive of the Year]]
|-
| [[Gord Nash]] || [[National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award|Goaltender of the Year]]
|-
| Gary Gait || [[National Lacrosse League Sportsmanship Award|Sportsmanship Award]] (tie with [[Peter Lough]])
|-
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || Gary Gait || [[National Lacrosse League Sportsmanship Award|Sportsmanship Award]]
|-
| [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || [[Gavin Prout]] || Championship Game MVP
|}
==Roster==
{{Template:Colorado Mammoth roster}}
==All time Record==
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || Eastern || 9-7 || '''1st''' || 6-2 || 3-5 || 226 || 223 || Rod Jensen,<br>Jamie Batley || Lost in semifinals
|- align="center"
| [[2004 NLL season|2004]] || Western || 13-3 || '''1st''' || 7-1 || 6-2 || 223 || 173 || Jamie Batley || Lost in division finals
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || Western || 8-8 || 3rd || 5-3 || 3-5 || 201 || 182 || Jamie Batley || Lost in division semifinals
|- align="center"
| [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || Western || 10-6 || 2nd || 6-2 || 4-4 || 200 || 172 || [[Gary Gait]] || '''Won Championship'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007 NLL season|2007]] || Western || 12-4 || '''1st''' || 7-1 || 5-3 || 209 || 179 || [[Gary Gait]] || Lost in division semifinals
|- align="center"
| [[2008 NLL season|2008]] || Western || 9-7 || 2nd || 6-2 || 3-5 || 184 || 167 || [[Bob McMahon]] || Lost in division semifinals
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Total !! 6 seasons !! 61-35 !! !! 37-11 !! 26-22 !! 1243 !! 1096 !! !!
|- align="center"
! Playoff Totals !! !! 4-5 !! !! 3-3 !! 1-2 !! 124 !! 124 !! !!
|}
==Playoff Results==
{| class="wikitable" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !! Game !! Visiting !! Home
|- ALIGN=center
|rowspan="2"| [[2003 NLL season|2003]] || '''Quarterfinals''' || Vancouver 12 || '''Colorado 15'''
|- ALIGN=center
| Semifinals || Colorado 11 || '''Toronto 15'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004 NLL season|2004]] || Division Finals || '''Calgary 13''' || Colorado 11
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2005 NLL season|2005]] || Division Semifinals || Colorado 13 || '''Arizona 16'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="3"| [[2006 NLL season|2006]] || '''Division Semifinals''' || Calgary 17 || '''Colorado 18'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Division Finals''' || Arizona 12 || '''Colorado 13'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| '''Championship''' || '''Colorado 16''' || Buffalo 9
|- ALIGN=center
| [[2007 NLL season|2007]] || Division Semifinals || '''San Jose 15''' || Colorado 14 (OT)
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2008 NLL season|2008]] || Division Semifinals || '''Calgary 15''' || Colorado 13
|}
==References==
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==See also==
* [[:Category:Colorado Mammoth seasons|Colorado Mammoth seasons]]
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