Colorado Mammoth

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 overtime. 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.

2022 champions

The Mammoth won the National Lacrosse League Cup beating the Buffalo Bandits 2 games to 1, with Dillon Ward being named the Finals 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 2007 to pursue other interests.
• 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.
• Gord "Gee" Nash, who was the 2004 Goaltender of the Year.
• Gavin Prout, a crowd favorite who consistently puts up high numbers. Prout won the 2006 championship as team captain and the won Championship Game MVP. On October 31, 2009, to the outrage of many fans, 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. In 2023, Prout was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was selected as an NLL All-Star on seven occasions, and his Colorado Mammoth sweater (Number 9) was officially retired.
• Chris Gill, played a key offensive role in winning the 2006 championships. With 186 games, scored 589 points, and scored 1.9 goals a game in the NLL. In 2015, Chris Gill was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He joined as a fourth generation inductee after his great grandfather, grandfather and father. Returning to coach the Mammoths with Pat Coyle and Dan Stroup from 2015–2017.
• Pat Coyle signed with the Mammoths in 2005 and won the 2006 championship. Retired in 2008. Capturing the league’s first-ever Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2002, he was later named to the Mammoth’s All-Decade Team in 2012 and eventually became the first defenseman in NLL history to be inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2017, Pat Coyle was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Originally hired during the 2014 season to coach alongside Chris Gill and Dan Stroup as a collective unit, he was named head coach in 2018.
• Rich Catton played a key defensive role in helping the Mammoth earn its first NLL Championship in 2006. In 77 games with the Mammoth, Catton recorded 29 points (3g, 26a), 284 loose balls and 171 penalty minutes throughout five seasons of play, adding to his NLL career figures of 69 points (11g, 58a), 575 loose balls and 336 penalty minutes. In 2022, Rich Catton was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
• John Grant Jr., who was the 2012 NLL MVP. Retired in 2017.
• Joey Cupido, three time fan favorite award winner who was the 2015 and 2018 Transition Player of the Year.
• Dillon Ward, winner of the 2017 Goaltender of the Year Award . He played an essential role during the team's 2022 championship run and he was awarded the 2022 Finals MVP award.

Awards and honors

NLL Hall of Fame members

• Pat Coyle (Class of 2014)
• Dan Stroup (Class of 2010)
• Gary Gait (Class of 2006)
• Paul Gait (Class of 2006)

'''Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame members'''

• Chris Gill (Class of 2015)
• Pat Coyle (Class of 2017)
• Rich Catton (Class of 2022)
• Gavin Prout (Class of 2023)

Current roster

All-time record

Playoff results

Head coaching history

Notes

References

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