Shawn Palmer – Lacrosse is Awesome

Saskatchewan Puts Out the Lights for Georgia & Moves to the Semi-Finals 4/26/25

April 27, 2025

Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Brent Just The No. 7 Seed Georgia Swarm travelled to Saskatoon to face the No. 2 Seed Saskatchewan Rush in the first round of the 2024-25 Playoffs on Saturday April 26, 2025. Georgia won their last game of the season over Buffalo to get into the playoffs, while Saskatchewan had clinched a spot in the playoffs a few weeks…

Toronto’s Woes Continue as they Drop Home Finale to Halifax 4/18/25

April 19, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-12) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (11-7) on Friday night April 18, 2025, for their last home game at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, their temporary home for the 2024-25 season and will be back in Hamilton next season. Halifax was coming in having already clinched a play-off spot and were hoping for the…

Toronto Battles for the Win but Falls Short to the Warriors 4/11/25

April 11, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-11) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (20-7) on Friday night April 15, 2025, and were looking to play spoiler, but they couldn’t overcome the deficit, and the Warriors would go onto victory giving them their first playoff appearance since 2017. Vancouver has not lost since Christian Del Bianco (34 saves) started playing for them…

Toronto Falls Short in Back & Forth OT Battle Against Las Vegas 4/6/25

April 7, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs The Toronto Rock (5-10) visited the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-12) for a Sunday matinee game. Heading into the contest, the Rock still had a slight chance to make the playoffs by winning all of their remaining games and getting some help along the way, while the Dogs were playing for…

Kew Ends the Thunderbirds Comeback in Georgia with OT Winner 3/30/25

March 30, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Victoria Adkins The Georgia Swarm (8-7) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (9-6) on Sunday afternoon March 30, 2025, trying to solidify their spot in the playoffs. Georgia is currently sitting in the eighth and final playoff spot and needed a win to hold that spot, while Halifax is sitting in third place two games ahead of Georgia. Halifax came into…

The Rock Score Double Digits Against the Wings on Marvel Super Hero Night 3/22/25

March 23, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-9) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (5-9) on Saturday night March 22, 2025, for Marvel Super Hero night while donning their Captain America uniforms. Toronto got the news on Friday that they would be without their own Captain America as Tom Schreiber was placed on the IR with a lower body injury so their…

Del Bianco’s Debut in Vancouver Wreaks Havoc for Toronto 3/14/25

March 15, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Jaclyn McKee The Toronto Rock (4-9) travelled to Rogers Arena to face the Vancouver Warriors (6-7) on Friday night March 14, 2025. They had just come off an improbable win over Halifax last week after trading away their starting goaltender and two of their top defenders. Vancouver also made some news at the trade deadline as they traded…

Holowchuk’s Debut for Toronto Gives Him First Career Win in Halifax 3/7/25

March 7, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: James Bennett The Toronto Rock (4-8) visited the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-5) on Friday night March 7, 2025, just one week after they traded away the main part of their defense. This was the first game they would be without Chris Corbeil, Mitch deSnoo and starting goalie Nick Rose. After falling to a record of 3 – 8, the…

In a Game of Runs, the Swarm Send the Black Bears into Hibernation 2/28/25

February 28, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Matt Zambonin The Georgia Swarm (7-4) visited Ottawa on Friday night February 28, 2025, after winning in OT last weekend over Toronto. The Black Bears (5-6) had dropped last weekends’ contest against Halifax and wanted to put one in the “W” column. Both teams are currently in the playoff picture, but a loss could derail those aspirations. Ottawa defeated…

The Rock Drop Their Sixth One-Goal Game in OT Thriller Against Georgia 2/22/25

February 23, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough The Toronto Rock (3-8) hosted the Georgia Swarm (6-4) on Saturday night hoping to put a halt to their two-game losing streak. Georgia just came off a loss at home against Colorado and were itching for a win. They also hoped to sweep the season series with Toronto after having defeated them by one goal earlier…

Time Runs Out in Toronto as San Diego Breaks the Tie With 49 on the Clock 2/8/25

February 9, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough The Toronto Rock (3-6) hosted the San Diego Seals (4-6) on a snowy Saturday night in February with both teams heading in different directions. San Diego was on a three-game losing skid while the Rock had won three in a row. At the beginning of the game the Seals looked like a team that had been…

Rock Roll Past the Mammoth in Stunning OT Battle 2/1/25

February 2, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The Toronto Rock (3-5) travelled to Colorado on Saturday night February 1, 2025, to face the Mammoth (5-4) for the first time since 2019. Toronto came into the game on a two-game winning streak after dropping their first five games, while Colorado came in with a record of 5 – 3 after defeating Rochester last week….

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