The NLL Wild Wild East 4/21/18

April 22, 2018

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 21, 2018, the Toronto Rock (8-9) headed south to face their Eastern Division rivals the Buffalo Bandits (8-9) at the Key Bank Center.  Attendance was above the season average with 16,630 Bandits fans set and ready to see their team return home after a two game road trip and losing streak.  However, it wasn’t in

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The Battle at the Hive 4/8/18

April 11, 2018

Tom Coyne, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome A great game of lacrosse happened at the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta when the Toronto Rock (7-8) came down to Georgia to face off against the Swarm (8-7) hoping to avoid a season sweep and joining New England in the NLL’s Eastern Division cellar.  This was the NLL/Twitter Game of the Week.  Both teams entered the contest with identical records (7-7) and…

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Colorado—Toronto It’s All About the “D’s” 3/30/18

March 30, 2018

Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday March 30, the Colorado Mammoth (10-4) headed east to face the Toronto Rock (7-7).  Air Canada Centre was packed with 10,288 Rock fans that were ready to watch their team roll over the Mammoth.  Unfortunately for Toronto, they couldn’t stop the second toughest team in the league.  Colorado led the series against Toronto 7-1 going into the game and…

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Rock Roll Over the Roughnecks 3/24/18

March 25, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome It was Superhero Party Night at Scotiabank Saddledome and the Twitter Game of the Week.  The Calgary Roughnecks (5-8) hosted the Toronto Rock (7-6) in front of 12,097 screaming Riggers fans.  Both teams came into the game with a “W” the weekend before. At this point in the season, every win is more significant, and one step closer to

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Toronto Gets Back to Winning Ways in New England 3/16/18

March 17, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome For the second week in a row the New England Black Wolves (6-5) and Toronto Rock (6-6) squared off.  Last week, the Black Wolves beat the Rock in overtime at the Air Canada Centre to keep first place in the very tight East Division.  That win knotted the season series at 1-1, and Friday’s game would decide any possible…

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New England Rocks Toronto in OT 3/11/18

March 11, 2018

  Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome   A Sunday afternoon tilt at the Air Canada Centre celebrating Toronto’s 20 years in the league, decided first place in the East Division of the NLL.  In a division that only has a separation of two games between first and last, every game is important.  The New England Black Wolves (6-4) took over first place last week…

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Georgia Defense Swarms Toronto 3/3/18

March 4, 2018

  Marcelo A. Saguez, Beat Writer Lacrosse is Awesome After suffering a tough loss on Friday night at home against Colorado, the Georgia Swarm (5-6) travelled to face the Toronto Rock (5-5) for their second game in as many nights.  Toronto was without Tom Schreiber (knee) and Brodie Merrill (ankle) for the East Division matchup.  Georgia showed little signs of fatigue after the loss and travel.  The defense and goaltender…

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Toronto Gets Back to Winning Ways in Rochester 2/10/18

February 13, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, February 10, at the Blue Cross Arena, The Rochester Knighthawks (2-6) played host to the Toronto Rock (5-3) in their first game of a double header weekend.  Rochester started the season with two straight wins but haven’t won since.  Toronto would not let them have it, as they won a close game on the road.  Final Score:  Toronto-12, Rochester-9

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Roughnecks Break Rock End Winning Streak 2/3/18

February 4, 2018

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor & NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock’s (4-3) win streak did not reach five games, as the Calgary Roughnecks (2-5) took control of the close game in the fourth quarter to run away with the victory.  Toronto had won their previous four games averaging a lofty 20.5 goals per game.  Calgary, coming in with a 1-5 record, found their defensive answer in 20-year-old goaltender Christian…

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Toronto Continues Scoring Onslaught in Rout of New England 1/28/18

January 28, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome In front of 9,145 home fans, the Toronto Rock (4-2) rolled over the New England Black Wolves (4-2) for their fourth straight win.  After starting the season with two straight losses, the Rock have won their past four with an average of 20.5 goals per game while defining themselves as the most potent offense in the NLL.  The Black…

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Toronto was Rockin’ and Rollin’ on the Stealth 1/6/18

January 8, 2018

Hays Nash, Beat Writer Vancouver Stealth Lacrosse is Awesome The Vancouver Stealth (0-4) hosted the Toronto Rock (2-2) at Langley Events Centre, in Langley, B.C.  The Stealth fans 4,206 strong were wishing for a win to get their team of its slump.  At this point in the season, not only does Vancouver have the worst record; they are also at the bottom of attendance with only 7,407 in two games…

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Rock Crush the Bandits Getting Win No. 1 on 12/30/17

December 31, 2017

Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome The Buffalo Bandits (1-2) were looking to defeat the Toronto Rock (1-2) for the second time this season to get back on track with the “W”.  The first time the teams met December 8, 2017 on Bandits home turf, they would defeat the Rock 13-9.  Toronto was looking for their first win of the season after loses to both Bandits and…

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