Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Georgia Swarm (6-1) headed north to Toronto to face the Rock (4-2) at Air Canada Centre. This was the battle for the best record and first place in the league. Over 8,800 Rock fans were there to cheer on their team after their victory against the Roughnecks the week before. Georgia was coming of their victory over New England as well. This…
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Family day in Calgary and the Toronto Rock (4-1) headed to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Roughnecks (3-3) in a rare matinee game. Toronto came in on a winning path and wanted to keep the momentum going. They did just that defeating the Roughnecks 11-7 in Calgary. The appeal of the suspension to the Roughnecks Greg
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome The Buffalo Bandits (1-4) went north to Air Canada Centre to face their Eastern Division Rivals the Toronto Rock (3-1). Unfortunately for Buffalo their problems are still ongoing with poor showings from their starting net-minder Anthony Cosmo and little productivity from some of their scoring leaders. The entire game was controlled by Toronto
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome This week the Rochester Knighthawks (2-2) would travel to their neighbors of the north where they would take on the Toronto Rock (2-1) for round number two at the Air Canada Centre in front of a crowd of 10,817. The first meeting between these two teams the Rock would take the win in demanding style, however this time around it would…
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The defending National Lacrosse League champions Saskatchewan Rush (0-2) would play their second consecutive away game on Saturday January 14, 2017, where this time they would visit the Toronto Rock (2-0). The Rush would look to rebound after falling to the Georgia Swarm 18-10 in their season debut last weekend. However,
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks kicked off the 2016-17 NLL season with their home opener at the Blue Cross Arena against the Toronto Rock. The Hawks 8,137 fans were excited to see their team back in action after many months of a quiet arena. I have to admit that it’s quite different watching the game from the vantage point of the press area. …
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 30, it was fan appreciation night at the Saddledome with over fifteen thousand on hand to witness an end to end battle that led the Calgary Roughnecks in a dramatic 18 – 17 overtime win over the Toronto Rock (5-13) closing out the 2016 regular season (8-10).
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 23, the Colorado Mammoth (11-6) hosted the Toronto Rock (5-12) in front of 14,122 play-off ready fans. Toronto wanted to be the spoilers and defeat the Mammoth, but unfortunately for the Rock, they couldn’t put a halt to the Mammoth and their determination to break their three-game losing streak. Colorado would also tie their season-low five goals…
By: Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome On a double-header weekend for the Buffalo Bandits (11-5) and the Toronto Rock (5-11) the Bandits would eliminate the Rock from the play-offs and avenging their loss on Friday April 15 in Toronto. The Bandits would be back at home at the First Niagara Center in front of huge crowd
By: Chris Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock (4-9) took on the Vancouver Stealth (3-10) in front of a crowd of 3,560 at the Langley Events Centre. It would a very close game throughout the night but it would be the Toronto Rock pulling out the victory 13-11.
By: Di Miller, NLL Correspondent The Toronto Rock (3-8) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (8-3) at the Air Canada Centre on Friday March 25 in front of a crowd of 8,836 fans. The Rock had just come off their third win of the season the last two back-to-back and were trying to go for a fourth, but the Rush who had just come off a three game winning streak were ready…
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, NLL Correspondent In what resembled a playoff game, the Toronto Rock beat the Vancouver Stealth 9-6 in Sunday afternoon Lacrosse action. Vancouver (3-6) visiting the Toronto Rock (2-7) in their first meeting in the 2016 NLL season. Vancouver was looking for their first win in three games, while Toronto was looking to redeem themselves after losing 15-10 to Calgary Friday night.