As Rock Open Playoffs, Doyle Shows No Sign of Slowing Down

April 28, 2013

The Toronto Rock’s 10-6 regular season record earned them their tenth division championship in franchise history and a first place finish in the NLL standings. Toronto’s successful 2013 year can be largely attributed to the continuing contribution of their veteran offensive weapons as well the emergence of some of the team’s young players. Colin Doyle In his sixteenth year in the NLL, the Rock captain produced his best offensive totals…

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NLL Playoff Preview: Washington Stealth

April 25, 2013

The Washington Stealth (9-7) head into the post-season as the second place seed in the west and will host the third seeded (9-7) Edmonton Rush in the West Division Semifinal this Saturday. The Stealth rebounded this season after a dismal 4-12 record in 2012 earned them last place in league standings, causing them to be the lone NLL team to not make playoffs. This year also marks Washington’s first time…

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Rock Defeat Knighthawks, Clinch East Title

April 8, 2013

The Toronto Rock (10-5) clinched the regular season eastern division title with a 10-9 win over the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) Sunday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre. The game marked the third and final meeting between Rochester and Toronto this year, with the Rock taking the edge in the season series 2-1.   Toronto jumped out to a 3-0 lead under ten minutes into the game and would never trail…

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NCAA: Jays Take on High Flying Albany

April 5, 2013

The 10th ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays will return to Homewood Field for the first time in three games when they host the 20th ranked Albany Great Danes tonight. Johns Hopkins and Albany have identical records heading into the match-up, both sitting at 6-3.   After going 5-1 to start the season, with four of five games being played at Homewood Field, Johns Hopkins fell to Syracuse and North Carolina…

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Rock Dominate Slumping Bandits

March 30, 2013

The league leading Toronto Rock (9-4) became the first NLL team to reach nine victories on Friday night, defeating eastern conference rival the Buffalo Bandits (5-8) 18-11 on home turf. With the win, Toronto clinches the season series with Buffalo two games to one. After former Rock player Glen Bryan opened the scoring for the Bandits with a shorthanded marker, the Rock answered with a four goal streak before ending…

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CLax: Monsters and Stars Square Off

March 25, 2013

The top two teams in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) will face off tonight as the league leading Niagara Lock Monsters (9-2) will play host to to the second place Toronto Shooting Stars (8-4). The winner of the game will clinch a first round playoff bye. The game marks the second of two meetings between the Lock Monsters and the Shooting Stars. Niagara captured the previous match up with an…

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NLL Players to Watch: Week Twelve

March 22, 2013

Derek Hopcroft – Buffalo Bandits – After registering 30 points in eight games with the Toronto Shooting Stars of the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), Hopcroft was called up to the Bandits for their recent road loss versus the Colorado Mammoth. Hopcroft shined in his first NLL appearance of the year, scoring 3 goals while adding 2 assists for a 5 point night.   Jamie Rooney – Buffalo Bandits – Registered…

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Greer Leads Rush Past Knighthawks

March 17, 2013

Zack Greer led the way with 4 goals and 1 assist as the Edmonton Rush (6-5) defeated the Rochester Knighthawks (4-6) 11-9 in a rematch of the 2012 NLL Championship. Greer opened the scoring for the Rush as Edmonton got off to a hot start outscoring the Knighthawks 5-1 after the first quarter and maintaining a 7-3 lead heading into halftime. Rochester battled back, outscoring Edmonton 4-1 in the third…

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NLL: Rock Travel to Philadelphia

March 15, 2013

The eastern division leading Toronto Rock (7-3) will look to secure a playoff spot when they take on the Philadelphia Wings (5-4) Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Wells Fargo Center turf. With a win over Philadelphia, as well as a loss from either Minnesota or Colorado, Toronto would clinch a playoff berth with over a month remaining before the post-season begins. Philadelphia held a 2-3 record early in February…

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Three Up Three Down: Toronto Rock

March 11, 2013

The Rock have seven wins and are in first place, and below we take a look at their three up and down for the season thus far. Garrett Billings After a record setting 114 point season last year, Billings has continued the momentum into the 2013 season. Billings 66 points currently leads the Rock and puts him behind only Shawn Evans of Calgary in the NLL point race. Billings’ seven…

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