David Ashby

The Rock look to make a statement against the Knighthawks.

December 13, 2013

On Saturday night the Toronto Rock play their second pre season game as they face off against the defending 2013 NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks. As the regular season draws closer the Rock have begun to cut their team down as they have released 6 players so far including Scott Evans, Bradley Kri, Alex Lubczuk, Eric Pitre, Roger Vyse and Mike Hobbins. So with this matchup against the defending champions it…

Hellyer and Swift Impress for Rock

December 8, 2013

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On Saturday night the Toronto Rock opened up their pre season schedule as they took on the Colorado Mammoth. The Rock struggled early as they fell behind 4-1. Toronto woke up in the second quarter as the Rock scored three times just 1:23 into the second quarter to tie the game 4-4. The Rock would continue to roll as they scored two more goals to go ahead 6-4. Colorado…

NLL Camp Notes: Rock Conclude First Camp

December 3, 2013

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The Toronto Rock opened training camp last weekend and everything has gone pretty smoothly for the team so far. On Saturday the rock announced that they has signed super star Garrett Billings to a new contract along with resigning Roger Vyse, Kyle Belton and goalie Zac Boychuk to one year deals. Billings has led the Rock in scoring the past two season along with being a runner up for the…

Stories to Watch at Rock training camp

November 28, 2013

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As the Toronto Rock head into to training camp here are three stories to watch: 3. Will the Rock be able to stay atop the east- The Rock were fairly quiet this off season as they did not make any major moves to bring in talent and instead decided to stick with the team they had last year. This could be a risky move for the Rock as the teams…

Mac Allen Big Asset For Knighthawks

The Champion Rochester Knighthawks signed restricted free agent Mac Allen to an offer sheet. Allen only played two games last season for the Mammoth due to injury and registered 7 penalty minutes along with 6 loose balls. Allen over his career has 22 points, 283 loose balls, 174 penalty minutes in 62 regular season games. Allen is the first RFA to sign an offer sheet with a team this off…

November 27, 2013

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Bandits Sign Benesch Two Years, Smith One Year

November 25, 2013

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BUFFALO, NY (November 25, 2013) — Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich has announced that the team signed the following players all to one-year contracts: Dhane Smith, Rory Smith, Mike McNamara, Steve Priolo, Joe Resetarits, Dylan Goddard, Jay Thorimbert and Andrew Watt. In addition, Buffalo has also agreed to terms with Ryan Benesch on a two-year deal. Dhane Smith enters 2014 on the heels of a stellar rookie season last year in which he finished atop all Bandits players with 24…

NLL Offseason Recap: Toronto Rock

November 24, 2013

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With the NLL pre-season upon us here is a quick look at the Toronto Rock’s off season. The Rock were quiet this off season as they did not make any big free agent signings but instead secured their core group of players. The Rock resigned Nick Rose, Josh Sanderson, Stephan LeBlanc, Kasey Beirnes, Sandy Chapman, Jesse Gamble, Mike Lum Walker, and Bill Greer. Rose was signed to a three year…

Trades that helped Shape the Toronto Rock

October 30, 2013

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With free agency in full swing let’s take a look back at the trades that have helped shape the Toronto Rock. The first major deal that helped the Rock was acquiring Josh Sanderson. The Rock traded Jeff Gilbert, a 9th round pick in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft, a 12th pick in the 2011 draft and a conditional 1st round pick in the 2012 draft to the Minnesota Swarm in…

NLL Off Season Outlook: Edmonton Rush

October 26, 2013

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This past week the free agency list was released for the NLL along with the NLL and the players association agreeing to a new seven year CBA. With the moratorium on free agency up this article will look at what the Edmonton Rush should do in free agency. The Rush had a huge blow to their offense this offseason as Corey Small tore his acl and will be gone for…

NLL Depth Chart Examination: Buffalo Bandits

September 27, 2013

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The Buffalo Bandits struggled last year and will to redeem themselves this year. This article will look at their potential depth chart for the season. 1st line Benesch is the the bandits free agent prize and he brings an offensive punch the bandits were missing last year. Benesch had 34 goals and 50 assists last year for 84 points. The Bandits will hope Benesch will help raise Aaron Wilson’s game…

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