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NLL: Rock tie franchise record for wins with 9-8 W over Rochester

March 7, 2023

It’s tough to say which fell faster on Saturday night in Hamilton: the records, or the gloves. Either way, the 10,229 fans at the Rock’s Stompin’ Ground (FirstOntario Centre) were Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing and had a Hell Raisin’ Good Time as Toronto won its eighth-straight game, 9-8 over the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rock trailed from Brad Gillies’ opening goal, until Dan Craig made it 8-7 five minutes into the fourth…

NLL: Withers on pace for record-breaking season

March 3, 2023

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Jake “the Wiz” Withers has been living up to his nickname this year. The defenceman for the Halifax Thunderbirds leads the league in faceoff win percentage with 83, while the next closest player, Philadelphia’s Trevor Baptiste, has 69 per cent. Withers is battling with Vancouver’s Reid Bowering for the loose balls crown. Bowering has 153, while Withers has 145 with one fewer game. Those numbers have Withers on pace for…

NLL: Warriors’ woes continue as Calgary rolls over Vancouver 14-9

February 24, 2023

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Jesse King scored a shorthanded goal just 1:16 into the game to fuel one of his game-high four goals, to go along with eight points for the sixth year veteran from British Columbia as the Calgary Roughnecks defeated the Vancouver Warriors 14-9 on Friday night. The struggling Warriors were led by Adam Charalambides, who contributed three goals and one assist. Charalambides fed Ryan Martel to knot the game 5-5 after…

NLL: Thunderbirds lose OT heartbreaker to Roughnecks

February 5, 2023

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Story courtesy of Luke Dyment A crowd of celebrating Calgary Roughnecks is likely the last thing the Scotiabank Centre faithful expected to see on Saturday night. Leading by four goals on three different occasions, the visitors just wouldn’t go away. Even defensively-dominant points for the Halifax Thunderbirds – like the entire second quarter – weren’t enough to nail Calgary’s coffin. But the visitor’s late-game brilliance took them the distance, holding…

NLL: Rock steal win from Roughnecks in overtime

February 1, 2023

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The Toronto Rock exploded out of the gates like a thoroughbred horse Saturday night in Calgary. In the blink of an eye it was 7-1 and with their stocked stable, it appeared that Toronto would be able to ride out a comfortable victory. The young and persistent Roughnecks would not be discouraged though and mounted a furious comeback in the final minutes to draw even at the end of regulation….

Blue the colour of the day as OJLL, MSL hold drafts at Toronto Rock Athletic Centre

February 1, 2023

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Blue was the colour of the day last Saturday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre, host of both the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) and Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) entry drafts. St. Catharines Athletics head coach Steve Toll took the podium early to remind everyone, “We all know today who would’ve been taken No. 1.” That player was Tucker Williams. The league awarded the Whitby Warriors an honourary first-overall…

NLL: Halifax Thunderbirds flying high to start the season

December 29, 2022

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If you’re looking for inspiration that a new year can be the new you, then don’t look any further than the Halifax Thunderbirds. Last year, they got off to a hot start winning eight out of nine games. But they lost four in a row in March and dropped seven of their last 10 games, including the playoffs, to end the year. In their first two games this year they…

NLL: New attitude Roughnecks prevail over Warriors in front end of home-and-home series

December 14, 2022

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A new era of Roughnecks lacrosse began Saturday night in Calgary. A team once known for their lethal offensive weapons – now transformed into a “defense first” team. The first test for the new attitude Riggers were the Vancouver Warriors who were looking to atone for a first week beating at the hands of the Toronto Rock. In a chippy, closely contested game, Calgary scored two late goals propelling them…

NLL: Roughnecks plan to score by committee in 2022-23

December 8, 2022

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The 2022/23 edition of the Calgary Roughnecks will have a familiar look to it save for the biggest off-season move in the entire National Lacrosse League. Trades, signings, rookies and more – let’s dive into the players taking to the floor on Saturday night. Offense For the first time in 11 years, there’ll be no Curtis “Superman” Dickson on the right side of the Roughnecks’ offense. Dickson and his…

NLL: Disappointment for Warriors in opening game loss to Rock

December 7, 2022

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Off-season changes for the Vancouver Warriors didn’t pan out in game one of the 2022-23 NLL season, a devastating 19-8 loss to the Toronto Rock on Saturday night at FirstOntario Centre. The Warriors, who have finished last in the West Division each year since 2016 (when they were still the Stealth and playing in Langley), made changes this summer that they hoped would turn the team’s luck around. Mitch Jones…

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