NLL: Knighthawks edged by Ottawa in preseason finale

November 24, 2025

The Rochester Knighthawks dropped their preseason finale to the Ottawa Black Bears, 11-9, Saturday night at Brampton Memorial Arena in Brampton, Ontario. The Knighthawks’ bid for a second straight victory was ended by Ottawa’s Sam Firth, who scored three of his four goals in the final quarter to erase Rochester’s one-goal advantage. The Knighthawks finished their exhibition slate with a 1-2 record. Rochester had pulled ahead 9-8 on back-to-back goals…

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NLL: Rock finish preseason with 14-10 win over Wings

November 24, 2025

It was another packed house on Saturday night at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre as the Toronto Rock finished up the preseason with 14-10 win over the Philadelphia Wings.  The Rock went 2-1 win exhibition with wins over Saskatchewan and Philadelphia and their only loss coming last weekend in OT to Colorado. The first half was incredibly even with the score tied 2-2 at the end of one quarter and…

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NLL: Oshawa fans get first glimpse of FireWolves in action

November 19, 2025

The Oshawa FireWolves played their final exhibition games this past weekend which means the start of professional lacrosse in the Durham Region is now officially less than two weeks away. The FireWolves faced the Ottawa Black Bears and Halifax Thunderbirds in the exhibition games and recorded a win and a loss in the matchups at the Tribute Communities Centre in downtown Oshawa. “In preseason, you’re looking at a lot of…

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NLL: Mammoth top Rock in OT

November 16, 2025

As is usually the case in preseason, it was another capacity crowd on hand at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre for NLL exhibition action on Saturday night.  The fans in attendance, and those watching around the lacrosse world on NLL+, were treated to a terrific contest that saw the visiting Colorado Mammoth defeat the Toronto Rock 11-10 in overtime. Dylan McIntosh scored just 33 seconds into the extra period to…

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NLL: Rock win exhibition opener 17-10

November 10, 2025

Oakville, ON – On Saturday night in front of a packed house at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, ON, the Toronto Rock opened the preseason with a very impressive 17-10 win over the Saskatchewan Rush. When last season ended, these were two teams that were on the opposite ends of the standings.  The Rock finished second-last in the 2024-25 regular season, while the Rush were tied atop the…

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OJLL: Trade deadline features some surprises

July 3, 2025

July 21 brought the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League trade deadline. Traditionally a time when teams outside of the playoffs, or looking to the future, grant their graduating players a chance at a playoff run in exchange for prospects or draft capital. Yes, the 2025 version had some of that, but some surprises as well. It’s no surprise the St Catharines Athletics went after the biggest names on the board. They…

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MSL: Lakers suffer first loss at hands of previously winless Rock

June 6, 2025

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers had their five-game win streak snapped on Thursday night with a 9-7 loss to the Oakville Rock at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. After going back and forth for the first 40 minutes, Peterborough led 7-6 in the third period. Tyler Hendrycks tied the game on an outside shot before Sam Leclair’s second goal of the the game gave Oakville a one-goal lead. Leclair scooped up…

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NLL: The Halifax Thunderbirds win a shoot-out against the Ottawa Black Bears

Halifax Thunderbirds' Graeme Hossack and Clarke Petterson celebrate a goal during the Halifax Thunderbirds 17-16 win over the Ottawa Black Bears on March 21 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
March 23, 2025

The Halifax Thunderbirds narrowly beat the Ottawa Black Bears 17-16 on Friday night in front of 9,547 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.  “It obviously wasn’t pretty. We just trusted our guys and made plays when we did. We had a bunch of players step up and make some great individual efforts,” said Thunderbirds defender Graeme Hossack. “(Drew) Hutchison stepping in was awesome today, and that’s all we can…

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NLL: Rock Show Resilience in Win Over Thunderbirds

The Toronto Rock huddle at their net before their 15-12 win over the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on March 7.
March 9, 2025

The Toronto Rock had a statement win on Friday night against the Halifax Thunderbirds, beating them 15-12 on Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.  This was Toronto’s first game since trading 2024 goalie of the year Nick Rose, 2022 defensive player of the year Mitch De Snoo and others in an effort to rebuild. They responded with Corey Small scoring four goals, Josh Dawick scoring a hat trick…

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NLL: Lyle, Swarm take round two against Teat, Black Bears

March 2, 2025

The first game of the Week 14 slate was set to be a good one as the hometown Ottawa Black Bears welcomed in the Georgia Swarm for the first time ever. Georgia came into the game in good standing as far as the top eight was concerned, while Ottawa was right on the line and needed a win. These two clubs did battle back in January, and it was the…

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