Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President, and General Manager Jamie Dawick announced today that the team has traded Nick Rose, Tyler Hendrycks, and the Rock’s 2025 Fourth Round Pick to the Calgary Roughnecks in exchange for the Roughnecks’ 2026 First Round Pick, Robert Hudson, and Gowah Abrams. “This was the hardest thing I’ve had to do since beginning my time as the GM of this team,” expressed Dawick about…
MISSISSAUGA, CANADA – FEBRUARY 22: the NLL regular season game between the Georgia Swarm and the Toronto Rock at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre on February 22, 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Bender/NLL) One-goal games have not been the friend of the Toronto Rock. Fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive, and just 1-4 in one-goal games this season, the Rock were in another tight battle Saturday…
If you’re a fan of goal scoring and physicality when you watch lacrosse, Saturday night’s game between the hometown Albany FireWolves and the Ottawa Black Bears was the game for you. With a combined 27 goals and 90 penalty minutes, this game was full of action, however it was very lopsided when the clock hit zero. All year long, fans have been wondering where the Jeff Teat of old has…
Most of this NLL season has been a battle for the Toronto Rock. They returned to Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga on Saturday night looking for their fourth straight win. Their opponents, the San Diego Seals, opened the scoring and led until the Rock fought for a fourth quarter, five goal run. However, a late pair sealed the 11-10 victory – San Diego’s first ever against Toronto, and the…
It was Every Child Matters night in Ottawa as the hometown Black Bears welcomed in the Calgary Roughnecks for a Friday night showdown. Both teams came in sitting in the middle of the pack as far as the standings went, and Ottawa specifically needed an offensive breakthrough considering the stout play of Zach Higgins as of late. Those offensive struggles continued a bit for the Black Bears, as Calgary controlled…