Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.
Photo Credit: George Fourlaris There was a full slate of action again this week in the NLL, and once again we had some thrillers. Buffalo battles back in second half, but the tank went dry. Calgary is still winless, Stealth get revenge over Mammoth, Knighthawks and Rush now on two game win streaks, Black Wolves get doubled up. Where will they fall this week in the Power Rankings???? NLL Power…
It has been well documented that the Toronto Rock are without some of their top offensive players for most of this season. Yet the Rock are still in first place in the east by 1.5 games over each of the other teams, who are each at .500. Toronto defeated the 0-4 Calgary Roughnecks last night to improve to a 4-1 record, half a game better than Colorado for the best…
The Calgary Roughnecks and Toronto Rock entered Saturday night’s affair in much different positions. The Rock were leading the East Division with a 3-1 record, while the Calgary Roughnecks were sitting in the West Division’s basement with an 0-3 record. While the Roughnecks put forth a much better effort on Saturday night, they once again found themselves on the losing side of things, dropping the game by a score of 12-11. While the Roughnecks…
The Calgary Roughnecks head into Toronto sporting their worst ever record to start a season, as Calgary has opened the season 0-3. Meanwhile the Rock have kicked off the 2015 NLL season with great success, sporting a 3-1 record to lead the NLL’s East Division. Calgary most recently fell 16-8 to Alberta neighbor Edmonton and have struggled throughout the early season to keep the ball out of the back of…
Week three of the 2015 Clax season may have featured one game on the schedule, but there was no shortage of stars in the Ohsweken and SouthWest showdown at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. Pat Gregoire made his picks for the ILWT Clax Three Stars. Third Star- Eric Pitre- Southwest Cyclops Rookie Eric Pitre netted a goal and an assist in the 10-9 loss to the Cyclops on Friday. It only…
The Toronto Rock paid homage to one of their own at Friday night’s home opener, with a touching pre-game ceremony for the late Terry Sanderson, the team’s general manager who passed away in November. Standing among his teammates while forming the shape of a T on the floor was Terry’s son Josh, who leads the NLL in scoring with 26 points after three games. At 37, Sanderson is considered one…
The Toronto Rock will look to get a second win this weekend, after beating the Buffalo Bandits at home on Friday night, and stay undefeated on the season as they travel to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks. The Knighthawks have yet to win a game this season, and actually already lost to the Rock in Week One, 13-12. Toronto lately seems to be a team that just can’t be…
After their first defeat of the 2015 season against the New England Black Wolves, the Buffalo Bandits (2-1) are starting to gain some ground in the Eastern Division standings. Riding a two game win streak and a half game out of first place heading into their week four matchup against the Toronto Rock (2-0) Friday night at the Air Canada Centre, Buffalo will try to play spoiler on the Rock’s…
Week 3 of the NLL season was a quite one, as just one game was on the schedule. The Buffalo Bandits, after having a bye week in week 2 of the NLL season, traveled to Vancouver to take on the Stealth. Vancouver was coming off a devastating 20-11 loss to the Toronto Rock, and bolstered their defense with the signing of Colin Boucher and the activation of hulking 6’3, 220…
Third Star- Brad Levick- Barrie Blizzard For the second straight week, Brad Levick grabs the third spot in the ILWT CLax Three Stars. The Newmarket,ON continues to impress his new club as he netted a goal and three assists for four points in his second game with the Barrie Blizzard. Levick leads the league in goals and points with four and eight respectively. Second Star- Mike Teeter- Barrie Blizzard Mike…