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Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.

MSL Trade Deadline: Mike Poulin Traded to Brooklin Redmen

July 3, 2014
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The Brooklin Redmen made a splash yesterday at the 2014 Major Series Lacrosse trade deadline as they acquired goaltender Mike Poulin from the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. The Redmen also added Mike Teeter, a lefty forward. Going to the Kodiaks is transition player Joel Matthews, forward Matt Melnychenko, and goaltender Steve Fryer. In an odd twist to the trade, Poulin will have the option to go back to the Kodiaks at the…

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Billings, Vinc and Jamieson NLL MVP Candidates

June 19, 2014
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The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2014 NLL Most Valuable Player award. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings joins two Rochester Knighthawks players, forward Cody Jamieson and goaltender Matt Vinc, on the MVP ballot as candidates for one of the league’s top honors.   Billings led the NLL in average points-per-game (6.73) and finished third in the league with 101 points (32+69) despite just 15 games played with…

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NLL League Announces Finalists for 2014 Sportsmanship Award

June 9, 2014
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Toronto’s Billings, Edmonton’s Knight & Buffalo’s Williams all honored for high level of play and respect for the game The National Lacrosse League has announced three finalists for the 2014 NLL Sportsmanship Award. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, Edmonton Rush forward Curtis Knight and Buffalo Bandits forward Shawn Williams were all deemed to have exemplified a high level of sportsmanship to go along with tremendous play on the field this…

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Toronto Rock Season Didn’t Roll As Planned

May 29, 2014
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This season was not a great year for the Toronto Rock. Coming into the 2014 season the Rock were looked at as one of the favorites to win the eastern title and dethrone the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rock finished with a 9-9 record and made the playoffs but were defeated by their rivals the Buffalo Bandits in the first round. The story of the Rock season had to be blown leads,…

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Wilson Traded to Lakers for Diruscio

May 27, 2014
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Peterborough Lakers announce trade to acquire veteran right sniper, Aaron Wilson, from Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks for Laker drafted goalie David Diruscio. The Peterborough Lakers have added great scoring depth to their right side by acquiring veteran sniper Aaron Wilson. Wilson is well known as a power play specialist in the past with the Brampton Excelsiors and more recently with the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks. Wilson finished this past NLL season with…

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Rock Sign Sanderson to Two Year Extension

Toronto Rock Owner and President Jamie Dawick has announced the signing of General Manager Terry Sanderson to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2016 season. “I’m really happy and excited to have ‘T’ back on board as General Manager with this 2-year extension,” said Dawick.  “I look forward to building on our recent successes as we work our way towards another championship.” Sanderson took over as GM…

May 23, 2014
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Chiefs Acquire Jeff Shattler From Brampton

Major Series Lacrosse has some major trades taking place as the season is about to start. The Six Nations Chiefs have acquired lefty forward Jeff Shattler (Calgary Roughnecks) from the Brampton Excelsiors in return for junior defenseman Jack Donnelly and a first round draft pick in 2015. The Chiefs are the reigning Mann Cup champions and currently host a slew of NLL plays including Cody Jamieson and Colin Doyle. Shattler’s Roughnecks are…

May 20, 2014
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MSL: Peterborough Lakers Look to Turn Team Around in 2014

May 15, 2014
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The 2013 Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) season ended in bitter disappointment for the Peterborough Lakers, as the squad failed to make the league finals for the first time in over a decade. The Lakers will look to bring championship calibre lacrosse back to the Peterborough Memorial Centre in the upcoming summer campaign. Peterborough has made some notable changes in the aftermath of last year’s disappointing finish, including alterations behind the…

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Garrett Billings Undergoes Knee Surgery

May 13, 2014
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Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings underwent successful knee surgery earlier today to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee.   Billings was on his way to his first NLL scoring title when he injured his knee in the 2nd quarter of Toronto’s game in Vancouver on April 5th.  Before leaving the game, the 5th year forward from Langley, BC had accumulated 6 points and surpassed the 100-point plateau…

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Lakers Acquire Goaltender Matt Vinc

According to reports the Peterborough Lakers have traded for goaltender Matt Vinc (Rochester Knighthawks). In return, the Brampton Excelsiors receive Jimmy Purves (Toronto Rock), Pat Saunders (Philadelphia Wings) and two second round draft picks in 2015. “We wanted to try to get the best goalie that we could to solidify one of the opportunity positions that we found and Matt Vinc was tops on the list,” says Lakers GM Joe Sullivan…

May 9, 2014
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