Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.
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…
After losing their previous eight games, the Buffalo Bandits were finally able to come through when it mattered most in their opening round playoff matchup against the Toronto Rock. With the Bandits able to secure the victory tonight against the Rock, they will advance to the Eastern Division finals to face the back-to-back defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks. The Bandits were able to score two goals in the final five…
Two eastern division rivals will battle on the turf of the Air Canada Centre Saturday, May 3, when the Toronto Rock host the Buffalo Bandits in the division semi-final. Buffalo took the season series versus the Rock 2-1, capturing a pair of early wins during their 5-1 start. Despite dropping the season series against their division foes, Toronto was able to defeat the Bandits with a 13-9 Week 16 win…
When the dust had settled on a 17-9 April 5 victory over the Vancouver Stealth, the Toronto Rock were met the with the reality that with a 6-9 record and three games remaining, the season of leading scorer Garrett Billings had been ended by a torn ACL. Despite the absence of their offensive leader, the Rock were able to rally against adversity closing out the season on a four-game winning…
After two successful years in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the Durham Turfdogs took a major step back with a disappointing 2014 season. The Turfdogs finished the year with a dismal 1-7 record, leaving them outside of the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural season in 2012. After starting the year at 1-1, Durham dropped six straight games to close out the substandard year. A major factor to…
After losing the previous five games, the Buffalo Bandits were hoping to finally get that monkey off their back and return to their winning ways in their matchup today against the Toronto Rock. With the Bandits unable to secure the victory tonight against the Rock, they watch their possibility of hosting the opening round of the playoffs against the Rock slipping away. The Rock (8-9) were able to score three…
On Friday night the Toronto Rock will host the Buffalo Bandits. The Bandits will be looking for a win in order to clinch home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. If the Rock lose any of their remaining games the Bandits will receive home field advantage. These two teams have met twice this season with the Bandits winning both games with identical 12-10 scores. This matchup will…
The Toronto Rock (7-9) clinched a playoff berth with a 10-9 win on Saturday night over the Philadelphia Wings (5-11) at Air Canada Centre. After scoring the opening goal of the game, Philadelphia’s Kevin Crowley scored a pair to give the Wings a 2-1 lead. Toronto played catch up the rest of the opening quarter and ended the opening 15 minutes tied trailing 5-4. Philadelphia scored shorthanded to increase their…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a couple of roster moves prior to Saturday night’s game in Langley, British Columbia against the Vancouver Stealth. Recently signed defender Cam Woods has been moved from the practice roster to the team’s active roster. To make room for the transaction, defenceman Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the team’s practice roster. “Cam has progressed quickly through a few practices and is…
The Toronto Rock had an active week, trading for Brandon Miller along with several signings. One of those signings was defenseman/transition Jimmy Purves, who had been released by the Rochester Knighthawks. ” I am very excited to be joining the Rock” he told In Lacrosse We Trust. “I have been waiting all year for a chance to play and am happy the Rock are going to give me an opportunity”…