InLax Ontario

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

Rock Sign Jimmy Purves and Kevin Ross

March 19, 2014
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Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a series of roster moves including the signing of free agent forward Kevin Ross and free agent defenceman Jimmy Purves to the active roster. A day after acquiring goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for Kyle Belton and a pair of draft picks, Sanderson was at it again shoring things up prior to Thursday’s 12:00pm ET roster freeze. To…

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Was Goaltending Really the Need for Toronto?

March 19, 2014
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Looking at team statistics for the 2014 season, the Rock are actually very solid on the defensive side of the ball. Therefore, why trade for a goaltender? Though opponents playing Toronto are averaging a save percentage of .764, the Rock have a similar rate of .753. That exemplifies the goalies’ efforts in saving 75 percent of the shots they take, and it’s within 1 percent of the opponent. The Toronto…

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Toronto Acquires Brandon Miller

March 18, 2014
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Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a trade as today’s league deadline passed at 3pm ET.  Toronto has acquired goaltender Brandon Miller from the Philadelphia Wings in exchange for transition player Kyle Belton, a conditional 2nd Round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and Toronto’s 4th Round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft. “We now have one of the best goaltending tandems in the NLL,” said Sanderson.  “We…

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Knighthawks demolish Rock 17-12

March 16, 2014
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Last night the Toronto Rock (4-6) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (7-3).  The Rock coming into this game had lost their last two games and were looking to end their losing streak. The Rock got off to a good start as Rob Hellyer and Colin Doyle beat Matt Vinc to give the Rock a 2-0 lead. Dan Dawson would get the Knighthawks on the board making the score 2-1. The teams…

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The Rock Come to Minnesota

March 16, 2014
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Alex Urquhart The Minnesota Swarm will be hosting the Toronto Rock this evening at home in the Excel Energy Center, also called the Hive by its fans and players. The Rock roll into Minnesota at 4-7 on the season, while the Swarm are returning home after three games on the road. The Swarm are running in last place in the East at 2-8. The Swarm are coming home to St….

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Rock Sign Steve Fryer; Release Boychuk

March 11, 2014
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The Toronto Rock made several moves today, highlighted by a goaltending move by releasing current backup ‘tender Zak Boychuk and signing former Philadelphia Wings backup Steve Fryer. Fryer has been playing major lacrosse with the Langley Thunder and Brooklin Redmen. Fryer is a former third round pick by the Wings back in 2011. He has played in two Minto Cups with Brampton and Coquitlam. He also played in a Mann…

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NCAA: Who To Watch This Week

March 11, 2014
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Week of 3/10/2014 The middle of March is upon us and that can only mean one thing: college lacrosse is HERE. Tuesday, March 11 Bucknell vs. North Carolina 4 pm The action gets started later today when Bucknell travels to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face a Tar Heels unit that rebounded from their only loss of the season against Notre Dame by beating a strong Princeton team this past…

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Niagara Clinches Second Seed

March 9, 2014
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The Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) emerged victorious over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-4) in Friday night Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action with an 11-7 win.   Mike Burke opened the scoring for the Cyclops, before the teams would trade a pair of goals to end the quarter with SouthWest leading 3-2. The second quarter would turn in Niagara’s favor, as two goals from Ryan Dakin (2g) evened the score at 5-5…

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Staff NLL Week 11 Predictions

March 7, 2014
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Week 11 in the National Lacrosse League is already here, and every team is in action except for Toronto. We have our weekly game picks from the NLL staff, and the only game that seems to have some question is Calgary vs Colorado. Week 11 v   v  v v Daniel Pattison Ian Neadle   Di Miller Nicole Sulinski Brendan Staudt Jordan Hernandez Jim Flannery Alex Urquhart Rocco Granato   Pat…

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NLL Announces Monthly Awards for February

March 6, 2014
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Toronto’s Billings wins Player of the Month award, Minnesota’s Schuss earns Rookie of the Month honors The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2014 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who currently leads the league in points (70) and assists (50), won the NLL Player of the Month award after posting five or more points in all five games last month. The…

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