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