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Toronto Rock Sign Cam Woods to Practice Roster

March 21, 2014

Mike Lum-Walker To Active, Chris White Placed On Injured Reserve TORONTO,ON – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced another series of roster moves as today’s roster freeze deadline passed at 3pm. Veteran defender Chris White underwent further examination this morning and is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the active roster from the practice roster and Eric Law has been moved to…

Jamie Dawick Speaks on Miller Trade

March 20, 2014

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On Tuesday night, Wings Nest of the Lacrosse Radio Network welcomed on Toronto Rock owner Jamie Dawick as a guest to discuss the recent trade by the Rock for goaltender Brandon Miller. The Rock gave up second and fourth round picks along with Kyle Belton. Wings Nest host Rocco Granato discussed the season thus far for the Rock, as Toronto heads to Philadelphia this weekend. To hear the full audio,…

Speck Blog: Last Push for Playoffs

March 20, 2014

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Well it’s hard to believe that the end of the regular season is just around the corner for us, but here we are 7 games in sitting at 2-5 with one game remaining against Barrie this Sunday at the Molson Center. As a team we are looking to finish the season on a winning note heading into playoffs as we have lost our last 3 games, losing to Barrie in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

Week 6 CLax Three Stars: Attwood On Top Once Again

March 12, 2014

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The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) playoff picture became a bit clearer after last weekend as Niagara(5-2) and Ohsweken(7-0) have both punched their tickets to the semi-finals and secured home floor advantage. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust CLax Three Stars for Week 6. Third Star: Corey Fowler- Niagara Lock Monsters- The Niagara-on-the-Lake,ON native helped the Lock Monsters solidify a top two finish with an 11-7 victory over SouthWest. Fowler…

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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