Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.
On Friday night the Toronto Rock opened their season with a win over the Calgary Roughnecks by a score of 16-11 in Toronto. After the game we caught up with the captain Colin Doyle, and Jeff Swift, who was a scratch for the Rock but took in his first Rock game as a member of the organization. Doyle had a great season opener for the Rock with four points; two…
A rough start for the Calgary Roughnecks was the difference in the Toronto Rock’s home opener on Friday night. The Rock jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back, controlling the majority of the game. Dane Dobbie sniped two back to back power play goals in the first to close the gap to 3-2 and it looked as though the Roughnecks were going to make a it…
Although the Canadian University Lacrosse Associations have crowned the 2013 Baggataway Cup champions and named their All Canadians, ILWT’s very own Pat Gregoire names his own picks for the 2013 CUFLA season. MVP: Kyle Davis (Brock) – Despite leading Canadian university lacrosse in scoring and goals, senior attackman Kyle Davis fell short of the CUFLA All Canadian West Division list. The Caledon, ON buried 34 goals, added 28 assists for…
November 12, 2013 ROSE, SANDERSON & LEBLANC AMONG 7 ROCK SIGNINGS Defenders Chapman, Greer, Gamble & Lum-Walker Also Inked Toronto – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of 7 more players including goaltender Nick Rose to a three-year agreement. The Rock will open up their main training camp on Saturday, November 30th at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville. Rose will enter his 3rd season with the…
After pulling off upsets over Bishop’s and Brock, the Guelph Gryphons completed the biggest victory of the weekend as they dethrone the defending National Champion McGill Redmen after a 14-11 win to be crowned the 2013 Baggatway Cup Champions. McGill jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first quarter but Guelph charged back in the second quarter to knot the game up at six before heading into the locker…
For almost every GTA born Lacrosse player their dream is to one day pull over the red, blue and white of the Toronto Rock. For the 2013 Major Series Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Ethan O’Connor, that dream became a reality as the Rock selected the Milton,ON native in the first round, ninth overall pick of the 2013 National Lacrosse League draft. The Hobart College grad is an outstanding transitional…
Tonight in Jr.A Lacrosse Action the (2-1) Brampton Excelsiors host the Barrie Lakeshores (4-0). The Excelsiors will have their work cut out for them as the Lakeshores are streaking. The Excelsiors are led on offense by Jake Weidner and Wayne McCann. Both of these players will need to be on their game and help spark the Excelsior’s offense. In net the Excelsior’s are relying on Ryan Kelly. Kelly has posted…
As the 2013 MSL season approaches here is a first look at the 2013 Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors finished fourth in the MSL last year in what can only be deemed as a disappointment for a team with such a storied winning tradition. The Excelsiors would meet the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs knocking them off in four games. The Excelsiors next met the Six…
As the 2013 MSL season approaches here is a first look at the 2013 Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors finished fourth in the MSL last year in what can only be deemed as a disappointment for a team with such a storied winning tradition. The Excelsiors would meet the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs knocking them off in four games. The Excelsiors next met the Six…
This Sunday the Toronto Rock take on the Minnesota Swarm in the first round of the NLL playoffs. These two teams met twice this season with both games being decided by one goal. These two teams should put on one hell of a game on Sunday. For the Swarm, they will be relying on the trio of Callum Crawford, Ryan Benesch and Shayne Jackson. Crawford led the swarm with 32…