Coverage of lacrosse in Ontario, including the OLA, MSL and Toronto Rock.
In a season that resembles a see-saw, the Philadelphia Wings lost their second in a row, after winning three in a row. So far the see-saw has gone, Win 2, Lose 3,Win 3 Lose 2. The latest lost was to the division leading Toronto Rock by a score of 13-8. The Wings were without the services of Brodie Merrill (concussion) and defender Brett Manney (hamstring). Jeff Reynolds returned to the…
The Brampton Inferno defeated the Toronto Shooting Stars in a game that was marred by a bench clearing brawl with just 35 seconds left in the game. There were 9 game misconducts handed out on the play and a total of 13 in the game. When the dust settled referee Brent McCauley signalled to the timekeeper to run the clock out, thus giving the Inferno a 9-7 victory and ending Toronto’s…
The eastern division leading Toronto Rock (7-3) will look to secure a playoff spot when they take on the Philadelphia Wings (5-4) Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Wells Fargo Center turf. With a win over Philadelphia, as well as a loss from either Minnesota or Colorado, Toronto would clinch a playoff berth with over a month remaining before the post-season begins. Philadelphia held a 2-3 record early in February…
Former Buffalo Bandits goaltender Mike Thompson retired after last season, but the Philadelphia Wings still traded for his rights according to NLL.com. The Bandits traded the rights for Thompson to Philadelphia for a conditional third round pick. In related news, Buffalo GM Steve Dietrich traded a sixth round pick to the Toronto Rock for the rights to himself. On paper that might seem crazy, but the NLL has a roster…
Tonight Goods On Lacrosse returns on the Lacrosse Radio Network with a whole new revamped look, featuring a brand new logo. After a short hiatus from the network the show will be returning to its regular time slot of 6:00 eastern every Wednesday evening. The first show back will feature Toronto Shooting Stars forward and Buffalo Bandits practice squad member Derek Hopcroft. Hopcroft has been playing in the Canadian Lacrosse…
The Rock have seven wins and are in first place, and below we take a look at their three up and down for the season thus far. Garrett Billings After a record setting 114 point season last year, Billings has continued the momentum into the 2013 season. Billings 66 points currently leads the Rock and puts him behind only Shawn Evans of Calgary in the NLL point race. Billings’ seven…
The Toronto Rock (7-3) remain at the top of the NLL standings after a 14-10 home victory versus the Colorado Mammoth (2-7). The loss continues a five game losing streak for the Mammoth. Colorado had a hot start to begin the game, leading 4-2 at the end of the first quarter. However, the Rock would acquire a 9-6 lead heading into halftime and would not look back en route to…
The National Lacrosse League has announced a change to the schedule of telecasts on CBS Sports Network this season. On Saturday, April 13, the network will air the Toronto Rock at Philadelphia Wings game, live at 4:30 p.m. ET. The start time for this game at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia has officially been changed to 4:30 p.m. ET from its previously-scheduled start time of 8 p.m. ET. CBS Sports…
The Toronto Rock (6-3) will look to remain atop the NLL standings when they host the Colorado Mammoth (2-6) tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Despite being first overall in league ranks, Toronto is on the rebound heading into this evening’s match-up after suffering a 15-13 home loss to the Buffalo Bandits last weekend. The struggling Mammoth are in the midst of a four game losing streak, including a 12-11 loss…
Garrett Billings was the February NLL player of the month as the Toronto Rock sit atop of the NLL standings. I had a chance to catch up with the MVP candidate about the season thus far. MI: How do you feel about the start for Toronto? GB: I think we have had a similar start to the last few years. We came blazing out of the gates and started with…