The Toronto Rock take a thrilling overtime game 14-13 against the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night in Halifax, N.S. Six minutes into overtime, Rock forward Josh Dawick fired the ball from the outside to win the game. “I came over the top, and they didn’t really press out as much on my hands. So my hands were free a little bit, I knew there was…
Week 14 was set to be a busy one, as there were 10 games scheduled to be played from Friday to Sunday. One of the contests under the biggest spotlight was a rematch of last season’s NLL Finals as the Saskatchewan Rush shipped up to Buffalo to take on the Bandits. During those Finals, both teams were in very similar positions. This year, not so much. The Rush were the…
Toronto Rock Owner, President, and GM Jamie Dawick today announced the acquisition of goaltender Steve Orleman via trade from the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for a 2026 3rd round draft pick. The Rock currently own two 2026 third round picks, Vancouver’s and their own, and Buffalo will receive the lesser of the two picks. “I’ve watched him play since he was 14 and he was always one of the best,”…
Coming off their third (and final) bye week of the season, the Toronto Rock won their first major road trip of the season Friday night 12-7 in San Diego. CJ Kirst once again showed why Toronto picked him first overall with the best offensive game of his career – five goals, and six points. However, the focus postgame was on the defensive effort. The San Diego Seals scored twice on…
It was another packed house on Saturday night at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre as the Toronto Rock finished up the preseason with 14-10 win over the Philadelphia Wings. The Rock went 2-1 win exhibition with wins over Saskatchewan and Philadelphia and their only loss coming last weekend in OT to Colorado. The first half was incredibly even with the score tied 2-2 at the end of one quarter and…
As is usually the case in preseason, it was another capacity crowd on hand at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre for NLL exhibition action on Saturday night. The fans in attendance, and those watching around the lacrosse world on NLL+, were treated to a terrific contest that saw the visiting Colorado Mammoth defeat the Toronto Rock 11-10 in overtime. Dylan McIntosh scored just 33 seconds into the extra period to…
Oakville, ON – On Saturday night in front of a packed house at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, ON, the Toronto Rock opened the preseason with a very impressive 17-10 win over the Saskatchewan Rush. When last season ended, these were two teams that were on the opposite ends of the standings. The Rock finished second-last in the 2024-25 regular season, while the Rush were tied atop the…
The Toronto Rock had a statement win on Friday night against the Halifax Thunderbirds, beating them 15-12 on Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. This was Toronto’s first game since trading 2024 goalie of the year Nick Rose, 2022 defensive player of the year Mitch De Snoo and others in an effort to rebuild. They responded with Corey Small scoring four goals, Josh Dawick scoring a hat trick…
Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President, and General Manager Jamie Dawick announced today that the team has traded Nick Rose, Tyler Hendrycks, and the Rock’s 2025 Fourth Round Pick to the Calgary Roughnecks in exchange for the Roughnecks’ 2026 First Round Pick, Robert Hudson, and Gowah Abrams. “This was the hardest thing I’ve had to do since beginning my time as the GM of this team,” expressed Dawick about…
MISSISSAUGA, CANADA – FEBRUARY 22: the NLL regular season game between the Georgia Swarm and the Toronto Rock at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre on February 22, 2025 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Christian Bender/NLL) One-goal games have not been the friend of the Toronto Rock. Fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive, and just 1-4 in one-goal games this season, the Rock were in another tight battle Saturday…