The Toronto Rock have made it to the Champions Cup amidst as much roster adversity as any team in the NLL this season. Colin Doyle missed the majority of the year after shoulder surgery. Garrett Billings couldn’t get a contract done and was traded. Breakout star Rob Hellyer was lost to injury. Veterans and young players alike have kept the team together. Josh Sanderson, wearing the captain’s C, has stepped…
After dropping Game One of the Eastern Conference final by a narrow 10-9 score, the Toronto Rock returned to their home floor at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night looking to even and steal the series from the back to back to back NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks. The Knighthawks saw leading scorer Cody Jamieson go down with an ankle injury early on in Game One, but still were able to…
Dan Dawson’s game-winning goal with 36.1 seconds left in Game One of the East Division Finals led the Rochester Knighthawks to a 10-9 victory over the Toronto Rock. “(It was) perfect timing,” Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen said. “You can’t ask for anything more than that.” The Knighthawks saw a career-high six-point performance from Brad Self (3+3). Craig Point also completed his hat trick and added a helper in the…
The Rochester Knighthawks will play the Toronto Rock in a best of 2 series starting tonight at the Blue Cross Arena, faceoff set for 7:30 pm. The Knighthawks are fresh off a 14-11 victory in round 1 where they defeated the Buffalo Bandits. The Rock are the top seeded team in the East, so they had a bye in the first round. Coming into this season, I think a lot…
Nobody’s discounting the Rush or Roughnecks, but with the Toronto Rock’s determination and the Rochester Knighthawk’s history, the two game east semi-final is shaping up to be a true epic. The Rock have played this season for Terry Sanderson, their former General Manager who passed away last November. Their determination to bring a championship to Toronto for Terry has been evident in every game they’ve played, and led them to…
In their last meeting in Toronto on April 17, the Toronto Rock beat the New England Black Wolves 15-12. Friday evening will be the team’s third meeting of the season and Toronto’s first trip to Mohegan Sun. Playing for the first time in an unfamiliar arena may provide a slight advantage to the Black Wolves over the Rock, but Toronto is having an unstoppable season. With a win, the Toronto…
ROB HELLYER MOVED TO ACTIVE ROSTER Brandon Benn Moved To Injured Reserve With Lower Body Injury Oakville, ON – When Toronto Rock forward Rob Hellyer went down with an upper body injury on March 21st against the Edmonton Rush, he was on pace to break the NLL’s single season scoring record and finish the season with somewhere around 127 points. The NLL veteran, in his 5th season with the Rock,…
The Toronto Rock (13-4) recorded a franchise best 13th regular season win, defeated the New England Black Wolves (4-10) by a score of 15-12 on Friday night at Air Canada Centre. Last week’s hero Brett Hickey opened the scoring for the Rock on the power play 3:30 into the first quarter. New England scored a pair of even strength goals, to take a 2-1 lead. However, it was short lived…
Tonight the New England Black Wolves (4-9) cross the border to face the Toronto Rock and former players Kevin Crowley and Garrett Billings will face their old teammates and friends. Both teams are headed in different directions. Toronto already clinched a playoff spot and is now playing to win the NLL East. While the Black…
Toronto Rock all-time leading scorer Colin Doyle has been moved from the Physically Unable to Perform List to the Active Roster in time for Friday’s game against New England. Doyle’s recovery from off-season shoulder surgery has progressed more rapidly than originally thought and he will be available to play for the Rock on Friday. “Colin is a big presence on the floor,” said Rock Head Coach John Lovell. “He sees…