Rock Make Final Cuts Before Camp

December 17, 2014

he Toronto Rock have released six players as Thursday’s 12:00pm ET roster submission deadline approaches.  Forwards Mike Burke, Brady Heseltine, Trevor Wagar and Shawn Williams along with defenders Jimmy Purves and Eric Pitre have all been released from the active roster. On Thursday, all NLL teams must cut down to a roster of 20 active players and can sign up to 4 players to their practice roster.  The moves bring…

Read More >>

Rock Top Knighthawks in Montreal

December 14, 2014

The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-7 in a Sunday afternoon exhibition game at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec in front of 4,820 fans. As part of the promotion of the exhibition game, organizers selected a member of the Quebec Lacrosse Federation to play in the game. Trevor Wagar, a player with Vermont in the Quebec Senior B Lacrosse League, was chosen to play for the Rock. After…

Read More >>

Rock and Knighthawks Battle in Montreal

December 14, 2014

Today the Toronto Rock and Rochester Knighthawks will take over the old stomping grounds of the ill-fated Montreal Express. For the second time, the NLL heads to Montreal for a pre season game where these two teams will play at Bell Centre. The Rock lost their pre season contest last week to the Calgary Roughnecks where they scored just five goals. Meanwhile, the Knighthawks also lost when the Minnesota Swarm…

Read More >>

Roughnecks Cruise Past Rock 14-5

December 7, 2014

The Calgary Roughnecks started their quest for the 2015 Champion’s Cup on Saturday at the TRAC in Toronto, well, sorta… It was exhibition but lacrosse is still lacrosse. Roughnecks opened the preseason with a tilt against the Toronto Rock with a strong showing by everyone on the floor in a 14-5 romp on a five-goal performance from sophomore forward Marty Dinsdale. The Rock opened the scoring with two early goals…

Read More >>

Rock and Roughnecks Debut New Look Rosters In Pre Season

December 6, 2014

Tonight the Toronto Rock host the Calgary Roughnecks at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. The game, which will be broadcast live on NLL.com, will be the team debuts in Toronto for Brock Sorensen, Jeff Gilbert, Mike Burke, Brodie Merrill, Brett Hickey, and several more, while Calgary will see the debuts of Casey Jackson, Ryan McBride, Tyson Roe, Jeff Moleski, and Jordan McBride. Calgary is without Scott Ranger,…

Read More >>

Toronto Rock Announce Six Team Hall of Famers

December 3, 2014

Toronto Rock Owner and President Jamie Dawick is pleased to announce the final component of the team locker room at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre is complete with the unveiling of the Toronto Rock Player Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees. Dawick has selected the first six inductees based on the player’s tenure with the Toronto Rock franchise. The qualifications include championships, longevity and their contribution to…

Read More >>

Rock Open Emotional Camp

November 30, 2014

The Toronto Rock opened training camp on Saturday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, Ontario with veterans, free agents and rookies all hitting the floor. This was the first time together for the team since the passing of General Manager Terry Sanderson on Thursday. Following an emotional address to the team from Rock Owner and President Jamie Dawick and Head Coach John Lovell, the players were…

Read More >>

Training Camp Breakdown Part 4: The Goalies

November 28, 2014

Fryer, Miller & Rose Will Battle For Time In The Cage Toronto, ON – With Toronto Rock training camp just a couple of days away, it’s time to focus on the last line of defence and examining the three-way dance that is the competition for playing time guarding the Rock goal this season. All three candidates come with varying levels of experience on their resume and are all at various…

Read More >>

League Reacts to Passing of Terry Sanderson

November 27, 2014

Earlier tonight we learned that Toronto Rock general manager Terry Sanderson had passed away. Several league players, executives, and media members took to Twitter to express mourning for the NLL legend. Prayers going out to the Sanderson family. So sorry for the loss. He was a hell of a guy and a hell of a coach — Jeff Shattler (@shattler77) November 28, 2014 Sanderson is a legendary name in lacrosse.The…

Read More >>

NLL Mourns Passing of Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson

November 27, 2014

The National Lacrosse League mourns the loss of Toronto Rock general manager Terry Sanderson who passed away on Thursday at the age of 62. Earlier this month, Sanderson became suddenly ill while vacationing in Florida. “Terry Sanderson was a giant in the sport,” said NLL Commissioner George Daniel. “On behalf of the entire NLL, I want to convey our deepest sympathies to the Sanderson family and Toronto Rock organization. The impact of his loss is…

Read More >>