Rock show resilence in win over Thunderbirds

The Toronto Rock huddle at their net before their 15-12 win over the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on March 7.
March 9, 2025

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…

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NLL: Thunderbirds rally for a come-from-behind victory against the FireWolves

Clarke Petterson celebrates a goal for the Thunderbirds as teammate Randy Staats looks on.
December 30, 2024

The Halifax Thunderbirds looked finished.  They were down 9-3 to the Albany FireWolves with six minutes left in the third quarter in front of 10,595 quiet fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The likelihood of a comeback was slim, as the Thunderbirds always have trouble scoring against Albany. They’ve only beaten the FireWolves once in six all-time meetings coming into this game. If that wasn’t bad enough, the…

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