Warriors clinch playoff spot with win over Rock on Friday The Vancouver Warriors are heading to the playoffs, qualifying for just its second postseason appearance since relocating from Washington State to British Columbia 11 seasons ago. TSN's Matt Cullen and Pat Gregoire break down the game, and discuss the key factors for the Warriors in the win. play-btn-vid 2:08
Must See: Taggart Clark gives an incredible solo effort to score the goal Ottawa's Taggart Clark shows some great determination and toughness to fight through a number of defenders, then score on the acrobatic goal. play-btn-vid 0:14
Must See: Ottawa pulls off the hidden ball trick against Philadelphia Reilly O'Connor and uses the hidden ball trick to fool the Philadelphia Wings as he scores on the long shot. play-btn-vid 0:43
Rock snap three-game losing streak with road win over Thunderbirds The Toronto Rock (4-8) snapped a three-game losing streak and stretched their road winning streak to three games at the same time in a 15-12 win over the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-5) on Friday night at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, NS. The Rock victory also put an end to the Thunderbirds’ five-game winning streak.
Rock win OT thriller over Mammoth The Toronto Rock (3-5) earned their third straight win after defeating the Colorado Mammoth (5-4) by a score of 9-8 in an overtime thriller on Saturday night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Josh Dawick scored four goals including the OT winner 6:05 into the extra frame.
Rock fall short to Bandits The Buffalo Bandits (4-0) stayed perfect defeating the Toronto Rock (0-5) by a score of 15-13 on Friday night at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
Rock drop close game to Black Bears The Toronto Rock (0-4) lost a tightly contested game against their provincial rival Ottawa Black Bears (2-1) by a score of 12-11 in a thrilling back and forth game. Josh Dawick led the Rock offence with four goals and three assists on the night.
Rock lose to Swarm, come up just short in bid for first win The Toronto Rock (0-3) dropped their third straight game of the season in a tightly contested matchup against the Georgia Swarm (2-0) by a score of 10-9 on Saturday night at Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA.
Rock and Warriors take part in Indigenous Peoples Day festivities Not only do the respective clubs represent the two largest active Canadian NLL markets, but each franchise also lays claim to playing their home games within a close proximity to many First Nations lands and territories. - by Jon Rapoport
Knighthawks join forces on UCBLL’s Hawkeyes Three knowledgeable Knighthawks are staying in Rochester for the summer to impart their box lacrosse wisdom onto the next generation of potential NLL talent. - by Adam Levi
Inside The Offseason: NLL Players’ Summer Lacrosse Journey Just because a champion is crowned after the NLL Finals doesn’t mean that players are putting their feet up and hanging out for the summer. - by Adam Levi
Got Junk? Ottawa goaltender Cam Dunkerley wants it In addition to his goaltending duties for the Ottawa Black Bears, Dunkerley is the owner of Dunk Disposal, a waste management and junk removal company located in Orangeville. - by Anna Taylor
The way too early 2024-25 NLL Power Rankings We don’t know who or where players are going to sign or re-sign. We don’t know who is going to be traded. We don’t know who is going to retire. Still, here are your way-too-early 2024-25 Power Rankings. - by Adam Levi
Buffalo’s Josh Byrne voted National Lacrosse League MVP Buffalo Bandits forward Josh Byrne, the National Lacrosse League leader in points with 135, today was named the League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 regular season.
Albany’s Alex Simmons wins 2023-24 NLL Rookie of the Year Albany FireWolves forward Alex Simmons, the National Lacrosse League leader among rookies in goals, assists, and points, was selected as the NLL Rookie of the Year.
Byrne, Dilks, Withers and Rose take NLL positional player of the year awards Today the National Lacrosse League announced the winners of its 2023-24 regular season positional Player of the Year awards.
Georgia’s Lyle Thompson collects sixth straight NLL sportsmanship award The National Lacrosse League announced Tuesday that Georgia Swarm forward Lyle Thompson was selected as by NLL team executives and coaches as the 2024 NLL Sportsmanship Award winner, Thompson’s sixth consecutive honor in this category.
Halifax’s John Catalano selected NLL Executive of the Year Halifax Thunderbirds President and CEO John Catalano was tabbed as the National Lacrosse League Executive of the Year, and NLL.com and Inside Lacrosse writer Adam Levi was selected for the Tom Borrelli Award (Media Person of the Year).
Anthony Joaquim is making two championship runs this May Anthony Joaquim’s March to May was a resounding success in more ways than one. - by Adam Levi
Finalists announced for 2023-24 NLL Awards The National Lacrosse League on Wednesday announced the finalists for its annual season-end awards honoring the best NLL players, coaches, and executives for the 2023-24 regular season.
Top 20 players in the NLL semifinals Here are the Top 20 NLL players who will be competing in this weekend’s semifinals. - by Adam Levi
NLL: Ten things to know for semifinal weekend The National Lacrosse League follows up a thrilling playoff quarterfinal round that featured two one-goal overtime games, the No. 1 seed fending off a serious challenge and a team winning its first ever postseason game.
NLL announces broadcast schedule for semifinals The 2024 National Lacrosse League Playoffs will take centre stage again this weekend with both best-of-three semifinal matchups on linear television in Canada.