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Toronto Rock
SportBox lacrosse
Founded1998
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
ConferenceEastern
Team historyOntario Raiders (1998)
LocationHamilton, Ontario
ArenaFirstOntario Centre
ColoursBlue, red, silver, white
       
OwnerJamie Dawick
Head coachMatt Sawyer[1]
General managerJamie Dawick
League titles6 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011)
Division titles9 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015)
Local mediaTSN / TSN2
TSN Radio 1050
Toronto Sun
Retired numbers3 (7, 29, 32)
Websitetorontorock.com

The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional men’s box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. The Rock play their home games at FirstOntario Centre.

The franchise was founded in 1998 as the Ontario Raiders in Hamilton. The Raiders played at Copps Coliseum before being sold to a group of investors led by then Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant GM Bill Watters, who relocated the franchise to Toronto. They were subsequently renamed the "Toronto Rock", and began play at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 1999 season.[2] The Toronto Rock won their 6th league championship on May 15, 2011. They hold a tie for the most championships in league history with the Philadelphia Wings. In the 2001 season, the Rock moved from the Maple Leaf Gardens to Scotiabank Arena (then known as Air Canada Centre) where they played for 20 seasons. On May 11, 2021, the team announced the relocation from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, beginning with the 2021–22 NLL season in December. The team continues to represent Toronto while playing home games in Hamilton.[3]

History

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The franchise was founded as an NLL expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario and began play in the 1998 season. They were known as the Ontario Raiders, and played their home games at Copps Coliseum. Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les Bartley was hired to coach the new team, and he lured former Bandit Jim Veltman to join him, becoming the Raiders' captain. The team finished a respectable 6–6 in their inaugural season, but missed the playoffs on a tie-breaker. Following the season, losses of $250,000 forced owner Chris Fritz to look for partners.[4] Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment considered purchasing the team,[4][5][6] but ultimately a group which included Bill Watters, the then Assistant General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Paul Beeston, former president of the Toronto Blue Jays, Tie Domi, player for the Maple Leafs, and Bobby Orr, former NHL player, bought it for $250,000 and promptly relocated the team to Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens where they rebranded it the Toronto Rock, a name chosen to reflect the city's lively rock music scene.[7][8]

Championships/Dynasty era (1999–2005)

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In 1999, their first year in Toronto, the Rock won their first NLL Championship, defeating the Rochester Knighthawks 13–10 in Toronto. The next year, the Rock became the first team since the 1994-95 Wings to win back-to-back championships, once again defeating the Knighthawks. That game featured Kaleb Toth's dramatic game-winning goal with a second left on the clock, in the last-ever professional sporting event held at Maple Leaf Gardens.[9]

The Rock at Maple Leaf Gardens during the 2000 season

2001 saw the Rock follow the Leafs to the Air Canada Centre, where they advanced to the championship game once again. But the visiting Philadelphia Wings held the Rock to just eight goals, and won their sixth championship. The next season, the Rock recovered from the championship game loss by finishing first overall for the fourth straight year. They advanced to the championship game once again, but for the first time as the visiting team. The Rock defeated the Albany Attack in Albany 13–12. 2002 was also one of the most productive years for the Rock in terms of awards; in addition to winning the Champion's Cup, three players were honoured by the league. Blaine Manning was named Rookie of the Year, Pat Coyle was named Defensive Player of the Year, and captain Jim Veltman was given the Sportsmanship Award.

In 2003, Toronto advanced to the championship game for the fifth straight year, once again as the visitors. The game was held in Rochester, where Rock had never won a game, but they prevailed in the lowest-scoring championship game in NLL history, winning 8–6.[10]

Shortly before the 2004 season began, head coach and GM Les Bartley announced that he was fighting colon cancer, and was stepping down. Assistant coaches Ed Comeau and Derek Keenan were named interim coach and interim GM respectively. After a 2–4 start to the season, Comeau and Keenan were fired, and the Rock hired Terry Sanderson to try to turn the team around.[11] The Rock went 8-2 the rest of the season, earning a first round bye after clinching the East Division regular season crown. However, the Buffalo Bandits came to town and upset the Rock 19–10, sending the Bandits to the first NLL championship game not featuring the Rock since they joined the league. Jim Veltman was honoured by the league by being named league MVP. This was the first year in the 10-year history of the award that it did not go to Gary Gait, Paul Gait, or John Tavares and the first Toronto Rock player to be named league MVP.

The Rock playing against the Calgary Roughnecks during the Rock's final game of the 2005 NLL season

In 2005, the Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks in the East Division Final by a score of 12–10 in front of approximately 17,200 fans at the Air Canada Centre. The Rock went on to defeat the Arizona Sting with a 19–13 win in front of an NLL record crowd of 19,432, becoming NLL champions for the fifth time in seven years and solidifying their distinction as an NLL dynasty.[12][13] Colin Doyle was named league MVP, the second straight year that the award was won by a Rock player.

Despite the championship, the season ended on a sad note for the Rock franchise, as Les Bartley died of cancer at the age of 51 the day after the championship game. Bartley is remembered as an exceptional coach, having led the Toronto Rock to NLL Championships in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003.[14][15]

In 2004, the NLL Coach of the Year Award was renamed the Les Bartley Award in honour of Bartley.

Kloepfer era (2006–2009)

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From 1999 to 2005, the Rock finished either first overall or first in their division every year, winning five championships. The next few years, however, would bring the franchise back down to Earth. The Rock struggled during the early part of the 2006 season; however, their record balanced out to 8–8 at season's end. They made the playoffs, only to be defeated by the first place Knighthawks at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester by a score of 16–8. Head coach and GM Terry Sanderson was fired after the season,[16] and was replaced by new Director of Lacrosse Operations Mike Kloepfer and new head coach Glenn Clark.[17] Clark had played eight seasons with the Rock and had just finished an All-Star season as a member of the Philadelphia Wings, but retired from playing to take the head coaching job with his old club.

Kloepfer made his mark on the team quickly, trading perennial All-Star, former Rookie of the Year and league MVP Colin Doyle to the San Jose Stealth along with Darren Halls and a draft pick for first overall draft pick Ryan Benesch, Kevin Fines, Chad Thompson and two draft picks.[18] Benesch had a very good rookie year, scoring 33 goals and winning the Rookie of the Year award,[19] but the Rock under rookie coach Clark struggled to a worst-ever 6–10 record, barely making the playoffs. They lost the division semifinal against Rochester, who would go on to win their first championship since 1997.

In 2007, the Toronto Rock established an award also called the Les Bartley Award, given to "the Rock player that best exemplifies Les' emphasis on the importance of character and commitment to the team".[20] The first winner of this award was team captain Jim Veltman.

Toronto's struggles continued in 2008, as the Rock lost their last five games of the season. They finished below .500 for the second straight year, and for the first time since their move to Toronto in 1999, the Rock finished out of the playoffs. Despite the losing season, goaltender Bob Watson was named Goaltender of the Year. 2008 also featured the final season of the only captain the Rock franchise had ever had, Jim Veltman. Veltman retired after fifteen seasons in the NLL, winning seven championships (two with the Bandits and five with the Rock). Chris Driscoll was named the new Rock captain.[21]

The Rock during their first home game of the 2009 NLL season, playing against the Buffalo Bandits

After starting the 2009 season with a 1–2 record, the Rock relieved Clark and assistant coach Veltman and Terry Bullen of their coaching duties, and hired former Chicago and Colorado coach Jamie Batley as the new Rock head coach. Clark and Bullen were fired, and Veltman was retained in an advisory position.[22] The coaching change was not enough to propel the Rock back into the playoffs, however. They finished last in the East and out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Director of Lacrosse Operations Mike Kloepfer resigned shortly after the season ended.[23]

Jamie Dawick era (2009–present)

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On June 10, 2009, the Rock announced that former GM and coach Terry Sanderson had been brought back as the new GM.[24] Jamie Batley was also told by the Rock that he would not be returning as head coach.[25] At the end of the month, the team announced that the Rock had been sold to Oakville-based businessman James Dawick, with Waters saying the price was "in the seven figures."[26] Two weeks later, former Calgary Roughnecks head coach Troy Cordingley was named as the new coach,[27] giving the Rock an entirely new staff from ownership on down.

Sanderson wasted no time in the rebuilding efforts, most notably re-acquiring Colin Doyle from Washington in exchange for Lewis Ratcliff, Tyler Codron and Joel Dalgarno.[28] He also traded Luke Wiles to Washington and Bill McGlone to Philadelphia, and re-acquiring former Rock defender Sandy Chapman from Rochester.[29] He then traded team captain Chris Driscoll to the Buffalo Bandits for another former Rock defender Phil Sanderson,[30] and acquired Mike Hominuck from Edmonton[31] and Pat McCready from Buffalo,[32] both for draft picks.

The moves paid off immediately, as the Rock began the 2010 season 6-1 en route to a 9–7 record. This was good for second place in the East and the Rock's first playoff berth in four years. In the playoffs, the Rock defeated Buffalo and Orlando on their way to their seventh Championship game, and first since 2005. The Washington Stealth, in their first season in Everett, Washington, proved too strong for the Rock and won the Championship 15–11.

In 2011, the Rock found themselves in the Championship game for the second straight year against the Washington Stealth, this time winning 8–7.

In August 2011, Dawick broke ground on constructing the new $20 million-dollar, privately financed Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville.[33][34][35] The lacrosse facility, which opened in 2012, features two pads, one of which seats 500 fans, and serves as the Rock's practice facility as well as the team's offices.[36][37] The arena has played host to exhibition NLL games,[38] the NLL Entry Draft and the NLL Combine.[39]

On May 11, 2021, Dawick announced that the Rock would relocate from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario with a five-year arena lease with an option to extend the agreement afterwards. Their relocation will commence in time for the beginning of the 2022 NLL season in December 2021. The team name will not be changed despite the relocation to Hamilton due their branding as a team that has "always represented the GTHA".[3]

It was originally announced that beginning in January 2024, the Rock would need to temporarily relocate their home games to the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, as following their home games in December 2023 Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre would close for renovations for approximately two years.[40][41][42] This also forced the Bulldogs and Honey Badgers to temporarily and permanently relocate to Brantford and Brampton, respectively. However, in September 2023 it was announced that the renovations would be delayed and that the Toronto Rock would play the entirety of the 2023/24 season in Hamilton before temporarily relocating to Mississauga for the following season until the renovations are completed.[43][44]

Awards and honours

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Year Player Award
1999 Colin Doyle Champion's Cup MVP
2000 Dan Stroup Champion's Cup MVP
2001 Bob Watson Goaltender of the Year
2002 Blaine Manning Rookie of the Year
Pat Coyle Defensive Player of the Year
Jim Veltman Sportsmanship Award
Colin Doyle Champion's Cup MVP
2003 Chris Driscoll Sportsmanship Award
Bob Watson Champion's Cup MVP
2004 Jim Veltman Most Valuable Player
2005 Colin Doyle Most Valuable Player
Les Bartley Executive of the Year
Colin Doyle Champion's Cup MVP
2007 Ryan Benesch Rookie of the Year[45]
2008 Bob Watson Goaltender of the Year[46]
2010 Stephan Leblanc Rookie of the Year[47]
2011 Bob Watson Champion's Cup MVP
2013 Garrett Billings Sportsmanship Award[48]
Troy Cordingley Les Bartley Award[48]
Jamie Dawick Executive of the Year[49]
2014 Garrett Billings Sportsmanship Award[50]
2015 Terry Sanderson GM of the Year[51]
2017 Brodie Merrill Transition Player of the Year[52]
Tom Schreiber Rookie of the Year
2019 Challen Rogers Transition Player of the Year[53]
Terri Giberson Executive of the Year[53]
2020 Challen Rogers Transition Player of the Year
Dan Dawson Teammate of the Year
2022 Mitch de Snoo Defensive Player of the Year
2023 Latrell Harris Defensive Player of the Year
Dan Dawson Teammate of the Year
2024 Nick Rose Goaltender of the Year

Retired numbers

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No. Player Date Tenure
7[54] Colin Doyle March 11, 2017 1999–2006, 2010–16
29[55] Bob Watson February 24, 2012 1999–2011
32[56] Jim Veltman April 12, 2019 1999–2008

NLL Hall of Fame members

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Current roster

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Toronto Rock roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 71 Canada Sheldon Burns
  • 21 Canada Mitch de Snoo
  • 93 Canada Latrell Harris
  • 91 Canada Billy Hostrawser (A)
  • 3 United States TD Ierlan
  • 47 Canada Adam Jay
  • 33 Canada Josh Jubenville
  • 20 Canada Brad Kri (A)
  • 61 Canada Brandon Slade
  • 55 Canada Chris Weier
Forwards
  • 42 Canada Mark Mathews
  • 25 Canada Dan Craig
  • 6 Canada Dan Dawson
  • 42 Canada Jamison Dilks
  • 28 Canada Stephen Keogh
  • 2 Canada Zach Manns
  • 26 United States Tom Schreiber (A)
  • 15 Canada Corey Small
Transition
  • 14 Canada Phil Mazzuca
  • 23 Canada Challen Rogers (C)
Practice Squad
  • 9 Canada Marley Angus (F)
  • 8 Canada Josh Dawick (F)
  • 0 United States Sam Haines (G)
  • 51 Canada Jordan McKenna (D)
Injured Reserve
  • 16 Canada Chris Corbeil (T)
Holdout
  • 22 Canada Jason Noble (D)
Unable to play
  • 11 Canada Tyler Hendrycks (T)
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2022-12-21
NLL Transactions

All-time record

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Season Division/Conference[a] W L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs
1999 9 3 1st 6–0 3–3 157 139 Les Bartley Won NLL Championship
2000 9 3 1st 5–1 4–2 162 130 Won NLL Championship
2001 11 3 1st 6–1 5–2 168 125 Lost final
2002 Northern 11 5 1st 8–0 3–5 223 176 Won NLL Championship
2003 Northern 11 5 1st 6–2 5–3 195 164 Won NLL Championship
2004 Eastern 10 6 1st 5–3 5–3 202 176 ED Comeau/Terry Sanderson Lost division final
2005 Eastern 12 4 1st 6–2 6–2 227 190 Terry Sanderson Won NLL Championship
2006 Eastern 8 8 3rd 5–3 3–5 182 179 Lost division semi-final
2007 Eastern 6 10 4th 3–5 3–5 187 183 Glenn Clark Lost division semi-final
2008 Eastern 7 9 6th 4–5 3–4 172 174 Did not qualify
2009 Eastern 6 10 6th 3–5 3–5 194 218 Glenn Clark/Jamie Batley Did not qualify
2010 Eastern 9 7 2nd 6–2 3–5 197 156 Troy Cordingley Lost final
2011 Eastern 10 6 2nd 7–1 3–5 187 168 Won NLL Championship
2012 Eastern 9 7 1st 3–5 6–2 198 196 Lost division final
2013 Eastern 10 6 1st 5–3 5–3 194 176 Lost division semi-final
2014 Eastern 9 9 2nd 6–3 3–6 219 213 John Lovell Lost division semi-final
2015 Eastern 14 4 1st 7–2 7–2 230 185 Lost final
2016 Eastern 5 13 5th 4–5 1–8 190 224 Did not qualify
2017 Eastern 9 9 2nd 4–5 5–4 219 200 Matt Sawyer Lost division final
2018 Eastern 8 10 4th 3–6 5–4 237 216 Did not qualify
2019 Eastern 12 6 3rd 8–1 4–5 213 207 Lost division final
2020[b] North[57] 7 4 2nd 4–2 3–2 122 106 No playoffs held
2021 Eastern Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Eastern 13 5 2nd 7–2 6–3 207 166 Matt Sawyer Lost conference final
2023 Eastern 13 5 2nd 8–1 5–4 234 164 Lost conference final
2024 15 3 1st 7–2 8–1 218 169 Lost semi-finals
Total 25 seasons 243 160 142–69 108–92 4,934 4,400
Playoff Totals 20 Appearances 24 20 19–10 5–10 370 361 6 championships

Notes

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  1. ^ Conference play began in the 2022 season, and ended with the 2024 season
  2. ^ 2020 regular season shortened and playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Playoff results

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Season Game Visiting Home
1999 Semifinals Philadelphia 2 Toronto 13
Championship Rochester 10 Toronto 13
2000 Semifinals Philadelphia 10 Toronto 14
Championship Rochester 13 Toronto 14
2001 Semifinals Washington 9 Toronto 10
Championship Philadelphia 9 Toronto 8
2002 Semifinals Washington 11 Toronto 12
Championship Toronto 13 Albany 12
2003 Semifinals Colorado 11 Toronto 15
Championship Toronto 8 Rochester 6
2004 Division Final Buffalo 19 Toronto 10
2005 Division Final Rochester 10 Toronto 12
Championship Arizona 13 Toronto 19
2006 Division Semifinals Toronto 8 Rochester 16
2007 Division Semifinals Toronto 6 Rochester 10
2010 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Toronto 13
Division Final Toronto 15 Orlando 10
Championship Toronto 11 Washington 15
2011 Division Semifinal Rochester 8 Toronto 10
Division Final Toronto 12 Buffalo 11
Championship Washington 7 Toronto 8
2012 Division Semifinal Buffalo 6 Toronto 7
Division Final Rochester 17 Toronto 13
2013 Division Semifinal Minnesota 20 Toronto 11
2014 Division Semifinal Buffalo 15 Toronto 13
2015 Division Final 1 Toronto 9 Rochester 10
Division Final 2 Rochester 8 Toronto 11
Division Final 3 Rochester 2 Toronto 8
Championship 1 Edmonton 15 Toronto 9
Championship 2 Toronto 10 Edmonton 11
2017 Division Semifinal New England 10 Toronto 18
Division Final 1 Georgia 11 Toronto 8
Division Final 2 Toronto 9 Georgia 13
2019 Division Semifinal Toronto 16 Georgia 14
Division Final Toronto 8 Buffalo 12
2022 Conference Semifinal Halifax 13 Toronto 14
Conference Final Toronto 17 Buffalo 18
Buffalo 10 Toronto 9
2023 Conference Semifinal Halifax 11 Toronto 15
Conference Final Toronto 5 Buffalo 14
Conference Final Buffalo 17 Toronto 8
2024 Quarterfinal Rochester 6 Toronto 9
Semi-final Game 1 Buffalo 12 Toronto 4
Semi-final Game 2 Toronto 8 Buffalo 10

Head coaching history

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# Name Term Regular season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
 1  Les Bartley 1999–2003 70 51 19 .729 10 9 1 .900
2 Ed Comeau 2004 6 2 4 .333 — — — —
3 Terry Sanderson 2004–2006 42 28 14 .667 4 2 2 .500
4 Glenn Clark 2007–2009 31 12 19 .387 1 0 1 .000
5 Terry Bullen † 2008 4 2 2 .500 — — — —
6 Jamie Batley 2009 13 5 8 .385 0 0 0 —
7 Troy Cordingley 2010–2013 64 38 26 .594 9 6 3 .667
8 John Lovell 2014–2016 54 28 26 .519 6 2 4 .333
9 Matt Sawyer 2017– 119 77 42 .647 14 5 9 .357

† Bullen served as head coach during Clark's suspension.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Fuller, Dave (September 15, 1998). "Watters' group brings lacrosse to the Gardens". The Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
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  7. ^ Brown, Josh (1998-12-04). "Watters, Beeston, Domi, Orr bring pro lacrosse to town". Toronto Star.
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  52. ^ "2017 Transition Player of the Year". NLL.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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