I think the NLL should add rivalries to the league, where teams will be guaranteed to face each other twice in the regular season (and keep the league as a single division).
For example, Rush v Calgary is the battle of the prairies and usually the games are close and physical.
Seeing Bandits fans delusionally hate on the Rock is funny
What other team or teams would you want as rivals for yours?
Stream is running now, but it is SUPER laggy, and no audio.
Hey everyone. My name is Josh Young, and I write about the Thunderbirds for In Lacrosse We Trust. Here's my article about the Toronto Rock's NLL championship victory last night, including quotes from English, Rose, Jamieson and Withers, among others. I hope you enjoy it.
Also, our website is having difficulty with uploading photos at the moment, so I couldn't use a championship photo for the article.
What a finish to the season.
The Toronto Rock defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds to capture their first NLL Championship since 2011, completing one of the biggest turnarounds the league has seen in recent years.
After struggling last season, Toronto completely reshaped the direction of the franchise and it all came together at the perfect time in the Finals.
At Off The Line Sports, we broke down:
🥍 How Toronto closed out the series
🔥 The defensive effort that changed the game
📊 Sam English’s massive Finals performance
👀 Why this feels like the start of a new era for the Rock
🌐 Full breakdown: https://offthelinesports.ca/news/rock-defeat-thunderbirds-to-win-first-nll-championship-since-2011
What was everyone’s biggest takeaway from the Finals?
Now that the season has come to an end, what are some of the key stories to watch in the offseason? I haven’t really followed free agency much, so I don’t know who is on the market.
I think the most obvious thing that most of us are following what is happening what is happening about the Wings situation, but I’m wondering if anyone knows what the latest news/rumours are. It seems like a lot of people are confident that it won’t be another Panther City situation, but I really haven’t heard too many rumours about who potential buyers may be.
I have been a fan for about 6yrs now. What is it about this game that sees so many momentum shifts?
I have learned to be nervous in the final 15min of basically every game and find myself in awe when there are point drives with minutes left.
Scores are tight
Leaders are rarely safe
Laggards are always dangerous
Minutes matter
Why? Why does is this sport out give me a heart attack? A team destroyed one week might dominate the next. Is it just that much of a head game or are teams really studying tape and this is a sport where an offense or defence can really be a student and rapidly react and evolve with experience across periods or even games???
Can't wait for an epic game.
Go Birds!
Hey y'all,
Any discussion on whether a team that successfully appeals a call should still have that appeal counted and taken away from use?
For example, tennis allowed players a certain number of appeals per set but if the player was correct, it wasn't counted against them.
When: 7:00 ADT
Where: Scotiabank Centre
How to watch: ESPN+/TSN
I'm kind of new to lacrosse. I was traveling in the maritimes last month and attended a Thunderbirds game. So I've kind of adopted them as my team and have been following them during the playoffs.
But I have to say, I can't stand the music during play. At the game live, I didn't like it. But on TV it's worse because it just sounds like background noise. It's the only sport I can think of that does this. For avid fans, is this a popular thing?
| SOG | FO | PP | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 49 | 18-29 | 1-2 | 8 |
| Toronto Rock | 59 | 11-29 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Toronto Rock | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| # | Player | G | A | PTS | PIM | SOG | LB | BLK | TO | CTO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Casey Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Graeme Hossack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Austin Blumbergs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Max Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason Knox | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Ethan O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Johnny Pearson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Will MacLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jake Withers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Mike Robinson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Brendan Bomberry | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Clarke Petterson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Curtis Romanchych | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Stephen Keogh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Ryan Terefenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Colton Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Trevor Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Wake:Riat BowHunter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Cody Jamieson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| # | Player | WIN | LOSS | GA | SAVES | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Drew Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Warren Hill | 0 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 59:59 |
| # | Player | G | A | PTS | PIM | SOG | LB | BLK | TO | CTO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Kirst | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Josh Dawick | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Sam English | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Brad Kri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Chris Boushy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Challen Rogers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Dan Craig | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Hugh Kelleher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Steve Orleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Josh Jubenville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Mark Matthews | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Josh Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Lucas Hucal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Weier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Nicholas Rowlett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Owen Hiltz | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Elijah Gash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Billy Hostrawser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Latrell Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| # | Player | WIN | LOSS | GA | SAVES | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Nick Rose | 1 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 60:00 |
| 92 | Troy Holowchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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What a Game 1.
It honestly felt like Halifax controlled large stretches of that game early on, especially with how dominant they were at the faceoff dot and in transition, but Toronto just kept hanging around and eventually flipped the entire game late.
Read our Toronto Insider’s thoughts as we break down:
🥍 How Toronto clawed their way back into the game
🔥 The Thunderbirds’ early dominance
📊 Key moments that shifted momentum
👀 What this result could mean heading into Game 2
Thought this was an unbelievable start to the first all-Canadian NLL Finals since 2015.
🌐 Full article: https://offthelinesports.ca/news/toronto-rock-kickoff-nll-finals-with-epic-comeback-win-against-the-halifax-thunderbirds
Curious what everyone’s biggest takeaway was from Game 1.
I'm excited for this Canadian matchup Halifax thunderbirds vs Toronto rock will be peak
