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2019 Oakville Rock Schedule
Date:04/20/2019 Source:Oakville Rock
The 2019 Oakville Rock MSL Schedule is here! Date Away Home Time 28-May Oakville Six Nations 8pm 03-Jun Six Nations Oakville 8pm 06-Jun Oakville Brampton 8pm 10-Jun Peterborough Oakville 8pm 12-Jun Oakville Brooklin 8pm 16-Jun Oakville Cobourg 7pm 17-Jun Brookl...
Rock Eliminated in MSL Final
Date:09/04/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: DAVE FRYER Oakville, ON- The Oakville Rock magical run came to a halt on Saturday night at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. The team trailed 3 games to 2 in the Best-Of-7 final and were beat 9-8 on home floor. "This one is going to sting for a while," said netminder Nick Rose, who was sensational in the final series and really kept the Rock in it through 6 games. Oakville had ...
Rock Advance To MSL Finals
Date:08/16/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: DAVE FRYER OAKVILLE, ON- The Oakville Rock picked up their first ever playoff series victory in the 2018 MSL Semi-Final. The Rock beat the Six Nations Chiefs 4 games to 2 in the Best-of-7 series. Finishing second in the league standings, the Rock held home floor advantage, but dropped game 1 at home by a score of 8-5. They rebounded on the road in game 2 defeating the Chiefs 7-6...
2018 Round 1 Playoff Schedule
Date:08/01/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: RYAN MCCCULLOUGH PHOTOGRAPHY (2) Oakville Rock vs (3) Six Nations Chiefs Game 1: Thursday, August 2nd @ Toronto Rock Athletic Centre 8PM Game 2: Tuesday, August 7th @ ILA 8PM Game 3: Thursday, August 9th @ Toronto Rock Athletic Centre 8PM Game 4: Sunday, August 12th @ ILA 7PM Game 5: Monday, August 13th @ TRAC 8PM * If Neccessary Game 6: Wednesday, August 15th @ ILA 8PM ...
Clinched!
Date:07/30/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: Ryan Mccullogh Photography OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock have clinched their highest standing ever in the Major Series Lacrosse with a 9-5 win over the Six Nations Chiefs. It's the same team they'll face in the first round of the playoffs, a rematch of last years semi-final, a series which saw the Rock lose a heartbreaker in Game 7. The Chiefs dressed a lineup without some of t...
Rock Off To Great Start, Right On Kew
Date:06/14/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: RYAN MCCULLOUGH PHOTOGRAPHY June 10, 2018 OAKVILLE, ON - With their 13-8 win over the Six Nations Chiefs, the Oakville Rock have gotten off to their best start in the franchises history. The win puts the Rock tied atop the MSL Standings with the Peterborough Lakers at 4-1 as they are the only team to beat the defending champions so far this season. The Rock's only loss came at the han...
Rock Defeat Lakers in Season Opener
Date:05/29/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: RYAN McCULLOUGH OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock have set a lofty goal for themselves this season, but one that they feel is realistic. Despite never winning a playoff series in Major Series Lacrosse, the team has their mind set on winning the Mann Cup. "We have to approach every game with the mentality that we have to win," said Rock Head Coach Matt Sawyer. "Perhaps, in th...
2018 MSL SCHEDULE RELEASED
Date:03/12/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
Oakville, ON - The 2018 Major Lacrosse Series Schedule has been released with each team playing a total of 16 games, two games less than in previous seasons, which saw each team play 18 games total. The change was decided by league governors at a meeting in November. "We were in favour of diminished schedule for the new season." said Assistant GM and Director of Lacrosse Operations ...
OAKVILLE ROCK LOOK TO BUILD ON SUCCESS OF THE DRAFT
Date:01/23/2018 Source:Oakville Rock
OAKVILLE ROCK TO HOST 2018 MAJOR SERIES LACROSSE DRAFT OAKVILLE- The 2018 MSL Draft will be held in Oakville this Sunday, January 28th, 2018. The Oakville Rock will be front and centre with two picks in the first round (4 and 6) of the six team, six round draft. It wasn't too long ago that the Rock, then in Ajax-Pickering were perennially picking first overall. Since the team ...
Rock To Face Chiefs In Round 1 of MSL Playoffs
Date:07/31/2017 Source:Oakville Rock
The Rock will open the playoffs Tuesday, August 1st in Six Nations at the ILA. Game 2 will be played Thursday, August 3rd at the TRAC. Game 3 - Tuesday, August 8th 8PM ILA Game 4 - Thursday, August 10th 8PM TRAC *Game 5 - Saturday, August 12th 7PM ILA *Game 6 Monday, August 14th 8PM TRAC *Game 7 Tuesday, August 15th 8PM ILA *If Neccessary ...
Rock Get Much Needed Win Over Brooklin
Date:06/13/2017 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: RYAN MCCULLOUGH June 12th, 2017 The Oakville Rock picked up a much needed win at home Monday night. They did it convincingly too, with an 11-4 win over the Brooklin Redmen. Brooklin opened the scoring just 32 seconds in on a goal by Austin Murphy, but after that it was all Oakville who filled the Brooklin net 7 times in the first period. It was the first win on home floor for the Ro...
Rock Open 2017 Season With A Split
Date:06/01/2017 Source:Oakville Rock
PHOTO: ED MACPHERSON/COBOURG The Oakville Rock opened the 2017 MSL season with a road win in Cobourg Sunday. Even with a thin lineup, Oakville jumped out to an early lead and didn't look back, eventually sealing the game 13-5. Todd Kozak had 3G-2A-5PTS in the win, while rookie Conner Fields picked up 2G-2A-4PTS. Brett Hickey and Joe French each had 4PTS each. Nick Rose got the start a...
2017 Schedule Released
Date:04/18/2017 Source:Oakville Rock
OAKVILLE ROCK SCHEDULE 2017 SUNDAY MAY 28th OAKVILLE @ COBOURG – 6:00 PM Cobourg Community Centre MONDAY MAY 29th PETERBOROUGH @ OAKVILLE – 8:00 PM TRAC MONDAY JUNE 5th BRAMPTON @ OAKVILLE – 8:00 PM TRAC TUESDAY JUNE 6th OAKVILLE @ SIX NATIONS – 8:00 PM ILA FRIDAY JUNE 9th SIX NATIONS @ OAKVILLE – 8:00 PM TRAC MONDAY JUNE 12th BROOKLIN @ OAKVILLE –...
Rock Drop Playoff Series Opener
Date:08/03/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
August 3rd, 2016 PETERBOROUGH, ON - The fourth seeded Oakville Rock faced a daunting task Tuesday as they headed to Peterborough to take on the top seeded Lakers in game 1 of their best-of-seven playoff series. Playing in front of the biggest crowd around the Major Series Lacrosse can be difficult on any night during the summer, but this night happened to be the night the Lakers were honouring Jo...
Great First Half Of Season For Oakville
Date:06/28/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
June 28th, 2016 Photo Credit: Ed MacPherson OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock hosted the Cobourg Kodiaks at the TR...
Rock Roll to 3rd Straight Win
Date:06/21/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
June 21st, 2016 OAKVILLE - The Oakville Rock, at least for the moment are tied for first place in the Major Series Lacrosse League standings after stunning league supporters with a 13-5 win over the favoured Brooklin Redmen and scooping up a pair of back-to-back wins over the Brampton Excelsiors. So, what's the significance of a 1st place team after only 7 games? Some will s...
Rock Win at Home, Lose on the Road in Six Nations
Date:06/08/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
June 8th, 2016 OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock earned another split in week two of the Major Series Lacrosse League season. This week was a home-and-home with the Six Nations Chiefs, in which both contests were won by the home squad. Monday night at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre, the Rock were up early in the first period, but surrendered a late period goal to head into the first intermissio...
Rock Split First Two
Date:05/31/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
May 31st, 2016 OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock were able to get in the win column early this season. After it took them seven games last season, the Rock won their season opener in Cobourg Sunday, beating the recently relocated Kodiaks 10-5 at the Cobourg Community Centre in front of roughly 1200 fans. After heading into the first intermission down 2-1, second year forward Wes Berg fired two go...
Onward And Upward
Date:05/16/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
The Oakville Rock will look to start how they finished last season, not how they started it. After going 0-7 out of the gate, Phillip Sanderson was let go as the team’s Head Coach and replaced by Matt Sawyer, who led the team to a 3rd place finish and their fist ever franchise playoff berth and yet still did not win MSL Coach Of The Year. There is reason to believe the Rock will imp...
JOIN OUR GAME DAY CREW!
Date:03/02/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
The Oakville Rock are now accepting applications for Game Day Internships for the 2016 Major Series Lacrosse Season. We're looking for enthusiastic, creative, responsible individuals who have a desire to be involved with a local sports team or have an interest in pursuing a career in Sports Management/Promotions/Production. We're currently looking for the following non-paid Intern P...
TRANSACTION: Martin and Jonathan Dealt to Chiefs
Date:03/02/2016 Source:Oakville Rock
Oakville, ON - The Oakville Rock have traded Defenders Stuart Martin and Brier Jonathan to the Six Nations Cheifs for a 5th Round Selection in 2017 and future considerations. Brier Jonathan was a regular for the Rock last season appearing in 13 games totalling 1 assist as a rookie. Martin played in one regualr season game as an AP scoring once and adding an assit for 2 points, but spent the major...
LAKERS WIN, LEAVES ROCK ON THE ROPES
Date:08/12/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
(Photo Credit: Dave Fryer Photography) August 12th, 2015 PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Rock headed into Peterborough Tuesday night with a renewed sense of confidence after winning Game 3 on home turf and cutting the Lakers lead in the series to 2-1. Dan Lomas opened the scoring for the Rock 7:03 into the 1st and it seemed like things were off to a good start. Peterborough would respond though as Corey...
ROCK WIN FIRST EVER PLAYOFF GAME IN HEATED AFFAIR
Date:08/10/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
(Photo Courtesy of Dave Fryer Photography) August 8th, 2015 OAKVILLE, ON - The Oakville Rock picked up a much needed win Saturday night to stay in their first round playoff series with the Peterborough Lakers, who had won the first two games of the Best-of-7 series. Game 3 was at home and the Rock came out on fire. Dan Lomas, Brett Hickey, Brad Gillies and Wes Berg buried 4 straight go...
MSL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE ROUND 1
Date:08/04/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
GAME 1: Sunday August 3rd Oakville 5 @ Peterborough 7 GAME 2: Wenesday August 5th Peterborough 12 @ Oakville 8 GAME 3: Saturday, August 8th Peterborough 5 @ Oakville 12 GAME 4: Tuesday, August 11th Oakville @ Peterborough 8PM at Memorial Centre GAME 5: Friday, August 14th Oakville @ Peterborough 8PM at Memorial Centre GAME 6: Saturday, August 15th Peterborough @ Oakville 7:30 PM at Toronto Ro...
ROCK CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT ON FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON
Date:07/31/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
July 30th, 2015 BRAMPTON, ON - The Oakville Rock had a simple mission Thursday night in Brampton. Win and we're in. For a team who has had little to no success in Major Series Lacrosse, that mission could have seemed like a daunting task. After Mike Burke opened the scoring for Brampton, Brett Hickey and Stephan Leblanc scored two goals to give the Rock the lead. Brady Heseltine t...
TERRY SANDERSON TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE CLA HALL OF FAME
Date:07/29/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
July 29th, 2015 NEW WESTMINSTER, BC - Former Oakville Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson, who passed away suddenly in November of 2014, has been named to the 2015 class for the Canadian Lacrosse Hall Of Fame. He will be inducted Posthumously. Sanderson is one of ten new members to receive one of the countries top honours in lacrosse as a builder. As a player he won a Mann Cup wi...
ROCK CONTROL OWN DESTINY
Date:07/24/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
July 24th, 2015 OAKVILLE - Nothing has come easily for the Oakville Rock this season, so it's fitting that as the team enters the final week of the Major Series Lacrosse season, that they'll need a win in either of their final two games; Monday at home against the Six Nations Chiefs and Thursday on the road against the Brampton Excelsiors. A win in either two of those games and the t...
DECLAWING THE KODIAKS
Date:07/14/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
July 13th, 2015 OAKVILLE, ON - After dropping a 7-5 decision to the Peterborough Lakers, the Oakville Rock were back at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre Monday night for a meeting with the K-W Kodiaks. A pivotal game considering Brampton had upset the Lakers in a 16-15 OT shootout the night before. It was a slow start to the game as the teams traded goals with Dan Lomas tying things up midway th...
LATE GOAL, NETS ROCK 4TH STRAIGHT
Date:07/03/2015 Source:Oakville Rock
July 2nd, 2015 BRAMPTON, ON - The Oakville Rock headed into Brampton Thursday evening, a humble group, who were quietly confident after winning 3 straight games. Still, the Rock knew taking on the hometown Excelsiors was not going to be an easy task. With six regulars out of the line-up, Oakville was forced to use 4 affiliate players, Chris Buswell and Allister Warren from ...
