The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team that competes in the National Lacrosse League, and they are tied with the Buffalo Bandits for the most league championships, seven. The franchise was founded in 1998 as the Ontario Raiders in Hamilton, Ontario, the first Canadian based club in the league. After the Raiders were sold to a group of investors led by an assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team was relocated to Toronto, renamed the Rock and began play at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 1999 season. It moved to the Air Canada Centre, now Scotiabank Arena, for the 2001 season and stayed twenty seasons. In 2021 the team announced a move of its home games to FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, while continuing to represent Toronto, and it spent the 2025 season in Mississauga while that arena was renovated.
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are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team
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The franchise was founded in 1998 as the Ontario Raiders in Hamilton
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The Rock have won seven NLL championships
View the SourceKaleb Toth (Wikipedia)
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He played for the Toronto Rock and Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
Lewis Ratcliff (Wikipedia)
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was traded to the Toronto Rock for forward Josh Sanderson
Kyle Ross (Wikipedia)
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for the Washington Stealth, Toronto Rock, Boston Blazers and Minnesota Swarm
Dan Stroup (Wikipedia)
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three (1999, 2000, and 2002) with the Toronto Rock
Mike Poulin (Wikipedia)
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He formerly played for the Georgia Swarm, Calgary Roughnecks, the Toronto Rock and the Boston Blazers
Nick Rose (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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currently playing for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Nate Sanderson (Wikipedia)
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He played for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League during the 2008 NLL season
Mike MacLeod (Wikipedia)
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He played professional lacrosse for the Toronto Rock of the NLL.
Patrick Merrill (Wikipedia)
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He played for the Toronto Rock of the NLL and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse (MLL).
Bob Watson (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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professional box lacrosse goaltender for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League
Matt Carroll (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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Matt Carroll (born February 16, 1986) is a former professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League.
Derek Suddons (Wikipedia)
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Suddons opted to sign with the Toronto Rock
Steve Toll (Wikipedia)
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In his 14-year National Lacrosse League career, Toll won five NLL Championships four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Rochester Knighthawks.
Stephen Hoar (Wikipedia)
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Stephen Hoar (born May 28, 1982 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player formerly of the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.
Gord Nash (Wikipedia)
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who last played with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League
Mark Matthews (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League
Jimmy Quinlan (Wikipedia)
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playing his rookie season with the 2005 Champion's Cup Toronto Rock
Nick Inch (Wikipedia)
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He was traded from the Minnesota Swarm to the Toronto Rock on September 9, 2011
Steve Dietrich (Wikipedia)
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who played for the Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Detroit Turbos, Baltimore Thunder, and Toronto Rock
Rob Hellyer (Wikipedia)
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Hellyer was drafted 30th overall by the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League.
Pat Campbell (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
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played for the Toronto Rock, Columbus Landsharks, Rochester Knighthawks, Calgary Roughnecks, and Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League
Phil Sanderson (Wikipedia)
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traded from the Buffalo Bandits to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Chris Driscoll
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