Oakville Rock

The Oakville Rock are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario. They play in the Major Series Lacrosse league where under the current format, they compete in 20 regular season games (10 at home) from May through July and playoffs beginning in August and ending with the Mann Cup in September. The Rock play their home games at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville.

Not to be confused with Oakville Rock Senior B.
Oakville Rock
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2003 (2003) (promoted to MSL in 2010)
LeagueMajor Series Lacrosse
Team history
  • Ajax-Pickering Rock (2003–10)
  • Ajax Rock (2011–12)
  • Oakville Rock (2013–present)
Based inOakville, Ontario
ArenaToronto Rock Athletic Centre
Coloursblack, red, white
     
OwnerRob Roche
PresidentRob Roche
Head coachPhil Sanderson

History

Formerly the Ajax-Pickering Rock¸ the team began competition in 2003 in the Senior "B" loop. Within 3 years of their founding, the Ajax Rock finished first in the OLA Senior "B" League and reached the finals against the Owen Sound Woodsmen. In 2009 the Rock were promoted to the Senior "A" loop and would compete in the 2010 season.[1]

Ajax Rock logo from 2011 to 2012.

The Rock's first MSL game was at home against the Brooklin Redmen on Sunday May 30, 2010. They would end up losing their first game their first game 11-7 with Defenseman Brandon Turner scoring their first goal 44 seconds into the first period.[2] Their first win would come on Monday June 21 in Brooklin, winning 10-7.[3] They would finish the 2010 campaign with a 3-13-0 record[4] and would be swept by the Six Nations Chiefs in the first round of the playoffs.[5]

In 2013, owner Rob Roche sought approval for the team to relocate from Ajax to Oakville sighting tiny crowds and a lack of competitiveness as key reasons for being unable to secure bigger talent to the club. Moving to the newly constructed Toronto Rock Athletic Centre and adding Toronto Rock GM Terry Sanderson seemed to be a logical choice. MSL and the OLA approved the move and the team relocated West of Toronto.

Season-by-Season results
SeasonGPWLTGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
Ajax-Pickering Rock
2003161150132115224th OSBLLLost quarter-final
200416871122110174th OSBLLLost semi-final
200514761126124154th OSBLLLost semi-final
200614103112897211st OSBLLLost final
20071459094109106th OSBLLLost final
200814590100113105th OSBLLLost quarter-final
200916961153172193rd OSBLLLost semi-final
201016313012117666th MSLLost quarter-final
Ajax Rock
201120317014723066th MSLLost quarter-final
20121411309416626th MSLLost quarter-final
Oakville Rock
201320217114020556th MSLDNQ
2014186120147159125th MSLDNQ
2015187110129153143rd MSLLost semi-final
2016181071162123214th MSLLost semi-final
2017187101169161154th MSLLost semi-final
2018161051152132212nd MSLLost final
2019181080180145203rd MSLLost semi-final

See also

References
  1. http://www.ilindoor.com/2009/12/09/ajax-pickering-rock-moving-up-to-major-mma-connections-plus-the-links/ Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine "Ajax-Pickering Rock moving up to the Major", ilindoor.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
  2. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1304603 "Ajax vs Brooklin Boxcore", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
  3. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5695 "Summer 2010 Schedule", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
  4. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5695 "Standings", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
  5. http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5939 "2010 Playoff Schedule", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
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