2003-2010: Ajax-Pickering Rock 2011-2012: Ajax Rock 2013-Present: 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.
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.
oakville, rock, city, oakville, ontarioleague, major, series, lacrossefounded, 2003, promoted, 2010, relocated, 2013home, arena, toronto, rock, athletic, centrecolours, black, whitecoach, phil, sandersongmowner, rochepresident, rochehistory, 2003, 2010, ajax, . Oakville RockCity Oakville OntarioLeague Major Series LacrosseFounded 2003 Promoted to MSL in 2010 Relocated 2013Home Arena Toronto Rock Athletic CentreColours Black Red amp WhiteCoach Phil SandersonGMOwner Rob RochePresident Rob RocheHistory 2003 2010 Ajax Pickering Rock2011 2012 Ajax Rock2013 Present Oakville RockThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 Season by Season results 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditFormerly 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 EditSeason GP W L T GF GA P Results PlayoffsAjax Pickering Rock2003 16 11 5 0 132 115 22 4th OSBLL Lost Quarter final2004 16 8 7 1 122 110 17 4th OSBLL Lost Semi final2005 14 7 6 1 126 124 15 4th OSBLL Lost Semi final2006 14 10 3 1 128 97 21 1st OSBLL Lost Final2007 14 5 9 0 94 109 10 6th OSBLL Lost Final2008 14 5 9 0 100 113 10 5th OSBLL Lost Quarter final2009 16 9 6 1 153 172 19 3rd OSBLL Lost Semi final2010 16 3 13 0 121 176 6 6th MSL Lost Quarter finalAjax Rock2011 20 3 17 0 147 230 6 6th MSL Lost Quarter final2012 14 1 13 0 94 166 2 6th MSL Lost Quarter finalOakville Rock2013 20 2 17 1 140 205 5 6th MSL DNQ2014 18 6 12 0 147 159 12 5th MSL DNQ2015 18 7 11 0 129 153 14 3rd MSL Lost Semi final2016 18 10 7 1 162 123 21 4th MSL Lost Semi final2017 18 7 10 1 169 161 15 4th MSL Lost Semi final2018 16 10 5 1 152 132 21 2nd MSL Lost Final2019 18 10 8 0 180 145 20 3rd MSL Lost Semi finalSee also EditMajor Series Lacrosse OLA Senior B Lacrosse LeagueReferences Edit 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 http www pointstreak com prostats boxscore html gameid 1304603 Ajax vs Brooklin Boxcore pointstreak com Accessed 04 DEC 11 http www pointstreak com prostats leagueschedule html leagueid 832 amp seasonid 5695 Summer 2010 Schedule pointstreak com Accessed 04 DEC 11 http www pointstreak com prostats standings html leagueid 832 amp seasonid 5695 Standings pointstreak com Accessed 04 DEC 11 http www pointstreak com prostats leagueschedule html leagueid 832 amp seasonid 5939 2010 Playoff Schedule pointstreak com Accessed 04 DEC 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oakville Rock amp oldid 964792058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
