Oakville, ON – The U17 Jr. Rock defeated the U17 Jr. Knighthawks 10-7 to win the franchise’s 14th Jr. NLL title, and fourth at the U17 level, on Sunday afternoon at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in Oakville, ON at the Jr. NLL Tournament.
This year’s event was the 9th Annual three-day tournament attracted 32 total teams from across the NLL.
Like at last year’s tournament, the Rock made the finals in all three age divisions. However this year, the Rock came out as the runner-up at the U13 and U15 levels, the exact opposite of last year’s championship finals where they came out on top. The U17 squad lost in OT to the Jr. Mammoth in the 2022 tournament, but this year delivered the lone Rock title.
The results of Sunday’s games are below:
U13
Semi-Finals
Championship
Jr. Bandits 8, Jr. Rock 7 WATCH
U15
Semi-Finals
Championship
Jr. Roughnecks 11, Jr. Rock 6 WATCH
U17
Semi-Finals
Championship
Jr. Rock 10, Jr. Knighthawks 7 WATCH
The Jr. Rock rosters are comprised of players from the Rock Stars Elite Lacrosse Program and play and train year-round at the TRAC in Oakville.
Each Jr. Rock entry is coached by current or former Toronto Rock players and coaching staff.
U13: Matt Sawyer, Nick Rose, Jon Harasym
U15: Brad Kri, Dan Dawson
U17: Colin Doyle, Challen Rogers, Bill Greer
Tournament History
U13
2013 – Jr. Mammoth
2014 – Jr. Rock
2015 – Jr. Knighthawks
2016 – Jr. Rock
2017 – Jr. Rock
2018 – Jr. Rock
2019 – Jr. Black Wolves
2022 – Jr. Rock
2023 – Jr. Bandits
U15
2013 – Jr. Rock
2014 – Jr. Knighthawks
2015 – Jr. Knighthawks
2016 – Jr. Rock
2017 – Jr. Rock
2018 – Jr. Rock
2019 – Jr. Mammoth
2022 – Jr. Rock
2023 – Jr. Roughnecks
U17
2014 – Jr. Knighthawks
2015 – Jr. Knighthawks
2016 – Jr. Rock
2017 – Jr. Roughnecks
2018 – Jr. Rock
2019 – Jr. Rock
2022 – Jr. Mammoth
2023 – Jr. Rock
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