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Toronto Rock

Toronto Rock

The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at TD Coliseum. The Rock have won seven NLL championships, tied for the most in league history with the Buffalo Bandits.

The franchise was founded in 1998 as the Ontario Raiders in Hamilton, being the first Canadian based franchise in the NLL. The Raiders played at Copps Coliseum before being sold to a group of investors led by then Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant GM Bill Watters, who relocated the franchise to Toronto. They were subsequently renamed the "Toronto Rock", and began play at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 1999 season. In the 2001 season, the Rock moved from the Maple Leaf Gardens to Scotiabank Arena (then known as Air Canada Centre) where they played for 20 seasons. On May 11, 2021, the team announced the relocation from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, beginning with the 2021–22 NLL season in December. The team continues to represent Toronto while playing home games in Hamilton. The Rock temporarily relocated to Mississauga for the 2025 season while the FirstOntario Centre was closed for renovations.