The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional men’s box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. The Rock play their home games at FirstOntario Centre.
The Rock playing against the Calgary Roughnecks during the Rock's final game of the 2005 NLL season
The Rock during their first home game of the 2009 NLL season, playing against the Buffalo Bandits
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in the 1930s in Canada, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official national summer sport. Box lacrosse is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each, and is traditionally played on an ice hockey rink once the ice has been removed or covered. The playing area is called a box, in contrast to the open playing field of field lacrosse. The object of the game is to use a lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball in an effort to score by shooting a solid rubber lacrosse ball into the opponent's goal. The highest level of box lacrosse is the National Lacrosse League.
A box lacrosse goaltender (or goalie)
Ball players, a colour lithograph by George Catlin, illustrates various Native Americans playing lacrosse.
National Lacrosse League action during an All-Star Game in 2005
Windsor Clippers (OJBLL) runner in 2014.