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.
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.http://www.ilindoor.com/2009/12/09/ajax-pickering-rock-moving-up-to-major-mma-connections-plus-the-links/ "Ajax-Pickering Rock moving up to the Major", ilindoor.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
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.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=1304603 "Ajax vs Brooklin Boxcore", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11 Their first win would come on Monday June 21 in Brooklin, winning 10-7.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5695 "Summer 2010 Schedule", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11 They would finish the 2010 campaign with a 3-13-0 recordhttp://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5695 "Standings", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11 and would be swept by the Six Nations Chiefs in the first round of the playoffs.http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=832&seasonid=5939 "2010 Playoff Schedule", pointstreak.com, Accessed 04-DEC-11
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 Season GP W L T GF GA P Results PlayoffsAjax-Pickering Rock 2003 16 11 5 0 132 115 22 4th OSBLL Lost Quarter-Final 2004 16 8 7 1 122 110 17 4th OSBLL Lost Semi-Final 2005 14 7 6 1 126 124 15 4th OSBLL Lost Semi-Final 2006 14 10 3 1 128 97 21 1st OSBLL Lost Final 2007 14 5 9 0 94 109 10 6th OSBLL Lost Final 2008 14 5 9 0 100 113 10 5th OSBLL Lost Quarter-Final 2009 16 9 6 1 153 172 19 3rd OSBLL Lost Semi-Final 2010 16 3 13 0 121 176 6 6th MSL Lost Quarter-FinalAjax Rock 2011 20 3 17 0 147 230 6 6th MSL Lost Quarter-Final 2012 14 1 13 0 94 166 2 6th MSL Lost Quarter-FinalOakville Rock 2013 20 2 17 1 140 205 5 6th MSL Did Not Qualify 2014 18 6 12 0 147 159 12 5th MSL Did Not Qualify 2015 18 7 11 0 129 153 14 3rd MSL Lost Semi-Final 2016 18 10 7 1 162 123 21 4th MSL Lost Semi-Final 2017 18 7 10 1 169 161 15 4th MSL Lost Semi-Final 2018 16 10 5 1 152 132 21 2nd MSL Lost Final 2019 18 10 8 0 180 145 20 3rd MSL Lost Semi-Final20218260859945th MSL ClassicNo Playoffs Held20241147011012285th MSLLost Quarter-Final2025175120117159106th MSLDid Not Qualify202618126016155242nd MSLLost Quarter-Final Note that the Oakville Rock did not compete at the Senior A level in 2022 or 2023 and instead operated as a Senior B team.
See also Major Series Lacrosse OLA Senior B Lacrosse League
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