# 2022 Toronto Rock season

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Hamilton, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season is the 24th in franchise history, and 23rd as the Rock. This was the second team season in Hamilton and the first since 1998 following a move from Toronto.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 247 | 185 | +62 | 13.72 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 207 | 166 | +41 | 11.50 | 9.22 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 4 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 185 | 199 | −14 | 10.28 | 11.06 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 205 | 212 | −7 | 11.39 | 11.78 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 184 | 221 | −37 | 10.22 | 12.28 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | +19 | 11.22 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 194 | 201 | −7 | 10.78 | 11.17 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 196 | 198 | −2 | 10.89 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 196 | 194 | +2 | 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 5 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 190 | 223 | −33 | 10.56 | 12.39 |
| 6 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 199 | 209 | −10 | 11.06 | 11.61 |

## Game log
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 4, 2021 | Albany FireWolves | FirstOntario Centre | W 10–9 | | 8,043 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 10, 2021 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 7–11 | | 6,424 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 18, 2021 | Philadelphia Wings | FirstOntario Centre | W 12–9 | | 5,024 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 8, 2022 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 6–12 | | 8,005 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 15, 2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | FirstOntario Centre | L 13–14 | OT | 0 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 29, 2022 | Rochester Knighthawks | FirstOntario Centre | W 12–8 | | 0 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 5, 2022 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 14–7 | | 6,776 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 12, 2022 | Buffalo Bandits | FirstOntario Centre | W 12–10 | | 0 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 19, 2022 | @ Albany FireWolves | MVP Arena | W 13–9 | | 5,347 | 6–3 |
| 10 | February 26, 2022 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | L 13–14 | | 3,956 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 5, 2022 | New York Riptide | FirstOntario Centre | W 12–9 | | 7,920 | 7–4 |
| 12 | March 12, 2022 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 14–5 | | 8,283 | 8–4 |
| 13 | March 26, 2022 | Georgia Swarm | FirstOntario Centre | L 6–10 | | 8,841 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 1, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | W 13–9 | | 9,399 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 2, 2022 | San Diego Seals | FirstOntario Centre | W 14–7 | | 8,549 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 9, 2022 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–9 | | 4,117 | 11–5 |
| 17 | April 16, 2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | FirstOntario Centre | W 15–7 | | 10,047 | 12–5 |
| 18 | April 30, 2022 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 10–7 | | 13,481 | 13–5 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | May 6, 2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | FirstOntario Centre | W 14–13 | OT | 7,241 | 1–0 |
| Eastern Conference Finals (Game 1) | May 15, 2022 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 17–18 | | 10,258 | 1–1 |
| Eastern Conference Finals (Game 2) | May 21, 2022 | Buffalo Bandits | FirstOntario Centre | L 9–10 | | 7,992 | 1–2 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. The Toronto Rock made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 4 | 58 | Devon Dunkerley | Orangeville Jr. A |
| 5 | 73 | Curtis Hall | KW Jr. A/Paris ALL |
| 6 | 87 | Jordan McKenna | Orangeville Jr. A |