
Toronto Rock, Halifax to Clash in NLL Final May 15-23
The NLL announced the Finals matchup between the Toronto Rock and the Halifax Thunderbirds, a best-of-three series scheduled for May 15-23. Game 1 opens in Toronto on Friday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Game 2 is set for Sunday, May 17, in Halifax at 6 p.m. ET. If necessary, Game 3 will be played Saturday, May 23, in Toronto at 7:30 p.m. ET. All Finals games will be broadcast live on TSN, ESPN+, TSN+ and NLL+, subject to territory restrictions; complete broadcast details will be announced Tuesday.
The final is an all-Canadian matchup, the first since 2015. The Rock will be seeking its first championship since 2011, and a title would be the Rock’s seventh. Game 2 will mark Halifax’s first Finals appearance since the franchise relocated from Rochester. Both clubs swept their semifinal series in three games to reach the championship.
Semifinal play featured several standout performances. In Game 1, Sam English, Challen Rogers and Mark Matthews each recorded hat tricks; English and Rogers added two assists and Matthews one. In Game 2, Boushy had one goal and two assists. In Game 3, English finished with two goals and three assists to help close out his series.
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