Rock face Rochester to open 2024 NLL Playoffs

Toronto Won Lone Meeting With Knighthawks Just Two Weeks Ago

Oakville, ON – The Toronto Rock enter the 2024 NLL Playoffs as the number one seed after a 15-3 season that established a new franchise mark for wins in a season.  The Rock will face the Rochester Knighthawks in the NLL Quarterfinals on Saturday, April 27 at 4:30pm at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, ON.

The playoff picture didn’t come into focus until the very last game of the 2023-24 regular season schedule with Rochester punching their ticket to the postseason on Sunday afternoon with a win over Philadelphia.  The Knighthawks, who finished with an 8-10 record, ended up in a five-way tie for the 8^th and final playoff position with Saskatchewan, New York, Vancouver, and Calgary.  Rochester got the nod due to a .750 winning percentage in head-to-head games played among the tied teams.

The opening round of the NLL Playoffs are a single-elimination, one-game showdown.  The winner of the NLL Quarterfinals game will move on to the NLL Semifinals and the loser’s season will come to an end.

The NLL Playoffs will follow a locked-in bracket style advancement.  The winner of the Toronto (#1 seed) vs. Rochester (#8 seed) game will advance to a best-of-3 series against the winner of the Buffalo (#4 seed) vs. Georgia (#5 seed) matchup.  The NLL Semifinals will begin the weekend of May 3-5.

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