Mr. Speaker, I was among the over 11,000 fans at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York for the National Lacrosse League Championship game between the Rochester Knighthawks and the Toronto Rock on Saturday night.
I am pleased to report to the House that for the fourth time in five years the Toronto Rock has won the National Lacrosse League Championship. The Rock held the Knighthawks scoreless for nearly 23 minutes in the second half and fought off a late rally to win the Champion's Cup.
Bob Watson was named the championship game MVP, racking up 40 saves, including many key saves down the stretch. With six different players scoring the Rocks' eight goals, their victory was a true team effort.
On behalf of the Canadian Alliance and the Parliament of Canada, congratulations to Colin Doyle, Blaine Manning, Jim Veltman, Kevin Finneran, Steve Toll, Aaron Wilson, Pat Coyle, Todd Richard, Darryl Gibson, Sandy Chapman, Glenn Clark, Tom Montour, Bob Watson, Patrick Merrill, Chris Driscoll, Anthony Cosmo, Carter Livingstone, Dan Ladouceur, Kim Squire, Ian Rubel, Pat Jones, Wayne Burke, Jon Low and Scott Stapleford, as well as coach and general manager Les Bartley and all of the Toronto Rock organization on their championship season.