Halifax Thunderbirds' Jason Knox (11) puts a shot on Toronto Rock goaltender Nick Rose (66), with pressure from Toronto Rock's Elijah Gash (81) and Bradley Kri (20), during the second quarter of game 1 of the National Lacrosse League final in Hamilton on Friday, May 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Kirst’s six-point outing leads Rock past Thunderbirds 13-11 in Game 1 of NLL Finals
May 15, 2026 | 9:18 PM
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HAMILTON — Rookie of the year CJ Kirst had four goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Rock past the Halifax Thunderbirds 13-11 on Friday in Game 1 of the National Lacrosse League final.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is on Sunday in Halifax.
Sam English scored twice and added three assists for the Rock, who play out of Hamilton’s TD Coliseum. Owen Hiltz had a pair of goals, and Josh Dawick, Challen Rogers, Chris Boushy, Dan Craig, and Mark Matthews added singles.
Nick Rose made 38 saves for the win in net for Toronto.
