The Philadelphia Wings (4-8) will look to continue a two game win streak as they take on Eastern Division foe, the Toronto Rock, at the Wachovia Center on Saturday, April 3 at 7 p.m. The Wings will honor American Heroes, a salute to Police, Firefighters and the Military, by offering a $10 ticket. All eligible recipients should visit the box office with a valid work ID. 

The Wings and Rock will battle for the second time this season. Philadelphia will be coming off their win last Saturday which featured 179 penalty minutes. Toronto visits the Wachovia Center after playing at home Friday night in the Air Canada Centre against the defending NLL champs, the Calgary Roughnecks.
Series Notes:

Overall:  Toronto leads 19-9

At Philadelphia: Toronto leads 7-5

At Toronto: Toronto leads 12-4

Last Meeting: February 5, 2010, Toronto won at home 19-11

About the Rock:

The Rock (6-6) are currently third in the NLL's Eastern Division. They are second in the League on the power play, converting on 54% of their opportunities, and fifth in the League in killing power plays 57% of the time. Toronto is 2-4 on the road this season.

Toronto is led by Colin Doyle who is second in the league scoring with 71 points (19G, 52A), followed by Garrett Billings with 63 points (26G, 37A) and Blaine Manning with 62 points (25G, 37A). Toronto has used two goalies in their 12 games. Bob Watson has a goals against average of 9.49 per game and Steve Dietrich has a goals against average of 10.72.

About the Wings:

The Wings, (4-8) are currently sixth in the Eastern Division in the NLL. Philadelphia is ninth in the league on the power play, converting on 31% of their chances, and 10th in the League killing 52% of the power plays against them. The Wings are 3-3 at the Wachovia Center.

Drew Westervelt leads the Wings with 57 points (24G, 33A), followed by Kyle Wailes with 51 points (22G, 29A) and Dan Teat with 36 points (15G, 21A). Wings goalie Brandon Miller is third in league with 418 saves on the season. 

Coaches Corner:

Wings General Manager and Head Coach David Huntley:

“I think we’ve got some good wins, which is nice to see change in results for the guy’s effort. Like a great team all along we probably played better than a sub 500 record. We have won two games in a row and I think hopefully we’ll just keep playing well, but the results whatever they are, they are.”

“I think Max (Seibald) has played pretty consistently for us; certainly he has had a baptismal fire in his very first game of box lacrosse period in Toronto which is a great place to play a great team and they put it to us pretty good that night. He played within himself and never having played the game before, he did a nice job continuing to learn the game. I think the most impressive thing about Max has been his passion and desire for the game and he’s a great player and he’s eager to continue to get better, so he’s a joy to coach.”

Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson:

“Well, believe it or not, we want to keep playing like we have been the last couple of outings. We felt our game has been in line, but in the end, good enough to get a couple of wins. I’m just not sure the lacrosse gods are with us right now but we like our work ethic and how the guys have been going at it.  We’ll be bringing the same thing to Calgary and Philly on the weekend.”

“We don’t say anything any different than coaches on other lacrosse teams or even hockey or basketball teams for that sake. You know we feel the guys are giving an effort and all we have to tell them is keep doing what your doing and eventually we’ll get out of this spot. Our coaching staff happens to believe good things happen when teams work hard and we feel we’ve been working hard. Sooner or later something’s got to give.”

“We’ve had a couple minor lineup changes in the past couple games but especially on the defensive end. We also have some very veteran guys on our team and they know the effort is there, but its probably as frustrating to the Mannings, the Doyles, the Wassons. These are the veteran guys that are telling the young guys to keep going at it, you’re working hard things will change so as frustrating as it is for Troy and the coaching staff I think our players are feeling the same thing.”