OSHAWA – After a century of history between the city and the sport, Oshawa finally got a taste of big-time lacrosse on Friday. And it was a success.

Ethan Walker scored his second goal of the game on a mid-range shot with 52 seconds remaining to give the Oshawa FireWolves an 8-7 win over the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League opener for both teams.

“That’s an NLL game, close until the end.” FireWolves head coach Glenn Clark said of the Oshawa introduction. “We were always going to get lacrosse fans. The key is to get new fans.”

“When we expose that type of product, they go away wanting to come back to the next game.”

It did take time for the 5,100 at Tribute Communities Centre to experience some scoring. C. J. Kirst, the first overall pick in the 2025 draft, opened the scorin

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