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22:00:00
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16:00:00
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Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
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13:00:00
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
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Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
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Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
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Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
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Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
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Buffalo
Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
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Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
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Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
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Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
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7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
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New York
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
Georgia
Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Jan 13
22:00:00
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Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
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Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
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Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Jan 20
20:00:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sat, Jan 20
21:00:00
Calgary
Colorado
WK
9
Fri, Jan 26
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Jan 27
18:00:00
Rochester
Halifax
Sat, Jan 27
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
San Diego
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 27
22:00:00
Panther City
Las Vegas
WK
10
Fri, Feb 2
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 2
19:30:00
Vancouver
Georgia
Fri, Feb 2
21:00:00
New York
Calgary
Sat, Feb 3
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
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Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
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11
Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
Las Vegas
Halifax
Fri, Feb 9
20:00:00
Colorado
Panther City
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Calgary
Toronto
Sat, Feb 10
19:30:00
San Diego
New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
WK
12
Fri, Feb 16
18:30:00
Buffalo
Halifax
Fri, Feb 16
22:00:00
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Sat, Feb 17
19:00:00
Colorado
Albany
Sun, Feb 18
19:00:00
Halifax
Calgary
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13
Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
New York
Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
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Toronto
Sat, Feb 24
19:30:00
Albany
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 24
20:00:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 24
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Calgary
Sun, Feb 25
16:00:00
Georgia
Panther City
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Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
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Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
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15
Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
Vancouver
Albany
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Calgary
Georgia
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 9
17:00:00
Colorado
Toronto
Sat, Mar 9
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
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New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
Halifax
San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
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Philadelphia
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Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
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Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
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Vancouver
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19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 16
19:30:00
Philadelphia
Georgia
Sat, Mar 16
20:30:00
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Saskatchewan
WK
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Fri, Mar 22
20:00:00
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Panther City
Fri, Mar 22
21:00:00
Albany
Calgary
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Halifax
Toronto
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
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Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 23
19:30:00
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Sat, Mar 23
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Mar 23
22:00:00
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Sun, Mar 24
17:30:00
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Georgia
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Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
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Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
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New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
Vancouver
Las Vegas
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Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
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Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Panther City
San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Halifax
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
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Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
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Panther City
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Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
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Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
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Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
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Panther City
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Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
Georgia
Fri, Apr 19
22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
Sat, Apr 20
18:00:00
Colorado
Halifax
Sat, Apr 20
19:30:00
Albany
New York
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
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Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
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15:00:00
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Nick Rose is Enjoying Life Stopping Shots and Collecting Cards

As a kid, Nick Rose collected a lot of sports trading cards.

But it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic when the Toronto Rock goaltender realized just how many cards he had accumulated during his youth.

“I started going through some boxes and I found about ten albums of hockey cards from back in the 90’s,” said Rose.

It was at that moment when Rose fell in love with card collecting again.

“I knew some people that were in the hobby for a long time and they helped me with getting back in it,” said Rose.

Rose’s prized possession is a 1955 Bowman Willie Mays card that was given to him by his mother who got it when she was a child.

“It’s pretty cool to kind of understand how long it’s been in existence,” said Rose.  “I sent it to PSA (Professional Sports Authenticators).  It was only a 1.5 (fair on the scale) but it still looks awesome.  I don’t think I’ll be getting rid of it anytime.”

But Rose is very active in the hobby and continues to collect rookie cards of his favorite players in all sports.

He also likes to wheel and deal.

“I like completing some sets and making trades,” said Rose.

It was interesting that Rose brought up trades during our phone conversations because as luck would have it, I’m also an avid card collector and I’m going to see Rose this weekend when the Rock come to Long Island to face the New York Riptide Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum (7:30pm ET on ESPN+ and TSN.ca).

During our conversation, I learned that Rose is a big Toronto Maple Leaf fan and I told him that I’m a huge New York Islanders fan. As the radio voice of the Riptide, I’ll be at the shootaround Saturday morning so I proposed a trade to Rose…

Since we’ll be in the Nassau Coliseum, the former home of the Islanders, I offered to trade him some Maple Leafs cards in exchange for some Islanders cards.

“I definitely have some Islanders cards,” said Rose. “I’ll find some Islanders that I’ll part ways with.”

That should be a fun exchange at “The Barn” just hours before the Rock face the Riptide in a very important early season game. Toronto is off to a 1-2 start and they’re looking to get things on track as they hope to compete for the NLL championships this season.

“We just kind of have to own our record right now and be ready to come to play,” said Rose. “There are really no excuses to not be ready to play this weekend.”

The Rock will be facing a Riptide team that was expected to take a big step forward this season but they are off to an 0-2 start.  However, Toronto is not about to take this game for granted.

Despite their record, New York has a lot of talent.

“I do see them as a dangerous threat every single weekend,” said Rose. “I think that they can beat every team in the league. They’re a very high-flying offense led by Jeff Teat and Callum Crawford. “We know it won’t be easy. They’re a tough matchup for everybody.”

When he’s not stopping shots or collecting cards, Rose has a full-time job as the General Manager of the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario. He’s in charge of running the facility, organizing the Centre’s in-house lacrosse programs and booking other events like soccer groups and Oakville Minor Lacrosse.

“Just have to be on top of the calendar and make sure everything runs smoothly,” said Rose. “I’m always around the game of lacrosse.  It’s something I really enjoy and I don’t see changing too much going forward.”

And Rose is also enjoying his role as General Manager of the Orangeville Junior A Northmen lacrosse team. Rose just completed his first season as GM following a six-year run as Assistant General Manager. With all of the executive experience that Rose now has on his resume, he is setting himself up for a future in the front office of a professional lacrosse team.

“I think that’s a route I definitely want to go when I stop playing,” said Rose. “I think getting into the executive (side of the business) is something I want to do and trying to get better at year after year.”

And Rose is trying to use his ever-growing business experience to try and connect his love of lacrosse with his love of sports trading cards.  His vast collection of cards now includes lacrosse cards, a part of the industry that has been growing.

“Lacrosse cards are starting to blow up a little bit,” said Rose. “I’m all over that.”

But unfortunately, Rose is missing a lacrosse card that doesn’t exist.

“I don’t have my own card,” said Rose. “I know we’ve talked with the NLL and NLLPA. I’m hoping maybe for next season they get something going. I think it would be awesome. It definitely connects a league and athletes more so to their fans so I really think the value in it is huge and it’s just kind of fun to open up packs and hit a Tom Schreiber autograph is very cool.”

What would also be cool for Nick Rose, in addition to helping the Toronto Rock win an NLL championship, would be to add a very important card to his collection.

Absent from his collection is a Wayne Gretzky rookie card.

“I would love to get a Gretzky at some point,” said Rose. “I’m going to have to make some trades.”

Would this be a good time to tell Rose that I have one of those?

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