EVERETT — The Washington Stealth reportedly have agreed to trade goalkeeper Matt Roik to the Toronto Rock in exchange for defenseman Kyle Ross.
First word of the trade came via Twitter. A series of tweet’s Friday evening by Rock owner and president Jamie Dawick say that the trade is imminent. The trade also was reported on the Web at inlaxwetrust.com
Completion of the deal is pending league approval.
Dawick’s first tweet said, “Yes, we have acquired Matt Roik from the Stealth for Kyle Ross. Still need to cross the t’s and dot the i’s and league approval.”
The Rock owner’s second tweet was directed at the players involved in the trade: “Welcome to TO Matt! We’re very excited about you joining our family. Tough to see Rossco (Ross) go, great guy, glad I got to know him.”
The Stealth were mum regarding the trade.
“We can neither confirm or deny the trade,” Mike Kennett, the Stealth’s Director of Communications said Friday night.
The Rock and the Stealth have met in the NLL Champion’s Cup the last two seasons. The Stealth earned a 15-11 victory in 2010 and the Rock won 8-7 this past May.
The championship victory for the Rock was the last game for legendary goalkeeper Bob Watson, who had announced that 2011 would be his last season. With Watson’s retirement, the Rock were on the market for a new goalkeeper.
Roik appeared in all 16 games for the Stealth last season, saving 192 shots and giving up 62 goals while posting a 3-2 record and a .753 save percentage.
Ross played in 15 games for the Rock last year, reeling in 55 loose balls.
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