2012 Rochester Knighthawks season

2012 Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2012 record7-9
Home record5-3
Road record2-6
Goals for191
Goals against197
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainPat McCready
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCody Jamieson (36)
AssistsCody Jamieson (49)
PointsCody Jamieson (85)
Penalties in minutesKyle Laverty (46)
Loose BallsPat McCready (94)
WinsMatt Vinc (7)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (12.21)

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the 18th in franchise history. After a 7-9 season, the Knighthawks came on strong in the playoffs and won their third NLL Championship, defeating the Edmonton Rush 9-6.[1]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xy1697.5620.03–56–2198196+212.3812.25
2Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4382.05–32–6191197−611.9412.31
3Philadelphia Wings – x1679.4382.03–54–4176207−3111.0012.94
4Buffalo Bandits – x1679.4382.04–43–5198204−612.3812.75
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1216170+4613.5010.62
2Colorado Mammoth – x16115.6881.05–36–2217201+1613.5612.56
3Minnesota Swarm – x1697.5623.06–23–5202190+1212.6211.88
4Edmonton Rush – x16610.3756.04–42–6167175−810.4410.94
5Washington Stealth16412.2508.02–62–6179204−2511.1912.75

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 14, 2012 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 22–12 8,813 1–0
2 January 21, 2012 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 9–12 9,776 1–1
3 January 27, 2012 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 11–13 11,862 1–2
4 January 28, 2012 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 11–14 15,210 1–3
5 February 4, 2012 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 16–14 5,267 2–3
6 February 12, 2012 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 6–9 8,087 2–4
7 February 18, 2012 Washington Stealth Blue Cross Arena W 15–12 6,163 3–4
8 February 24, 2012 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–16 10,274 3–5
9 March 3, 2012 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 11–8 8,906 4–5
10 March 10, 2012 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 13–10 7,254 5–5
11 March 24, 2012 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 7–13 5,714 5–6
12 March 31, 2012 Colorado Mammoth Blue Cross Arena L 12–16 5,611 5–7
13 April 6, 2012 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 14–15 9,806 5–8
14 April 14, 2012 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena W 14–12 5,964 6–8
15 April 21, 2012 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center L 9–14 18,690 6–9
16 April 28, 2012 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 9–7 8,912 7–9

Playoffs

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 4, 2012 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 14–13 5,176 1–0
Division Final May 12, 2012 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 17–13 9,384 2–0
Championship Game May 19, 2012 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena W 9–6 9,277 3–0

Transactions

Trades

September 21, 2011[5]
 To Rochester Knighthawks
1st round pick, 2011 entry draft (Johnny Powless) 		To Calgary Roughnecks
Shawn Evans
July 25, 2011[6]
 To Rochester Knighthawks
Ryan Cousins
Andy Secore
Alex Kedoh Hill 		To Edmonton Rush
Shawn Williams
Aaron Bold
2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft
March 20, 2012[7]
 To Rochester Knighthawks
Jamison Koesterer
 To Washington Stealth
3rd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft

Dispersal Draft

The Knighthawks chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:

Round Overall Player
1 5 Mike Kirk
2 14 Casey Powell
3 23 Jack Reid

Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011.[8] The Knighthawks selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 2 Stephen Keogh Syracuse University
1 5 Johnny Powless Six Nations, ON
2 10 Joel White Syracuse University
3 23 Kyle Andrews Brampton, ON
4 32 Shane Cater Six Nations, ON
5 36 Aaron Tackaberry Calgary, AB
5 40 Cal Kitson Brampton, ON
6 45 Kraig Maracle Six Nations, ON
6 49 Grant Catalino University of Maryland

Roster

2012 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  4 Canada Jamie Batson
  • 77 Canada Tim O'Brien
  •  6 Canada Joe Smith
Holdout
  • -- Canada Troy Bonterre
  • -- Canada Jamison Koesterer
  •  4 Canada Joel McCready
  • 22 United States Casey Powell
  • -- United States Jack Reid
Protected list
  • -- United States Michael Evans
Unable to play
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

[1] updated 2011-12-22
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ Stamp, Stephen (May 20, 2012). "Knighthawks ride Matt Vinc and second-half surge to Champions Cup title, plus the links". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2012 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Rochester trades Evans to draft Powless". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  6. ^ "Edmonton & Rochester make big trade". NLL.com. October 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  7. ^ "2012 Transactions". NLL.com. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  8. ^ "2011 Entry Draft results". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-10.