2017 Rochester Knighthawks season

2017 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2017 record7-11
Home record4-5
Road record3-6
Goals for175
Goals against209
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainSid Smith
Alternate captainsScott Campbell
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Average attendance6,755
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Resetarits (27)
AssistsJoe Resetarits (39)
PointsJoe Resetarits (66)
Penalties in minutesPaul Dawson (30)
Loose BallsGraeme Hossack (125)
WinsMatt Vinc (6)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (11.37)

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was the 23rd in franchise history.

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Georgia Swarm – xyz18135.7220.07–26–3266213+5314.7811.83
2Toronto Rock – x1899.5004.04–55–4219200+1912.1711.11
3New England Black Wolves – x18810.4445.05–43–6220244−2412.2213.56
4Rochester Knighthawks18711.3896.04–53–6175209−349.7211.61
5Buffalo Bandits18612.3337.03–63–6226251−2512.5613.94
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush – xy18126.6670.08–14–5231212+1912.8311.78
2Vancouver Stealth – x1899.5003.04–55–4218221−312.1112.28
3Colorado Mammoth – x1899.5003.05–44–5202199+311.2211.06
4Calgary Roughnecks18810.4444.05–43–6212220−811.7812.22

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

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 29, 2016 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 5–12 8,137 0–1
2 January 7, 2017 New England Black Wolves Blue Cross Arena W 15–8 6,256 1–1
3 January 21, 2017 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 8–16 15,007 1–2
4 January 28, 2017 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 9–8 10,817 2–2
5 February 3, 2017 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 9–10 OT 4,543 2–3
6 February 11, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush Blue Cross Arena L 12–21 7,194 2–4
7 February 18, 2017 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 6–10 5,483 2–5
8 February 19, 2017 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena L 9–15 4,170 2–6
9 February 25, 2017 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 12–8 2,651 3–6
10 March 3, 2017 @ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 9–13 14,475 3–7
11 March 4, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 9–8 OT 6,102 4–7
12 March 17, 2017 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 11–12 4,449 4–8
13 March 25, 2017 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 11–10 8,765 5–8
14 April 1, 2017 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena L 9–11 6,824 5–9
15 April 15, 2017 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 7–13 16,003 5–10
16 April 22, 2017 New England Black Wolves Blue Cross Arena W 15–13 5,816 6–10
17 April 28, 2017 Georgia Swarm Blue Cross Arena L 10–13 6,221 6–11
18 April 29, 2017 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 9–8 5,126 7–11

Roster

Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 66 Iroquois Zach Williams (T)
Head Coach

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

[1] updated 2015-05-01
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016.[2] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 6 Josh Currier
1 7 Kyle Jackson
2 16 Dan Lomas
4 34 Tyler Albrecht
5 43 Luke Laszkiewicz
6 51 Brine Rice

See also

References

  1. ^ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 NLL Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.