2012 Rochester Knighthawks season Lacrosse team season
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]
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 PlayedW : Wins; L : Losses; GB : Games back ; PCT : Win percentage; Home : Record at Home; Road : Record on the Road; GF : Goals scored; GA : Goals allowedDifferential : 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]
Transactions
Trades
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]
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
See also
References
^ 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 . ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2012 Regular Season - Standings" . NLL.com . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League" . NLL.com . Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012 .^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League" . NLL.com . Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012 .^ "Rochester trades Evans to draft Powless" . NLL.com . September 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11 .^ "Edmonton & Rochester make big trade" . NLL.com . October 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11 .^ "2012 Transactions" . NLL.com . March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012 .^ "2011 Entry Draft results" . NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-10 .
