2008 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 14th in franchise history.

2008 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2008 record8-8
Home record4-4
Road record4-4
Goals for197
Goals against171
General ManagerJody Gage
CoachEd Comeau
CaptainRegy Thorpe
Alternate captainsShawn Williams
John Grant, Jr.
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Average attendance10,691
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Grant, Jr. (47)
AssistsShawn Williams (55)
PointsJohn Grant, Jr. (92)
Penalties in minutesShawn Evans (63)
Loose BallsSteve Toll (166)
WinsPat O'Toole (8)
Goals against averagePat O'Toole (10.52)

After finishing the 2007 season with a 14-game winning stream winning the Champion's Cup, the Knighthawks hoped to continue their success into 2008. They continued their winning streak by beating the Buffalo Bandits in the season opener, but then lost the next three. The Knighthawks finished with an 8-8 record, good for 5th place in the Eastern division, and missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarm – x16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titans – x16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wings – x16106.6250.07–13–5225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04–44–4197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04–53–4172174-210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03–53–5176212-3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealth – xy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammoth – x1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecks – x1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJax – x16610.3753.03–53–5179194-1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03–51–7141197-568.8112.31

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:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 11, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 12–9 18,670 1–0
2 January 12, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 9–14 10,939 1–1
3 January 18, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings Wachovia Center L 14–15 9,248 1–2
4 January 26, 2008 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena L 17–18 OT 9,686 1–3
5 February 9, 2008 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 11–4 9,925 2–3
6 February 16, 2008 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena W 15–12 8,871 3–3
7 February 23, 2008 New York Titans Blue Cross Arena L 11–14 10,118 3–4
8 March 1, 2008 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 18–8 5,335 4–4
9 March 15, 2008 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 9–10 OT 6,711 4–5
10 March 22, 2008 Chicago Shamrox Blue Cross Arena L 11–12 10,221 4–6
11 March 29, 2008 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 20–12 8,940 5–6
12 April 3, 2008 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 8–11 16,860 5–7
13 April 5, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 9–6 15,422 6–7
14 April 12, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 11–6 10,517 7–7
15 April 19, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 11–8 11,568 8–7
16 April 26, 2008 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 11–12 8,026 8–8

Player stats

Reference:[3]

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
John Grant, Jr.1647459211616
Shawn Williams16255580642
Scott Evans164434788828
Shawn Evans152538636163
Ken Millin1582533498
Steve Toll16725321668
Stephen Hoar16517227636
Sandy Chapman16115167712
Matt Lyons129615269
Totals317514375116744

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Pat O'Toole16889:2586156.77610.52
Phil Wetherup1571:390213.75910.89
Grant Crawley14:300001.000.00
Totals88 171 .773 10.69

Awards
PlayerAward
John Grant, Jr.All-Stars
Scott Evans
Steve Toll
Shawn Williams

Roster

Reference:[4]

No. Position Player
43 Def Abrams, Marshall
26 Def Brown, David
? Bucktooth, Drew
5 Def Chapman, Sandy
42 Def Cougevan, Pat
52 Goalie Crawley, Grant
25 Def Ditzell, Scott
Def Dutton, Pat
19 Fwd Evans (sc), Scott
15 Fwd Evans (sh), Shawn
Def Forget, Luke
24 Fwd Grant, John
20 Def Greer, Bill
23 Trans Hoar, Stephen
No. Position Player
21 Fwd Lyons, Matt
14 Fwd McLeod, Mat
32 Fwd Millin, Ken
39 Goalie O'Toole, Pat
16 Fwd Potter, Andrew
18 Def Reid, Jack
2 Trans Schiller, Chris
Fwd Spillett, Brandon
11 Def Thorpe, Regy
17 Trans Toll, Steve
22 ? Vitarelli, Cory
90 Goalie Wetherup, Phil
? Wilkins, Shawn
51 Fwd Williams, Shawn

See also

References
  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25958&seasonid=1995
  4. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25958&seasonid=1995
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