2012 Rochester Knighthawks 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]

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)

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:

RoundOverallPlayer
15Mike Kirk
214Casey Powell
323Jack Reid

Entry draft

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

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
12Stephen KeoghSyracuse University
15Johnny PowlessSix Nations, ON
210Joel WhiteSyracuse University
323Kyle AndrewsBrampton, ON
432Shane CaterSix Nations, ON
536Aaron TackaberryCalgary, AB
540Cal KitsonBrampton, ON
645Kraig MaracleSix Nations, ON
649Grant CatalinoUniversity of Maryland

Roster
2012 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  •  4 Jamie Batson
  • 77 Tim O'Brien
  •  6 Joe Smith
Holdout
  • -- Troy Bonterre
  • -- Jamison Koesterer
  •  4 Joel McCready
  • 22 Casey Powell
  • -- Jack Reid
Protected list
  • -- Michael Evans
Unable to play
Head Coach
  • Mike Hasen
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

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. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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