2010 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 16th in franchise history.

2010 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2010 record7-9
Home record4-4
Road record3-5
Goals for155
Goals against181
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachPaul Gait
CaptainShawn Williams
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Grant, Jr. (49)
AssistsShawn Williams (46)
PointsJohn Grant, Jr. (83)
Penalties in minutesScott Evans (79)
Loose BallsSteve Toll (153)
WinsPat O'Toole (5)
Goals against averageAaron Bold (11.12)

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Orlando Titansxy16115.6880.05–36–2172154+1810.759.62
2Toronto Rockx1697.5622.06–23–5197156+4112.319.75
3Buffalo Banditsx1688.5003.04–44–4169170−110.5610.62
4Boston Blazersx1688.5003.05–33–5161162−110.0610.12
5Rochester Knighthawks1679.4384.04–43–5155181−269.6911.31
6Philadelphia Wings16511.3126.03–52–6168194−2610.5012.12
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Washington Stealthxyz16115.6880.06–25–3211179+3213.1911.19
2Calgary Roughnecksx16106.6251.05–35–3193169+2412.0610.56
3Edmonton Rushx16106.6251.05–35–3186201−1511.6212.56
4Minnesota Swarmx16511.3126.03–52–6189201−1211.8112.56
5Colorado Mammoth16412.2507.00–84–4167201−3410.4412.56

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8, 2010 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 10–5 8,192 1–0
2 January 16, 2010 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 13–11 17,207 2–0
3 January 23, 2010 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 3–17 10,104 2–1
4 January 29, 2010 @ Orlando Titans Amway Arena L 8–13 7,367 2–2
5 January 30, 2010 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 16–8 6,676 3–2
6 February 6, 2010 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 8–14 7,546 3–3
7 February 13, 2010 Boston Blazers Blue Cross Arena W 11–9 6,066 4–3
8 February 20, 2010 @ Philadelphia Wings Wachovia Center W 12–6 10,019 5–3
9 February 27, 2010 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena L 11–12 OT 5,229 5–4
10 March 13, 2010 Orlando Titans Blue Cross Arena L 4–9 5,930 5–5
11 March 27, 2010 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 7–14 10,652 5–6
12 April 3, 2010 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena L 9–11 7,206 5–7
13 April 9, 2010 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 12–11 9,193 6–7
14 April 10, 2010 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 15–12 7,086 7–7
15 April 16, 2010 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 7–15 9,959 7–8
16 April 24, 2010 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett L 9–14 4,200 7–9

Transactions

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New players

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  • Aaron Bold - acquired in trade
  • John Grant, Jr. - returning from injury
  • Peter Jacobs - acquired in trade
  • Cody Johnson - acquired in trade
  • Ian Rubel - acquired in trade
  • Regy Thorpe - resigned as General Manager to resume playing

Players not returning

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  • Sandy Chapman - traded

Trades

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July 7, 2009[3] To Rochester Knighthawks
Peter Jacobs
To Toronto Rock
Sandy Chapman
October 15, 2009[4] To Rochester Knighthawks
Aaron Bold
Ian Rubel
Cody Johnson
To Minnesota Swarm
Ryan Hoff
second round pick, 2011 entry draft

Entry draft

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The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009.[5] The Knighthawks selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 1 Sid Smith Syracuse University
1 2 Ilija Gajic Denver University
2 18 Holdon Vyse Six Nations, ON
3 28 Brendan Doran Brampton, ON
3 34 Ryan Hoff University of Notre Dame
5 47 Dan Groot University of Maryland
6 57 Brandon Corp Colgate University

Roster

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2010 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 18   Jesse Guerin
  • 30   Jake Henhawk
  • --   Darcy Powless
  • 6   Pat Saunders
Injured Reserve
Holdout
  • --   Kyle Guadagnolo
Protected list
  •  3   Chris Courtney
  • 25   Scott Ditzell
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2009-02-25
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Busy Day on Trading Front". NLL.com. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  4. ^ "Swarm, Knighthawks In Four Player Trade". NLL.com. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  5. ^ "Knighthawks Select Sid Smith First Overall". NLL.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-16.