2015 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season was the 21st in franchise history.

2015 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2015 record12 - 6
Home record7 - 2
Road record5 - 4
Goals for205
Goals against173
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainSid Smith
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCody Jamieson (36)
AssistsDan Dawson (62)
PointsCody Jamieson (92)
Penalties in minutesPaul Dawson (73)
Loose BallsBrad Self (133)
WinsMatt Vinc (10)
Goals against averageAngus Goodleaf (7.85)

Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz18144.7780.07–27–2230185+4512.7810.28
2Rochester Knighthawksx18126.6672.07–25–4205173+3211.399.61
3Buffalo Banditsx18117.6113.07–24–5236208+2813.1111.56
4Minnesota Swarm18612.3338.03–63–6185226−4110.2812.56
5New England Black Wolves18414.22210.02–72–7186249−6310.3313.83
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rushxy18135.7220.06–37–2241177+6413.399.83
2Colorado Mammothx1899.5004.06–33–6212218−611.7812.11
3Calgary Roughnecksx18711.3896.04–53–6212217−511.7812.06
4Vancouver Stealth18513.2788.03–62–7211265−5411.7214.72

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 3, 2015 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 12–13 6,421 0–1
2 January 10, 2015 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun L 7–17 4,004 0–2
3 January 24, 2015 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 8–6 6,745 1–2
4 January 31, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 17–11 6,994 2–2
5 February 6, 2015 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 6–7 OT 9,645 2–3
6 February 14, 2015 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 15–10 14,737 3–3
7 February 15, 2015 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun W 15–10 3,558 4–3
8 February 21, 2015 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 13–12 OT 6,669 5–3
9 February 28, 2015 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena W 12–11 7,018 6–3
10 March 14, 2015 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 13–7 13,212 7–3
11 March 28, 2015 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena L 3–16 6,801 7–4
12 April 3, 2015 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11–7 10,218 8–4
13 April 4, 2015 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 10–2 6,294 9–4
14 April 11, 2015 Colorado Mammoth Blue Cross Arena W 14–5 7,988 10–4
15 April 17, 2015 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 10–11 15,621 10–5
16 April 18, 2015 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 13–9 3,042 11–5
17 April 25, 2015 New England Black Wolves Blue Cross Arena W 14–6 8,535 12–5
18 May 2, 2015 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 12–13 OT 9,086 12–6

Roster

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

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

[1] updated 2015-04-20
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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September 22, 2014 To Rochester Knighthawks
2nd & 11th selections, 2014 entry draft
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft
1st round selection, 2017 entry draft
To Vancouver Stealth
Johnny Powless
Joel McCready
9th & 23rd selections, 2014 entry draft
September 22, 2014 To Rochester Knighthawks
27th selection, 2014 entry draft
To New England Black Wolves
3rd round selection, 2015 entry draft
September 22, 2014 To Rochester Knighthawks
Jordan Hall
To New England Black Wolves
11th & 28th selection, 2014 entry draft
1st round selection, 2015 entry draft

Entry Draft

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The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014.[2] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 2 Jeremy Noble
3 27 Brier Jonathan
4 37 Ian Martin
5 46 Anthony Patterson
6 55 Zach Williams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.