2023 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season will be the team's 3rd season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax for the 2019/2020 season to become the Halifax Thunderbirds.

2023 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2023 record10-8
Home record6-3
Road record4-5
Goals for218
Goals against214
General ManagerDan Carey
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainPaul Dawson
Alternate captainsCurtis Knight
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Average attendance5,114
Team leaders
GoalsConnor Fields
AssistsCurtis Knight
PointsConnor Fields
Penalties in minutesMatt Bennett
Loose BallsMatt Gilray
WinsRylan Hartley
Goals against averageRylan Hartley
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Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference:[1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rockx18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirdsx18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawksx18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5Philadelphia Wings1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6Georgia Swarm18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7New York Riptide18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8Albany FireWolves18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Sealsxy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Clubx18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammothx1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5Saskatchewan Rush18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7Vancouver Warriors18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72


Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 3, 2022 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 16–11 6,821 1–0
2 December 10, 2022 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 11–7 4,157 2–0
3 December 17, 2022 @ Albany FireWolves Times Union Center W 14–13 3,819 3–0
4 January 7, 2023 Panther City Lacrosse Club Blue Cross Arena W 17–9 4,062 4–0
5 January 15, 2023 @ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 11–8 3,190 5–0
6 January 20, 2023 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 15–12 6,948 6–0
7 January 27, 2023 @ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 7–17 7,985 6–1
8 February 4, 2023 @ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 10–13 14,923 6–2
9 February 11, 2023 Halifax Thunderbirds Blue Cross Arena W 16–14 5,219 7–2
10 February 25, 2023 New York Riptide Blue Cross Arena W 11–10 OT 4,767 8–2
11 March 4, 2023 @ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 8–9 10,229 8–3
12 March 12, 2023 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 19–18 9,064 9–3
13 March 19, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Blue Cross Arena L 8–9 OT 4,855 9–4
14 March 25, 2023 @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena L 7–12 5,430 9–5
15 April 2, 2023 @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) L 13–14 OT 9,935 9–6
16 April 8, 2023 Albany FireWolves Blue Cross Arena L 12–14 4,628 9–7
17 April 22, 2023 Georgia Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 12–10 5,577 10–7
18 April 29, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Blue Cross Arena L 11–14 5,811 10–8

Playoffs

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals May 6, 2023 @ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 8–20 14,794 0–1

Roster

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Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 49   Rylan Hartley
  •  1   Riley Hutchcraft
Defensemen
  •  2   Paul Dawson (C)
  •  4   Ethan Schott
  •  6   Brad Gillies
  •  8   Mitch Ogilvie
  • 15   Matt Bennett
  • 23   Curtis Romanchych
  • 27   Tyler Halls
  • 29   Tyler Biles
Forwards
  •  5   Turner Evans
  •  7   Thomas Vela
  •  9   Curtis Knight (A)
  • 10   Connor Fields
  • 18   Austin Hasen
  • 19   Holden Cattoni
  • 43   Ryan Smith
  • 91   Thomas Hoggarth
Transition
  • 17   Ryland Rees
  • 67   Jordan Stouros
  • 81   Matt Gilray
Practice Squad
  • 25   Parker Pipher (T)
  • 71   Jeff Wittig (F)
  • 93   Pent Eistrat (F)
Injured Reserve
  • 37   Dan Coates (D)
  • 96   Cory Highfield (T)
Unable to play
  •  3   Thomas Whitty (T)
  • 52   Carter Schott (T)
Head Coach
  • Mike Hasen
Assistant Coaches

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

[1] updated 12/5/2023
NLL Transactions


Entry Draft

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The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022.[2] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 1 Thomas McConvey Mimico Mountaineers – University of Virginia
1 18 Austin Hasen Peterborough Lakers – Belmont Abbey College
2 25 Thomas Vela Burnaby Jr A
3 45 Parker Pipher Whitby Jr A
4 60 Spencer Bell Hawkeyes (UCBLL) – Rochester Institute of Technology
4 65 Carter Schott Whitby Jr A

References

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  1. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  2. ^ "2022 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.