2013 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was the 19th in franchise history.

2013 Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division2nd East
2013 record8 8
Home record3 5
Road record5 3
Goals for179
Goals against165
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainSid Smith
Alternate captainsMike Accursi
Mike Kirk
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCody Jamieson (28)
AssistsCody Jamieson (61)
PointsCody Jamieson (89)
Penalties in minutesIan Llord (34)
Paul Dawson (34)
Loose BallsBrad Self (96)
WinsMatt Vinc (8)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (10.17)

The Knighthawks finished the season second in the East division with an 8-8 record. But for the second straight year, they got hot in the playoffs, defeating the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and Washington Stealth to win their second straight NLL Championship.

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock xyz16106.6250.05353194176+1812.1211.00
2Rochester Knighthawks x1688.5002.03553179165+1411.1910.31
3Philadelphia Wings x1679.4383.04435170207−3710.6212.94
4Buffalo Bandits16610.3754.02644171211−4010.6913.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks xy1697.5620.03562222211+1113.8813.19
2Washington Stealth x1697.5620.05344193192+112.0612.00
3Edmonton Rush x1697.5620.02671203170+3312.6910.62
4Colorado Mammoth x1679.4382.03544185202−1711.5612.62
5Minnesota Swarm c1679.4382.05326219202+1713.6912.62

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 5, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena L 1213 7,023 01
2 January 19, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 1314 7,834 02
3 January 26, 2013 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 711 5,762 03
4 February 2, 2013 Washington Stealth Blue Cross Arena W 76 7,914 13
5 February 8, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 2010 5,139 23
6 February 9, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 157 14,833 33
7 February 16, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 610 9,156 34
8 February 23, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena L 810 6,674 35
9 March 2, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1211 16,118 45
10 March 16, 2013 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena L 911 7,009 46
11 March 30, 2013 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 128 7,013 56
12 April 6, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 147 7,467 66
13 April 7, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 910 10,073 67
14 April 13, 2013 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 1514 12,340 77
15 April 14, 2013 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 1014 6,116 78
16 April 20, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 109 19,070 88

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 27, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 108 5,963 10
Division Final May 4, 2013 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 1210 5,096 20
Final May 11, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena W 1110 5,200 30

Roster

2013 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  4 Canada Jamie Batson
  •  7 Canada Tyler Burton
  • 37 Canada Scott Campbell
  •  2 Canada Paul Dawson
  • 16 Canada Dylan Evans
  • 86 Canada Rory Glaves
  • 26 Canada Mike Kirk (A)
  • 79 Iroquois Sid Smith (C)
  • 29 Canada Ian Llord
Forwards
Transition
  • 14 Canada Matt Hummel
  • 10 Canada Joel McCready
  • 25 Canada Brad Self
Practice Squad
  • 45 Canada Cody McLeod
  • 83 Iroquois Tom Montour
Holdout
  • -- Canada Jamison Koesterer
  • 17 Canada Kyle Laverty
Unable to play
Head Coach

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

updated 2011-12-22
NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades

December 14, 2012[4]
To Rochester Knighthawks
Dan Dawson
Paul Dawson
1st round pick, 2016 entry draft
To Philadelphia Wings
Paul Rabil
Jordan Hall
Joel White
Rob Campbell
2nd round pick, 2014 entry draft

Entry Draft

The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[5] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
326Robbie CampbellStony Brook University
329Cody HawkinsDelta, BC
438Matt HummelMercyhurst University
547Chris AttwoodSt. Catharines, Ontario
656Cody McLeodOrangeville, Ontario

See also

References

  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. "Rochester Knighthawks schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. "Rochester Knighthawks - 2013 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  4. "Wings acquire Paul Rabil, move Dawsons in big trade". NLL.com. December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  5. "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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