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

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Final standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz16106.6250.05–35–3194176+1812.1211.00
2Rochester Knighthawksx1688.5002.03–55–3179165+1411.1910.31
3Philadelphia Wingsx1679.4383.04–43–5170207−3710.6212.94
4Buffalo Bandits16610.3754.02–64–4171211−4010.6913.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxy1697.5620.03–56–2222211+1113.8813.19
2Washington Stealthx1697.5620.05–34–4193192+112.0612.00
3Edmonton Rushx1697.5620.02–67–1203170+3312.6910.62
4Colorado Mammothx1679.4382.03–54–4185202−1711.5612.62
5Minnesota Swarmc1679.4382.05–32–6219202+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; 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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Reference: [2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 5, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena L 12–13 7,023 0–1
2 January 19, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 13–14 7,834 0–2
3 January 26, 2013 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 7–11 5,762 0–3
4 February 2, 2013 Washington Stealth Blue Cross Arena W 7–6 7,914 1–3
5 February 8, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 20–10 5,139 2–3
6 February 9, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 15–7 14,833 3–3
7 February 16, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 6–10 9,156 3–4
8 February 23, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena L 8–10 6,674 3–5
9 March 2, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 12–11 16,118 4–5
10 March 16, 2013 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena L 9–11 7,009 4–6
11 March 30, 2013 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 12–8 7,013 5–6
12 April 6, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 14–7 7,467 6–6
13 April 7, 2013 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 9–10 10,073 6–7
14 April 13, 2013 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 15–14 12,340 7–7
15 April 14, 2013 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 10–14 6,116 7–8
16 April 20, 2013 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 10–9 19,070 8–8

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 27, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 10–8 5,963 1–0
Division Final May 4, 2013 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 12–10 5,096 2–0
Final May 11, 2013 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena W 11–10 5,200 3–0

Roster

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2013 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 45   Cody McLeod
  • 83   Tom Montour
Holdout
  • --   Jamison Koesterer
  • 17   Kyle Laverty
Unable to play
Head Coach

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

[1] updated 2011-12-22
NLL Transactions

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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

Round Overall Player College/Club
3 26 Robbie Campbell Stony Brook University
3 29 Cody Hawkins Delta, BC
4 38 Matt Hummel Mercyhurst University
5 47 Chris Attwood St. Catharines, Ontario
6 56 Cody McLeod Orangeville, Ontario

See also

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References

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  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.