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| 2006 Rochester Knighthawks | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 2nd East |
| 2006 record | 9-7 |
| Home record | 6-2 |
| Road record | 3-5 |
| Goals for | 196 |
| Goals against | 180 |
| General Manager | Jody Gage |
| Coach | Ed Comeau |
| Captain | Mike Hasen |
| Alternate captains | Shawn Williams John Grant, Jr. |
| Arena | Blue Cross Arena |
| Average attendance | 10,657 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | John Grant, Jr. (54) |
| Assists | Shawn Williams (49) |
| Points | John Grant, Jr. (97) |
| Penalties in minutes | Shawn Evans (59) |
| Loose Balls | Steve Toll (119) |
| Wins | Pat O'Toole (9) |
| Goals against average | Pat O'Toole (10.93) |
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 12th in franchise history.
Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Buffalo Bandits –xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 193 | 167 | +26 | 12.06 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 196 | 180 | +16 | 12.25 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Toronto Rock –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 182 | 179 | +3 | 11.38 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 158 | 171 | −13 | 9.88 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 184 | 184 | −-0 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Portland LumberJax –xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 188 | 177 | +11 | 11.75 | 11.06 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | +28 | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Arizona Sting –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 198 | 199 | −1 | 12.38 | 12.44 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 174 | −23 | 9.44 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 10.0 | 0–8 | 1–7 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 9.38 | 12.62 |
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
Reference: [2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 7, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–12 | 16,850 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | January 14, 2006 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–9 | 10,156 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | January 21, 2006 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–6 | 7,124 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | January 28, 2006 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 11,121 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 29, 2006 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 10–9 | 7,544 | 4–1 | |
| 6 | February 10, 2006 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 10–11 | OT | 16,235 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 11, 2006 | Arizona Sting | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–14 | 9,386 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | February 18, 2006 | San Jose Stealth | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–13 | 9,731 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | March 4, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 18–16 | 6,183 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | March 10, 2006 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Blue Cross Arena | W 17–8 | 9,052 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | March 11, 2006 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 12–16 | 10,959 | 7–4 | |
| 12 | March 18, 2006 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–14 | OT | 10,209 | 7–5 |
| 13 | March 25, 2006 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 13–18 | 13,722 | 7–6 | |
| 14 | April 1, 2006 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 7–8 | 12,001 | 7–7 | |
| 15 | April 8, 2006 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–9 | 10,352 | 8–7 | |
| 16 | April 15, 2006 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–7 | 9,899 | 9–7 |
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | April 22, 2006 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–8 | 7,295 | 1–0 | |
| Division Final | April 29, 2006 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 10–15 | 10,897 | 1–1 |
Reference: [4]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| John Grant, Jr. | 16 | 54 | 43 | 97 | 86 | 22 |
| Shawn Williams | 16 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 68 | 14 |
| Scott Evans | 16 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 81 | 55 |
| Mike Accursi | 16 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 61 | 10 |
| Shawn Evans | 15 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 110 | 59 |
| Steve Toll | 16 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 119 | 6 |
| Ken Millin | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Connor | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Pat Dutton | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 4 |
| Totals | 281 | 477 | 387 | 1094 | 49 |
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
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| Pat O'Toole | 16 | 927:35 | 9 | 6 | 169 | .780 | 10.93 |
| Grant Crawley | 16 | 29:03 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .400 | 18.59 |
| Totals | 9 | 7 | 180 | .770 | 11.25 |
| Player | Award |
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| John Grant, Jr. | First Team All-Pro |
| Shawn Evans | All-Rookie Team |
| John Grant, Jr. | Overall Player of the Month, January |
| John Grant, Jr. | All-Stars |
| Steve Toll | |
| Marshall Abrams | |
| Shawn Williams |
| March 14, 2006 [5] | To Rochester Knighthawks third round pick, 2006 entry draft | To Colorado Mammoth Andrew Burkholder |
Reference: [6]
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