2009 Rochester Knighthawks season

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2009 Rochester Knighthawks
League NLL
Division4th East
2009 record7-9
Home record6-2
Road record1-7
Goals for169
Goals against197
General Manager Regy Thorpe
Coach Paul Gait
Captain Shawn Williams
Arena Blue Cross Arena
Average attendance9,452
Team leaders
Goals Shawn Evans (30)
Assists Shawn Williams (67)
PointsShawn Williams (93)
Penalties in minutesKyle Laverty (83)
Loose Balls Steve Toll (178)
Wins Pat O'Toole (7)
Goals against average Pat O'Toole (10.74)

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, United States, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 15th in franchise history.

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In September 2008, Knighthawks superstar John Grant, Jr. underwent emergency surgery on his left knee to remove an infection from his ACL. [1] The surgery meant that Grant would miss the entire 2009 season. [1] To make up for the loss of their most potent scoring threat, the Knighthawks pulled an unexpected move: they traded forward Andrew Potter and two first round draft picks to the Colorado Mammoth for the rights to lacrosse legend Gary Gait, and convinced Gait to return to playing after a three-year retirement. [2]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [3]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 New York Titans –xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3 Boston Blazers –x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5 Philadelphia Wings 1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6 Toronto Rock 16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2 Portland LumberJax –x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3 San Jose Stealth –x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5 Minnesota Swarm 16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6 Edmonton Rush 16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

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: [4]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 10, 2009 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena L 13–167,4220–1
2January 16, 2009@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 6–2315,4940–2
3January 18, 2009@ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose L 6–163,4630–3
4January 24, 2009 New York Titans Blue Cross Arena L 7–86,7390–4
5January 31, 2009 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 13–117,0881–4
6February 15, 2009@ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 9–155,1871–5
7February 21, 2009 New York Titans Blue Cross Arena W 15–77,1422–5
8February 28, 2009 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 18–106,7393–5
9March 14, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 15–14OT9,1344–5
10March 21, 2009@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–1614,8124–6
11March 28, 2009 Boston Blazers Blue Cross Arena W 11–107,3295–6
12April 3, 2009@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 12–816,8346–6
13April 4, 2009@ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 9–1210,0986–7
14April 10, 2009@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 9–1317,1186–8
15April 11, 2009@ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 5–108,0976–9
16April 18, 2009 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 11–88,5397–9

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [5]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalMay 1, 2009@ New York Titans Prudential Center L 10–11OT4,8780–1

Player stats

Reference: [6]

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Shawn Williams 16266793854
Shawn Evans 1630497910642
Jason Henhawk 14182038556
Gary Gait 11221537424
Craig Point 101711284712
Joe Walters 1581220507
Chris Schiller 168111910020
Steve Toll 16413171786
Ken Millin 14511164121
Totals262431373111742

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Pat O'Toole 13776:4676139.77410.74
Derek Collins393:200328.62718.00
Phil Wetherup249:480021.54325.30
Ben Vanevery1343:52007.7889.57
Jake Henhawk10:00000.000.00
Totals79 197 .744 12.31

Transactions

New players

Players not returning

Trades

February 19, 2009 [7] To Rochester Knighthawks
Craig Point
Dean Hill		To Minnesota Swarm
Aaron Wilson
conditional draft pick
December 9, 2008 [8] To Rochester Knighthawks
second round selection, 2009 entry draft		To Portland LumberJax
Luke Forget
November 19, 2008To Rochester Knighthawks
Chris Courtney		To Minnesota Swarm
fourth round pick, 2010 entry draft
October 15, 2008 [2]
To Rochester Knighthawks
Gary Gait 		To Colorado Mammoth
Andrew Potter
1st round pick, 2009 entry draft
1st round pick, 2010 entry draft
September 7, 2008 [9]
To Rochester Knighthawks
Aaron Wilson
first round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Toronto)		To Toronto Rock
Luke Wiles
Stephen Hoar 		To San Jose Stealth
first round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester)
July 29, 2008To Rochester Knighthawks
Kyle Laverty		To Boston Blazers
Jack Reid
June 30, 2008To Rochester Knighthawks
Troy Bonterre
Mac Allen
third round pick, 2008 entry draft		To Edmonton Rush
Lindsay Plunkett
Matt Brown

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. [10] The Knighthawks selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
218Joel McCreadyCornell University/St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A
329Kyle GuadagnoloSyracuse University
330Brendan LoftusSyracuse University
441Jesse GuerinPeterborough Lakers Jr.A
554Logan KaneOnondaga Community College/Six Nations Arrows Jr.A
667Mitch NanticokeSix Nations Arrows Jr.A

Roster

2009 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Guerin
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jake Henhawk
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darcy Powless
  • -- Pat Saunders
Injured Reserve
Holdout
  • -- Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Guadagnolo
Protected list
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Courtney
  • 25 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Ditzell
Head Coach

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


NLL Transactions

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Gary Gait Traded To Rochester". NLL.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
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  6. ↑ "Rochester Knighthawks - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  7. ↑ "Knighthawks Trade Wilson To Swarm". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  8. ↑ Tutka, Paul (December 9, 2008). "Luke Forget traded to Portland, Edmonton releases keeper Curtis Palidwor". NLLInsider.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  9. ↑ "Draft Day Blockbuster; Wilson, Wiles traded". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  10. ↑ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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