Roster
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| 2014 Rochester Knighthawks | |
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| Champion's Cup Champions | |
| East Division Champions | |
| League | NLL |
| Division | 1st East |
| 2014 record | 14 - 4 |
| Home record | 8 - 1 |
| Road record | 6 - 3 |
| Goals for | 210 |
| Goals against | 167 |
| General Manager | Curt Styres |
| Coach | Mike Hasen |
| Captain | Sid Smith |
| Alternate captains | Mike Accursi Mike Kirk |
| Arena | Blue Cross Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Cody Jamieson (36) |
| Assists | Cody Jamieson (72) |
| Points | Cody Jamieson (108) |
| Penalties in minutes | Mac Allen (39) |
| Loose Balls | Brad Self (131) |
| Wins | Matt Vinc (12) |
| Goals against average | Angus Goodleaf (7.08) |
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season was the 20th in franchise history. The Knighthawks won their third consecutive Champion's Cup becoming the first team in NLL history to win three straight league championships. Dan Dawson was the Most Valuable Player of the Champion's Cup Finals.
Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks –xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock –x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits –x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | −10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | −16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | −39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Edmonton Rush –xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks –x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | −27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | −42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
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 | December 28, 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 8–6 | 6,238 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 11, 2014 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–9 | 6,488 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 18, 2014 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–8 | 8,136 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | January 25, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 10–11 | 13,339 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | February 1, 2014 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 7–8 | OT | 7,951 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 8, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–6 | 9,280 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | February 15, 2014 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 17–9 | 10,279 | 5–2 | |
| 8 | February 22, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 10–11 | 9,207 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | March 1, 2014 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–9 | 15,212 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | March 8, 2014 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–8 | 8,560 | 7–3 | |
| 11 | March 15, 2014 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 17–12 | 10,832 | 8–3 | |
| 12 | March 16, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 11–7 | 7,894 | 9–3 | |
| 13 | March 29, 2014 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–15 | 8,632 | 9–4 | |
| 14 | April 4, 2014 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 15–14 | OT | 6,430 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 5, 2014 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–9 | 6,410 | 11–4 | |
| 16 | April 12, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–7 | 6,248 | 12–4 | |
| 17 | April 19, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 8–4 | 8,900 | 13–4 | |
| 18 | April 26, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 16–14 | 19,070 | 14–4 |
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Finals Game 1 | May 10, 2014 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 8–12 | 9,209 | 0–1 | |
| Division Finals Game 2 | May 17, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–8 | 8,651 | 1–1 | |
| Division Finals Game 3* | May 17, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 2–1 | OT | -- | 2–1 |
| Finals Game 1 | May 24, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 7–10 | 16,541 | 2–2 | |
| Finals Game 2 | May 31, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–10 | 9,188 | 3–2 | |
| Finals Game 3* | May 31, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 3–2 | -- | 4–2 |
* 10-minute series tiebreaker mini-game
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