2022 Rochester Knighthawks season

Last updated
2022 Rochester Knighthawks
League NLL
DivisionNorth
2022 record4-14
Home record2-7
Road record2-7
Goals for184
Goals against221
General ManagerDan Carey
CoachMike Hasen
Arena Blue Cross Arena

The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season will be the team's 2nd season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax to become the Halifax Thunderbirds.

Contents

Regular season


Current standings

Reference: [1]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits xyz18144.7780.07272247185+6213.7210.28
2 Toronto Rock x18135.7221.07263207166+4111.509.22
3 Halifax Thunderbirds x18117.6113.07245198195+311.0010.83
4 Albany FireWolves x1899.5005.05445198195+311.0010.83
5 Philadelphia Wings x1899.5005.04554185199-1410.2811.06
6 Georgia Swarm 1899.5005.04554205212-711.3911.78
7 New York Riptide 18612.3338.03636214226-1211.8912.56
8 Rochester Knighthawks 18414.22210.02727184221-3710.2212.28
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals xy18108.5560.05454202183+1911.2210.17
2 Calgary Roughnecks x18108.5560.06345194201-710.7811.17
3 Colorado Mammoth x18108.5560.07236196198-210.8911.00
4 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4442.06327196194+210.8910.78
5 Panther City Lacrosse Club 18711.3893.03645190223-3310.5612.39
6 Vancouver Warriors 18612.3334.03636199209-1011.0611.61


Game log

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 4, 2021@ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 1312OT4,49410
2December 11, 2021 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 8124,31111
3December 18, 2021@ Albany FireWolves Times Union Center W 1674,88521
4January 21, 2022 Georgia Swarm Blue Cross Arena L 81222
5January 22, 2022@ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) L 101823
6January 29, 2022@ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 81224
7February 5, 2022@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 81125
8February 12, 2022 Albany FireWolves Blue Cross Arena W 151335
9February 26, 2022 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 81436
10March 4, 2022@ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena L 1617OT37
11March 12, 2022 New York Riptide Blue Cross Arena L 121538
12March 19, 2022@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 6939
13March 26, 2022 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Blue Cross Arena L 812310
14April 1, 2022@ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 711311
15April 9, 2022 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 911312
16April 16, 2022@ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum L 715313
17April 22, 2022 Calgary Roughnecks Blue Cross Arena W 157413
18April 30, 2022 Halifax Thunderbirds Blue Cross Arena L 1013414

Roster

Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 39 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Fryer
  • 49 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rylan Hartley
  •  1 Flag of Germany.svg Craig Wende
Defensemen
  • 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Bennett
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dawson (C)
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dylan Evans
  • 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Julian Garritano
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Darryl Robertson
  • 34 Flag of Israel.svg Doug Utting
Forwards
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phil Caputo
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Holden Cattoni
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Cockerton
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Evans (A)
  •  5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Turner Evans
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis Knight(A)
  • 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Lintner
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Michel
Transition
  • 83 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Frank Brown
  • 96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Highfield
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryland Rees
  • 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Whitty
Practice Squad
  • 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Biles (T)
  • 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Perroni (T)
  • 72 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dustyn Pratt (D)
Injured Reserve
  • 91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Travis Burton (D)
  • 75 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jay Thorimbert (D)
Holdout
  • 45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Willman (T)
Unable to play
  •  6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zac Reid (T)
Head Coach
  • Mike Hasen
Assistant Coaches

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

updated 12/2/2022
NLL Transactions


Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. [2] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
219Corson KealeyBrooklin MSL/Robert Morris
335Riley CurtisCobourg MSL/Denver
450Pent EistratRIT

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References

  1. "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
  2. "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.