2023 Rochester Knighthawks season

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2023 Rochester Knighthawks
League NLL
Division4th East
2023 record10-8
Home record6-3
Road record4-5
Goals for218
Goals against214
General ManagerDan Carey
CoachMike Hasen
Captain Paul Dawson
Alternate captainsCurtis Knight
Arena Blue Cross Arena
Average attendance5,114
Team leaders
Goals Connor Fields
AssistsCurtis Knight
Points Connor Fields
Penalties in minutesMatt Bennett
Loose BallsMatt Gilray
WinsRylan Hartley
Goals against average Rylan Hartley
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The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season will be the team's 3rd season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax for the 2019/2020 season to become the Halifax Thunderbirds.

Contents

Regular season


Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2 Toronto Rock –x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5 Philadelphia Wings 1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6 Georgia Swarm 18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7 New York Riptide 18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8 Albany FireWolves 18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals –xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7 Vancouver Warriors 18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 3, 2022@ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 16–116,8211–0
2December 10, 2022 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 11–74,1572–0
3December 17, 2022@ Albany FireWolves Times Union Center W 14–133,8193–0
4January 7, 2023 Panther City Lacrosse Club Blue Cross Arena W 17–94,0624–0
5January 15, 2023@ New York Riptide Nassau Coliseum W 11–83,1905–0
6January 20, 2023 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 15–126,9486–0
7January 27, 2023@ Halifax Thunderbirds Scotiabank Centre L 7–177,9856–1
8February 4, 2023@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 10–1314,9236–2
9February 11, 2023 Halifax Thunderbirds Blue Cross Arena W 16–145,2197–2
10February 25, 2023 New York Riptide Blue Cross Arena W 11–10OT4,7678–2
11March 4, 2023@ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 8–910,2298–3
12March 12, 2023@ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 19–189,0649–3
13March 19, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Blue Cross Arena L 8–9OT4,8559–4
14March 25, 2023@ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena L 7–125,4309–5
15April 2, 2023@ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) L 13–14OT9,9359–6
16April 8, 2023 Albany FireWolves Blue Cross Arena L 12–144,6289–7
17April 22, 2023 Georgia Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 12–105,57710–7
18April 29, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Blue Cross Arena L 11–145,81110–8

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Eastern Conference QuarterfinalsMay 6, 2023@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 8–2014,7940–1

Roster

Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 49 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rylan Hartley
  •  1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley Hutchcraft
Defensemen
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dawson (C)
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ethan Schott
  •  6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brad Gillies
  •  8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Ogilvie
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Bennett
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis Romanchych
  • 27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Halls
  • 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Biles
Forwards
  •  5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Turner Evans
  •  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Vela
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis Knight(A)
  • 10 Flag of the United States.svg Connor Fields
  • 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Austin Hasen
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Holden Cattoni
  • 43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Smith
  • 91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Hoggarth
Transition
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryland Rees
  • 67 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Stouros
  • 81 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Gilray
Practice Squad
  • 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Pipher (T)
  • 71 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Wittig (F)
  • 93 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pent Eistrat (F)
Injured Reserve
  • 37 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Coates (D)
  • 96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Highfield (T)
Unable to play
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Whitty (T)
  • 52 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carter Schott (T)
Head Coach
  • Mike Hasen
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 12/5/2023
NLL Transactions


Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. [2] The Knighthawks made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
11Thomas McConveyMimico Mountaineers – University of Virginia
118Austin HasenPeterborough Lakers – Belmont Abbey College
225Thomas VelaBurnaby Jr A
345Parker PipherWhitby Jr A
460Spencer BellHawkeyes (UCBLL) – Rochester Institute of Technology
465Carter SchottWhitby Jr A

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References

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