Rochester Knighthawks

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Rochester Knighthawks
Division	Eastern
Founded	1995
Home arena	Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
Based in	Rochester, New York
Colors	Purple, Teal, White, Black
Head coach	Ed Comeau
General manager	Jody Gage
PLPA Representative	Pat O'Toole
Local media	WRWB-TV, WROC AM 950
Championships	1997
Division Championships
Website	www.knighthawks.net

The Rochester Knighthawks (sometimes abbreviated as the K-Hawks) are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997. They have been members of the NLL since the league's inaugural 1998 season.

The Knighthawks have reached the playoffs in all of their 12 seasons. This is a league record (going back to the league's original creation, the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League). The previous record was 11 straight years, held by the Philadelphia Wings.

Contents 1 Roster 1.1 Goaltenders 1.2 Practice roster 2 All time Record 3 Playoff Results 4 External links

[edit] Roster

Seasons: Number of seasons with Knighthawks (seasons in MILL/NLL)

#	Nation	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Shoots	Birthplace	Birth Date	Summer Team	Seasons
2		Chris Schiller	D	6'0"	185	R	Rochester, NY	01/18/1977	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	5 (5)
5		Sandy Chapman	D	5'9"	180	R	Toronto, ON	01/23/1981	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	1 (5)
7		Pat Dutton	D	6'0"	185	R	Rochester, NY	04/20/1977	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	2 (2)
9		Blake Miller	F	6'1"	195		Manhasset, NY	07/09/1972	Long Island Lizards (MLL)	1 (?)
10		Mike Hasen	D	6'0"	185	L	Toronto, ON	06/19/1972	Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)	8 (12)
11		Regy Thorpe	D	6'1"	240	R	Auburn, NY	11/27/1971	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	12 (12)
12		Brian Croswell	F	6'3"	210	L	Peterborough, ON	07/19/1982	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	2 (3)
15		Shawn Evans	F	5'9	180	R	Peterborough, ON	04/28/1986	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	1 (1)
17		Steve Toll	D	6'0	195	R	St. Catharines, ON	06/16/1974	Brooklin Redmen (MSL)	2 (9)
19		Scott Evans	F	6'1	220	R	Peterborough, ON	07/27/1981	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	3 (3)
20		Steve Penny	D	6'4	195	R	Nanaimo, BC	01/04/1977		5 (5)
21		Bill Greer	D	6'1	180		Oshawa, ON	06/22/1981		1 (?)
23		Stephen Hoar	D	6'2	215	R	Oshawa, ON	05/28/1982	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	3 (3)
24		John Grant, Jr.	F	6'2	230	L	Peterborough, ON	11/07/1974	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	7 (7)
25		Scott Ditzell	D	6'2	215	R	Geneva, NY	03/27/1983	Rochester Rattlers (MLL)	1 (1)
32		Ken Millin	F	5'11	200	L	Brampton, ON	01/29/1975	Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)	2 (9)
42		Pat Cougevan	D	6'1	215	R	Penn Yan, NY	07/13/1971		10 (10)
43		Marshall Abrams	D	6'0	220	L	Syracuse, NY	07/16/1978	Team Iroquois	5 (6)
44		Mike Accursi	F	5'11	175	R	Pelham, ON	02/25/1975	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	2 (9)
51		Shawn Williams	F	5'11	195	L	Scarborough, ON	06/20/1974	Brooklin Redmen (MSL)	5 (9)

[edit] Goaltenders

#	Nation	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Shoots	Birthplace	Birth Date	Summer Team	Season
39		Pat O'Toole	G	6'0	220	L	Toronto, ON	12/24/1971	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	8 (12)
52		Grant Crawley	G	6'1	278	L	Brantford, ON	07/28/1985	Six Nations Arrows (MSL)	1 (1)
--		Mike Miron	G	5'10	225	L	Capreol, ON	09/11/1980		1 (6)

[edit] Practice roster

#	Nation	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Shoots	Birthplace	Birth Date	Summer Team	Season
13		Chris Stewart	D	5' 11"	185	L	Ottawa, ON	07/06/1982		1 (1)
22		Mike Temple	D	5' 8"	185	L	Peterborough, ON	04/17/1982	Peterborough Lakers (MSL)	1 (1)
26		David Brown	D	5' 11"	185	R	East York, ON	02/15/1983		1 (1)

[edit] All time Record

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Playoffs
1995		4-4	3rd	3-1	1-3	97	94	Lost Championship
1996		6-4	4th	4-1	2-3	148	137	Lost in semifinals
1997		5-5	4th	2-3	3-2	156	136	Won Championship
1998		6-6	3rd	3-3	3-3	168	159	Lost in semifinals
1999		8-4	3rd	4-2	4-2	169	160	Lost Championship
2000		8-4	3rd	5-1	3-3	187	149	Lost Championship
2001		10-4	3rd	6-1	4-3	198	159	Lost in semifinals
2002	Central	13-3	2nd	8-0	5-3	261	202	Lost in semifinals
2003	Central	12-4	1st	6-2	6-2	214	173	Lost Championship
2004	Eastern	8-8	2nd	6-2	2-6	173	186	Lost in division semifinals
2005	Eastern	10-6	3rd	5-3	5-3	193	179	Lost in division finals
2006	Eastern	9-7	2nd	6-2	3-5	196	180	Lost in Division finals
Total	12 seasons	99-59		58-21	41-38	2,160	1,914
Playoff Totals		9-11		3-3	6-8	247	252

[edit] Playoff Results

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
1995	Semifinals	Buffalo 8	Rochester 10
	Championship	Rochester 14	Philadelphia 15 OT
1996	Semifinals	Rochester 10	Buffalo 18
1997	Semifinals	Rochester 15	Philadelphia 13
	Championship	Rochester 15	Buffalo 12
1998	Semifinals	Rochester 14	Baltimore 15
1999	Semifinals	Rochester 14	Baltimore 12
	Championship	Rochester 10	Toronto 13
2000	Semifinals	Rochester 15	Buffalo 11
	Championships	Rochester 13	Toronto 14
2001	Semifinals	Rochester 11	Philadelphia 12
2002	Quarterfinals	Vancouver 10	Rochester 11
	Semifinals	Rochester 10	Albany 14
2003	Semifinals	Buffalo 13	Rochester 16
	Championship	Toronto 8	Rochester 6
2004	Division Semifinals	Buffalo 13	Rochester 9
2005	Division Semifinals	Rochester 17	Buffalo 16
	Division Finals	Rochester 10	Toronto 12
2006	Division Semifinals	Rochester 16	Toronto 8
	Division Finals	Buffalo 15	Rochester 10

[edit] External links

• The Gonzo Page - a Knighthawks fan site

Preceded by: Buffalo Bandits

Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1997

Succeeded by: Philadelphia Wings (NLL)

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