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2014 Rochester Knighthawks season

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2014 Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2014 record14 - 4
Home record8 - 1
Road record6 - 3
Goals for210
Goals against167
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainSid Smith
Alternate captainsMike Accursi
Mike Kirk
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCody Jamieson (36)
AssistsCody Jamieson (72)
PointsCody Jamieson (108)
Penalties in minutesMac Allen (39)
Loose BallsBrad Self (131)
WinsMatt Vinc (12)
Goals against averageAngus 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.

Regular season

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Current standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawksxy18144.7780.08–16–3210167+4311.679.28
2Toronto Rockx1899.5005.06–33–6219213+612.1711.83
3Buffalo Banditsx18810.4446.06–32–7190200−1010.5611.11
4Philadelphia Wings18612.3338.02–74–5202218−1611.2212.11
5Minnesota Swarm18414.22210.02–72–7180219−3910.0012.17
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rushxyz18162.8890.08–18–1220157+6312.228.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18126.6674.06–36–3237215+2213.1711.94
3Colorado Mammothx18810.4448.04–54–5201228−2711.1712.67
4Vancouver Stealth18414.22212.03–61–8181223−4210.0612.39

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
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

Playoffs

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Game log

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Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
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

Roster

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Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 77 Canada Mark White
  • 91 Canada Chris Attwood
  • 94 Iroquois Wenster Green
Injured Reserve
  •  4 Canada Jamie Batson
Holdout
  • 57 Canada Jon Sullivan
  • 75 Canada Cody McLeod
  • 86 Canada Rory Glaves
Unable to play
  • 55 Canada Angus Goodleaf
  •    Canada Zac Reid
Head Coach

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

[1] updated 2011-12-22
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks - 2014 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.