2011 Rochester Knighthawks season

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2011 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division4th East
2011 record10-6
Home record4-4
Road record6-2
Goals for176
Goals against159
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Hasen
CaptainShawn Williams
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Team leaders
GoalsCody Jamieson (28)
AssistsShawn Williams (54)
PointsShawn Williams (77)
Penalties in minutesKyle Laverty (45)
Loose BallsPat McCready (101)
WinsMatt Vinc (10)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (9.77)

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 17th in franchise history. The Knighthawks finished tied with Buffalo and Toronto with the top record in the East, but finished in third place due to tiebreakers. They lost to the eventual champion Toronto Rock in the Division Semifinals.

Regular season[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2Toronto Rock – x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4Boston Blazers – x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5Philadelphia Wings16511.3125.02–63–5143179−368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2Minnesota Swarm – x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3Washington Stealth – x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4Colorado Mammoth – x16511.3126.03–52–6151172−219.4410.75
5Edmonton Rush16511.3126.04–41–7175204−2910.9412.75

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

Game log[edit]

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8, 2011 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 11–10 OT 8,242 1–0
2 January 15, 2011 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 9–12 6,025 1–1
3 January 22, 2011 @ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 11–10 OT 10,422 2–1
4 January 29, 2011 Boston Blazers Blue Cross Arena L 7–16 4,945 2–2
5 February 5, 2011 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 11–6 4,560 3–2
6 February 12, 2011 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 12–10 4,940 4–2
7 February 18, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 5–10 9,408 4–3
8 February 19, 2011 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 6–13 5,656 4–4
9 February 26, 2011 Edmonton Rush Blue Cross Arena W 13–9 5,371 5–4
10 March 5, 2011 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 8–11 18,690 5–5
11 March 26, 2011 Philadelphia Wings Blue Cross Arena W 13–10 6,875 6–5
12 April 2, 2011 @ Boston Blazers TD Garden W 19–8 9,008 7–5
13 April 9, 2011 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 8–9 9,216 7–6
14 April 10, 2011 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 10–6 9,595 8–6
15 April 16, 2011 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 18–10 5,161 9–6
16 April 23, 2011 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 15–9 18,690 10–6

Playoffs[edit]

Game log[edit]

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 1, 2011 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena L 8–10 10,228 0–1

Roster[edit]

2011 Rochester Knighthawks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  7 Canada Tyler Burton
  • 10 Canada Pat McCready
  • 12 Canada Troy Bonterre
  • 25 United States Scott Ditzell
  • 40 Canada Ian Rubel
  • 71 Canada Kyle Laverty
  • 79 Iroquois Sid Smith
  • -- United States Mike Kirk
  • -- United States Jack Reid
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 12 Iroquois Cody Johnson
  • 16 Canada Dylan Evans
  • 83 Iroquois Chandon Hill
Injured Reserve
Holdout
Head Coach

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

[1] updated 2011-1-16
NLL Transactions

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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