# 2016 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 22nd in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
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

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 9, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | Blue Cross Arena | L 14–16 | | 7,982 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2016 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 12–7 | | 9,387 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 16, 2016 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–5 | | 8,365 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 30, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–13 | | 8,770 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 13, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–15 | OT | 7,362 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 19, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 8–11 | | 11,042 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 27, 2016 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 6–17 | | 10,299 | 3–4 |
| 8 | March 5, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 9–8 | OT | 9,101 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 11, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 10–13 | | 18,751 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 12, 2016 | New England Black Wolves | Blue Cross Arena | W 17–13 | | 7,589 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 18, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–4 | | 4,523 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 25, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 13–16 | | 3,604 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 26, 2016 | New England Black Wolves | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–10 | | 7,582 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 9, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 12–14 | | 17,397 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 16, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–17 | | 8,570 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 23, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–15 | | 10,716 | 6–10 |
| 17 | April 30, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–13 | | 6,547 | 6–11 |
| 18 | May 1, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 10–8 | | 2,895 | 7–11 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 24, 2015 | To Rochester Knighthawks9th overall selection, 2015 entry draft | To Saskatchewan Rush1st round selection, 2016 entry draft |
| September 24, 2015 | To Rochester Knighthawks14th overall selection, 2015 entry draft | To Saskatchewan Rush1st round selection, 2018 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Knighthawks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 2 | Graeme Hossack |
| 1 | 9 | Brad Gillies |
| 2 | 14 | Derek Searle |
| 2 | 16 | Adam Bomberry |
| 3 | 26 | John St. John |
| 4 | 38 | Greg Longboat |