# 2020 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season will be the team's 1st season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax to become the Halifax Thunderbirds. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
North Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
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 | November 30, 2019 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | L 4–14 | | 5,642 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 21, 2019 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 12–14 | | 5,278 | 0–2 |
| 3 | December 28, 2019 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–14 | | 5,036 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 11, 2020 | @ Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Arena | L 12–13 | | 8,685 | 0–4 |
| 5 | January 18, 2020 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | | 4,505 | 1–4 |
| 6 | January 19, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 4–12 | | 7,015 | 1–5 |
| 7 | January 31, 2020 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 15–16 | OT | 10,978 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 9, 2020 | Vancouver Warriors | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–11 | OT | 4,063 | 1–7 |
| 9 | February 22, 2020 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 7–18 | | 5,328 | 1–8 |
| 10 | February 29, 2020 | New York Riptide | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | | 6,006 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 7, 2020 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | L 6–19 | | 6,292 | 2–9 |
| 12 | March 8, 2020 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–10 | | 12,121 | 2–10 |

## Cancelled games

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location |
| 13 | March 14, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Blue Cross Arena |
| 14 | March 28, 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Blue Cross Arena |
| 15 | April 4, 2020 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre |
| 16 | April 11, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena |
| 17 | April 17, 2020 | @ Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Arena |
| 18 | April 25, 2020 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Knighthawks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 2 | Ryland Rees | Stony Brook University |
| 2 | 18 | Cory Highfield | Massachusetts Lowell University |
| 2 | 32 | Dustyn Pratt | Orangeville Northmen Jr. A |
| 3 | 35 | Thomas Whitty | St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A |
| 3 | 37 | Matt Vangalen | Detroit Mercy University |
| 3 | 48 | Sean Darroch | Lindenwood University |
| 4 | 49 | Tyler Biles | Brampton Excelsiors Jr. A |
| 4 | 62 | Bradley Voigt | Syracuse University |
| 5 | 65 | Carter Badour | College of Saint Rose |
| 6 | 77 | Alec Simons | Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A |