# 2012 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the 18th in franchise history. After a 7-9 season, the Knighthawks came on strong in the playoffs and won their third NLL Championship, defeating the Edmonton Rush 9-6.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 198 | 196 | +2 | 12.38 | 12.25 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 191 | 197 | −6 | 11.94 | 12.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 176 | 207 | −31 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 198 | 204 | −6 | 12.38 | 12.75 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 216 | 170 | +46 | 13.50 | 10.62 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 201 | +16 | 13.56 | 12.56 |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 202 | 190 | +12 | 12.62 | 11.88 |
| 4 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 167 | 175 | −8 | 10.44 | 10.94 |
| 5 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 179 | 204 | −25 | 11.19 | 12.75 |
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

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 14, 2012 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 22–12 | 8,813 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 21, 2012 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–12 | 9,776 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 27, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–13 | 11,862 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 28, 2012 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–14 | 15,210 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 4, 2012 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–14 | 5,267 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 12, 2012 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 6–9 | 8,087 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 18, 2012 | Washington Stealth | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–12 | 6,163 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 24, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 12–16 | 10,274 | 3–5 |
| 9 | March 3, 2012 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 11–8 | 8,906 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 10, 2012 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–10 | 7,254 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 24, 2012 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–13 | 5,714 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 31, 2012 | Colorado Mammoth | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–16 | 5,611 | 5–7 |
| 13 | April 6, 2012 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 14–15 | 9,806 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 14, 2012 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–12 | 5,964 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 21, 2012 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 9–14 | 18,690 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 28, 2012 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–7 | 8,912 | 7–9 |

### Playoffs

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 4, 2012 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–13 | 5,176 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 12, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 17–13 | 9,384 | 2–0 |
| Championship Game | May 19, 2012 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | W 9–6 | 9,277 | 3–0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 21, 2011 | To Rochester Knighthawks 1st round pick, 2011 entry draft (Johnny Powless) | To Calgary Roughnecks Shawn Evans |
| July 25, 2011 | To Rochester Knighthawks Ryan Cousins Andy Secore Alex Kedoh Hill | To Edmonton Rush Shawn Williams Aaron Bold 2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft |
| March 20, 2012 | To Rochester Knighthawks Jamison Koesterer | To Washington Stealth 3rd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft |

### Dispersal Draft

The Knighthawks chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 5 | Mike Kirk |
| 2 | 14 | Casey Powell |
| 3 | 23 | Jack Reid |

### Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Knighthawks selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Keogh | Syracuse University |
| 1 | 5 | Johnny Powless | Six Nations, ON |
| 2 | 10 | Joel White | Syracuse University |
| 3 | 23 | Kyle Andrews | Brampton, ON |
| 4 | 32 | Shane Cater | Six Nations, ON |
| 5 | 36 | Aaron Tackaberry | Calgary, AB |
| 5 | 40 | Cal Kitson | Brampton, ON |
| 6 | 45 | Kraig Maracle | Six Nations, ON |
| 6 | 49 | Grant Catalino | University of Maryland |