# 2023 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season will be the team's 3rd season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax for the 2019/2020 season to become the Halifax Thunderbirds.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 11.94 | 10.61 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 234 | 164 | +70 | 13.00 | 9.11 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 13.22 | 11.67 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 218 | 214 | +4 | 12.11 | 11.89 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 200 | 211 | −11 | 11.11 | 11.72 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | +12 | 12.17 | 11.50 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 201 | 243 | −42 | 11.17 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11.0 | 0–9 | 3–6 | 167 | 233 | −66 | 9.28 | 12.94 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | +47 | 13.33 | 10.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 12.11 | 9.28 |
| 3 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 11.33 | 10.72 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | −18 | 10.56 | 11.56 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 204 | 212 | −8 | 11.33 | 11.78 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 179 | 222 | −43 | 9.94 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | −59 | 10.44 | 13.72 |

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 3, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | W 16–11 | | 6,821 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 10, 2022 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–7 | | 4,157 | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 17, 2022 | @ Albany FireWolves | Times Union Center | W 14–13 | | 3,819 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 7, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Blue Cross Arena | W 17–9 | | 4,062 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 15, 2023 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 11–8 | | 3,190 | 5–0 |
| 6 | January 20, 2023 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–12 | | 6,948 | 6–0 |
| 7 | January 27, 2023 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 7–17 | | 7,985 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 4, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 10–13 | | 14,923 | 6–2 |
| 9 | February 11, 2023 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–14 | | 5,219 | 7–2 |
| 10 | February 25, 2023 | New York Riptide | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 4,767 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 4, 2023 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 8–9 | | 10,229 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 12, 2023 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | W 19–18 | | 9,064 | 9–3 |
| 13 | March 19, 2023 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–9 | OT | 4,855 | 9–4 |
| 14 | March 25, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | L 7–12 | | 5,430 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 2, 2023 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 13–14 | OT | 9,935 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 8, 2023 | Albany FireWolves | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–14 | | 4,628 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 22, 2023 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–10 | | 5,577 | 10–7 |
| 18 | April 29, 2023 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–14 | | 5,811 | 10–8 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | May 6, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 8–20 | | 14,794 | 0–1 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Knighthawks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 1 | Thomas McConvey | Mimico Mountaineers – University of Virginia |
| 1 | 18 | Austin Hasen | Peterborough Lakers – Belmont Abbey College |
| 2 | 25 | Thomas Vela | Burnaby Jr A |
| 3 | 45 | Parker Pipher | Whitby Jr A |
| 4 | 60 | Spencer Bell | Hawkeyes (UCBLL) – Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 4 | 65 | Carter Schott | Whitby Jr A |