# 2015 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season was the 21st in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
| 5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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 3, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–13 | | 6,421 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2015 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun | L 7–17 | | 4,004 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 24, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 8–6 | | 6,745 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 31, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 17–11 | | 6,994 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 6, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 6–7 | OT | 9,645 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 14, 2015 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 15–10 | | 14,737 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 15, 2015 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun | W 15–10 | | 3,558 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 21, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | OT | 6,669 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 28, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–11 | | 7,018 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 14, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–7 | | 13,212 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 28, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | L 3–16 | | 6,801 | 7–4 |
| 12 | April 3, 2015 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–7 | | 10,218 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 4, 2015 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–2 | | 6,294 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 11, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–5 | | 7,988 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 17, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | | 15,621 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 18, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 13–9 | | 3,042 | 11–5 |
| 17 | April 25, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–6 | | 8,535 | 12–5 |
| 18 | May 2, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 12–13 | OT | 9,086 | 12–6 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 22, 2014 | To Rochester Knighthawks2nd & 11th selections, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 1st round selection, 2017 entry draft | To Vancouver StealthJohnny Powless Joel McCready 9th & 23rd selections, 2014 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To Rochester Knighthawks27th selection, 2014 entry draft | To New England Black Wolves3rd round selection, 2015 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To Rochester KnighthawksJordan Hall | To New England Black Wolves11th & 28th selection, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Knighthawks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 2 | Jeremy Noble |
| 3 | 27 | Brier Jonathan |
| 4 | 37 | Ian Martin |
| 5 | 46 | Anthony Patterson |
| 6 | 55 | Zach Williams |