# 2005 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 11th in franchise history.

## 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 – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 227 | 190 | +37 | 14.19 | 11.88 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 183 | +34 | 13.56 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 179 | +14 | 12.06 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 13.31 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 188 | 231 | −43 | 11.75 | 14.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 13.50 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 209 | 209 | −-0 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 12.56 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 10.94 | 13.25 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 170 | 197 | −27 | 10.62 | 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

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 1, 2005 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–12 | | 8,532 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 15, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–9 | OT | 7,508 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 22, 2005 | @ Anaheim Storm | Arrowhead Pond | W 15–11 | | 4,053 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 28, 2005 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 15–6 | | 16,087 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 29, 2005 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–11 | OT | 8,867 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2005 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–15 | | 8,061 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 18, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 14–13 | OT | 12,311 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 19, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–11 | | 9,961 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 25, 2005 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–15 | | 16,372 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 12, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 13–12 | | 12,731 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 19, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–11 | OT | 10,102 | 7–4 |
| 12 | March 25, 2005 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 11–12 | | 7,764 | 7–5 |
| 13 | March 26, 2005 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 20–11 | | 8,557 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 1, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 9–11 | | 10,014 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 8, 2005 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 8–7 | | 5,120 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 15, 2005 | Colorado Mammoth | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | | 9,342 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | April 23, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 19–14 | | 10,014 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | April 29, 2005 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 10–12 | | 17,289 | 1–1 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
| John Grant, Jr. | 15 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 83 | 31 |
| Shawn Williams | 16 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 74 | 12 |
| Mike Accursi | 16 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 74 | 12 |
| Scott Evans | 16 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 59 | 25 |
| Ryan O'Connor | 14 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 6 |
| Ken Millin | 16 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 45 | 6 |
| Mat Giles | 15 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 18 |
| Andrew Turner | 16 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 80 | 28 |
| Steve Toll | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | | 294 | 487 | 377 | 1055 | 50 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
| Pat O'Toole | 16 | 907:59 | 9 | 6 | 168 | .775 | 11.10 |
| Pat Campbell | 4 | 53:02 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .822 | 9.05 |
| Totals | | | 10 | 6 | 179 | .775 | 11.19 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Andrew Turner | Defensive Player of the Year |
| John Grant, Jr. | First Team All-Pro |
| John Grant, Jr. | Player of the Month, February |

## Transactions
### Trades

| March 24, 2005 | To Rochester Knighthawks Steve Toll | To San Jose Stealth first round pick, 2005 entry draft second round pick, 2005 entry draft |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 43 | Def | Abrams, Marshall |
| 44 | Fwd | Accursi, Mike |
| 37 | Goalie | Campbell, Pat |
| 42 | Def | Cougevan, Pat |
| 12 | Fwd | Croswell, Brian |
| 7 | Fwd | Dutton, Pat |
| 19 | Fwd | Evans, Scott |
| 15 | Fwd | Giles, Mat |
| 24 | Fwd | Grant, John |
| 10 | Def | Hasen, Mike |
| 23 | Def | Hoar, Stephen |
| | Fwd | Juleff, Dennis |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 4 | Def | Livingstone, Carter |
| 32 | Fwd | Millin, Ken |
| 14 | Fwd | O'Connor, Ryan |
| 39 | Goalie | O'Toole, Pat |
| 20 | Def | Penny, Steve |
| 2 | Def | Schiller, Chris |
| 33 | Fwd | Soudan, Tim |
| 11 | Def | Thorpe, Regy |
| 17 | Def | Toll, Steve |
| 26 | Def | Turner, Andrew |
| 51 | Fwd | Williams, Shawn |
| 27 | Fwd | Zaph, Casey |