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2009 Rochester Knighthawks season
NLL team season
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, United States, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 15th in franchise history.
Quick Facts Rochester Knighthawks, League ...
| 2009 Rochester Knighthawks | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 4th East |
| 2009 record | 7-9 |
| Home record | 6-2 |
| Road record | 1-7 |
| Goals for | 169 |
| Goals against | 197 |
| General Manager | Regy Thorpe |
| Coach | Paul Gait |
| Captain | Shawn Williams |
| Arena | Blue Cross Arena |
| Average attendance | 9,452 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Shawn Evans (30) |
| Assists | Shawn Williams (67) |
| Points | Shawn Williams (93) |
| Penalties in minutes | Kyle Laverty (83) |
| Loose Balls | Steve Toll (178) |
| Wins | Pat O'Toole (7) |
| Goals against average | Pat O'Toole (10.74) |
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In September 2008, Knighthawks superstar John Grant, Jr. underwent emergency surgery on his left knee to remove an infection from his ACL.[1] The surgery meant that Grant would miss the entire 2009 season.[1] To make up for the loss of their most potent scoring threat, the Knighthawks pulled an unexpected move: they traded forward Andrew Potter and two first round draft picks to the Colorado Mammoth for the rights to lacrosse legend Gary Gait, and convinced Gait to return to playing after a three-year retirement.[2]
Conference standings
Reference: [3]
More information P, Team ...
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
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More information P, Team ...
| 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 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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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:[4]
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 10, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–16 | 7,422 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | January 16, 2009 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 6–23 | 15,494 | 0–2 | |
| 3 | January 18, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–16 | 3,463 | 0–3 | |
| 4 | January 24, 2009 | New York Titans | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–8 | 6,739 | 0–4 | |
| 5 | January 31, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–11 | 7,088 | 1–4 | |
| 6 | February 15, 2009 | @ New York Titans | Madison Square Garden | L 9–15 | 5,187 | 1–5 | |
| 7 | February 21, 2009 | New York Titans | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–7 | 7,142 | 2–5 | |
| 8 | February 28, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 18–10 | 6,739 | 3–5 | |
| 9 | March 14, 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–14 | OT | 9,134 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 21, 2009 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 10–16 | 14,812 | 4–6 | |
| 11 | March 28, 2009 | Boston Blazers | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–10 | 7,329 | 5–6 | |
| 12 | April 3, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 12–8 | 16,834 | 6–6 | |
| 13 | April 4, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–12 | 10,098 | 6–7 | |
| 14 | April 10, 2009 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 9–13 | 17,118 | 6–8 | |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | L 5–10 | 8,097 | 6–9 | |
| 16 | April 18, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–8 | 8,539 | 7–9 |
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Game log
Reference:[5]
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2009 | @ New York Titans | Prudential Center | L 10–11 | OT | 4,878 | 0–1 |
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Reference:[6]
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Shawn Williams | 16 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 85 | 4 |
| Shawn Evans | 16 | 30 | 49 | 79 | 106 | 42 |
| Jason Henhawk | 14 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 55 | 6 |
| Gary Gait | 11 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 42 | 4 |
| Craig Point | 10 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 12 |
| Joe Walters | 15 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 7 |
| Chris Schiller | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 100 | 20 |
| Steve Toll | 16 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 178 | 6 |
| Ken Millin | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 21 |
| Totals | 262 | 431 | 373 | 1117 | 42 |
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat O'Toole | 13 | 776:46 | 7 | 6 | 139 | .774 | 10.74 |
| Derek Collins | 3 | 93:20 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .627 | 18.00 |
| Phil Wetherup | 2 | 49:48 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .543 | 25.30 |
| Ben Vanevery | 13 | 43:52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .788 | 9.57 |
| Jake Henhawk | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 197 | .744 | 12.31 |
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New players
- Aaron Wilson - acquired in trade
- Gary Gait - acquired in trade
- Chris Courtney - acquired in trade
Players not returning
- Stephen Hoar - traded
- Andrew Potter - traded
- Jack Reid - traded
- John Grant, Jr. - injured, out for season
- Luke Forget - traded
Trades
| February 19, 2009[7] | To Rochester Knighthawks Craig Point Dean Hill |
To Minnesota Swarm Aaron Wilson conditional draft pick | |
| December 9, 2008[8] | To Rochester Knighthawks second round selection, 2009 entry draft |
To Portland LumberJax Luke Forget | |
| November 19, 2008 | To Rochester Knighthawks Chris Courtney |
To Minnesota Swarm fourth round pick, 2010 entry draft | |
| October 15, 2008[2] |
To Rochester Knighthawks Gary Gait |
To Colorado Mammoth Andrew Potter 1st round pick, 2009 entry draft 1st round pick, 2010 entry draft | |
| September 7, 2008[9] |
To Rochester Knighthawks Aaron Wilson first round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Toronto) |
To Toronto Rock Luke Wiles Stephen Hoar |
To San Jose Stealth first round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester) |
| July 29, 2008 | To Rochester Knighthawks Kyle Laverty |
To Boston Blazers Jack Reid | |
| June 30, 2008 | To Rochester Knighthawks Troy Bonterre Mac Allen third round pick, 2008 entry draft |
To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett Matt Brown |
Entry draft
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[10] The Knighthawks selected the following players:
More information Round, Overall ...
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 2 | 18 | Joel McCready | Cornell University/St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A |
| 3 | 29 | Kyle Guadagnolo | Syracuse University |
| 3 | 30 | Brendan Loftus | Syracuse University |
| 4 | 41 | Jesse Guerin | Peterborough Lakers Jr.A |
| 5 | 54 | Logan Kane | Onondaga Community College/Six Nations Arrows Jr.A |
| 6 | 67 | Mitch Nanticoke | Six Nations Arrows Jr.A |
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More information Active (21-man) roster, Inactive roster ...
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- "Grant To Miss 2009 Season". NLL.com. September 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- "Gary Gait Traded To Rochester". NLL.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- "Rochester Knighthawks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- "Knighthawks Trade Wilson To Swarm". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- Tutka, Paul (December 9, 2008). "Luke Forget traded to Portland, Edmonton releases keeper Curtis Palidwor". NLLInsider.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "Draft Day Blockbuster; Wilson, Wiles traded". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.