Rocco Granato

Bye Week: Rochester Knighthawks, Time to Panic?

January 16, 2015

Are the defending champions in trouble? Is there need to worry? Should the panic button be pushed? Some will say yes. The defending three-time champions are currently 0-2 (19GF/30GA), and both losses are to division rivals. This time last season they were on top of the east at 3-0 (33GF/23GA), and 3-0 in the division. Of course they have been without the services of injured forward Stephen Keogh for the first two games,…

Audio: Stephen Keogh, Scott Campbell

January 7, 2015

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After the Rochester Knighthawks fell to the Toronto Rock on Saturday, we caught up with Stephen Keogh and Scott Campbell about the game. Stephen Keogh Scott Campbell

Knighthawks Raise Banner; Rock Win Game

January 5, 2015

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The Rochester Knighthawks started their 21st year in the National Lacrosse League the same way they started the last two seasons, raising their championship banner. This one was special, this isn’t just a normal championship banner, this banner represents history. The 2014 banner will forever represent the first team to ever three-peat in the National Lacrosse Leagues existence, which is now 29 years. The ceremony kicked off with members of…

Five Stories to Watch: NLL Week One

January 2, 2015

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! We start the 29th year of National Lacrosse League action with a lot of excitement. The Rochester Knighthawks made history by being the first team to three-peat in the league’s 28-year history. We also had the oldest franchise change residence as the Philadelphia Wings loaded up the trucks and headed north to the Mohegan Sun and are now the New England Black Wolves. It looks like we…

Player Profile: Pat Saunders #14 New England Blackwolves

December 28, 2014

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Saunders was a sixth round selection of the Chicago Shamrox back in 2008. Since then he has spent time with the Minnesota Swarm, Rochester Knighthawks, Toronto Rock, and Philadelphia Wings in 2012. Last season Saunders was back again in Philadelphia and had a bang out year with 25 G, 14 A in 15 games. Prior to the start of last season Saunders came into camp on a mission. He was…

Calgary Roughnecks Mission 2015, Champion’s Cup

December 27, 2014

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Last season Calgary came into Rochester up 1-0 in the Finals. Game 2 was as close as it can get for 45 minutes as Calgary was only down by a goal. All that was needed was the Roughnecks to win the final quarter by two goals to hoist the Champion’s Cup. But Rochester put up six goals to win 16-10, tying the series at a game each, forcing the mini-game….

Knighthawks Pre-Season Recap/Season Preview

December 26, 2014

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The Rochester Knighthawks made history last season by becoming the first team in league history to three-peat. Once again just like 2012 and 2013 the Knighthawks have very little turnover in their roster. This season the Hawks are returning 16 players from last years roster, and 18 once Keogh and Brad Self come off the Physically Unable to Perform List. Pre-season games for the Knighthawks seemed more focused on seeing…

Swarm Sting Hawks 14-8 in Pre-Season Opener

December 7, 2014

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In what has become an annual event, the three-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks fell to the Minnesota Swarm 14-8 in front of 10,073 fans at The Blue Cross Arena. Tickets for the game were free on a first come first serve basis, just as they did in the past 3 years for the pre-season game. It’s obvious the focus was on Miles Thompson. Thompson ended the night with 4 goals…

Prout Impact on Knighthawks

November 20, 2014

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Prior to the draft the three-time champion Rochester Knighthawks shipped 21 year old Johnny Powless, Joel McCready, 9th & 23rd selection in the 2014 draft to Vancouver for the 2nd (Jeremy Noble) and 11th overall in this years draft as well as a number one in 2015 and 2017. Questions started to be asked as to who would take the place of the young star Johnny Powless. That was…

Recapping NXT Philly Showcase 2014

November 16, 2014

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The NXT Lacrosse Philly Showcase is happening this weekend. The event kicked off Friday night in South Philadelphia at the fields on 10th & Bigler St. Due to frost and the cold weather it had to be moved from the grass field at Citizens Bank Park. It started off with a seventh grade All-Star game with kids from Philadelphia and New Jersey, followed by another All-Star game with the eighth…

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