Last night the Rochester Knighthawks (12-5) defeated the New England Black Wolves (4-11) 14-6 in front of 8,535 fans at the Blue Cross Arena on Military Appreciation Night. A small part of the crowd came from Philadelphia in support of their former Wings players, and some others made the trip from Connecticut to support their Black Wolves. This game had a couple implications. The…
Tonight is the final home game of the regular season for the Rochester Knighthawks, and also military appreciation night. The teams have split the first two meetings. January 10 New England destroyed the Hawks 17-7, but the Hawks got revenge on April 4 with a 15-10 win. This is the only visit the Black Wolves will make to Rochester this season, and their will be some fans from Philadelphia making the…
With their playoff hopes still alive the Vancouver Stealth (5-11) were looking to clinch the West’s final spot with a victory over the 3 time defending champs the Rochester Knighthawks (11-5). The first quarter got under way and the Stealth looked to former K-Hawks Joel McCready to get things going. Cory Vitarelli would answer right back to tie things up for Rochester. Having many practices against his old teammate Matt…
The Rochester Knighthawks locked up a home playoff game, following a 13-9 win tonight over the Vancouver Stealth at the Langley Events Centre. With the win, the Knighthawks (11-5) also remained in the hunt for first place in the East Division. “It’s huge (to get a home playoff game), but that’s only part of our goal,” said Knighthawks forward Cody Jamieson. “We are still fighting for the first overall seed.”…
The Rochester Knighthawks showed their mettle tonight as they rallied for the game’s final five goals, but fell 11-10 to the Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center. Dan Dawson led the way with one goal and seven assists, which allowed him to become only the sixth player in National Lacrosse League history to reach 700 career assists. Dawson was huge in the fourth quarter, assisting on four of Rochester’s goals. Jamieson…
The Rochester Knighthawks clinched a spot in the NLL playoffs on Saturday night thanks to a win over the Colorado Mammoth. After the game, several players discussed the feat. Paul Dawson Dan Dawson Jon Sullivan and Scott Campbell
Rochester Knighthawks fans knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary night when Sid Smith opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the game. Smith’s goal sparked a 10-goal first half and the defense limited the Colorado Mammoth to a season-low five goals in a 14-5 win tonight. With the victory, the Knighthawks locked up a berth in the 2015 Champion’s Cup Playoffs. “It was another good team victory,” said…
This past week was exciting on all fronts. Trade deadling was on Tuesday and a number of teams made some moves to help them in the playoffs this season and the future. Then we had some huge games on the floor with two more teams clinching playoff spots, and another record being made, but not in a good way. This week will be just as exciting as things heat up…
Last week the talk was “What happened to Rochester”, referring to the 16-3 thrashing by the Rush which tied a NLL record for least number of goals in a regular season game. They came into this weekend facing Toronto on the road and then returning home with something to prove to the hometown crowd. Mission one was accomplished Friday night with an 11-7 win over Toronto. But this win would…
The Rochester Knighthawks closed out a two-game weekend with a historic defensive effort Saturday night, holding the Minnesota Swarm to a league-low two goals. The Knighthawks (9-4) moved within one game of first place in the East Division after earning a 10-2 win over the Swarm at Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. Matt Vinc, who made 39 saves, held Minnesota scoreless for nearly 26 minutes and…