Knighthawks to Induct Steve Donner to Their Hall of Fame

January 3, 2014

During the team’s historic 20th season, the Rochester Knighthawks are turning back the clock on Hall of Fame Night with the induction of the team’s founder, Steve Donner. On Saturday, January 11th, Donner will become the 12th member of the Knighthawks’ prestigious club. “I was almost speechless when I got the call,” said Donner, who now lives in Florida with his wife and kids. “It is something that is really…

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Bye Week Checkin: Rochester Knighthawks Week Two

The Rochester Knighthawks began their quest for a National Lacrosse League record third consecutive Champion’s Cup with an 8-6 win over the visiting Minnesota Swarm. This favorable start is in contrast with the Knighthawks’ early season woes of 2013, when Rochester followed their first of back-to-back championships with a 0-3 record to start the year. The game marked the second time the teams had met on The Blue Cross Arena…

January 3, 2014
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Lacrosse Stories of the Year #1: Knighthawks Champions Cup

January 1, 2014

Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #1 with the Rochester Knighthawks NLL championship. Today’s story is the top one of 2013, which is now just a memory. It is also the second day in a row where a ‘hawk team that won back to back titles is…

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NLL Power Rankings Week Two: Knighthawks Still On Top

Exciting week one.  Defending champions raised their banner and won, the Rush continued winning on the road as they did in 2013, and the Wings dominated in Buffalo.  What’s in store for this week?? Friday      January 3rd   Calgary     @ Toronto     7:30pm Saturday  January 4th   Vancouver @ Colorado   9:00pm   Power Rankings   Week 2 (1) 1—Rochester Knighthawks (1-0)  The Knighthawks defeated the Swarm 8-6 as they raised the championship banner.  The…

January 1, 2014
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Knighthawks Begin Title Defense, Defeat Swarm

December 29, 2013

  The Minnesota Swarm took on the defending NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks last night in the their season opener and fell short of the win. The 8-6 final was the lowest scoring game of the NLL’s season openers, which saw a win by the Philadelphia Wings 17-13 over the Buffalo Bandits, and a 13-10 win by the Edmonton Rush over the Colorado Mammoth. The Swarm could never get much going…

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MLL Supplemental Draft Recap: Rochester Rattlers

The Rochester Rattlers acquired 12 new players from this year ‘s  MLL Supplemental Draft.  Among the players, four attackman , five midfield, one faceoff specialist, one defense and one goalie were selected. The most notable selection included veteran Matt Casey out of Syracuse, NY. The midfielder was selected 68th overall from the Ohio Machine.  Casey has 53 points in seven season’s in the MLL recording 38 goals, 2-2pt goals and…

December 25, 2013
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Lizards Sign Goaltender Devon Wills

A little after a week after the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft, the New York Lizards have signed goaltender Devon Wills from the free agent player pool. Wills will become the first female goalie in the history of MLL. “This is a huge honor,” said Wills via press release. “It was an honor to be considered and I have a lot of respect for all the guys in the supplemental…

December 16, 2013
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Lizards Trade Gibson, Acquire Kyle Hartzell

The New York Lizards continued making moves today acquiring some big name players and sending some away. First they traded for Kevin Copper and Matt Delonte of the Chesapeake Bayhawks for the second pick (Cam Holding) and 28th pick in today’s draft. Then the Lizards traded both Cooper and Delone to the Ohio Machine for defenseman Kyle Hartzell. New York also traded former MLL rookie of the year Matt Gibson…

December 11, 2013
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Analyzing the Lizards Offseason Moves

The New York Lizards finished the year as the second worst team in the league. Despite having some big names on the roster such as MLL Rookie of the Year Rob Pannell, Goalie Drew Adams, midfielder Max Seibald and defenseman Brian Karalunas, the Lizards knew they need to improve. And improve they did, by a lot. The Lizards made two moves that puts this team in the playoff mix and…

December 5, 2013
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Big Men on Campus: A Look at Hofstra

This week on In Lacrosse We Trust we take a look at the college scene and analyze Hofstra University and how they fared in fall ball and how they are looking to get ready for their upcoming season. Last season ended on a sour note for the Pride. After winning five of their first six games, including an upset of Notre Dame, the Pride finished the season losing six of…

December 4, 2013
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