2007 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the 13th in franchise history. Rochester started the season 2-2 but then won their last 12 consecutive regular season games. After defeating Toronto and Buffalo in the playoffs, they won the right to host the Championship game against Arizona. However, due to scheduling conflicts at the Blue Cross Arena, the Sting hosted the final game.[1] The Knighthawks extended their winning streak by defeating the Sting 13-11 for their first NLL Championship since 1997.

2007 Rochester Knighthawks
Champion's Cup Champions
East Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st East
2007 record14-2
Home record8-0
Road record6-2
Goals for249
Goals against194
General ManagerJody Gage
CoachEd Comeau
CaptainMike Hasen (injured)
Regy Thorpe (acting)
Alternate captainsShawn Williams
John Grant, Jr.
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Average attendance10,458
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Grant, Jr. (51)
AssistsJohn Grant, Jr. (60)
PointsJohn Grant, Jr. (110)
Penalties in minutesScott Ditzell (68)
Loose BallsSteve Toll (177)
WinsPat O'Toole (13)
Goals against averagePat O'Toole (11.80)

The winning streak would continue into the 2008 season, but only by a single game.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawks – xyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarm – x1697.5625.04–45–3200207-712.5012.94
4Toronto Rock – x16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5Chicago Shamrox16610.3758.04–42–6176191-1511.0011.94
6Philadelphia Wings16610.3758.04–42–6178186-811.1211.62
7New York Titans16412.25010.03–51–7195233-3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammoth – xy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecks – x1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Sting – x1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealth – x1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5Edmonton Rush16610.3756.04–42–6160189-2910.0011.81
6Portland LumberJax16412.2508.03–51–7153199-469.5612.44

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 30, 2006 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 15–20 15,670 0–1
2 January 5, 2007 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 14–11 4,417 1–1
3 January 13, 2007 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 10–6 10,321 2–1
4 January 19, 2007 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 10–11 8,174 2–2
5 January 20, 2007 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 19–15 16,882 3–2
6 January 27, 2007 New York Titans Blue Cross Arena W 22–18 9,611 4–2
7 February 3, 2007 Chicago Shamrox Blue Cross Arena W 13–8 8,618 5–2
8 February 17, 2007 Portland LumberJax Blue Cross Arena W 18–12 9,774 6–2
9 February 24, 2007 Arizona Sting Blue Cross Arena W 19–16 9,352 7–2
10 March 3, 2007 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 14–13 11,491 8–2
11 March 17, 2007 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 15–12 8,017 9–2
12 March 24, 2007 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden W 21–15 7,746 10–2
13 March 31, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Blue Cross Arena W 12–10 11,200 11–2
14 April 7, 2007 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 19–9 9,536 12–2
15 April 13, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 14–10 15,334 13–2
16 April 14, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 14–8 11,200 14–2

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 20, 2007 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 10–6 7,003 1–0
Division Final April 27, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 14–13 OT 8,558 2–0
Championship Game May 12, 2007 @ Arizona Sting Jobing.com Arena W 13–11 9,796 3–0

Player stats

Reference:[5]

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.1551601118140
Shawn Williams16365591698
Scott Evans164542877848
Mike Accursi16265177690
Shawn Evans1632346612136
Ken Millin16193352584
Steve Toll161424381772
Stephen Hoar161013236725
Bill Greer137111810617
Totals387636459116567

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'Toole15838:38131165.77411.80
Phil Wetherup1066:301014.79112.63
Mike Miron650:140115.67417.92
Grant Crawley10:00000.000.00
Totals142 194 .770 12.13

Awards
PlayerAward
John Grant, Jr.NLL Most Valuable Player
Ed ComeauLes Bartley Award
Steve TollNLL Transition Player of the Year
John Grant, Jr.Championship Game MVP
John Grant, Jr.First Team All-Pro
Steve Toll
Shawn WilliamsSecond Team All-Pro
John Grant, Jr.All-Stars
Scott Evans
Shawn Williams
Steve Toll

Roster

Reference:[6]

No. Position Player
43 Def Abrams, Marshall
44 Fwd Accursi, Mike
26 Def Brown, David
5 Def Chapman, Sandy
42 Def Cougevan, Pat
41 Goalie Crawley, Grant
12 Fwd Croswell, Brian
25 Def Ditzell, Scott
7 Def Dutton, Pat
19 Fwd Evans, Scott
15 Fwd Evans, Shawn
36 Def Forget, Luke
No. Position Player
24 Fwd Grant Jr., John
20 Def Greer, Bill
Def Hasen, Mike
23 Def Hoar, Stephen
32 Fwd Millin, Ken
Goalie Miron, Mike
39 Goalie O'Toole, Pat
18 Def Reid, Jack
2 Trans Schiller, Chris
11 Def Thorpe, Regy
17 Trans Toll, Steve
90 Goalie Wetherup, Phil
51 Fwd Williams, Shawn
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See also

References
  1. "Arizona To Host Championship Game". NLL.com. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Rochester Knighthawks - 2007 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. "Rochester Knighthawks - 2007 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25958&seasonid=1322
  6. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25958&seasonid=1322
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