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Rochester Knighthawks
Division	Eastern
Founded	1995
Home arena	Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial
Based in	Rochester, New York
Colors	Black, Teal, Purple
Head coach	Ed Comeau
General manager	Jody Gage
PLPA representative	Pat O'Toole
Local media	TWSN, WROC AM 950
Championships	1997
Division Championships
Website	www.knighthawks.net

The Rochester Knighthawks (sometimes abbreviated as the K-Hawks) are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997. They have been members of the NLL since the league's inaugural 1998 season.

The Knighthawks have reached the playoffs in all of their 12 seasons. This is a league record (going back to the league's original creation, the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League). The previous record was 11 straight years, held by the Philadelphia Wings.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lease Issue 2 Roster 3 Practice Squad 4 Injured Reserve 5 All time Record 6 Playoff Results 7 References 8 External links

In many ways, the Knighthawks have been the league's most successful franchise since its formation in the 1995 season. They finished 3rd in their inaugural season, dispatching the Boston Blazers in the semifinals to get to the finals as an expansion team. As they would do three times later on, they found themselves coming up just short in the championship game, falling in overtime to the Philadelphia Wings.

Just two seasons later, the Knighthawks would find their way to the top of the MILL heap, claiming the final North American Cup before the merger with the National Lacrosse League prior to the 1998 season. While the Knighthawks have made the playoffs in all of their 12 seasons, their search for their second championship title continues.

During the 2007 season, a dispute over concession revenue between owner Steve Donner and the Sports Management Group jeopardized the continued play of the Knighthawks in Rochester. Donner claims the Knighthawks have lost over $500,000 in the last two seasons, and without concession revenue sharing, he will be unable to continue to operate the team in Rochester. Because Steve Donner also owns the AHL's Rochester Americans who are also a part of a lease deal, a deadline of the end of March for a deal seems likely to allow the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers to find a replacement AHL franchise if necessary. ^[1]

No. Position Player 43 DF Abrams, Marshall 44 FW Accursi, Mike 26 DF Brown, David 5 DF Chapman, Sandy 42 DF Cougevan, Pat 12 FW Croswell, Brian 25 DF Ditzell, Scott 7 DF Dutton, Pat 19 FW Evans, Scott 15 FW Evans, Shawn 36 DF Forget, Luke 24 FW Grant Jr., John

No. Position Player 20 DF Greer, Bill 23 DF Hoar, Stephen 32 FW Millin, Ken 41 GK Miron, Mike 39 GK O'Toole, Pat 18 DF Reid, Jack 2 DF Schiller, Chris 11 DF Thorpe, Regy 17 DF Toll, Steve 51 FW Williams, Shawn 90 GK Wetherup, Phil

No. Position Player 52 GK Crowley, Grant ?? DF Smith, Joe

No. Position Player ?? DF Wilkins, Shawn

No. Position Player 10 DF Hasen, Mike

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coaches	Playoffs
1995		4-4	3rd	3-1	1-3	97	94	Barry Powless	Lost Championship
1996		6-4	4th	4-1	2-3	148	137	Barry Powless	Lost in semifinals
1997		5-5	4th	2-3	3-2	156	136	Barry Powless	Won Championship
1998		6-6	3rd	3-3	3-3	168	159	Paul Day	Lost in semifinals
1999		8-4	3rd	4-2	4-2	169	160	Paul Day	Lost Championship
2000		8-4	3rd	5-1	3-3	187	149	Paul Day	Lost Championship
2001		10-4	3rd	6-1	4-3	198	159	Paul Day	Lost in semifinals
2002	Central	13-3	2nd	8-0	5-3	261	202	Paul Day	Lost in semifinals
2003	Central	12-4	1st	6-2	6-2	214	173	Paul Day	Lost Championship
2004	Eastern	8-8	2nd	6-2	2-6	173	186	Paul Day	Lost in division semifinals
2005	Eastern	10-6	3rd	5-3	5-3	193	179	Paul Day	Lost in division finals
2006	Eastern	9-7	2nd	6-2	3-5	196	180	Ed Comeau	Lost in Division finals
Total	12 seasons	99-59		58-21	41-38	2,160	1,914
Playoff Totals		9-11		3-3	6-8	247	252

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
1995	Semifinals	Buffalo 8	Rochester 10
	Championship	Rochester 14	Philadelphia 15 OT
1996	Semifinals	Rochester 10	Buffalo 18
1997	Semifinals	Rochester 15	Philadelphia 13
	Championship	Rochester 15	Buffalo 12
1998	Semifinals	Rochester 14	Baltimore 15
1999	Semifinals	Rochester 14	Baltimore 12
	Championship	Rochester 10	Toronto 13
2000	Semifinals	Rochester 15	Buffalo 11
	Championships	Rochester 13	Toronto 14
2001	Semifinals	Rochester 11	Philadelphia 12
2002	Quarterfinals	Vancouver 10	Rochester 11
	Semifinals	Rochester 10	Albany 14
2003	Semifinals	Buffalo 13	Rochester 16
	Championship	Toronto 8	Rochester 6
2004	Division Semifinals	Buffalo 13	Rochester 9
2005	Division Semifinals	Rochester 17	Buffalo 16
	Division Finals	Rochester 10	Toronto 12
2006	Division Semifinals	Rochester 16	Toronto 8
	Division Finals	Buffalo 15	Rochester 10

• The Gonzo Page - a Knighthawks fan site

Preceded by Buffalo Bandits

Major Indoor Lacrosse League Champions 1997

Succeeded by Philadelphia Wings (NLL)

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