2022 Rochester Knighthawks season
# 2022 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season will be the team's 2nd season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax to become the Halifax Thunderbirds.

## Regular season

### Current standings

Reference:

East Conference :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 247 | 185 | +62 | 13.72 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 207 | 166 | +41 | 11.50 | 9.22 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 4 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 185 | 199 | −14 | 10.28 | 11.06 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 205 | 212 | −7 | 11.39 | 11.78 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 184 | 221 | −37 | 10.22 | 12.28 |

West Conference :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | +19 | 11.22 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 194 | 201 | −7 | 10.78 | 11.17 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 196 | 198 | −2 | 10.89 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 196 | 194 | +2 | 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 5 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 190 | 223 | −33 | 10.56 | 12.39 |
| 6 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 199 | 209 | −10 | 11.06 | 11.61 |

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | December 4, 2021 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 13–12 | OT | 4,494 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 11, 2021 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–12 | | 4,311 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 18, 2021 | @ Albany FireWolves | Times Union Center | W 16–7 | | 4,885 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 21, 2022 | Georgia Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–12 | | | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 22, 2022 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 10–18 | | | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 29, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 8–12 | | | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 5, 2022 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 8–11 | | | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 12, 2022 | Albany FireWolves | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–13 | | | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 26, 2022 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–14 | | | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 4, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | L 16–17 | OT | | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 12, 2022 | New York Riptide | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–15 | | | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 19, 2022 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 6–9 | | | 3–9 |
| 13 | March 26, 2022 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–12 | | | 3–10 |
| 14 | April 1, 2022 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 7–11 | | | 3–11 |
| 15 | April 9, 2022 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–11 | | | 3–12 |
| 16 | April 16, 2022 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | L 7–15 | | | 3–13 |
| 17 | April 22, 2022 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–7 | | | 4–13 |
| 18 | April 30, 2022 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Blue Cross Arena | L 10–13 | | | 4–14 |

## Roster

### Entry draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. The Knighthawks made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 19 | Corson Kealey | Brooklin MSL/Robert Morris |
| 3 | 35 | Riley Curtis | Cobourg MSL/Denver |
| 4 | 50 | Pent Eistrat | RIT |
