2010 Rochester Knighthawks season
# 2010 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 16th in franchise history.

## Regular season

### Conference standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Orlando Titans – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 12.31 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 10.56 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 10.06 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 155 | 181 | −26 | 9.69 | 11.31 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 168 | 194 | −26 | 10.50 | 12.12 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Washington Stealth – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 13.19 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 169 | +24 | 12.06 | 10.56 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 186 | 201 | −15 | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 11.81 | 12.56 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 10.44 | 12.56 |

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:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 8, 2010 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–5 | | 8,192 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 16, 2010 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 13–11 | | 17,207 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 23, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 3–17 | | 10,104 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | L 8–13 | | 7,367 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 30, 2010 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–8 | | 6,676 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 6, 2010 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | L 8–14 | | 7,546 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 13, 2010 | Boston Blazers | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–9 | | 6,066 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 20, 2010 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wachovia Center | W 12–6 | | 10,019 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 27, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 5,229 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 13, 2010 | Orlando Titans | Blue Cross Arena | L 4–9 | | 5,930 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 27, 2010 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–14 | | 10,652 | 5–6 |
| 12 | April 3, 2010 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–11 | | 7,206 | 5–7 |
| 13 | April 9, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–11 | | 9,193 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–12 | | 7,086 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–15 | | 9,959 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 24, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 9–14 | | 4,200 | 7–9 |

## Transactions

### New players

* Aaron Bold - acquired in trade
* John Grant, Jr. - returning from injury
* Peter Jacobs - acquired in trade
* Cody Johnson - acquired in trade
* Ian Rubel - acquired in trade
* Regy Thorpe - resigned as General Manager to resume playing

### Players not returning

* Sandy Chapman - traded

### Trades

| July 7, 2009 | To Rochester KnighthawksPeter Jacobs | To Toronto Rock Sandy Chapman |
| - | - | - |
| October 15, 2009 | To Rochester KnighthawksAaron Bold Ian Rubel Cody Johnson | To Minnesota SwarmRyan Hoff second round pick, 2011 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Knighthawks selected the following players:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sid Smith | Syracuse University |
| 1 | 2 | Ilija Gajic | Denver University |
| 2 | 18 | Holdon Vyse | Six Nations, ON |
| 3 | 28 | Brendan Doran | Brampton, ON |
| 3 | 34 | Ryan Hoff | University of Notre Dame |
| 5 | 47 | Dan Groot | University of Maryland |
| 6 | 57 | Brandon Corp | Colgate University |
