2013 Rochester Knighthawks season
# 2013 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was the 19th in franchise history.

The Knighthawks finished the season second in the East division with an 8-8 record. But for the second straight year, they got hot in the playoffs, defeating the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and Washington Stealth to win their second straight NLL Championship.

## Regular season

### Final standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 194 | 176 | +18 | 12.12 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 179 | 165 | +14 | 11.19 | 10.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 170 | 207 | −37 | 10.62 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 171 | 211 | −40 | 10.69 | 13.19 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 222 | 211 | +11 | 13.88 | 13.19 |
| 2 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 193 | 192 | +1 | 12.06 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 2–6 | 7–1 | 203 | 170 | +33 | 12.69 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 185 | 202 | −17 | 11.56 | 12.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm – c | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 13.69 | 12.62 |

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 | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 5, 2013 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena | L 12–13 | 7,023 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 19, 2013 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 13–14 | 7,834 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 26, 2013 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–11 | 5,762 | 0–3 |
| 4 | February 2, 2013 | Washington Stealth | Blue Cross Arena | W 7–6 | 7,914 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 8, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 20–10 | 5,139 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 9, 2013 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 15–7 | 14,833 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 16, 2013 | Buffalo Bandits | Blue Cross Arena | L 6–10 | 9,156 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 23, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–10 | 6,674 | 3–5 |
| 9 | March 2, 2013 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 12–11 | 16,118 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 16, 2013 | Edmonton Rush | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–11 | 7,009 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 30, 2013 | Toronto Rock | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–8 | 7,013 | 5–6 |
| 12 | April 6, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 14–7 | 7,467 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 7, 2013 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–10 | 10,073 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 13, 2013 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–14 | 12,340 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 14, 2013 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 10–14 | 6,116 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 20, 2013 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 10–9 | 19,070 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Semifinal | April 27, 2013 | Philadelphia Wings | Blue Cross Arena | W 10–8 | 5,963 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 4, 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–10 | 5,096 | 2–0 |
| Final | May 11, 2013 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena | W 11–10 | 5,200 | 3–0 |

## Transactions

### Trades

| December 14, 2012 | To Rochester Knighthawks Dan Dawson Paul Dawson 1st round pick, 2016 entry draft | To Philadelphia Wings Paul Rabil Jordan Hall Joel White Rob Campbell 2nd round pick, 2014 entry draft |
| - | - | - |

### Entry Draft

The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012. The Knighthawks made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 26 | Robbie Campbell | Stony Brook University |
| 3 | 29 | Cody Hawkins | Delta, BC |
| 4 | 38 | Matt Hummel | Mercyhurst University |
| 5 | 47 | Chris Attwood | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| 6 | 56 | Cody McLeod | Orangeville, Ontario |
