2005 Rochester Knighthawks season

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 11th in franchise history.

2005 Rochester Knighthawks
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2005 record10-6
Home record5-3
Road record5-3
Goals for193
Goals against179
General ManagerPaul Day
CoachPaul Day
CaptainMike Hasen
Alternate captainsShawn Williams
John Grant, Jr.
ArenaBlue Cross Arena
Average attendance9,711
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Grant, Jr. (49)
AssistsJohn Grant, Jr. (56)
PointsJohn Grant, Jr. (105)
Penalties in minutesCasey Zapf (58)
Loose BallsMike Hasen (91)
WinsPat O'Toole (9)
Goals against averagePat O'Toole (11.10)
← 2004 season

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rockxyz16124.7500.06–26–2227190+3714.1911.88
2Buffalo Banditsx16115.6881.05–36–2217183+3413.5611.44
3Rochester Knighthawksx16106.6252.05–35–3193179+1412.0611.19
4Philadelphia Wings16610.3756.03–53–5213218−513.3113.62
5Minnesota Swarm16511.3127.02–63–5188231−4311.7514.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxy16106.6250.06–24–4216208+813.5013.00
2Arizona Stingx1697.5621.05–34–4209209−-013.0613.06
3Colorado Mammothx1688.5002.05–33–5201182+1912.5611.38
4Anaheim Storm16511.3125.02–63–5175212−3710.9413.25
5San Jose Stealth16412.2506.02–62–6170197−2710.6212.31

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 1, 2005 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena L 11–12 8,532 0–1
2 January 15, 2005 Arizona Sting Blue Cross Arena L 8–9 OT 7,508 0–2
3 January 22, 2005 @ Anaheim Storm Arrowhead Pond W 15–11 4,053 1–2
4 January 28, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 15–6 16,087 2–2
5 January 29, 2005 Toronto Rock Blue Cross Arena W 12–11 OT 8,867 3–2
6 February 12, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Blue Cross Arena W 16–15 8,061 4–2
7 February 18, 2005 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 14–13 OT 12,311 5–2
8 February 19, 2005 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena L 7–11 9,961 5–3
9 February 25, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 9–15 16,372 5–4
10 March 12, 2005 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 13–12 12,731 6–4
11 March 19, 2005 Buffalo Bandits Blue Cross Arena W 12–11 OT 10,102 7–4
12 March 25, 2005 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 11–12 7,764 7–5
13 March 26, 2005 Minnesota Swarm Blue Cross Arena W 20–11 8,557 8–5
14 April 1, 2005 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 9–11 10,014 8–6
15 April 8, 2005 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 8–7 5,120 9–6
16 April 15, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Blue Cross Arena W 13–12 9,342 10–6

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 23, 2005 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 19–14 10,014 1–0
Division Final April 29, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–12 17,289 1–1

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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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. 15 49 56 105 83 31
Shawn Williams 16 33 50 83 74 12
Mike Accursi 16 23 48 71 74 12
Scott Evans 16 29 23 52 59 25
Ryan O'Connor 14 14 17 31 19 6
Ken Millin 16 8 18 26 45 6
Mat Giles 15 10 13 23 44 18
Andrew Turner 16 0 13 13 80 28
Steve Toll 5 5 5 10 33 0
Totals 294 487 377 1055 50

Goaltenders

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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'Toole 16 907:59 9 6 168 .775 11.10
Pat Campbell 4 53:02 1 0 8 .822 9.05
Totals 10 6 179 .775 11.19

Awards

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Player Award
Andrew Turner Defensive Player of the Year
John Grant, Jr. First Team All-Pro
John Grant, Jr. Player of the Month, February

Transactions

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Trades

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March 24, 2005[4]
To Rochester Knighthawks
Steve Toll
To San Jose Stealth
first round pick, 2005 entry draft
second round pick, 2005 entry draft

Roster

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No. Position Player
43   Def Abrams, Marshall
44   Fwd Accursi, Mike
37   Goalie Campbell, Pat
42   Def Cougevan, Pat
12   Fwd Croswell, Brian
7   Fwd Dutton, Pat
19   Fwd Evans, Scott
15   Fwd Giles, Mat
24   Fwd Grant, John
10   Def Hasen, Mike
23   Def Hoar, Stephen
  Fwd Juleff, Dennis
No. Position Player
4   Def Livingstone, Carter
32   Fwd Millin, Ken
14   Fwd O'Connor, Ryan
39   Goalie O'Toole, Pat
20   Def Penny, Steve
2   Def Schiller, Chris
33   Fwd Soudan, Tim
11   Def Thorpe, Regy
17   Def Toll, Steve
26   Def Turner, Andrew
51   Fwd Williams, Shawn
27   Fwd Zaph, Casey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rochester Knighthawks - 2012 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Rochester Knighthawks - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ^ "Conn Traded to Arizona; Toll to Rochester". NLL.com. March 24, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-14.