The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, United States, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 15th in franchise history.
In September 2008, Knighthawks superstar John Grant, Jr. underwent emergency surgery on his left knee to remove an infection from his ACL. The surgery meant that Grant would miss the entire 2009 season. To make up for the loss of their most potent scoring threat, the Knighthawks pulled an unexpected move: they traded forward Andrew Potter and two first round draft picks to the Colorado Mammoth for the rights to lacrosse legend Gary Gait, and convinced Gait to return to playing after a three-year retirement.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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Player stats Reference:
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts LB PIM Shawn Williams 16 26 67 93 85 4 Shawn Evans 16 30 49 79 106 42 Jason Henhawk 14 18 20 38 55 6 Gary Gait 11 22 15 37 42 4 Craig Point 10 17 11 28 47 12 Joe Walters 15 8 12 20 50 7 Chris Schiller 16 8 11 19 100 20 Steve Toll 16 4 13 17 178 6 Ken Millin 14 5 11 16 41 21 Totals 262 431 373 1117 42
Goaltenders 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 13 776:46 7 6 139 .774 10.74 Derek Collins 3 93:20 0 3 28 .627 18.00 Phil Wetherup 2 49:48 0 0 21 .543 25.30 Ben Vanevery 13 43:52 0 0 7 .788 9.57 Jake Henhawk 1 0:00 0 0 0 .000 .00 Totals 7 9 197 .744 12.31
Transactions
New players Aaron Wilson - acquired in trade Gary Gait - acquired in trade Chris Courtney - acquired in trade
Players not returning Stephen Hoar - traded Andrew Potter - traded Jack Reid - traded John Grant, Jr. - injured, out for season Luke Forget - traded
Trades February 19, 2009 To Rochester KnighthawksCraig PointDean Hill To Minnesota Swarm Aaron Wilsonconditional draft pick December 9, 2008 To Rochester Knighthawkssecond round selection, 2009 entry draft To Portland LumberJaxLuke Forget November 19, 2008 To Rochester KnighthawksChris Courtney To Minnesota Swarm fourth round pick, 2010 entry draft October 15, 2008 To Rochester KnighthawksGary Gait To Colorado MammothAndrew Potter1st round pick, 2009 entry draft1st round pick, 2010 entry draft September 7, 2008 To Rochester KnighthawksAaron Wilsonfirst round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Toronto) To Toronto Rock Luke WilesStephen Hoar To San Jose Stealthfirst round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester) July 29, 2008 To Rochester KnighthawksKyle Laverty To Boston Blazers Jack Reid June 30, 2008 To Rochester KnighthawksTroy BonterreMac Allenthird round pick, 2008 entry draft To Edmonton Rush Lindsay PlunkettMatt Brown
Entry draft The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Knighthawks selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club218 Joel McCready Cornell University/St. Catharines Athletics Jr.A329 Kyle Guadagnolo Syracuse University330 Brendan Loftus Syracuse University441 Jesse Guerin Peterborough Lakers Jr.A554 Logan Kane Onondaga Community College/Six Nations Arrows Jr.A667 Mitch Nanticoke Six Nations Arrows Jr.A
Roster
See also 2009 NLL season
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