Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome This week the Rochester Knighthawks (2-2) would travel to their neighbors of the north where they would take on the Toronto Rock (2-1) for round number two at the Air Canada Centre in front of a crowd of 10,817. The first meeting between these two teams the Rock would take the win in demanding style, however this time around it would…
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The Saskatchewan Rush would return to championship form in front of 15,007 screaming Rush fans as the team raised the 2016 Champion’s Cup banner to the Sasktel Centre rafters. They would go on to defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 16-8 on Saturday night January 21, 2017. Mark Matthews would set the tone for the Rush as he would finish the game with…
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks were back in action taking on the New England Black Wolves at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 6,256. The Knighthawks were looking to bounce back to true form after last week’s loss to the Toronto Rock, and they did just that. Rochester would take down the Black Wolves in dominating fashion and came…
We had the opportunity to catch up with Brad Gillies #10, Defense/Transition player and rookie for the Rochester Knighthawks after their win over the New England Black Wolves on January 7, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=WH45X0pT5Ek&feature=vm Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks kicked off the 2016-17 NLL season with their home opener at the Blue Cross Arena against the Toronto Rock. The Hawks 8,137 fans were excited to see their team back in action after many months of a quiet arena. I have to admit that it’s quite different watching the game from the vantage point of the press area. …
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On April 30, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-11) took on the Saskatchewan Rush (13-5) in front of a home crowd of 6,547 at the Blue Cross Arena. This was a must win for the Knighthawks to keep post season dreams alive but
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 23, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-10) took on division rivals the Buffalo Bandits (12-5) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 10,716 hopeful fans. This was a must win for the Knighthawks to keep any playoff hopes alive, unfortunately luck wasn’t on their side as the Bandits edged Rochester 15-13.
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Last night the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) hosted the Georgia Swarm (7-9) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 8,570. With playoff implications on the line it was a must win scenario for both teams, but it would be the Swarm taking the victory 17-11.
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On April 10, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-8) took on their rivals the Buffalo Bandits (10-4) at the First Niagara Center in front of a crowd of 17,397. Final Score: Buffalo 14—Rochester 12. The first period would be dominated by the Bandits as they would quickly score the first two goals of the period in less than one minute of play. …
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, NLL Correspondent In front of a home crowd of just over thirteen thousand fans, the big green machine Saskatchewan Rush (9-3) win back to back against the Toronto Rock (3-9) this past weekend. Final Score: Rush 13—Rock 8. Early in this game the Rock lose Brett Hickey (#11) to an upper body injury, leaving the team with only a couple of right handed offensive players.
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks In front of a crowd of 7,582 the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) would lose a close one to New England (7-4) giving the Black Wolves the weekend sweep of the Knighthawks. However, the game wouldn’t be a disappointing one as it was a very exciting to watch to say the least. But New England in the end would pull out a 10-8 victory. The…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves The New England Black Wolves (6-4) sit in second place in the East after defeating the Rochester Knighthawks (6-6) at home Friday night. Quite a few Rochester fans took the drive to the Mohegan Sun Arena, only to be disappointed as their team never led in the game. New England looked composed throughout, using a stifling defense and fluid offense to…