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KNIGHTHAWKS ANNOUNCE ROSTER MOVES 12/9/19

December 9, 2019
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MEDIA RELEASE (Rochester, NY) – Rochester Knighthawks General Manager and Vice President of Lacrosse Operations Dan Carey announced today that the team has released transition man Adam Perroni and defenseman Tyler Gaulton from their contracts. In a corresponding move, the Knighthawks have added defenseman Darryl Robertson to the active roster and assigned defenseman Tyler Biles to the practice squad from the injured reserve list. All transactions are pending league approval….

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Georgia Swarm’s Over Rochester in Inaugural Home-Opener 11/30/19

December 1, 2019
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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Credit: Micheline V/ Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (0-1) would begin their inaugural season by playing host to the Georgia Swarm (1-0) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 5,642.  Unfortunately for Rochester; Georgia would be a bit much for them to handle as the Swarm would go on to win 14-4.

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 1 – 11/29/2019

November 29, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The new season is upon us!  With two expansion teams added for the second year in a row, the field has changed yet again – including division realignment.  Just means more picks for us this year, our second year doing weekly picks.  I invited some fellow writers to help me with the playoffs last season, and this season they will be here each…

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The Rochester Knighthawks Pick Ryland Rees in the First Round 9/21/19

September 21, 2019
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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© This past week, the Rochester Knighthawks along with the rest of the teams in the NLL, participated in the 2019 Entry Draft.  Rochester selected 10 hopeful candidates to rebuild their new team.  They had the second overall pick in the first round behind Halifax and would select Stony Brook University alum and a native of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Ryland Rees. Rees…

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2019 NLL Champs Lose Simpson & MacRae in Expansion Draft 7/9/19

July 9, 2019
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[MEDIA RELEASE] Calgary, AB – The Calgary Roughnecks today announced that defencemen Shane Simpson and Dan MacRae have been claimed by the Rochester Knighthawks and New York Riptide, respectively, in the 2019 National Lacrosse League Expansion Draft. Simpson, selected by the Knighthawks in the fourth round, 7th overall, played 10 games with the Roughnecks after joining the team in the 2018 NLL Entry Draft. The Hamilton, Ontario product tallied three…

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Toronto Rock Lose Lintner & McArdle in Expansion Draft 7/9/19

July 9, 2019
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[MEDIA RELEASE] Rock Lose Two Forwards As New Teams Take Shape Oakville, ON – The National Lacrosse League Expansion Draft took place on Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia, PA with the expansion Rochester Knighthawks and New York Riptide each selecting 11 players. The Rock, along with all current NLL teams, each lost two players in the Expansion selection process.  Forward Dan Lintner was selected by the Rochester Knighthawks with the first…

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NLL Media Advisory: 2019 Expansion Draft 6/5/19

June 5, 2019
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MEDIA ADVISORY June 5, 2019 PHILADELPHIA – The National Lacrosse League has announced the 2019 Expansion Draft. The New York Riptide and Rochester Knighthawks will make their picks on Tuesday, July 9th. Ahead of the Expansion Draft, each team will designate 11 protected players before the June 25 deadline. Expansion teams are then allowed to select eligible players who are not on the protected list. The Rochester Knighthawks will select 1st…

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Knighthawks Close the Door on Rochester and the Season 4/27/19

April 28, 2019
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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Rochester Knighthawks In the last weekend of the NLL regular season the Rochester Knighthawks (6-12) played host to the New England Black Wolves (9-9) in front of a 6,158 crowd at the Blue Cross Arena.  The fans came to see this Rochester team’s last home game before moving to Halifax next season.  The Rochester Knighthawks would give those…

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Justin’s NLL Picks Week Twenty 4/26/19

April 26, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Weeks 1-9: 25-19 Week Ten: 4-2 Week Eleven: 2-1 Week Twelve: 4-0 Week Thirteen: 3-1 Week Fourteen: 4-2 Week Fifteen: 4-3 Week Sixteen: 2-2 Week Seventeen: 4-1 Week Eighteen: 1-5 Week Nineteen: 3-2 Season Total: 56-38 Wow.  New England could not win on the road.  And now they must visit Buffalo again in the first round.  I thought a lot of these late…

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Rochester Rolls to Fourth Win 4/20/19

April 21, 2019
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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo: Micheline V/ Rochester Americans This week’s NLL action saw the Rochester Knighthawks (6-11) host the Vancouver Warriors (5-12) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of 5,376 fans.  With Rochester out of the playoff scenario in the Eastern Division, but Vancouver is still in the hunt for a playoff spot in the Western Division it was a must win…

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The Mammoth Still Don’t Clinch 4/12/19

April 13, 2019
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Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Rochester Knighthawks On Friday April 12, the Colorado Mammoth (6-10) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (5-11) for the only meeting of the two teams this season.  It was “Fan Appreciation” night at the Pepsi Center and Mammoth fans were 13,202 strong in the hopes that their team would finally clinch the remaining spot in the west in their final…

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