The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 14th in franchise history.
After finishing the 2007 season with a 14-game winning stream winning the Champion's Cup, the Knighthawks hoped to continue their success into 2008. They continued their winning streak by beating the Buffalo Bandits in the season opener, but then lost the next three. The Knighthawks finished with an 8-8 record, good for 5th place in the Eastern division, and missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Regular season
Conference standings
Game log Reference:
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 John Grant, Jr. 16 47 45 92 116 16 Shawn Williams 16 25 55 80 64 2 Scott Evans 16 44 34 78 88 28 Shawn Evans 15 25 38 63 61 63 Ken Millin 15 8 25 33 49 8 Steve Toll 16 7 25 32 166 8 Stephen Hoar 16 5 17 22 76 36 Sandy Chapman 16 1 15 16 77 12 Matt Lyons 12 9 6 15 26 9 Totals 317 514 375 1167 44
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 16 889:25 8 6 156 .776 10.52 Phil Wetherup 15 71:39 0 2 13 .759 10.89 Grant Crawley 1 4:30 0 0 0 1.000 .00 Totals 8 8 171 .773 10.69
Awards Player Award John Grant, Jr. All-Stars Scott Evans Steve Toll Shawn Williams
Roster Reference:
See also 2008 NLL season
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