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Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks are ow ...

were a

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team based in

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, that played in the

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(NLL). The 2012 season was the 18th in franchise history. After a 7-9 season, the Knighthawks came on strong in the playoffs and won their third NLL Championship, defeating the

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9-6.

Regular season

Conference standings

Game log

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Playoffs

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Transactions

Trades

Dispersal Draft

The Knighthawks chose the following players in the

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Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Knighthawks selected the following players:

Roster

References

{{2012 NLL season by team Rochester Knighthawks seasons 2012 in lacrosse

National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup-winning seasons