The

Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Blue Cross Arena. The Knighth ...

were a

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team based in

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, that played in the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

(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

Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from the 2006 to 2015 NLL seasons. The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2 ...

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 Boston Blazers

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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