| Season: | 2012 |
| Seasonlink: | 2012 NLL season |
| Team: | Rochester Knighthawks |
| Teamlink: | Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) |
| League: | NLL |
| Division: | East |
| Divisionrank: | 2nd |
| Record: | 7-9 |
| Homerecord: | 5-3 |
| Roadrecord: | 2-6 |
| Goalsfor: | 191 |
| Goalsagainst: | 197 |
| Generalmanager: | Curt Styres |
| Coach: | Mike Hasen |
| Captain: | Pat McCready |
| Arena: | Blue Cross Arena |
| Goalsleader: | Cody Jamieson (36) |
| Assistsleader: | Cody Jamieson (49) |
| Pointsleader: | Cody Jamieson (85) |
| Pimleader: | Kyle Laverty (46) |
| Looseballsleader: | Pat McCready (94) |
| Winsleader: | Matt Vinc (7) |
| Gaaleader: | Matt Vinc (12.21) |
| Divisionwin: | yes |
| Cup: | Champion's Cup |
| Champs: | yes |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011 season |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011 Rochester Knighthawks season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013 Rochester Knighthawks season |
The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York, that played in the National Lacrosse League (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 9-6.[1]
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| September 21, 2011[4] | To Rochester Knighthawks 1st round pick, 2011 entry draft (Johnny Powless) | To Calgary Roughnecks Shawn Evans | |
| July 25, 2011[5] | To Rochester Knighthawks Ryan Cousins Andy Secore Alex Kedoh Hill | To Edmonton Rush Shawn Williams Aaron Bold 2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft | |
| March 20, 2012[6] | To Rochester Knighthawks Jamison Koesterer | To Washington Stealth 3rd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft |
The Knighthawks chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:
| Round | Overall | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mike Kirk | |
| 2 | 14 | Casey Powell | |
| 3 | 23 | Jack Reid |
The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011.[7] The Knighthawks selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Keogh | Syracuse University | |
| 1 | 5 | Johnny Powless | Six Nations, ON | |
| 2 | 10 | Joel White | Syracuse University | |
| 3 | 23 | Kyle Andrews | Brampton, ON | |
| 4 | 32 | Shane Cater | Six Nations, ON | |
| 5 | 36 | Aaron Tackaberry | Calgary, AB | |
| 5 | 40 | Cal Kitson | Brampton, ON | |
| 6 | 45 | Kraig Maracle | Six Nations, ON | |
| 6 | 49 | Grant Catalino | University of Maryland |