| Season: | 2020 |
| Seasonlink: | 2020 NLL season |
| Team: | Rochester Knighthawks |
| Teamlink: | Rochester Knighthawks |
| League: | NLL |
| Division: | North |
| Record: | 2-10 |
| Homerecord: | 2-4 |
| Roadrecord: | 0-6 |
| Goalsfor: | 115 |
| Goalsagainst: | 165 |
| Generalmanager: | Dan Carey |
| Coach: | Mike Hasen |
| Arena: | Blue Cross Arena |
| Attendance: | 5,050 |
| Prevseason Year: | - |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022 season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022 Rochester Knighthawks season |
The Rochester Knighthawks are a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season will be the team's 1st season in the league. The original Knighthawks moved to Halifax to become the Halifax Thunderbirds. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.[2] [3]
The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[4] The Knighthawks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ryland Rees | Stony Brook University |
| 2 | 18 | Cory Highfield | Massachusetts Lowell University |
| 2 | 32 | Dustyn Pratt | Orangeville Northmen Jr. A |
| 3 | 35 | Thomas Whitty | St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A |
| 3 | 37 | Matt Vangalen | Detroit Mercy University |
| 3 | 48 | Sean Darroch | Lindenwood University |
| 4 | 49 | Tyler Biles | Brampton Excelsiors Jr. A |
| 4 | 62 | Bradley Voigt | Syracuse University |
| 5 | 65 | Carter Badour | College of Saint Rose |
| 6 | 77 | Alec Simons | Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A |