The cup will live in Rochester for yet another year and the staff and players could not be more ecstatic. This is the first time in a decade that one team has won the championship two years in a row. The last time was in 2002 and 2003 by the Toronto Rock.
The Knighthawks started off the scoring just over 3 minutes into the game and never looked back, even as it got nail-bitingly close toward the end of the game with the Stealth trailing by a mere 1 goal. Rochester was on fire for the first half of the game, scoring 10 of the 11 total goals during that time.
Did you go back to make sure you read it right? Yes, that's right! 10 out of the 11 goals were scored in the first half of play meaning that the Knighthawks were only able to score one goal for the whole second half! A team only scoring one goal in the second half of play and still winning the game does not happen too often but the team was able to hold of the Stealth.
Thanks to Matt Vinc, who was on fire, they were able to keep the lead throughout the game
Leading the Knighthawks to the victory was MVP Cody Jamieson, who scooped up the award last year as well. This makes him the second player in NLL history to win back-to-back MVP awards. Jamieson lead the team with 3 goals and 2 assists. He did this all while playing on an injured ankle.
The win was especially memorable for Dan Dawson who, after 12 years of playing in the NLL, finally has won his championship. When asked how it felt to not only finally have won the cup but have won it playing on the same team as his brother, Dawson said "To win this with him is a little bit extra special, but as far as I'm concerned, I've got 25 brothers in that room."
What a way to end the season. The Knighthawks got the job done and proved the naysayers wrong. The cup lives in Rochester for another year. Will next year be a three-peat?
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