The Rochester Knighthawks will open their 2023 National Lacrosse League Training Camp this weekend with practice sessions being held Friday through Sunday at Segar & Sciortino Field at The Blue Cross Arena. All practices are closed to the public unless otherwise noted.
Training Camp officially gets underway on Friday, Oct. 27 when players report for physicals and medical testing. The team will host its first of two practice sessions on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10:00 a.m. and then again at 5:00 p.m.
Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen and select players will be available to the media in-between practice sessions on Saturday.
The team will also host an interactive Hawk Talk event with the Knighthawks coaching staff and management exclusively for Season Ticket Members on Saturday afternoon beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The highlight of the opening weekend of camp is an intersquad scrimmage on Sunday, Oct. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. The scrimmage will be closed to the public.
Rochester will hold additional practice sessions over the month-long camp at Brampton Memorial Arena between Wednesday, Nov. 8 and Tuesday, Nov. 21.
The team will also play in three exhibition contests during the month of November, beginning on Sunday, Nov. 12 against the Buffalo Bandits at KeyBank Center before taking on the Georgia Swarm at Brampton Memorial Arena on Saturday, Nov. 18. Rochester will host the New York Riptide on Saturday, Nov. 25 at Segar & Sciortino Field at The Blue Cross Arena.
KNIGHTHAWKS 2023 TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE (subject to change).
Day Time Location
Saturday, October 28
First practice session 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
Hawk Talk 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
Second practice session 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
Sunday, October 29
Intersquad scrimmage 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
Wednesday, November 8
Practice 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Brampton Memorial Arena
Saturday, November 11
Practice 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. KeyBank Center
Sunday, November 12
Scrimmage vs. Buffalo 10:00 a.m. KeyBank Center
Tuesday, November 14
Practice 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Brampton Memorial Arena
Saturday, November 18
Scrimmage vs. Georgia 2:00 p.m. Toronto Rock Athletic Centre
Tuesday, November 21
Practice 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Brampton Memorial Arena
Saturday, November 25
Shootaround 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
Scrimmage vs. New York 7:00 p.m. Blue Cross Arena
The Knighthawks are slated to open their fourth NLL season at home on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Calgary Roughnecks at Segar & Sciortino Field at The Blue Cross Arena as part of the league’s Face Off Weekend. Knighthawks single-game tickets will go on sale Friday, Nov. 3 at 10:00 a.m. Season Tickets are on sale now and start as low as $19 per seat per game.