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Knighthawks John Grant To Play Scoro Tonight At Amerks Game

April 6, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Rochester Knighthawks News Release


(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawks forward John Grant will try his hand at Scoro at the Rochester Americans' hockey game tonight. The six-time National Lacrosse League All-Pro will serve as a celebrity contestant during the second intermission of the Amerks-Hamilton Bulldogs American Hockey League game. The Amerks host the Hamilton Bulldogs at 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena.

Grant will be wearing a special purple Knighthawks jersey, which will be auctioned off during the Rochester-Minnesota Swarm National Lacrosse League game on Saturday, April 7th. All proceeds will go to FOODLINK. The contest is a 7:35 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena.

Grant is currently second in the National Lacrosse League in goals (41) and third in points (88). The Peterborough, Ontario, native is the team's all-time leader in goals, assists and points.

The Rochester Knighthawks can clinch their second division title in team history this Saturday with a victory and some help. Rochester (11-2) can lock up the Eastern Division title with a win over Minnesota AND a Buffalo loss to Arizona on Saturday. Rochester can also secure home field throughout the playoffs by winning its remaining three games. Rochester is riding a franchise-record nine-game winning streak and is 6-0 at home this season.

The Knighthawks' East Division battle against the third-place Minnesota Swarm (6-6) will be carried live on WYSL 1040-AM and wysl1040.com. The contest will also be televised tape delayed on Time Warner SportsNet Channel 26.

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