NLL Rochester Knighthawks

Knighthawks' John Grant Wins Weekly Award

Published on April 11, 2007 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Rochester Knighthawks News Release


(Rochester, NY)... The National Lacrosse League announced today that Rochester Knighthawks forward John Grant has been named the Offensive Player of the Week. Other Week Number 15 winners included Buffalo Bandits goaltender Steve Dietrich (Overall and Defensive Player of the Week), Buffalo's Mark Steenhuis (Transition Player of the Week) and Philadelphia Wings forward Athan Iannucci (Rookie of the Week).

Last weekend, Grant scored four goals and piled on five assists for nine points, including the game-winner as the Knighthawks defeated the Minnesota Swarm 19-9 on April 7th. The Rochester forward has now won the Offensive Player of the Week three times this season.

Last weekend, he became only the sixth player in league history to reach 700 points. Grant is currently tied for the league-lead in points with 97 with Buffalo's John Tavares. Grant is bidding to become the first Rochester player to lead the league in points. Grant is Rochester's all-time leading scorer and is a six-time NLL All-Star.

This week, Rochester (12-2) and Buffalo meet in a crucial home-and-home series. The Knighthawks have the best record in the NLL and need one win to capture the East Division title. The Knighthawks can also lock up home field advantage throughout playoffs with two victories. Buffalo (10-4) needs a two-game sweep of the Knighthawks to repeat as East Division champs.

The two-game set begins on Friday, April 13th, as Rochester visits HSBC Arena for a 7:30 p.m. contest. The Hawks will then come home on Saturday, April 14th for a thruway rematch.

The Friday game will be carried tape delayed on WYSL 1040-AM and wysl1040.com. Rochester's home finale on April 14th will be carried live on WYSL 1040-AM and wysl1040.com. The contest will also be nationally televised tape delayed on VERSUS on Sunday, April 15th at 2:00 p.m.

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