of Governors approved the sale of a majority stake of the Knighthawks to the President of Arrow Express Sports Curt Styres at a price of $5,575,000, the highest price paid for a team in league history. The league's approval was conditional upon whether or not the Knighthawks and Sports Management Group could secure a new lease for play at the Blue Cross Arena. Styres had also recently been approved by the American Hockey League to purchase the Americans. On June 16, 2008 the Knighthawks and Americans announced a new five-year lease with the Blue Cross Arena. In June 2011, the Americans and Knighthawks were split up when Terrence Pegula purchased the Americans. The split was necessary at the time due to Pegula owning the Buffalo Bandits. This is a rule that would later be changed. Original team relocation and replacement On September 13, 2018, Styres announced that he would be accepting a new team in Halifax, Nova Scotia and would be relocating the Knighthawks to the city for the winter 2019–2020 season. The Knighthawks intellectual property was sold to Terry and Kim Pegula (the latter of whom was raised in the Rochester suburbs) along with an expansion franchise to ensure Rochester's uninterrupted presence in the league. The original name was used, but the color scheme and logo changed. The team logo, colors, and other officials were announced on May 29, 2019 in an event at Blue Cross Arena. The new franchise does not count as a continuation of the previous franchise. All championships and records were transferred to Halifax. Awards and honors NLL Hall of Fame members Gary Gait, 2009–2011 (class of 2006) Paul Gait, 1995–1997 (class of 2006) Steve Dietrich, 1995–2001 (class of 2012) Pat O'Toole 1999–2010 (class of 2013) Final roster All-time record Playoff results *The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena. Head coaching history Draft history NLL Entry Draft First Round Selections 1994: Cam Bomberry (1st overall) 1995: Derek Collins (5th overall) 1996: Cory Bomberry (3rd overall) 1997: None 1998: Casey Powell (1st overall) & Brad MacArthur (5th overall) 1999: John Grant (1st overall) & Ben Hunt (9th overall) 2000: Lindsay Plunkett (8th overall) 2001: Teddy Jenner (11th overall) 2002: Pete Benedict (11th overall) 2003: Scott Evans (5th overall) 2004: Mike Morrison (8th overall) 2005: Shawn