2009 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 23rd in franchise history.

2009 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2009 record7–9
Home record4–4
Road record3–5
Goals for188
Goals against193
General ManagerLindsay Sanderson
CoachDave Huntley
CaptainThomas Hajek
Alternate captainsShawn Nadelen
Geoff Snider
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance9,691
Team leaders
GoalsMerrick Thomson (40)
AssistsMat Giles (47)
PointsMat Giles (70)
Penalties in minutesGeoff Snider (53)
Loose BallsGeoff Snider (220)
WinsBrandon Miller (6)
Goals against averageRob Blasdell (11.84)

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans – xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers – x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4383.06–21–7169197-2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193-511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218-2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax – x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth – x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4385.04–43–5172184-1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02–64–4174198-2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04–41–7159200-419.9412.50

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 3, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 11–15 18,690 0–1
2 January 10, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 16–13 7,422 1–1
3 January 23, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 11–13 9,462 1–2
4 January 24, 2009 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 7–11 4,423 1–3
5 February 6, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 13–11 10,506 2–3
6 February 8, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 12–15 4,231 2–4
7 February 13, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 4–8 9,006 2–5
8 February 21, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center W 13–12 10,559 3–5
9 February 27, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 14–9 14,710 4–5
10 February 28, 2009 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 10–12 8,560 4–6
11 March 14, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 12–13 10,160 4–7
12 March 28, 2009 Colorado Mammoth Wachovia Center W 17–13 11,876 5–7
13 April 4, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center W 11–7 4,187 6–7
14 April 5, 2009 New York Titans Wachovia Center L 13–16 10,806 6–8
15 April 11, 2009 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 16–14 11,924 7–8
16 April 18, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–11 8,539 7–9

Player stats

Reference:[3]

Runners (Top 10)

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Mat Giles162347707833
Merrick Thomson15402969702
Kyle Wailes14154156438
Drew Westervelt163420547216
Athan Iannucci102214363810
Geoff Snider1412223422053
Kyle Sweeney16718251306
David Mitchell861218410
A.J. Shannon771017152
Totals294482297120135

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player GP MIN W L GA Sv% GAA
Brandon Miller14569:3964113.76911.90
Rob Blasdell16390:071577.76911.84
Mickey Hover10:00000.000.00
Totals79 193 .766 12.06

Transactions

Players not returning

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[9] The Wings selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
19Sean ThomsonBellarmine University
225Matt BockletJohns Hopkins University
336Mike LeveilleSyracuse University
445Matt LalliColgate University
447Jordan LevineUniversity at Albany
558Jerry LambeGeorgetown University
560Tony McDevittDuke University
671Steve GrossiDrexel University

Roster
2009 Philadelphia Wings roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 70 Mickey Hover
Injured Reserve
Restricted list
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain


NLL Transactions

See also

References
  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=3260
  4. "Boston selects Poulin first overall". NLL.com. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  5. "Christmas Decides to Not Play in 2009". Wingslax.com. December 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  6. "Toronto inks Crosbie to Two-Year Contract". NLL.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  7. "Peter Jacobs Announces Retirement". NLL.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  8. "Dawson joins Boston Blazers". NLL.com. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  9. "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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