2005 Arizona Sting season

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2005 Arizona Sting
League NLL
Division2nd West
2005 record9-7
Home record5-3
Road record4-4
Goals for209
Goals against209
General Manager Bob Hamley
CoachBob Hamley
Captain Peter Lough
Arena Jobing.com Arena
Average attendance8,921
Team leaders
Goals Dan Dawson (48)
AssistsDan Dawson (36)
PointsDan Dawson (84)
Penalties in minutesBrock Robertson (30)
Loose BallsBruce Codd (97)
Wins Mike Miron (5)
Goals against average Ken Montour (11.23)

The Arizona Sting are a lacrosse team based in Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 5th in franchise history and 2nd as the Sting (formerly the Columbus Landsharks).

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The Sting finished 2nd in the West division with a 9-7 record, and hosted the Colorado Mammoth in the opening round of the playoffs. Arizona defeated Colorado 16-13 to advance to the Western division final against the defending champion Calgary Roughnecks. The Sting defeated Calgary 19-15 in Calgary, advancing to the Championship game in only their second year in Arizona. The Sting faced the Toronto Rock in Toronto for the Championship, and with an NLL record crowd of over 19,400 fans, [1] the Rock defeated the Sting 19-13 to win their fifth championship in seven years.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Toronto Rock –xyz16124.7500.06–26–2227190+3714.1911.88
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16115.6881.05–36–2217183+3413.5611.44
3 Rochester Knighthawks –x16106.6252.05–35–3193179+1412.0611.19
4 Philadelphia Wings 16610.3756.03–53–5213218−513.3113.62
5 Minnesota Swarm 16511.3127.02–63–5188231−4311.7514.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xy16106.6250.06–24–4216208+813.5013.00
2 Arizona Sting –x1697.5621.05–34–4209209−-013.0613.06
3 Colorado Mammoth –x1688.5002.05–33–5201182+1912.5611.38
4 Anaheim Storm 16511.3125.02–63–5175212−3710.9413.25
5 San Jose Stealth 16412.2506.02–62–6170197−2710.6212.31

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: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 7, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Jobing.com Arena L 9–10OT5,9030–1
2January 8, 2005@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 16–1517,2891–1
3January 15, 2005@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 9–8OT7,5082–1
4January 21, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena L 13–146,2162–2
5January 22, 2005@ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 14–159,8862–3
6February 4, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena W 17–106,3133–3
7February 13, 2005@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 12–13OT16,2383–4
8February 18, 2005 Minnesota Swarm Jobing.com Arena W 17–16OT6,4484–4
9March 11, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 13–12OT6,6145–4
10March 12, 2005@ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 12–105,0696–4
11March 18, 2005@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–1818,1736–5
12March 25, 2005 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena W 18–166,5847–5
13April 3, 2005@ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 10–1710,1407–6
14April 9, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 15–126,7358–6
15April 15, 2005@ Anaheim Storm Arrowhead Pond W 14–125,8919–6
16April 16, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena L 10–117,7319–7

Playoffs

Game log

Reference: [4]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division SemifinalApril 22, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 16–135,5491–0
Division FinalApril 30, 2005@ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 19–1511,4682–0
Championship GameMay 14, 2005@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 13–1919,4322–1

Player stats

Reference: [5]

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Dan Dawson 16483684738
Pat Maddalena16312859716
Cory Bomberry15242347230
Jonas Derks11182240418
Lindsay Plunkett121422364914
Peter Veltman15131326572
Jason Clark1513922468
Gewas Schindler761622156
Scott Self13415196416
Totals253462218108252

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Mike Miron 15765:1257169.74013.25
Ken Montour7208:274039.73511.23
Totals97 209 .738 13.06

Awards

PlayerAward
Bob Hamley Les Bartley Award
Bob Hamley GM of the Year
Dan Dawson First Team All-Pro
Dan DawsonAll-Stars
Peter Lough
Scott Self

Transactions

Trades

February 2, 2005 [6]
To Arizona Sting
Jonas Derks		To Buffalo Bandits
second round pick, 2005 entry draft
second round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 9, 2005 [7]
To Arizona Sting
Chris Seller 		To Anaheim Storm
Bill Greer
March 24, 2005 [8]
To Arizona Sting
Craig Conn 		To Minnesota Swarm
first round pick, 2006 entry draft
first round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 24, 2005 [8]
To Arizona Sting
Chris Panos		To Colorado Mammoth
third round pick, 2005 entry draft

Roster

Reference: [9]

No.PositionPlayer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdBeirnes, Kasey
72 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdBomberry, Cory
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefBonterre, Troy
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdClark, Jason
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefCochrane, Mark
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefCodd, Bruce
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdConn, Craig
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdDawson, Dan
43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdDerks, Jonas
19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefGibson, Darryl
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefGreer, Bill
18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefHalls, Darren
Flag of the United States.svg FwdHenderson, Tony
No.PositionPlayer
27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefLough, Peter
36 Flag of the United States.svg FwdMaddalena, Pat
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdMcKay, Chris
41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GoalieMiron, Mike
29 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg GoalieMontour, Ken
Flag of the United States.svg FwdPanos, Chris
11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdPlunkett, Lindsay
23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefRobertson, Brock
Flag of the United States.svg FwdSchindler, Gewas
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefSelf, Scott
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DefSeller, Chris
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdTalbot, Noah
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdTinning, Mark
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FwdVeltman, Peter

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto Wins Edge NLL Championship Game, 19-13". NLL.com. May 14, 2005. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Arizona Sting - 2005 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Arizona Sting - 2005 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  6. ↑ "Mammoth Goaltender Retires". NLL.com. February 2, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  7. ↑ "Arizona Acquires All-Star Defenseman". NLL.com. March 9, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  8. 1 2 "Conn Traded to Arizona; Toll to Rochester". NLL.com. March 24, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  9. ↑ "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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