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| 2006 Arizona Sting | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 4th West |
| 2006 record | 8-8 |
| Home record | 4-4 |
| Road record | 4-4 |
| Goals for | 198 |
| Goals against | 199 |
| General Manager | Bob Hamley |
| Coach | Bob Hamley |
| Arena | Jobing.com Arena |
| Average attendance | 8,919 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Craig Conn (44) |
| Assists | Dan Dawson (48) |
| Points | Dan Dawson (82) |
| Penalties in minutes | Craig Conn (42) |
| Loose Balls | Bruce Codd (117) |
| Wins | Rob Blasdell (5) |
| Goals against average | Mike Miron (12.41) |
The Arizona Sting were a lacrosse team based in Phoenix, Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 6th in franchise history and 3rd in Arizona.
After making it to the Championship game in 2005, the Sting had a disappointing 8-8 season in 2006. The Sting upset the division-winning Portland LumberJax 14-10 in the Western Division semifinals, but the eventual champion Colorado Mammoth defeated the Sting 13-12 in Colorado in the Division finals.
Reference: [1]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Buffalo Bandits –xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 193 | 167 | +26 | 12.06 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 196 | 180 | +16 | 12.25 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Toronto Rock –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 182 | 179 | +3 | 11.38 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 158 | 171 | −13 | 9.88 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 184 | 184 | −-0 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Portland LumberJax –xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 188 | 177 | +11 | 11.75 | 11.06 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | +28 | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks –x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Arizona Sting –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 198 | 199 | −1 | 12.38 | 12.44 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 174 | −23 | 9.44 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 10.0 | 0–8 | 1–7 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 9.38 | 12.62 |
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
Reference: [2]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | January 7, 2006 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 14–13 | OT | 17,527 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 13, 2006 | Portland LumberJax | Jobing.com Arena | W 12–7 | 6,127 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 27, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | Jobing.com Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 6,326 | 3–0 |
| 4 | February 3, 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | Jobing.com Arena | L 17–18 | OT | 6,373 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 11, 2006 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 14–16 | 9,386 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | February 18, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | Jobing.com Arena | L 7–13 | 6,535 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | March 4, 2006 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 15–11 | 9,684 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | March 10, 2006 | Edmonton Rush | Jobing.com Arena | W 13–9 | 6,705 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | March 11, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 10–12 | 7,803 | 5–4 | |
| 10 | March 18, 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | Jobing.com Arena | L 11–15 | 6,420 | 5–5 | |
| 11 | March 25, 2006 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 13–12 | 11,693 | 6–5 | |
| 12 | April 1, 2006 | Buffalo Bandits | Jobing.com Arena | L 10–13 | 6,759 | 6–6 | |
| 13 | April 2, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–16 | 16,435 | 6–7 | |
| 14 | April 8, 2006 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 12–14 | 12,173 | 6–8 | |
| 15 | April 14, 2006 | San Jose Stealth | Jobing.com Arena | W 16–13 | 6,575 | 7–8 | |
| 16 | April 15, 2006 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 12–7 | 6,188 | 8–8 |
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | April 22, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 14–11 | 10,843 | 1–0 | |
| Division Final | April 29, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 12–13 | 12,537 | 1–1 |
Reference: [4]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Dan Dawson | 16 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 76 | 8 |
| Craig Conn | 15 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 91 | 42 |
| Pat Maddalena | 15 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 58 | 6 |
| Jonas Derks | 10 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 8 |
| Jason Crosbie | 9 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 30 | 7 |
| Matt Brown | 16 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 47 | 6 |
| Lindsay Plunkett | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| Curt Malawsky | 8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 4 |
| Peter Veltman | 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 20 |
| Totals | 318 | 516 | 235 | 1045 | 36 |
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 |
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| Rob Blasdell | 15 | 621:59 | 5 | 5 | 129 | .737 | 12.44 |
| Mike Miron | 16 | 338:27 | 3 | 3 | 70 | .742 | 12.41 |
| Ken Montour | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 199 | .739 | 12.44 |
| Player | Award |
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| Craig Conn | Second Team All-Pro |
| Dan Dawson | |
| Craig Conn | All-Stars |
| Bruce Codd | |
| Jonas Derks | |
| Peter Lough | |
| Scott Self |
| March 23, 2006 [5] | To Arizona Sting Lindsay Plunkett fourth round pick, 2007 entry draft | To Buffalo Bandits Jason Crosbie |
Reference: [6]
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