2007 New York Titans season

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2007 New York Titans
League NLL
Division7th East
2007 record4-12
Home record3-5
Road record1-7
Goals for195
Goals against233
General ManagerAdam Mueller
CoachAdam Mueller
Captain Casey Powell
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance7,658
Team leaders
GoalsPat Maddalena (40)
Assists Ryan Boyle (53)
PointsPat Maddalena (83)
Penalties in minutesJarett Park (43)
Loose BallsJarett Park (129)
Wins Matt Vinc (3)
Goals against average Matt Vinc (13.23)

The New York Titans are a professional lacrosse team based in New York, New York, that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the Titans inaugural season. The franchise was announced by the NLL on July 11, 2006, [1] and the name "Titans" was chosen in September 2006. [2]

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The Titans suffered through a rough inaugural season. After two losses, they won their first game at home against their expansion cousins, the Chicago Shamrox, but then lost the next six straight games. They did finish strong, however, winning two of their last three games, but finished well out of the playoffs.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [3]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Rochester Knighthawks –xyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3 Minnesota Swarm –x1697.5625.04–45–3200207-712.5012.94
4 Toronto Rock –x16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5 Chicago Shamrox 16610.3758.04–42–6176191-1511.0011.94
6 Philadelphia Wings 16610.3758.04–42–6178186-811.1211.62
7 New York Titans 16412.25010.03–51–7195233-3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Colorado Mammoth –xy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3 Arizona Sting –x1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4 San Jose Stealth –x1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5 Edmonton Rush 16610.3756.04–42–6160189-2910.0011.81
6 Portland LumberJax 16412.2508.03–51–7153199-469.5612.44

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: [4]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 6, 2007@ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre L 12–158,4560–1
2January 12, 2007@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 14–1618,6900–2
3January 20, 2007 Chicago Shamrox Madison Square Garden W 11–913,1271–2
4January 26, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Madison Square Garden L 11–165,3381–3
5January 27, 2007@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 18–229,6111–4
6February 2, 2007@ Arizona Sting Jobing.com Arena L 15–165,5591–5
7February 17, 2007 Minnesota Swarm Madison Square Garden L 14–157,0261–6
8February 18, 2007@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 14–179,0561–7
9February 24, 2007 San Jose Stealth Madison Square Garden L 11–127,1471–8
10March 3, 2007 Toronto Rock Madison Square Garden W 13–107,4342–8
11March 17, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Madison Square Garden L 8–117,0122–9
12March 24, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks Madison Square Garden L 15–217,7462–10
13March 25, 2007@ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre L 8–123,8542–11
14March 31, 2007 Edmonton Rush Madison Square Garden W 11–106,4323–11
15April 7, 2007@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 8–2013,2013–12
16April 14, 2007@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 12–1116,0544–12

Player stats

Reference: [5]

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Pat Maddalena16404383996
Ryan Boyle 162953827711
Casey Powell 132951809022
Mike McLellan 16261844490
Brendan Mundorf 142321445012
Gewas Schindler14122537318
Jeff Spano15819279614
Jarett Park 166131912943
Matt Zash 95813460
Totals318513349108253

Goaltenders

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

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Matt Vinc 14712:1539157.72713.23
Curtis Palidwor 6163:271144.73216.15
Nick Schroeder1081:220230.61522.12
Erik Miller20:00000.000.00
Totals412 233 .716 14.56

Awards

PlayerAward
Casey Powell Second Team All-Pro
Casey Powell All-Stars
Ryan Boyle

Transactions

Trades

February 9, 2007 [6]
To New York Titans
1st round pick, 2007 entry draft		To Edmonton Rush
Curtis Palidwor
conditional 5th round pick, 2007 entry draft

Roster

Reference: [7]

No.PositionPlayer
7 Flag of the United States.svg DefAlrich, Matt
41 Flag of the United States.svg DefBarrett, Bryan
14 Flag of the United States.svg FwdBoyle, Ryan
32 Flag of the United States.svg DefBrzeski, Rich
Flag of the United States.svg FwdColsey, Roy
Flag of the United States.svg DefFrancey, Tyler
71 Flag of the United States.svg TransGalbraith, Keevin
45 Flag of the United States.svg DefGhedina, Joseph
4 Flag of the United States.svg DefHorsey, Bobby
34 Flag of the United States.svg DefKelly, Anthony
42 Flag of the United States.svg FwdMaddalena, Pat
19 Flag of the United States.svg FwdMcLellan, Mike
Flag of the United States.svg TransMiller, Blake
No.PositionPlayer
0 Flag of the United States.svg GoalieMiller, Erik
2 Flag of the United States.svg FwdMundorf, Brendan
56DefOrsen, John
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GoaliePalidwor, Curtis
12 Flag of the United States.svg DefPark, Jarett
20 Flag of the United States.svg  ?Peyser, Greg
1 Flag of the United States.svg FwdPowell, Casey
24 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg FwdSchindler, Gewas
65 Flag of the United States.svg GoalieSchroeder, Nick
47 Flag of the United States.svg DefSpano, Jeff
10 Flag of the United States.svg FwdTower, Brian
48 Flag of the United States.svg GoalieVinc, Matt
15TransZash, Matt
FwdZummo, Tom

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References

  1. ↑ "League Expands to New York". NLL.com. July 11, 2006. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. ↑ "New York Unveils Titans as Team Name". NLL.com. September 13, 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "New York Titans – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "New York Titans - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  6. ↑ "Palidwor Traded to Edmonton". NLL.com. February 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  7. ↑ "New York Titans - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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