2009 Philadelphia Wings season

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2009 Philadelphia Wings
League NLL
Division5th East
2009 record7–9
Home record4–4
Road record3–5
Goals for188
Goals against193
General ManagerLindsay Sanderson
Coach Dave Huntley
Captain Thomas Hajek
Alternate captains Shawn Nadelen
Geoff Snider
Arena Wachovia Center
Average attendance9,691
Team leaders
Goals Merrick Thomson (40)
AssistsMat Giles (47)
PointsMat Giles (70)
Penalties in minutes Geoff Snider (53)
Loose BallsGeoff Snider (220)
Wins Brandon Miller (6)
Goals against average Rob Blasdell (11.84)

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.

Contents

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 New York Titans –xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2 Buffalo Bandits –x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3 Boston Blazers –x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5 Philadelphia Wings 1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6 Toronto Rock 16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2 Portland LumberJax –x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3 San Jose Stealth –x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5 Minnesota Swarm 16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6 Edmonton Rush 16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

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]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 3, 2009@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 11–1518,6900–1
2January 10, 2009@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 16–137,4221–1
3January 23, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 11–139,4621–2
4January 24, 2009@ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 7–114,4231–3
5February 6, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 13–1110,5062–3
6February 8, 2009@ New York Titans Prudential Center L 12–154,2312–4
7February 13, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 4–89,0062–5
8February 21, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center W 13–1210,5593–5
9February 27, 2009@ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 14–914,7104–5
10February 28, 2009@ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 10–128,5604–6
11March 14, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 12–1310,1604–7
12March 28, 2009 Colorado Mammoth Wachovia Center W 17–1311,8765–7
13April 4, 2009@ New York Titans Prudential Center W 11–74,1876–7
14April 5, 2009 New York Titans Wachovia Center L 13–1610,8066–8
15April 11, 2009 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 16–1411,9247–8
16April 18, 2009@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–118,5397–9

Player stats

Reference: [3]

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Mat Giles162347707833
Merrick Thomson 15402969702
Kyle Wailes 14154156438
Drew Westervelt 163420547216
Athan Iannucci 102214363810
Geoff Snider 1412223422053
Kyle Sweeney 16718251306
David Mitchell 861218410
A.J. Shannon 771017152
Totals294482297120135

Goaltenders

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

PlayerGPMINWLGASv%GAA
Brandon Miller 14569:3964113.76911.90
Rob Blasdell 16390:071577.76911.84
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
19 Sean Thomson Bellarmine University
225Matt BockletJohns Hopkins University
336 Mike Leveille Syracuse 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) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice squad
  • 70 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Hover
Injured reserve
Restricted list
Head coach

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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. ↑ "Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League – team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  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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