2010 Philadelphia Wings season

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2010 Philadelphia Wings
League NLL
Division6th East
2010 record5-11
Home record3-5
Road record2-6
Goals for168
Goals against194
General Manager Dave Huntley
CoachDave Huntley
Captain Thomas Hajek
Alternate captains Shawn Nadelen
Geoff Snider
Arena Wachovia Center
Team leaders
GoalsDrew Westervelt (32)
AssistsDrew Westervelt (40)
PointsDrew Westervelt (72)
Penalties in minutes Geoff Snider (79)
Loose BallsGeoff Snider (245)
Wins Brandon Miller (5)
Goals against average Brandon Miller (12.40)

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 24th in franchise history.

Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) National Lacrosse League team that became the New England Black Wolves

The Philadelphia Wings were a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America starting in 1987. They played at the Spectrum (1987–96) and then at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

National Lacrosse League Professional indoor lacrosse league

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. Headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, the NLL currently has thirteen teams: eight in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. Unlike other box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the National Lacrosse League Cup. The NLL has averaged between 8,900 and 10,700 spectators per game each year since 2004.

The 2010 National Lacrosse League season, the 24th in the history of the NLL, began on January 8, 2010 and ended with the Championship game on May 15.

Contents

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Orlando Titans xy16115.6880.05362172154+1810.759.62
2 Toronto Rock x1697.5622.06235197156+4112.319.75
3 Buffalo Bandits x1688.5003.04444169170-110.5610.62
4 Boston Blazers x1688.5003.05335161162-110.0610.12
5 Rochester Knighthawks 1679.4384.04435155181-269.6911.31
6 Philadelphia Wings 16511.3126.03526168194-2610.5012.12
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Washington Stealth xyz16115.6880.06253211179+3213.1911.19
2 Calgary Roughnecks x16106.6251.05353193169+2412.0610.56
3 Edmonton Rush x16106.6251.05353186201-1511.6212.56
4 Minnesota Swarm x16511.3126.03526189201-1211.8112.56
5 Colorado Mammoth 16412.2507.00844167201-3410.4412.56

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

Games behind

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

Game log

Reference: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 8, 2010@ Orlando Titans Amway Arena L 8138,14501
2January 16, 2010 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center W 1289,33011
3January 23, 2010 Colorado Mammoth Wachovia Center L 1112OT8,20112
4January 30, 2010@ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 9117,28913
5February 5, 2010@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 111910,25614
6February 13, 2010 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center L 11137,72315
7February 20, 2010 Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center L 61210,01916
8February 27, 2010@ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 151115,33626
9March 6, 2010@ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 71511,00727
10March 12, 2010@ Orlando Titans Amway Arena L 9115,23628
11March 13, 2010 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center W 201110,24838
12March 27, 2010 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center W 13711,24148
13April 3, 2010 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center L 61310,24649
14April 10, 2010@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 12157,086410
15April 17, 2010@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 1312OT9,229510
16April 23, 2010 Orlando Titans Wachovia Center L 5118,656511

Transactions

New players

Dan Teat is a retired professional lacrosse player and current assistant coach for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. A native of Brampton, Ontario, Teat's long lacrosse career began when he was five years old in the Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association. He made his debut with the Brampton Jr. Excelsiors of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League in 1988, winning the league's rookie of the year award. Teat began playing for the Major Excelsiors of Major Series Lacrosse in 1993, once again winning his league's rookie of the year award. His association with the Excelsiors would last over two decades, and he was a forward on squads that won Mann Cup championships in 1993, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2009.

Players not returning

Trades

July 29, 2009 [3] To Philadelphia Wings
Dan Teat
To Edmonton Rush
Derek Malawsky
September 3, 2009 [4] To Philadelphia Wings
Mike Ward
To Colorado Mammoth
5th round pick, 2009 entry draft
September 3, 2009 [4] To Philadelphia Wings
4th round pick, 2009 entry draft
To Buffalo Bandits
Jon Harasym
September 25, 2009 [5] To Philadelphia Wings
Kevin Colleluori
3rd round pick, 2010 entry draft
To Minnesota Swarm
Sean Thomson

Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2008. [6] The Wings selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
216Bobby SniderBellarmine University
326John GlynnCornell University
437Peet PoillonUMBC
440Mike TimmsUniversity of Virginia
545PT RicciLoyola College

Roster

2010 Philadelphia Wings roster
Active (20-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen

John Christmas is an American lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse.

Thomas Hajek is a Slovak-Canadian lacrosse player from St. Catharines, Ontario, who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. He played Junior lacrosse for the St. Catharines Athletics and Junior hockey for the St. Catharines Falcons.

Patrick Pat Heim is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Boston Cannons in Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League.

Forwards
Athan Iannucci lacrosse player

Athan Iannucci is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. He was a member of the now defunct St. Regis Indians of the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Senior-A Major Series Lacrosse. He plays in the summer months for the WLA Langley Thunder.

Bill McGlone is a professional lacrosse player. McGlone plays for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.

Brett Moyer of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania is a professional lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Philadelphia Barrage in the Major League Lacrosse. Moyer was a three-time All American at Hofstra University.

Transition
  • 17 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Levine
Practice Squad
  • 70 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Hover
Injured Reserve
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2010-01-21
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2010 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. "Teat, Malawsky Trade Places". NLL.com. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  4. 1 2 "Draft Day Trade Recap". NLL.com. September 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  5. "Philadelphia Trades For Colgate Standout". NLL.com. September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  6. "Knighthawks Select Sid Smith First Overall". NLL.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.