Roster
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| 2011 Boston Blazers | |
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| League | NLL |
| Division | 4th East |
| 2011 record | 8-8 |
| Home record | 4-4 |
| Road record | 4-4 |
| Goals for | 166 |
| Goals against | 155 |
| General Manager | Doug Reffue |
| Coach | Tom Ryan |
| Captain | Dan Dawson |
| Arena | TD Banknorth Garden |
| Average attendance | 8,712 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Casey Powell (34) |
| Assists | Dan Dawson (59) |
| Points | Dan Dawson (90) |
| Penalties in minutes | Jack Reid (48) |
| Loose Balls | Kyle Rubisch (143) |
| Wins | Anthony Cosmo (8) |
| Goals against average | Anthony Cosmo (9.66) |
The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was their third and final season in the NLL. After acquiring both Casey Powell and Josh Sanderson in the off-season, the Blazers looked to dominate the NLL East. But the Blazers did not gel as much as they might have hoped, and finished 4th in the East with an 8-8 record.
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 –xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks –x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks –xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth –x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth –x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |
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 8, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 10–6 | 7,940 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | January 15, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | TD Garden | W 10–7 | 8,536 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | January 21, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 14–15 | OT | 9,104 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 22, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | TD Garden | L 10–11 | OT | 10,422 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 28, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | TD Garden | L 5–11 | 7,492 | 2–3 | |
| 6 | January 29, 2011 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–7 | 4,945 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | February 5, 2011 | Toronto Rock | TD Garden | W 9–7 | 7,598 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | February 12, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | TD Garden | W 11–6 | 8,462 | 5–3 | |
| 9 | February 19, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 14–11 | 7,051 | 6–3 | |
| 10 | March 6, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | TD Garden | L 8–9 | 8,524 | 6–4 | |
| 11 | March 12, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 10–12 | 16,347 | 6–5 | |
| 12 | March 25, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 8–9 | 3,616 | 6–6 | |
| 13 | March 26, 2011 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–9 | OT | 17,123 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 2, 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | TD Garden | L 8–19 | 9,008 | 6–8 | |
| 15 | April 9, 2011 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | TD Garden | W 9–7 | 9,654 | 7–8 | |
| 16 | April 16, 2011 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 16–9 | 17,318 | 8–8 |
Reference: [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | TD Garden | L 10–11 | 11,273 | 0–1 |
| August 23, 2010 [4] | To Boston Blazers Kevin Buchanan Fourth round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Washington Stealth Mat Giles First round pick, 2012 entry draft |
| August 13, 2010 [5] | To Boston Blazers Josh Sanderson First round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks Daryl Veltman Jon Harnett Kyle Ross First round pick, 2010 entry draft |
| August 12, 2010 [6] | To Boston Blazers Fourth round pick, 2011 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks Paul Dawson |
The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010. [7] The Blazers selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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| 1 | 2 | Kyle Rubisch | Dowling College |
| 1 | 7 | David Brock | University at Albany |
| 3 | 26 | Matt Quinton | Roanoke College |
| 4 | 35 | Martin Cahill | University of Delaware |
| 4 | 36 | Brock Armour | Towson University |
| 5 | 46 | Tyler Collins | Colgate University |
| 6 | 54 | Chase Williams | Bellarmine University |
| 2011 Boston Blazers roster | |||||||||
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Roster updated 2009-02-04 | ||||||
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