New York Titans (lacrosse)

Last updated
New York Titans
New York Titans logo.svg
Sport Box lacrosse
Founded2006
Last season 2009
League National Lacrosse League
DivisionEastern
Based in New York City
Arena Madison Square Garden
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Prudential Center
ColorsOrange, Blue
  
Head coach Ed Comeau
ManagerEd Comeau
Finals appearances1 (2009)
Later Orlando Titans (2010)

The New York Titans were a professional lacrosse team based in the New York metropolitan area. [1] The team was a member of the Eastern Division of the National Lacrosse League from 2006 to 2009. On August 11, 2009, the National Lacrosse League confirmed that the franchise would relocate to Orlando, Florida and become the Orlando Titans. [2] [3]

Contents

In their three seasons in the NLL, the Titans alternated their home games between several sporting venues. During the 2007 season, the Titans played four of their eight home games at Madison Square Garden, and the other four at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. [1] For the 2008 season, the team played all of its home games at Madison Square Garden, while playing one game at a neutral site at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. [4] In 2009, the Titans' home schedule consisted of two games at the Garden, five games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and one game at the BankAtlantic Center in Florida. [5]

History

In 2006, the NLL announced the league's expansion into the New York City and Chicago markets with New York's ownership group being composed of principal owner Gary Rosenbach and including William E. Ford, Mark H. Ford, Nick Leone, Flip Huffard and Richard Ullmann. [1] The announcement marked the return of the NLL to the New York after the demise of the New York Saints. On September 13, 2006, following an online poll, the franchise was dubbed the New York Titans. The Titans home games would be played at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. [6] [7]

Inaugural season

On January 6, 2007, the Titans played their first franchise game against their fellow expansion team Shamrox in Chicago, Illinois. Gewas Schindler scored the first goal in the team's history; however, the Shamrox defeated the Titans 15–12. [8] Following a two-game losing streak, the Titans defeated the Shamrox 11–9 for their first franchise and home victory. The game also marked the first lacrosse game to be played in Madison Square Garden's history. [7] The team completed the season in last place with a 4–12 record. Following the 2006–2007 season, Daniel resigned as team president and governor and Timothy Kelly was named the team's new chief operating officer. [9] [10]

2008 season

The Titans defending against the Calgary Roughnecks during the NLL Championship game in 2009 Titans at Roughnecks.JPG
The Titans defending against the Calgary Roughnecks during the NLL Championship game in 2009

After opening the 2008 season with a 1–4 record, the Titans rebounded and ended the season with a 10–6 record. The team finished in a four-way tie for the best record in the league with Buffalo, Minnesota, and Philadelphia. Due to the NLL's tiebreaker rules and procedures, the Titans finished third in the division and league standings, but secured their first playoff berth in franchise history. The Titans advanced to the NLL Eastern Division Final, defeating the Minnesota Swarm 11–8, however, lost 19–12 to eventual Champion's Cup-winners the Buffalo Bandits.

Following the season, head coach Adam Mueller was awarded the Les Bartley Award for coach of the year. [11] Mueller soon after announced his retirement from coaching, and former Rochester Knighthawks coach Ed Comeau was hired as the head coach for the 2009 season. [12]

2009 championship runners-up

With new head coach Ed Comeau, the Titans finished on top of the Eastern Division standings with a 10–6 record. They would later defeat the Rochester Knighthawks and returning Champion Cup winners the Buffalo Bandits to advance to the Champion's Cup, The Titans lost 12–10 to the Calgary Roughnecks in the championship game.

All-time record

SeasonDivisionW–LFinishWin %HomeRoadGFGACoachPlayoffs
2007 Eastern4–127th.2503–51–7195233Adam MuellerDid not qualify
2008 Eastern10–63rd.6255–15–5197186Adam MuellerLost East Division Final
2009 Eastern10–61st.6255–35–3190180 Ed Comeau Lost NLL Championship
Total3 seasons24–24.50013–911–155825992 Coaches0 Championships
Playoff Totals2 appearances3–2.6002–01–25352

Awards & honors

YearPlayerAward
2009 Ed Comeau GM of the Year [13]
2008 Adam Mueller Les Bartley Award [11]

Playoff results

SeasonGameVisitingHome
2008 East Division Semi-FinalNew York 11Minnesota 8
East Division FinalNew York 12Buffalo 19
2009 East Division Semi-FinalRochester 10New York 11
East Division FinalBuffalo 3New York 9
NLL ChampionshipNew York 10Calgary 12

Head coaching history

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GCWLW%GCWLW%
1Adam Mueller 2007– 2008 321418.438211.500
2Ed Comeau 2009 16106.625321.667

Attendance

YearPlayedGame#1Game#2Game#3Game#4Game#5Game#6Game#7Game#8AverageTotal
20078HomeA-13,127B-5,338A-7,026B-7,147A-7,434A-7,012B-7,746B-6,4327,65761,262
20086HomeA-7,332A-6,742C-5,239A-6,337A-5,379A-8,026E-SoldE-Sold6,50939,055
20098HomeF-5,733D-3,208D-4,231A-5,187A-5,487D-3,287D-4,187D-6,2224,69337,542

Draft history

NLL Entry Draft

First Round Selections

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Lacrosse League</span> North American professional box lacrosse league

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toronto Rock</span> Professional lacrosse players team in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional men’s box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. The Rock play their home games at FirstOntario Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)</span> Former Professional lacrosse team in Rochester, New York, United States

The Rochester Knighthawks were a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They played in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997. They were members of the NLL since the league's inaugural 1998 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buffalo Bandits</span> NLL professional box lacrosse team in Buffalo, New York

The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, then in its successor the NLL since 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Jersey Storm</span> American lacrosse team

The New Jersey Storm were a member of the National Lacrosse League, based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They played from 2002 to 2003 playing at the then Continental Airlines Arena. The team was an expansion team that was purchased for by an equity investment ownership group led former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams and Hiza Gay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minnesota Swarm</span> Former NLL professional box lacrosse team

The Minnesota Swarm was a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League who played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015. The team's previous owners who also own the NHL's Minnesota Wild purchased the rights to the inactive Montreal Express team on August 10, 2004. The name Swarm was selected over Thrill, Rush and Bullheads on October 25, 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chicago Shamrox</span> Former NLL professional box lacrosse team

The Chicago Shamrox were an American professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the 2007 and 2008 NLL seasons. Home matches were played at the Sears Centre in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The team's ownership group was headed by Kevin Loughery Jr., the son of former NBA head coach Kevin Loughery. The new franchise was announced on February 16, 2006, and the name "Shamrox" was chosen in May 2006.

The 2007 National Lacrosse League season, the 21st in the history of the NLL began on December 30, 2006 and concluded with the championship game on May 12, 2007.

The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007, and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008.

Ed Comeau is a Canadian and head coach of the Georgia Swarm of the NLL. He is the former head coach of the Orlando Titans, until they folded in 2010.

Jason Crosbie is a Canadian former lacrosse player who is currently an assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League for the New York Riptide.

The National Lacrosse League dispersal draft is a meeting where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose players from teams that are ceasing operations. The NLL has seen many team changes over the years, so dispersal drafts have been commonplace. Recent dispersal drafts have occurred in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

Matt Zash is a retired lacrosse player, formerly of the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. He plans to wed in the summer of 2014 and move to Bangladesh to start an orphanage and raise the awareness of Lacrosse across Asia.

The 2009 National Lacrosse League season, the 23rd in the history of the NLL, began January 3, 2009 in Buffalo, Portland, and Sunrise, Florida, and concluded with the Calgary Roughnecks defeating the New York Titans 12—10 in the Champion's Cup on May 15, 2009 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Matt Vinc is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.

The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 11th season, and its 10th season as the Toronto Rock.

The Rochester Knighthawks were a lacrosse team based in Rochester, New York that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the 13th in franchise history. Rochester started the season 2-2 but then won their last 12 consecutive regular season games. After defeating Toronto and Buffalo in the playoffs, they won the right to host the Championship game against Arizona. However, due to scheduling conflicts at the Blue Cross Arena, the Sting hosted the final game. The Knighthawks extended their winning streak by defeating the Sting 13-11 for their first NLL Championship since 1997.

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, and the name "Titans" was chosen in September 2006.

Scott Self is a retired Canadian professional lacrosse player who last played for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New York Riptide</span> NLL professional box lacrosse team

The New York Riptide were a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They were members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and played home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season in 2019.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "League Expands to New York". NLL web site. July 11, 2006. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
  2. ↑ "New York Titans move to Orlando to be made official midweek". IL Indoor. August 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Titans Relocate to Orlando". NLL.com. August 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.,
  4. ↑ "Titans announce revised 2008 season schedule". NYTitansLacrosse.com. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  5. ↑ Tim Sullivan (May 25, 2009). "LOCAL LACROSSE TEAM IN LIMBO". New York Post. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "NEW YORK UNVEILS TITANS AS TEAM NAME". NLL.com. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  7. 1 2 ""Eli Appreciation Night" Set For New York Titans Lacrosse Home Opener". 1888pressrelease.com. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Defeats New York, 15-12". NLL web site. January 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
  9. ↑ "DANIEL APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER". NLL.com. August 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  10. ↑ "TITANS ANNOUNCE 2008 SCHEDULE". Nytitanslacrosse.com. September 8, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  11. 1 2 "Adam Mueller Wins Les Bartley Award". NLL.com. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  12. ↑ "Mueller Retired; Comeau Hired In New York". NLL.com. June 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  13. ↑ "Cordingley Coach of the Year, Comeau GM". NLL.com. May 7, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.