The Philadelphia Wings

Philadelphia Wings

The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

 are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

 playing in the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 (NLL). The 2008 season

2008 NLL season

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....

 was the 22nd in franchise history.

The Wings had not made the playoffs in five years, the longest playoff drought in the history of the franchise. But the Wings began the season 6-0, and second-year players Athan Iannucci

Athan Iannucci

Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the now defunct St...

 and Geoff Snider

Geoff Snider

Geoff Snider is a Canadian lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known as a dominant faceoff man and a very physical player...

 were rewriting the record books. Iannucci broke Gary Gait

Gary Gait

Gary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the...

's single-season scoring record in the Wings' 14th game, and ended up with 71 goals. Snider set new records for loose balls (242), penalty minutes (103), and faceoffs won (318), and won 73.8% of his faceoffs, just short of his own record of 75% set in 2007

2007 NLL season

The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena.-Team Movement:...

. The Wings finished 4th in the East and made the playoffs again, but were beaten in the division semi-finals by the Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

.

Game log

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=1995

#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance	Record
1	January 12	Chicago Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were a professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League 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...	W 19 - 11		11,974	1-0
2	January 18	Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play 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...	W 15 - 14		9,248	2-0
3	January 26	Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	W 15 - 14	OT	10,542	3-0
4	February 15	@ Colorado Colorado Mammoth The Colorado Mammoth are a member of the National Lacrosse League. They have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, United States, since the 2003 season....	W 15 - 13		17,109	4-0
5	February 22	Minnesota Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....	W 17 - 8		10,342	5-0
6	February 29	New York	W 16 - 12		11,419	6-0
7	March 1	@ Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	L 21 - 12		13,720	6-1
8	March 14	San Jose San Jose Stealth The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. They relocated to San...	W 16 - 13		11,737	7-1
9	March 22	@ New York	L 20 - 13		5,239	7-2
10	March 29	@ Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play 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...	L 20 - 12		8,940	7-3
11	April 5	@ Chicago Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were a professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League 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...	L 15 - 14	OT	5,427	7-4
12	April 6	Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 11 - 9		10,244	8-4
13	April 11	@ Portland Portland Lumberjax The Portland LumberJax were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League , which started playing in the 2006 season and ended operations after the 2009 season. Announced by the NLL on May 11, 2005, the LumberJax played their home games at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...	W 13 - 10		9,195	9-4
14	April 12	@ Minnesota Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....	L 15 - 14	OT	12,830	9-5
15	April 19	New York	L 11 - 8		17,340	9-6
16	April 27	@ Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 15 - 14		15,332	10-6

Game log

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=2890

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance
Division Semifinal	May 2	@ Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	L 14 - 12		9,344

Player stats

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=1995

Runners (Top 10)

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
Athan Iannucci Athan Iannucci Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the now defunct St...	16	71	29	100	138	35
Jake Bergey Jake Bergey Jake Bergey is a retired lacrosse player. Bergey played ten seasons for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League. Bergey is the son of former NFL star Bill Bergey, and brother of fellow lacrosse player Josh Bergey.-NLL:Bergey joined the Philadelphia Wings in 1998...	13	29	31	60	89	8
Merrick Thomson Merrick Thomson Merrick Thomson is a former lacrosse player from Hamilton, Ontario. He played the attack position for the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse and for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.-College career:...	15	26	29	55	59	26
Geoff Snider Geoff Snider Geoff Snider is a Canadian lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known as a dominant faceoff man and a very physical player...	16	13	38	51	244	103
Jason Crosbie Jason Crosbie Jason Crosbie is a Canadian lacrosse player who is currently a free agent in the National Lacrosse League and a member of the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.-NLL:...	16	11	40	51	80	8
Jamie Rooney Jamie Rooney (lacrosse) Jamie Rooney is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Washington Stealth in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...	15	20	23	43	59	12
John Christmas	13	5	20	25	61	10
Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney Kyle Sweeney is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse.Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S...	16	5	20	25	127	4
AJ Shannon	9	11	7	18	35	2
Totals		324	549	440	1283	44

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	GA	Sv%	GAA
Rob Blasdell Rob Blasdell Rob "Blazer" Blasdell is a lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...	14	659:16	8	2	153	.739	13.92
Brandon Miller Brandon Miller (lacrosse) Brandon Miller is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Brampton Excelsiors in the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Major Series, with whom he has been a part of two Mann Cup winning teams.-National Lacrosse League:Miller started his career in 2001 with the...	7	295:28	2	4	60	.788	12.18
Jay Preece Jay Preece Jay Preece is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.Preece signed with the Wings prior to the 2007 NLL season after spending two seasons on the Toronto Rock practice squad. Prior to the 2009 NLL season, Preece signed as a free agent with the Colorado Mammoth...	9	6:57	0	0	3	.727	25.90
Matt Roik Matt Roik Matt Roik is from Dunnville, ON is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League...	0	0:00	0	0	0	.000	.00
Totals			10	6	220	.751	13.75

Awards

Player	Award
Athan Iannucci Athan Iannucci Jonathan "Athan" Iannucci is a professional lacrosse player. He played collegiate lacrosse at Hofstra University. Iannucci plays professional lacrosse for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. He was a member of the now defunct St...	NLL Most Valuable Player National Lacrosse League MVP Award The Reebok National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to the NLL player who is considered to have contributed most to his team's success...
Athan Iannucci	Overall Player of the Month, January
	Overall Player of the Month, February
	Overall Player of the Month, April
Athan Iannucci	First Team All-Pro
Geoff Snider Geoff Snider Geoff Snider is a Canadian lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is known as a dominant faceoff man and a very physical player...	Second Team All-Pro
Athan Iannucci	All-Stars
Geoff Snider
Taylor Wray Taylor Wray Taylor Wray is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League...

Trades

February 29, 2008 2008 NLL season 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....	To Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....   conditional third round pick, 2008 entry draft	To Edmonton Rush Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...   Brendan Thenhaus
March 5, 2008 2008 NLL season 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....	To Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....   AJ Shannon (from Edmonton) fourth round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Minnesota)	To Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....   Keith Cromwell Keith Cromwell Keith Cromwell is a lacrosse player from the United States. As of 2008 he is a member of the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League and of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. He plays the attack position. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2001...  (from Philadelphia) Dan Marohl Dan Marohl Dan Marohl is an indoor lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. Marohl attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he was teammates with former Philadelphia Wings teammate Jeff Ratcliffe...  (from Philadelphia) second round pick, 2009 entry draft (from Edmonton)	To Edmonton Rush Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...   Mike Hominuck Mike Hominuck Mike Hominuck is a lacrosse player for in the National Lacrosse League. On September 7, 2011, Hominuck signed with the Philadelphia Wings. -NLL:-References:...  (from Minnesota) first round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Minnesota)
March 5, 2008 2008 NLL season 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....	To Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....   Brandon Miller Brandon Miller (lacrosse) Brandon Miller is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Brampton Excelsiors in the Ontario Lacrosse Association's Major Series, with whom he has been a part of two Mann Cup winning teams.-National Lacrosse League:Miller started his career in 2001 with the... second round pick, 2008 entry draft	To Chicago Shamrox Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were a professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League 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...   Matt Roik Matt Roik Matt Roik is from Dunnville, ON is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League... Brad Self first round pick, 2009 entry draft second round pick, 2010 entry draft

Roster

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=1995