2009 New York Titans season
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The New York Titans are a lacrosse team based in New York
playing in the National Lacrosse League
(NLL). The 2009 season
was the 3rd in franchise history.
# - game played at BankAtlantic Center
‡ - game played at Madison Square Garden
† - game played at Prudential Center
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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 2009 season
2009 NLL season
-Pre-season:* August 19, 2008: The NLL announced that the Minnesota Swarm would be moving from the East division to the West division, giving the West six teams to the East's seven....
was the 3rd in franchise history.
Game log
Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=55916&seasonid=3260# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
1 | January 3 # | 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... |
L 15 - 14 | 5,733 | 0-1 | |
2 | January 10 † | Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played... |
W 19 - 14 | 3,208 | 1-1 | |
3 | January 17 | @ Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played... |
W 13 - 9 | 9,313 | 2-1 | |
4 | January 24 | @ 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 8 - 7 | 6,739 | 3-1 | |
5 | January 31 | @ 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.... |
L 12 - 8 | 15,023 | 3-2 | |
6 | February 7 | @ Boston Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played... |
L 9 - 8 | 5,713 | 3-3 | |
7 | February 8 † | Philadelphia 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.... |
W 15 - 12 | 4,231 | 4-3 | |
8 | February 15 ‡ | 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 - 9 | 5,187 | 5-3 | |
9 | February 21 | @ 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 15 - 7 | 7,142 | 5-4 | |
10 | February 28 ‡ | Calgary Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in... |
L 12 - 10 | 5,487 | 5-5 | |
11 | March 1 † | 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 15 - 14 | 3,287 | 6-5 | |
12 | March 28 | @ 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 11 - 9 | 18,550 | 7-5 | |
13 | April 4 † | Philadelphia 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.... |
L 11 - 7 | 4,187 | 7-6 | |
14 | April 5 | @ Philadelphia 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.... |
W 16 - 13 | 10,806 | 8-6 | |
15 | April 11 † | 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 12 - 9 | 6,222 | 9-6 | |
16 | April 18 | @ 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 12 - 10 | 13,219 | 10-6 |
# - game played at BankAtlantic Center
BankAtlantic Center
The BankAtlantic Center is an indoor arena located in Sunrise, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and adjacent to the popular Sawgrass Mills Mall.The arena features 70 suites & 2,623 club seats.The arena is directly accessible from the Sawgrass Expressway...
‡ - game played at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
† - game played at Prudential Center
Game log
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Attendance |
Division Semifinal | May 1 | 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 11 - 10 | OT | 4,878 |
Division Final | May 9 | 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 9 - 3 | 5,633 | |
Championship Game | May 15 | @ Calgary Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in... |
L 12-10 | 13,042 |
Player stats
Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=55916&seasonid=3260Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty MinutesPlayer | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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Casey Powell Casey Powell Casey Powell is a lacrosse player in the United States. He was the captain of the US national team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. He currently plays indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for the Rochester Knighthawks. He also plays Major League Lacrosse for the Hamilton... |
13 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 59 | 16 |
Jordan Hall Jordan Hall (lacrosse) Jordan Rhys Hall is a Canadian lacrosse player from Surrey, British Columbia who plays for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.-College career:... |
16 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 97 | 12 |
Pat Maddalena Pat Maddalena Pat Maddalena is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. In 2009, Maddalena was ranked number 25 on NLLInsider.com's top 50 players in the NLL. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.When not playing lacrosse,... |
16 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 78 | 2 |
Brendan Mundorf Brendan Mundorf Brendan Mundorf is a lacrosse player who plays for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.-College career:... |
16 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 36 | 2 |
Ryan Boyle Ryan Boyle Ryan J. Boyle is a lacrosse player who plays professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse . He most recently played professional box lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League until his release in 2011... |
16 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 70 | 4 |
Mike McLellan Mike McLellan Mike McLellan is a indoor lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League and an outdoor lacrosse player formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse... |
16 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 39 | 4 |
Stephen Peyser Stephen Peyser Stephen Peyser is an American professional lacrosse player with the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Peyser also played with the Orlando Titans and New York Titans of the National Lacrosse League... |
15 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 137 | 31 |
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:... |
10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 4 |
Greg Peyser | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 35 |
Totals | 317 | 507 | 322 | 1023 | 46 |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against AveragePlayer | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
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Matt Vinc Matt Vinc Matt Vinc , is a lacrosse goaltender in the National Lacrosse League, currently playing for the Rochester Knighthawks, the Six Nations Chiefs of the MSL, and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.... |
16 | 916:11 | 9 | 6 | 173 | .779 | 11.33 |
Erik Miller | 7 | 38:24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .875 | 6.25 |
Kurtis Wagar | 4 | 5:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 11.15 |
Totals | 10 | 6 | 180 | .780 | 11.25 |
Players not returning
- Anthony KellyAnthony Kelly (lacrosse)Anthony Kelly is a professional lacrosse player with the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League , and the Chicago Machine in the MLL . He has also played for the New York Titans in the NLL and the Los Angeles Riptide of the MLL. He is a renowned faceoff specialist and was recently...
- traded - Jamison Koesterer - traded
Trades
November 19, 2008 | To New York Titans conditional pick, 2009 or 2010 entry draft |
To Portland LumberJax 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... Jamison Koesterer |
November 17, 2008 | To New York Titans Dave Stilley |
To Colorado Mammoth 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.... conditional pick, 2009 entry draft |
September 18, 2008 |
To New York Titans Kurtis Wagar |
To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played... Anthony Kelly Anthony Kelly (lacrosse) Anthony Kelly is a professional lacrosse player with the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League , and the Chicago Machine in the MLL . He has also played for the New York Titans in the NLL and the Los Angeles Riptide of the MLL. He is a renowned faceoff specialist and was recently... |
Entry draft
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Titans selected the following players:Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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2 | 23 | Stephen Peyser Stephen Peyser Stephen Peyser is an American professional lacrosse player with the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Peyser also played with the Orlando Titans and New York Titans of the National Lacrosse League... |
Johns Hopkins University |
3 | 33 | Steve Ammann | University at Albany |
4 | 46 | Ben Rubeor Ben Rubeor Ben Rubeor is an American lacrosse player who currently plays for the Washington Bayhawks in Major League Lacrosse. He was one of the nation's top collegiate lacrosse players at the University of Virginia.... |
University of Virginia |
5 | 59 | Mike Ammann | University at Albany |
6 | 72 | Dan Cocoziello | Princeton University |