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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 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 23rd in franchise history.

Game log

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=3260

#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance	Record
1	January 3	@ 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 15 – 11		18,690	0–1
2	January 10	@ 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 16 – 13		7,422	1–1
3	January 23	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 13 – 11		9,462	1–2
4	January 24	@ 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 11 – 7		4,423	1–3
5	February 6	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 13 – 11		10,506	2–3
6	February 8	@ New York	L 15 – 12		4,231	2–4
7	February 13	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 8 – 4		9,006	2–5
8	February 21	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 13 – 12		10,559	3–5
9	February 27	@ Edmonton 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...	W 14 – 9		14,710	4–5
10	February 28	@ 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...	L 12 – 10		8,560	4–6
11	March 14	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 13 – 12		10,160	4–7
12	March 28	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 17 – 13		11,876	5–7
13	April 4	@ New York	W 11 – 7		4,187	6–7
14	April 5	New York	L 16 – 13		10,806	6–8
15	April 11	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 16 – 14		11,924	7–8
16	April 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...	L 11 – 8		8,539	7–9

Player stats

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25957&seasonid=3260

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
Mat Giles	16	23	47	70	78	33
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	40	29	69	70	2
Kyle Wailes Kyle Wailes Kyle Wailes is a Canadian indoor lacrosse player. Wailes plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League...	14	15	41	56	43	8
Drew Westervelt Drew Westervelt Drew Westervelt is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse.-College career:...	16	34	20	54	72	16
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...	10	22	14	36	38	10
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...	14	12	22	34	220	53
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	7	18	25	130	6
David Mitchell David Mitchell (lacrosse) David Mitchell is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League.-College career:Mitchell is a graduate of Cornell University...	8	6	12	18	41	0
A.J. Shannon A.J. Shannon A.J. Shannon is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse.-College career:...	7	7	10	17	15	2
Totals		294	482	297	1201	35

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
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...	14	569:39	6	4	113	.769	11.90
Rob Blasdell Rob Blasdell Rob "Blazer" Blasdell is a lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...	16	390:07	1	5	77	.769	11.84
Mickey Hover	1	0:00	0	0	0	.000	.00
Totals			7	9	193	.766	12.06

Players not returning

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...

– lost in the 2008 expansion draft
Johnny Christmas
Johnny Christmas
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....

– taking the year to focus on work with a lacrosse non-profit organization
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:...

– lost to free agency (Toronto)
Peter Jacobs
Peter Jacobs
Peter Jacobs is a former professional lacrosse player. Jacobs graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD in 1995...

– retired
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...

– lost to free agency (Colorado)
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:...

– lost in the 2008 dispersal draft

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Wings selected the following players:

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
1	9	Sean Thomson Sean Thomson Sean Thomson is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. Thomson played one season for the Philadelphia Wings before being traded to the Swarm in 2010 for Kevin Colleluori....	Bellarmine University
2	25	Matt Bocklet	Johns Hopkins University
3	36	Mike Leveille Mike Leveille Mike Leveille is a professional lacrosse player with the Chicago Machine of the Major League Lacrosse. He was an All-American at Syracuse University, and was awarded the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2008.-Professional career:...	Syracuse University
4	45	Matt Lalli	Colgate University
4	47	Jordan Levine	University at Albany
5	58	Jerry Lambe	Georgetown University
5	60	Tony McDevitt	Duke University
6	71	Steve Grossi	Drexel University

Roster

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