New York Titans (NLL)
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The New York Titans were a professional lacrosse
team based in the New York metropolitan area
. 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
.
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
. 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. 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
.
. On September 13, 2006, following an online poll. the franchise was dubbed the New York Titans. The Titans home games would be played Madison Square Garden
and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
.
in Chicago, Illinois. Gewas Schindler scored the first goal in the teams history, however; the Shamrox defeated the Titans 15-12 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. The team completed finished the season in last place with a 4-12 record. Following the 2006-2007 season, Daniel would resign as Team President and Governor and Timothy Kelly was named the team's new Chief Operating Officer.
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. 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
.
and returning Champion Cup winners the Buffalo Bandits to advance to the Champion's Cup, Nevertheless, the Titans would lose 12-10 to the Calgary Roughnecks
in the championship game.
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...
team based in the New York metropolitan area
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...
. The team was a member of the Eastern Division of 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...
from 2006
2006 NLL season
-All-Star game:The 2006 All-Star Game was held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on February 25, 2006. The West Division defeated the East Division 14-13. The MVP of the game was Lewis Ratcliff of the Calgary Roughnecks, who scored 4 goals, including the game winner...
to 2009
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....
. On August 11, 2009, 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...
confirmed that the franchise would relocate
Relocation
"Relocation is the process of assigning load addresses to various parts of [a] program and adjusting the code and data in the program to reflect the assigned addresses."...
to Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
and become the Orlando Titans
Orlando Titans
The Orlando Titans were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that played in the 2010 season. The Titans began as the New York Titans, and played for three seasons in New York before announcing the move to Orlando on August 10, 2009....
.
In their three seasons in the NLL
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...
, the Titans alternated their home games
Home (sports)
In sports, home is a term referring to both the city and stadium, arena, or field where an athletic team plays games at their venue, whilst when the team plays elsewhere then they are considered the away team. The home term can refer to either the sponsoring institution or the place where it is...
between several sporting venues. During the 2007 season
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 Titans played four of their eight home games 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...
, and the other four at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island...
. For 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....
, 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
Sovereign Bank Arena
The Sun National Bank Center is a $53 million, 8,500 seat arena in Trenton, New Jersey, home to the Trenton Titans of the ECHL and other special events. In 2011 it will be home to the Trenton Steel of the Southern Indoor Football League...
in Trenton, NJ. In 2009
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....
, the Titans' home schedule consisted of two games at the Garden, five games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
and one game at the 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...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
History
In 2006, the NLL announced the league's expansion into the New York and Chicago markets with New York's ownership group being compromised of principal owner Gary Rosenbach and including William E. Ford, Mark H. Ford, Nick Leone, Flip Huffard and Richard Ullmann. The announcement marked the return of the NLL to the New York since the demise of the New York SaintsNew York Saints
The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York from 1989 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002-03 season and were officially defunct in 2006....
. On September 13, 2006, following an online poll. the franchise was dubbed the New York Titans. The Titans home games would be played 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...
and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island...
.
Inaugural season
On January 6, 2007, the Titans played their first franchise game against their fellow expansion team ShamroxChicago 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...
in Chicago, Illinois. Gewas Schindler scored the first goal in the teams history, however; the Shamrox defeated the Titans 15-12 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. The team completed finished the season in last place with a 4-12 record. Following the 2006-2007 season, Daniel would resign as Team President and Governor and Timothy Kelly was named the team's new Chief Operating Officer.
2008 Season
After opening the 2008 season2008 New York Titans season
The New York Titans are a lacrosse team based in New York playing in the National Lacrosse League . The 2008 season was the 2nd in franchise history....
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
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....
, 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....
, and 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....
. Due to the NLL's tiebreaker
Tiebreaker
In games and sports, a tiebreaker or tiebreak is used to determine a winner from among players or teams that are tied at the end of a contest, or a set of contests.-In matches:In some situations, the tiebreaker may consist of another round of play...
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
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....
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
Les Bartley Award
The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the winningest coach in NLL history....
for coach of the year. Mueller soon after announced his retirement from coaching, and former Rochester Knighthawks
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...
coach Ed Comeau
Ed Comeau
Ed Comeau is the former head coach of the Orlando Titans, until they folded in 2010, of the National Lacrosse League.Comeau began his NLL coaching career with the Toronto Rock, as an assistant coach under the legendary Les Bartley...
was hired as the head coach for 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....
.
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 KnighthawksRochester 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...
and returning Champion Cup winners the Buffalo Bandits to advance to the Champion's Cup, Nevertheless, the Titans would lose 12-10 to the Calgary Roughnecks
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...
in the championship game.
All-time record
| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:... |
Eastern | 4-12 | 7th | 3-5 | 1-7 | 195 | 233 | Adam Mueller | Missed playoffs |
| 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.... |
Eastern | 10-6 | 3rd | 5-1 | 5-5 | 197 | 186 | Adam Mueller | Lost in division final |
| 2009 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.... |
Eastern | 10-6 | 1st | 5-3 | 5-3 | 190 | 180 | Ed Comeau Ed Comeau Ed Comeau is the former head coach of the Orlando Titans, until they folded in 2010, of the National Lacrosse League.Comeau began his NLL coaching career with the Toronto Rock, as an assistant coach under the legendary Les Bartley... |
Lost in champion's cup finals |
| Total | 3 seasons | 24-24 | 13-9 | 11-15 | 582 | 599 |
Awards & honors
| Year | Player | Award |
| 2009 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.... |
Ed Comeau Ed Comeau Ed Comeau is the former head coach of the Orlando Titans, until they folded in 2010, of the National Lacrosse League.Comeau began his NLL coaching career with the Toronto Rock, as an assistant coach under the legendary Les Bartley... |
GM of the Year National Lacrosse League GM of the Year Award The General Manager of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League general manager who has done the best job of ensuring his team's success.-Past winners:... |
| 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.... |
Adam Mueller | Les Bartley Award Les Bartley Award The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year. The award was simply called the Head Coach of the Year award until 2004, when the award was renamed in honour of Les Bartley, the winningest coach in NLL history.... |
Playoff results
| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
Division Semifinal | New York 11 | Minnesota 8 |
| Division Final | New York 12 | Buffalo 19 |
Attendance
| Year | Played | Game#1 | Game#2 | Game#3 | Game#4 | Game#5 | Game#6 | Game#7 | Game#8 | Average | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8Home | A-13,127 | B-5,338 | A-7,026 | B-7,147 | A-7,434 | A-7,012 | B-7,746 | B-6,432 | 7,657 | 61,262 |
| 2008 | 6Home | A-7,332 | A-6,742 | C-5,239 | A-6,337 | A-5,379 | A-8,026 | E-Sold | E-Sold | 6,509 | 39,055 |
| 2009 | 8Home | F-5,733 | D-3,208 | D-4,231 | A-5,187 | A-5,487 | D-3,287 | D-4,187 | D-6,222 | 4,693 | 37,542 |
- A Madison Square GardenMadison Square GardenMadison 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...
NY Capacity 18,200 - BNassau Coliseum NY Capacity 16,234
- CSovereign Bank ArenaSovereign Bank ArenaThe Sun National Bank Center is a $53 million, 8,500 seat arena in Trenton, New Jersey, home to the Trenton Titans of the ECHL and other special events. In 2011 it will be home to the Trenton Steel of the Southern Indoor Football League...
NJ Capacity 8,100 - DPrudential Center NJ Capacity 17,625
- E-Sold -game sold to another team
- F-Promotion game -played out of tri state