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2009 Philadelphia Wings season

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2009 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2009 record7–9
Home record4–4
Road record3–5
Goals for188
Goals against193
General ManagerLindsay Sanderson
CoachDave Huntley
CaptainThomas Hajek
Alternate captainsShawn Nadelen
Geoff Snider
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance9,691
Team leaders
GoalsMerrick Thomson (40)
AssistsMat Giles (47)
PointsMat Giles (70)
Penalties in minutesGeoff Snider (53)
Loose BallsGeoff Snider (220)
WinsBrandon Miller (6)
Goals against averageRob Blasdell (11.84)

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 23rd in franchise history.

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titansxy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Banditsx16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazersx16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawksx1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecksxyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJaxx1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealthx1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammothx1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02–64–4174198−2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04–41–7159200−419.9412.50

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GBGames back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 3, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 11–15 18,690 0–1
2 January 10, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 16–13 7,422 1–1
3 January 23, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 11–13 9,462 1–2
4 January 24, 2009 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 7–11 4,423 1–3
5 February 6, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 13–11 10,506 2–3
6 February 8, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 12–15 4,231 2–4
7 February 13, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 4–8 9,006 2–5
8 February 21, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center W 13–12 10,559 3–5
9 February 27, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 14–9 14,710 4–5
10 February 28, 2009 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 10–12 8,560 4–6
11 March 14, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 12–13 10,160 4–7
12 March 28, 2009 Colorado Mammoth Wachovia Center W 17–13 11,876 5–7
13 April 4, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center W 11–7 4,187 6–7
14 April 5, 2009 New York Titans Wachovia Center L 13–16 10,806 6–8
15 April 11, 2009 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 16–14 11,924 7–8
16 April 18, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–11 8,539 7–9

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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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 15 40 29 69 70 2
Kyle Wailes 14 15 41 56 43 8
Drew Westervelt 16 34 20 54 72 16
Athan Iannucci 10 22 14 36 38 10
Geoff Snider 14 12 22 34 220 53
Kyle Sweeney 16 7 18 25 130 6
David Mitchell 8 6 12 18 41 0
A.J. Shannon 7 7 10 17 15 2
Totals 294 482 297 1201 35

Goaltenders

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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 14 569:39 6 4 113 .769 11.90
Rob Blasdell 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

Transactions

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Players not returning

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Entry draft

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The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[9] The Wings selected the following players:

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 9 Sean Thomson Bellarmine University
2 25 Matt Bocklet Johns Hopkins University
3 36 Mike Leveille 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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2009 Philadelphia Wings roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 70 United States Mickey Hover
Injured Reserve
Restricted list
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain


NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. ^ "Boston selects Poulin first overall". NLL.com. July 24, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  5. ^ "Christmas Decides to Not Play in 2009". Wingslax.com. December 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Toronto inks Crosbie to Two-Year Contract". NLL.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  7. ^ "Peter Jacobs Announces Retirement". NLL.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  8. ^ "Dawson joins Boston Blazers". NLL.com. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  9. ^ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.