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

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans xy16106.6250.05353190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits x16106.6250.05353223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers x16106.6250.04462181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks x1679.4383.06217169197−2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04435188193−511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03535194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks xyz16124.7500.05371206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax x1697.5623.04453181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth x1679.4385.05326200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth x1679.4385.04435172184−1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02644174198−2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04417159200−419.9412.50

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; GB: Games 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

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 3, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 1115 18,690 01
2 January 10, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 1613 7,422 11
3 January 23, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 1113 9,462 12
4 January 24, 2009 @ Boston Blazers TD Banknorth Garden L 711 4,423 13
5 February 6, 2009 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 1311 10,506 23
6 February 8, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 1215 4,231 24
7 February 13, 2009 Boston Blazers Wachovia Center L 48 9,006 25
8 February 21, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center W 1312 10,559 35
9 February 27, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 149 14,710 45
10 February 28, 2009 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 1012 8,560 46
11 March 14, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 1213 10,160 47
12 March 28, 2009 Colorado Mammoth Wachovia Center W 1713 11,876 57
13 April 4, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center W 117 4,187 67
14 April 5, 2009 New York Titans Wachovia Center L 1316 10,806 68
15 April 11, 2009 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 1614 11,924 78
16 April 18, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 811 8,539 79

Player stats

Reference:[3]

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 Giles162347707833
Merrick Thomson15402969702
Kyle Wailes14154156438
Drew Westervelt163420547216
Athan Iannucci102214363810
Geoff Snider1412223422053
Kyle Sweeney16718251306
David Mitchell861218410
A.J. Shannon771017152
Totals294482297120135

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 Miller14569:3964113.76911.90
Rob Blasdell16390:071577.76911.84
Mickey Hover10:00000.000.00
Totals79 193 .766 12.06

Transactions

Players not returning

Entry draft

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

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
19Sean ThomsonBellarmine University
225Matt BockletJohns Hopkins University
336Mike LeveilleSyracuse University
445Matt LalliColgate University
447Jordan LevineUniversity at Albany
558Jerry LambeGeorgetown University
560Tony McDevittDuke University
671Steve GrossiDrexel University

Roster

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

References

  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.
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