2009 Boston Blazers season

The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was their first season in the NLL.

2009 Boston Blazers
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2009 record10-6
Home record4-4
Road record6-2
Goals for181
Goals against168
General ManagerTom Ryan[1]
CoachTom Ryan
ArenaTD Banknorth Garden
Average attendance8,470
Team leaders
GoalsDaryl Veltman (34)
AssistsDan Dawson (74)
PointsDan Dawson (104)
Penalties in minutesKyle Ross (53)
Loose BallsJon Harnett (106)
WinsAnthony Cosmo (9)
Goals against averageAnthony Cosmo (10.14)

The Blazers began their inaugural season by losing back-to-back games to the division rival (and eventual East division champion) New York Titans. But the Blazers surprised everybody by winning seven of their next eight games, on their way to a 10-6 record, tied with New York and Buffalo for best in the East. The Titans won the East on tie-breakers, but the Blazers finished a respectable third and made the playoffs in their first season.

In the Eastern division semi-final, the Blazers were defeated by the defending champion Buffalo Bandits 11-8.[2]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [3]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans – xy16106.6250.05–35–3190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6250.05–35–3223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers – x16106.6250.04–46–2181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks – x1679.4383.06–21–7169197−2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04–43–5188193−511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03–53–5194218−2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16124.7500.05–37–1206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax – x1697.5623.04–45–3181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth – x1679.4385.05–32–6200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth – x1679.4385.04–43–5172184−1210.7511.50
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; 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:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 10, 2009 @ New York Titans Prudential Center L 14–19 3,208 0–1
2 January 17, 2009 New York Titans TD Banknorth Garden L 9–13 9,313 0–2
3 January 23, 2009 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 13–11 9,462 1–2
4 January 24, 2009 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) TD Banknorth Garden W 11–7 4,423 2–2
5 January 31, 2009 Portland LumberJax TD Banknorth Garden L 8–9 OT 5,029 2–3
6 February 7, 2009 New York Titans TD Banknorth Garden W 9–8 5,713 3–3
7 February 13, 2009 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 8–4 9,006 4–3
8 February 20, 2009 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 16–12 12,106 5–3
9 February 22, 2009 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 11–10 10,045 6–3
10 February 28, 2009 San Jose Stealth TD Banknorth Garden W 16–10 6,833 7–3
11 March 14, 2009 Toronto Rock TD Banknorth Garden L 8–9 OT 6,485 7–4
12 March 28, 2009 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 10–11 7,329 7–5
13 April 3, 2009 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–13 12,884 8–5
14 April 4, 2009 Buffalo Bandits TD Banknorth Garden L 11–15 7,073 8–6
15 April 11, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks TD Banknorth Garden W 10–5 8,097 9–6
16 April 18, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 13–12 OT 18,527 10–6

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 2, 2009 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 8–11 13,343 0–1

Player stats

Reference:[6]

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
Dan Dawson163074104548
Daryl Veltman15344377922
Brenden Thenhaus16272653676
Matt Lyons16213152622
Gary Bining15202444494
Sean Morris681624170
Jason Bloom16131023605
Greg Downing14413179510
Nick Cotter1288163221
Totals301482285111739

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
Anthony Cosmo16840:0295142.78110.14
Mike Poulin16122:121125.73412.27
Totals106 168 .774 10.50

Transactions

Trades
September 18, 2008[7] To Boston Blazers
Anthony Kelly		 To New York Titans
Kurtis Wagar
September 15, 2008[8] To Boston Blazers
Jason Bloom
5th round pick, 2008 entry draft		 To Colorado Mammoth
John Gallant
August 28, 2008 To Boston Blazers
Paul Dawson		 To San Jose Stealth
Peter Veltman
July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers
Jack Reid		 To Rochester Knighthawks
Kyle Laverty
July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers
Travis Gillespie
third round pick, 2009 entry draft		 To Calgary Roughnecks
Devan Wray
July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers
Sean Morris
Steve Panarelli
second round pick, 2010 entry draft		 To San Jose Stealth
Travis Gillespie
Tom Johnson
third round pick, 2009 entry draft
July 24, 2008 To Boston Blazers
Brendan Thenhaus
Kurtis Wagar		 To Edmonton Rush
Cam Bergman

Entry draft

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

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
11Daryl VeltmanHobart College
214Nick CotterDowling College
326Jon HarnettAdrian College
437Dilan GrahamBellarmine University
444Reed MacPhailVictoria, BC
552Chad HenryAdelphi University
556Paul ManesisUMass
663Danny BrennanSyracuse University

Roster
2009 Boston Blazers roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • -- Travis Brown
  • -- Paul Manesis
  • -- Canada Nick Rose
Head Coach

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


NLL Transactions

See also

References
  1. Tutka, Paul. "Tom Ryan steps down as GM, remains Blazers coach, President Doug Reffue to be named new GM". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  2. "Bandits Beat Blazers, Advance To East Final". NLL.com. May 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Boston Blazers – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. "Boston Blazers – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. "Boston Blazers - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  7. "Kelly, Wagar Swapped by East Rivals". NLL.com. September 18, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  8. "Gallant Returns To Mammoth". NLL.com. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  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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