2009 Boston Blazers season Lacrosse team 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.
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]
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 PlayedW : Wins; L : Losses; GB : Games back ; PCT : Win percentage; Home : Record at Home; Road : Record on the Road; GF : Goals scored; GA : Goals allowedDifferential : 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]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
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 Cosmo 16
840:02
9
5
142
.781
10.14
Mike Poulin 16
122:12
1
1
25
.734
12.27
Totals 10 6 168 .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
To Colorado Mammoth John Gallant
August 28, 2008
To Boston Blazers
To San Jose Stealth
July 29, 2008
To Boston Blazers
To Rochester Knighthawks
July 29, 2008
To Boston Blazers
To Calgary Roughnecks Devan Wray
July 29, 2008
To Boston Blazers
To San Jose Stealth
July 24, 2008
To Boston Blazers
To Edmonton Rush
Entry draft
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[ 9]
Round
Overall
Player
College/Club
1
1
Daryl Veltman Hobart College
2
14
Nick Cotter
Dowling College
3
26
Jon Harnett Adrian College
4
37
Dilan Graham
Bellarmine University
4
44
Reed MacPhail
Victoria, BC
5
52
Chad Henry
Adelphi University
5
56
Paul Manesis
UMass
6
63
Danny Brennan
Syracuse University
Roster
2009 Boston Blazers roster
Active (21-man) roster
Inactive roster
Coaches
Goaltenders Defensemen
Forwards Transition
Practice Squad -- Travis Brown -- Paul Manesis -- Nick Rose
Head Coach {{{Head Coach}}}
Legend
* Suspended list(C) Captain(A) Alternate captainNLL Transactions
See also
References
^ 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 . ^ "Bandits Beat Blazers, Advance To East Final" . NLL.com . May 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-02 .^ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings" . NLL.com . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .^ "Boston Blazers – National Lacrosse League" . NLL.com . Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012 .^ "Boston Blazers – National Lacrosse League" . NLL.com . Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012 .^ "Boston Blazers - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies" .^ "Kelly, Wagar Swapped by East Rivals" . NLL.com . September 18, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-18 .^ "Gallant Returns To Mammoth" . NLL.com . September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15 .^ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston" . NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08 .
