2011 Washington Stealth season

2011 Washington Stealth
West Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division3rd West
2011 record8-8
Home record3-5
Road record5-3
Goals for203
Goals against198
General ManagerDoug Locker
CoachChris Hall
CaptainJason Bloom
Alternate captainsKyle Sorensen
Cam Sedgwick
Mike Grimes
ArenaComcast Arena at Everett
Team leaders
GoalsRhys Duch (42)
AssistsLewis Ratcliff (51)
PointsLewis Ratcliff (92)
Penalties in minutesEric Martin (43)
Loose BallsPaul Rabil (153)
WinsTyler Richards (5)
Goals against averageTyler Richards (11.61)

The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the second season in Washington, and the 12th in franchise history (previously the San Jose Stealth and Albany Attack). The Stealth finished third in the West division, but defeated the Minnesota Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks in the playoffs to advance to their second NLL Championship in as many years. They played the Toronto Rock once again, but this time the Rock prevailed 8-7.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2Toronto Rock – x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4Boston Blazers – x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5Philadelphia Wings16511.3125.02–63–5143179−368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2Minnesota Swarm – x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3Washington Stealth – x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4Colorado Mammoth – x16511.3126.03–52–6151172−219.4410.75
5Edmonton Rush16511.3126.04–41–7175204−2910.9412.75

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

Regular season

Game log

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 8, 2011 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 11–10 OT 17,029 1–0
2 January 9, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Comcast Arena at Everett L 11–13 5,364 1–1
3 January 14, 2011 Minnesota Swarm Comcast Arena at Everett L 8–16 3,362 1–2
4 January 22, 2011 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 19–14 9,362 2–2
5 January 29, 2011 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 10–11 OT 8,911 2–3
6 February 5, 2011 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 10–8 14,091 3–3
7 February 11, 2011 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 12–14 6,100 3–4
8 February 12, 2011 Edmonton Rush Comcast Arena at Everett L 14–15 4,088 3–5
9 February 18, 2011 Colorado Mammoth Comcast Arena at Everett W 20–7 3,160 4–5
10 March 5, 2011 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 18–10 7,370 5–5
11 March 13, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Comcast Arena at Everett L 13–17 3,441 5–6
12 March 25, 2011 Boston Blazers Comcast Arena at Everett W 9–8 3,616 6–6
13 April 1, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 12–13 OT 11,424 6–7
14 April 2, 2011 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena W 10–9 OT 18,690 7–7
15 April 9, 2011 Minnesota Swarm Comcast Arena at Everett W 16–15 OT 4,854 8–7
16 April 16, 2011 Rochester Knighthawks Comcast Arena at Everett L 10–18 5,161 8–8

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 30, 2011 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 14–8 5,878 1–0
Division Final May 7, 2011 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 10–8 10,125 2–0
Championship Final May 14, 2011 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 7–8 14,488 2–1

Roster

2011 Washington Stealth roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 55 Canada Martin Cummings
  • 41 Canada Bob Snider
  • 32 Canada Chris Seidel
Injured Reserve
Unable to play
Head Coach

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

[1] updated 2011-01-19
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Washington Stealth – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Washington Stealth – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.