2005 Arizona Sting season

The Arizona Sting are a lacrosse team based in Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 5th in franchise history and 2nd as the Sting (formerly the Columbus Landsharks).

2005 Arizona Sting
LeagueNLL
Division2nd West
2005 record9-7
Home record5-3
Road record4-4
Goals for209
Goals against209
General ManagerBob Hamley
CoachBob Hamley
CaptainPeter Lough
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance8,921
Team leaders
GoalsDan Dawson (48)
AssistsDan Dawson (36)
PointsDan Dawson (84)
Penalties in minutesBrock Robertson (30)
Loose BallsBruce Codd (97)
WinsMike Miron (5)
Goals against averageKen Montour (11.23)

The Sting finished 2nd in the West division with a 9-7 record, and hosted the Colorado Mammoth in the opening round of the playoffs. Arizona defeated Colorado 16-13 to advance to the Western division final against the defending champion Calgary Roughnecks. The Sting defeated Calgary 19-15 in Calgary, advancing to the Championship game in only their second year in Arizona. The Sting faced the Toronto Rock in Toronto for the Championship, and with an NLL record crowd of over 19,400 fans,[1] the Rock defeated the Sting 19-13 to win their fifth championship in seven years.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock – xyz16124.7500.06–26–2227190+3714.1911.88
2Buffalo Bandits – x16115.6881.05–36–2217183+3413.5611.44
3Rochester Knighthawks – x16106.6252.05–35–3193179+1412.0611.19
4Philadelphia Wings16610.3756.03–53–5213218-513.3113.62
5Minnesota Swarm16511.3127.02–63–5188231-4311.7514.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks – xy16106.6250.06–24–4216208+813.5013.00
2Arizona Sting – x1697.5621.05–34–4209209013.0613.06
3Colorado Mammoth – x1688.5002.05–33–5201182+1912.5611.38
4Anaheim Storm16511.3125.02–63–5175212-3710.9413.25
5San Jose Stealth16412.2506.02–62–6170197-2710.6212.31

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 7, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Jobing.com Arena L 9–10 OT 5,903 0–1
2 January 8, 2005 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 16–15 17,289 1–1
3 January 15, 2005 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 9–8 OT 7,508 2–1
4 January 21, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena L 13–14 6,216 2–2
5 January 22, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 14–15 9,886 2–3
6 February 4, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena W 17–10 6,313 3–3
7 February 13, 2005 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 12–13 OT 16,238 3–4
8 February 18, 2005 Minnesota Swarm Jobing.com Arena W 17–16 OT 6,448 4–4
9 March 11, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 13–12 OT 6,614 5–4
10 March 12, 2005 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 12–10 5,069 6–4
11 March 18, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–18 18,173 6–5
12 March 25, 2005 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena W 18–16 6,584 7–5
13 April 3, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 10–17 10,140 7–6
14 April 9, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 15–12 6,735 8–6
15 April 15, 2005 @ Anaheim Storm Arrowhead Pond W 14–12 5,891 9–6
16 April 16, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena L 10–11 7,731 9–7

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 22, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 16–13 5,549 1–0
Division Final April 30, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 19–15 11,468 2–0
Championship Game May 14, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 13–19 19,432 2–1

Player stats

Reference:[5]

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 Dawson16483684738
Pat Maddalena16312859716
Cory Bomberry15242347230
Jonas Derks11182240418
Lindsay Plunkett121422364914
Peter Veltman15131326572
Jason Clark1513922468
Gewas Schindler761622156
Scott Self13415196416
Totals253462218108252

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
Mike Miron15765:1257169.74013.25
Ken Montour7208:274039.73511.23
Totals97 209 .738 13.06

Awards
PlayerAward
Bob HamleyLes Bartley Award
Bob HamleyGM of the Year
Dan DawsonFirst Team All-Pro
Dan DawsonAll-Stars
Peter Lough
Scott Self

Transactions

Trades
February 2, 2005[6]
 To Arizona Sting
Jonas Derks		 To Buffalo Bandits
second round pick, 2005 entry draft
second round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 9, 2005[7]
 To Arizona Sting
Chris Seller		 To Anaheim Storm
Bill Greer
March 24, 2005[8]
 To Arizona Sting
Craig Conn		 To Minnesota Swarm
first round pick, 2006 entry draft
first round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 24, 2005[8]
 To Arizona Sting
Chris Panos		 To Colorado Mammoth
third round pick, 2005 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[9]

No. Position Player
Fwd Beirnes, Kasey
72 Fwd Bomberry, Cory
2 Def Bonterre, Troy
13 Fwd Clark, Jason
5 Def Cochrane, Mark
9 Def Codd, Bruce
8 Fwd Conn, Craig
6 Fwd Dawson, Dan
43 Fwd Derks, Jonas
19 Def Gibson, Darryl
Def Greer, Bill
18 Def Halls, Darren
Fwd Henderson, Tony
No. Position Player
27 Def Lough, Peter
36 Fwd Maddalena, Pat
38 Fwd McKay, Chris
41 Goalie Miron, Mike
29 Goalie Montour, Ken
Fwd Panos, Chris
11 Fwd Plunkett, Lindsay
23 Def Robertson, Brock
Fwd Schindler, Gewas
7 Def Self, Scott
24 Def Seller, Chris
16 Fwd Talbot, Noah
4 Fwd Tinning, Mark
33 Fwd Veltman, Peter

See also

References
  1. "Toronto Wins Edge NLL Championship Game, 19-13". NLL.com. May 14, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Arizona Sting - 2005 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. "Arizona Sting - 2005 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25951&seasonid=686
  6. "Mammoth Goaltender Retires". NLL.com. February 2, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  7. "Arizona Acquires All-Star Defenseman". NLL.com. March 9, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  8. "Conn Traded to Arizona; Toll to Rochester". NLL.com. March 24, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  9. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25951&seasonid=686
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