2008 New York Titans season

The New York Titans are a lacrosse team based in New York City playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 2nd in franchise history.

2008 New York Titans
LeagueNLL
Division3rd East
2008 record10-6
Home record5-1
Road record5-5
Goals for197
Goals against186
General ManagerTimothy Kelly
CoachAdam Mueller
CaptainCasey Powell
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance9,660
Team leaders
GoalsMike McLellan (34)
AssistsCasey Powell (54)
PointsCasey Powell (86)
Penalties in minutesPatrick Merrill (61)
Loose BallsJarett Park (147)
WinsMatt Vinc (9)
Goals against averageMatt Vinc (11.35)

The Titans improved on their 4-12 last place finish from 2007 by tying for the best record in the league, though tiebreakers meant that the Titans actually finished 3rd in the east. They beat the Minnesota Swarm in the team's first ever playoff game[1] to advance to the division finals against the Buffalo Bandits. The Bandits' playoff experience proved too much for the young Titans, and the Bandits went on to the Championship game by defeating the Titans 19-12.[2]

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [3]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarmx16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titansx16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wingsx16106.6250.07–13–5225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04–44–4197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04–53–4172174−210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03–53–5176212−3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealthxy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammothx1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecksx1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJaxx16610.3753.03–53–5179194−1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03–51–7141197−568.8112.31

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 12, 2008 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 14–11 10,893 1–0
2 January 19, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 13–17 11,878 1–1
3 January 26, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 10–14 14,142 1–2
4 January 31, 2008 San Jose Stealth Madison Square Garden L 7–12 7,332 1–3
5 February 8, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 9–16 10,204 1–4
6 February 10, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Madison Square Garden W 10–9 OT 6,742 2–4
7 February 16, 2008 @ Chicago Shamrox Sears Centre W 14–9 4,427 3–4
8 February 23, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 14–11 10,118 4–4
9 February 29, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 12–16 11,419 4–5
10 March 14, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–10 14,233 5–5
11 March 22, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Madison Square Garden W 20–13 5,239 6–5
12 April 5, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 9–12 10,854 6–6
13 April 12, 2008 Colorado Mammoth Madison Square Garden W 14–10 6,337 7–6
14 April 18, 2008 Chicago Shamrox Madison Square Garden W 14–7 5,379 8–6
15 April 19, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 11–8 17,340 9–6
16 April 26, 2008 Rochester Knighthawks Madison Square Garden W 12–11 8,026 10–6

Playoffs

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Game log

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 3, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 11–8 11,088 1–0
Division Final May 10, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 12–19 11,012 1–1

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Casey Powell 16 32 54 86 79 10
Pat Maddalena 15 33 52 85 66 6
Jordan Hall 16 24 45 69 109 18
Ryan Boyle 16 17 45 62 65 4
Mike McLellan 16 34 22 56 29 0
Brendan Mundorf 13 23 23 46 39 8
Jeff Ratcliffe 16 12 13 25 51 12
Jarett Park 15 5 5 10 147 24
John Orsen 16 3 7 10 126 59
Totals 301 498 359 1052 60

Goaltenders

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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
Matt Vinc 16 888:06 9 5 168 .770 11.35
Erik Miller 16 74:23 1 1 17 .726 13.71
John McLellan 0 0:00 0 0 0 .000 .00
Totals 10 6 186 .765 11.63

Awards

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Player Award
Adam Mueller Les Bartley Award[7]
Casey Powell First Team All-Pro
Matt Vinc
Casey Powell All-Stars
Jarett Park

Roster

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No. Position Player
3   Def Alrich, Matt
41   Def Barrett, Bryan
36   Def Belisle, Mitch
Def Bigas, Jeff
14   Fwd Boyle, Ryan
32   Def Brzeski, Rich
  Fwd Colsey, Roy
71   Trans Galbraith, Keevin
44   Trans Hall, Jordan
5   Def Hanford, Jamie
  Def Horsey, Bobby
34   Def Kelly, Anthony
Fwd Lochte, Hunter
42   Fwd Maddalena, Pat
  Goalie McLellan, John
19   Fwd McLellan, Mike
No. Position Player
16   Def Merrill, Patrick
21   Goalie Miller, Erik
2   Fwd Mundorf, Brendan
56 Def Orsen, John
12   Def Park, Jarett
? Passavia, Chris
20   Trans Peyser, Greg
? Polanco, Nick
22   Fwd Powell, Casey
90   Fwd Ratcliffe, Jeff
? Smith, Rob
24   Def Smith, Rory
? Spallina, Brian
47   Def Spano, Jeff
10   Fwd Tower, Brian
48   Goalie Vinc, Matt
Trans Zash, Matt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 Season was Down to the Wire". NLL.com. April 27, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  2. ^ "Bandits to Host Championship Game". NLL.com. May 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  3. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "New York Titans – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "New York Titans – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "New York Titans - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  7. ^ "Adam Mueller Wins Les Bartley Award". NLL.com. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  8. ^ "New York Titans - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".