2011 Hamilton Nationals season

The 2011 Hamilton Nationals season was the third for the franchise. After playing their 2010 season at Lamport Stadium, the Nationals moved their home games to Ron Joyce Stadium for their third season.[1] They finished third in the league in 2011 with a 7–5 record.[2] Jeremy Boltus won the Major League Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Award and Brodie Merrill was named Major League Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year Award for the sixth straight year.

2011 Hamilton Nationals
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
2011 record7-5
Home record2-4
Road record5-1
Goals for151
Goals against142
General ManagerJody Gage
CoachRegy Thorpe
ArenaRon Joyce Stadium
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Standings

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W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Back of first place, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against

Final

Playoff Seed
Team W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Boston Cannons 9 3 .750 - 164 9 133 9
Denver Outlaws 7 5 .583 2 150 6 123 12
Hamilton Nationals 7 5 .583 2 151 4 142 8
Chesapeake Bayhawks 6 6 .500 3 129 10 160 2
Long Island Lizards 5 7 .417 4 124 14 140 11
Rochester Rattlers 2 10 .167 7 134 9 154 10

Denver defeated Hamilton twice during the regular season.

Schedule

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Win Loss
Week Date Opponent Field Result Attendance Record
1 May 14 @ Outlaws Invesco Field at Mile High 18-10 9,993 0-1
2 May 19 Bayhawks Ron Joyce Stadium 14-10 1,207 0-2
3 June 10 @ Rattlers Sahlen's Stadium 14-13 4,131 1-2
4 June 18 Outlaws Ron Joyce Stadium 15-7 1,047 1-3
5 June 24 @ Rattlers Sahlen's Stadium 19-16 4,210 2-3
5 June 25 Rattlers Ron Joyce Stadium 15-14 (OT) 1,094 3-3
6 July 1 Lizards Ron Joyce Stadium 15-9 1,350 4-3
8 July 16 Bayhawks Ron Joyce Stadium 12-11 (OT) 1,103 4-4
9 July 23 @ Cannons Harvard Stadium 16-12 7,503 5-4
10 July 30 @ Bayhawks Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 16-6 7,962 6-4
11 August 6 Cannons Ron Joyce Stadium 13-8 1,486 6-5
12 August 13 @ Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium 14-8 4,380 7-5

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Playoffs

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Semifinals Steinfeld Cup Final
      
1 Boston 14
4 Chesapeake 13
1 Boston 10
3 Hamilton 9
2 Denver 9
3 Hamilton 11

References

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  1. ^ "Nationals Announce Move to Hamilton". Hamilton Nationals. 2011-02-02. Archived from the original on 2011-03-07.
  2. ^ "MLL Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Nationals - Summer 2011". Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
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