2006 Arizona Sting season

2006 Arizona Sting
LeagueNLL
Division4th West
2006 record8-8
Home record4-4
Road record4-4
Goals for198
Goals against199
General ManagerBob Hamley
CoachBob Hamley
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance8,919
Team leaders
GoalsCraig Conn (44)
AssistsDan Dawson (48)
PointsDan Dawson (82)
Penalties in minutesCraig Conn (42)
Loose BallsBruce Codd (117)
WinsRob Blasdell (5)
Goals against averageMike Miron (12.41)

The Arizona Sting were a lacrosse team based in Phoenix, Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 6th in franchise history and 3rd in Arizona.

After making it to the Championship game in 2005, the Sting had a disappointing 8-8 season in 2006. The Sting upset the division-winning Portland LumberJax 14-10 in the Western Division semifinals, but the eventual champion Colorado Mammoth defeated the Sting 13-12 in Colorado in the Division finals.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz16115.6880.06–25–3193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawks – x1697.5622.06–23–5196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rock – x1688.5003.05–33–5182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarm – x1688.5003.03–55–3158171−139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05–33–5184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJax – xy16115.6880.05–36–2188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammoth – x16106.6251.06–24–4200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecks – x1697.5622.04–45–3183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Sting – x1688.5003.04–44–4198199−112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03–52–6151174−239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00–81–7150202−529.3812.62

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:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 7, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–13 OT 17,527 1–0
2 January 13, 2006 Portland LumberJax Jobing.com Arena W 12–7 6,127 2–0
3 January 27, 2006 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena W 11–10 OT 6,326 3–0
4 February 3, 2006 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena L 17–18 OT 6,373 3–1
5 February 11, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–16 9,386 3–2
6 February 18, 2006 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena L 7–13 6,535 3–3
7 March 4, 2006 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 15–11 9,684 4–3
8 March 10, 2006 Edmonton Rush Jobing.com Arena W 13–9 6,705 5–3
9 March 11, 2006 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 10–12 7,803 5–4
10 March 18, 2006 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena L 11–15 6,420 5–5
11 March 25, 2006 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center W 13–12 11,693 6–5
12 April 1, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Jobing.com Arena L 10–13 6,759 6–6
13 April 2, 2006 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 11–16 16,435 6–7
14 April 8, 2006 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 12–14 12,173 6–8
15 April 14, 2006 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 16–13 6,575 7–8
16 April 15, 2006 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 12–7 6,188 8–8

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 22, 2006 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 14–11 10,843 1–0
Division Final April 29, 2006 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 12–13 12,537 1–1

Player stats

Reference:[4]

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 Dawson 16 34 48 82 76 8
Craig Conn 15 44 23 67 91 42
Pat Maddalena 15 24 34 58 58 6
Jonas Derks 10 18 24 42 42 8
Jason Crosbie 9 12 29 41 30 7
Matt Brown 16 16 19 35 47 6
Lindsay Plunkett 6 8 16 24 20 4
Curt Malawsky 8 10 11 21 30 4
Peter Veltman 15 7 13 20 50 20
Totals 318 516 235 1045 36

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
Rob Blasdell 15 621:59 5 5 129 .737 12.44
Mike Miron 16 338:27 3 3 70 .742 12.41
Ken Montour 0 0:00 0 0 0 .000 .00
Totals 8 8 199 .739 12.44

Awards

Player Award
Craig Conn Second Team All-Pro
Dan Dawson
Craig Conn All-Stars
Bruce Codd
Jonas Derks
Peter Lough
Scott Self

Transactions

Trades

March 23, 2006[5]
 To Arizona Sting
Lindsay Plunkett
fourth round pick, 2007 entry draft 		To Buffalo Bandits
Jason Crosbie

Roster

Reference:[6]

No. Position Player
31 Canada Goalie Blasdell, Rob
16 Canada Fwd Brown, Matt
Canada Fwd Clark, Jason
5 Canada ? Cochrane, Mark
9 Canada Def Codd, Bruce
8 Canada Fwd Conn, Craig
Canada Fwd Crosbie, Jason
6 Canada Fwd Dawson, Dan
43 Canada Fwd Derks, Jonas
14 Canada Def Guindon, Andrew
18 Canada Def Halls, Darren
17 Canada Def Hinman, Greg
4 Iroquois Fwd Lazore, Andrew
No. Position Player
27 Canada Def Lough, Peter
42 United States Fwd Maddalena, Pat
11 Canada Fwd Malawsky, Curt
36 Canada Fwd McKay, Chris
19 United States Fwd McLellan, Mike
41 Canada Goalie Miron, Mike
Iroquois Goalie Montour, Ken
10 Canada Def Murray, Bruce
12 Canada Fwd Plunkett, Lindsay
21 Canada Fwd Secore, Andy
7 Canada Def Self, Scott
24 Canada Def Seller, Chris
33 Canada Fwd Veltman, Peter

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2006 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Arizona Sting - 2006 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Arizona Sting - 2006 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  5. ^ "Trade Deadline Passes". NLL.com. March 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  6. ^ "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".