2009 Philadelphia Wings season explained

Season:	2009
Seasonlink:	2009 NLL season
Team:	Philadelphia Wings
Teamlink:	Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
League:	NLL
Division:	East
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	7–9
Homerecord:	4–4
Roadrecord:	3–5
Goalsfor:	188
Goalsagainst:	193
Generalmanager:	Lindsay Sanderson
Coach:	Dave Huntley
Captain:	Thomas Hajek
Altcaptain:	Shawn Nadelen Geoff Snider
Arena:	Wachovia Center
Attendance:	9,691
Goalsleader:	Merrick Thomson (40)
Assistsleader:	Mat Giles (47)
Pointsleader:	Mat Giles (70)
Pimleader:	Geoff Snider (53)
Looseballsleader:	Geoff Snider (220)
Winsleader:	Brandon Miller (6)
Gaaleader:	Rob Blasdell (11.84)
Prevseason Year:	2008 season
Prevseason Link:	2008 Philadelphia Wings season
Nextseason Year:	2010 season
Nextseason Link:	2010 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 23rd in franchise history.

Regular season

Game log

Reference:^[1]

Player stats

Reference:^[2]

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
Mat Giles	16	23	47	70	78	33
	15	40	29	69	70	2
	14	15	41	56	43	8
	16	34	20	54	72	16
	10	22	14	36	38	10
	14	12	22	34	220	53
	16	7	18	25	130	6
	8	6	12	18	41	0
	7	7	10	17	15	2
Totals		294	482	297	1201	35

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
	14	569:39	6	4	113	.769	11.90
	16	390:07	1	5	77	.769	11.84
Mickey Hover	1	0:00	0	0	0	.000	.00
Totals			7	9	193	.766	12.06

Transactions

Players not returning

• Jake Bergey – lost in the 2008 expansion draft^[3]
• Johnny Christmas – taking the year to focus on work with a lacrosse non-profit organization^[4]
• Jason Crosbie – lost to free agency (Toronto)^[5]
• Peter Jacobs – retired^[6]
• Jay Preece – lost to free agency (Colorado)
• Jamie Rooney – lost in the 2008 dispersal draft^[7]

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.^[8] The Wings selected the following players:

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
1	9		Bellarmine University
2	25	Matt Bocklet	Johns Hopkins University
3	36		Syracuse University
4	45	Matt Lalli	Colgate University
4	47	Jordan Levine	University at Albany
5	58	Jerry Lambe	Georgetown University
5	60	Tony McDevitt	Duke University
6	71	Steve Grossi	Drexel University

See also

• 2009 NLL season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philadelphia Wings – National Lacrosse League. May 6, 2012. NLL.com. https://archive.today/20120904015626/http://www.nll.com/page/show/432348-philadelphia-wings?subseason=57523. September 4, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies.
3. Web site: Boston selects Poulin first overall. July 24, 2008. NLL.com. 2008-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080728003859/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3556. 28 July 2008 . dead.
4. Web site: Christmas Decides to Not Play in 2009 . Wingslax.com . December 5, 2008 . 9 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211032415/http://www.wingslax.com/article/69320 . 11 December 2008 . dead .
5. Web site: Toronto inks Crosbie to Two-Year Contract. August 8, 2008. NLL.com. 2008-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080819011502/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3565. 19 August 2008 . dead.
6. Web site: Peter Jacobs Announces Retirement. NLL.com. November 24, 2008. 2008-11-24.
7. Web site: Dawson joins Boston Blazers. NLL.com. June 30, 2008. 2008-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080702002101/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3533. 2 July 2008 . dead.
8. Web site: Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston. September 7, 2008. NLL.com. 2008-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907191025/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3551. 7 September 2008 . dead.