2006 Philadelphia Wings season

2006 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2006 record8-8
Home record5-3
Road record3-5
Goals for184
Goals against184
General ManagerLindsay Sanderson
CoachLindsay Sanderson
CaptainThomas Hajek
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance11,623
Team leaders
GoalsSean Greenhalgh (31)
AssistsDan Marohl (52)
PointsSean Greenhalgh (73)
Dan Marohl (73)
Penalties in minutesRob VanBeek (72)
Loose BallsPeter Jacobs (147)
WinsMatt Roik (8)
Goals against averageErik Miller (11.29)

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 20th in franchise history.

Other than the emergence of talented rookie Sean Greenhalgh, the 2006 season was largely forgettable for the Wings, who finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs for a fourth straight year.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16115.6880.06–25–3193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawksx1697.5622.06–23–5196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rockx1688.5003.05–33–5182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarmx1688.5003.03–55–3158171−139.8810.69
51688.5003.05–33–5184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJaxxy16115.6880.05–36–2188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammothx16106.6251.06–24–4200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5622.04–45–3183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Stingx1688.5003.04–44–4198199−112.3812.44
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; 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

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 30, 2006 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–11 15,726 1–0
2 January 6, 2006 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 15–11 8,024 2–0
3 January 14, 2006 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 10–13 11,874 2–1
4 January 21, 2006 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 10–7 5,217 3–1
5 February 10, 2006 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 10–11 7,524 3–2
6 February 11, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 10–9 11,207 4–2
7 February 18, 2006 Portland LumberJax Wachovia Center L 12–15 12,796 4–3
8 February 24, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 11–12 OT 16,164 4–4
9 March 4, 2006 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 14–12 12,165 5–4
10 March 10, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–17 9,052 5–5
11 March 11, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center W 16–12 10,959 6–5
12 March 25, 2006 Arizona Sting Wachovia Center L 12–13 11,693 6–6
13 April 1, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center W 8–7 12,001 7–6
14 April 8, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 14–15 OT 18,400 7–7
15 April 14, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 7–8 10,379 7–8
16 April 15, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 14–11 12,796 8–8

Player stats

Reference:[3]

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
Sean Greenhalgh 16 31 42 73 66 4
Dan Marohl 16 21 52 73 69 2
Jake Bergey 16 27 28 55 43 11
Jeff Ratcliffe 15 29 15 44 59 14
Keith Cromwell 15 12 27 39 39 2
Rob VanBeek 16 7 19 26 110 72
Marc Morley 15 12 12 24 48 6
Luke Wiles 8 10 13 23 31 11
Mike Regan 6 6 11 17 24 10
Totals 298 482 370 1061 37

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
Matt Roik 16 809:27 8 5 154 .772 11.42
Erik Miller 14 148:51 0 3 28 .728 11.29
Totals 8 8 184 .764 11.50

Awards

Player Award
Sean Greenhalgh Sportsmanship Award
Sean Greenhalgh All-Rookie Team
Sean Greenhalgh Rookie of the Month, January
Thomas Hajek All-Stars
Jake Bergey
Glenn Clark
Dan Marohl

Transactions

Trades

March 10, 2006[4]
To Philadelphia Wings
Mike Regan
first round pick, 2006 entry draft
To San Jose Stealth
Luke Wiles
Chad Thompson

Roster

Reference:[5]

No. Position Player
41 Def Barrett, Bryan
66 Fwd Bergey, Jake
32 Def Brzeski, Rich
1 Fwd Christmas, John
11 Def Clark, Glenn
21 Fwd Cromwell, Keith
22 Def Finck, Dan
19 Fwd Greenhalgh, Sean
28 Def Hajek, Thomas
24 Def Jacobs, Peter
27 Fwd Marohl, Dan
2 Goalie Miller, Erik
No. Position Player
17 Fwd Morley, Marc
34 Def Nadelen, Shawn
90 Fwd Ratcliffe, Jeff
12 Fwd Regan, Mike
5 Def Robertson, Brock
37 Goalie Roik, Matt
? Rosenburger, Ian
23 Fwd Self, Brad
47 Def Spano, Jeff
7 Def Sweeney, Kyle
Def Thompson, Chad
77 Fwd Van Beek, Rob
Fwd Wiles, Luke

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2006 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - 2006 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. ^ "Trade Deadline Approaches". NLL.com. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".