2009 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 23rd in franchise history and 7th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).

2009 Colorado Mammoth
LeagueNLL
Division4th West
2009 record7-9
Home record4-4
Road record3-5
Goals for172
Goals against184
General ManagerSteve Govett
CoachBob McMahon
CaptainGavin Prout
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance12,305
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Langtry (38)
AssistsGavin Prout (48)
PointsBrian Langtry (79)
Penalties in minutesRich Catton (48)
Loose BallsBryan Safarik (98)
WinsAndrew Leyshon (5)
Goals against averageAndrew Leyshon (10.93)

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1New York Titans xy16106.6250.05353190180+1011.8811.25
2Buffalo Bandits x16106.6250.05353223170+5313.9410.62
3Boston Blazers x16106.6250.04462181168+1311.3110.50
4Rochester Knighthawks x1679.4383.06217169197-2810.5612.31
5Philadelphia Wings1679.4383.04435188193-511.7512.06
6Toronto Rock16610.3754.03535194218-2412.1213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks xyz16124.7500.05371206167+3912.8810.44
2Portland LumberJax x1697.5623.04453181177+411.3111.06
3San Jose Stealth x1679.4385.05326200185+1512.5011.56
4Colorado Mammoth x1679.4385.04435172184-1210.7511.50
5Minnesota Swarm16610.3756.02644174198-2410.8812.38
6Edmonton Rush16511.3127.04417159200-419.9412.50

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 9, 2009 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 1210 6,859 10
2 January 10, 2009 Portland LumberJax Pepsi Center L 514 16,987 11
3 January 24, 2009 Edmonton Rush Pepsi Center L 911 16,734 12
4 January 31, 2009 New York Titans Pepsi Center W 128 15,023 22
5 February 7, 2009 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 138 11,174 32
6 February 14, 2009 Calgary Roughnecks Pepsi Center W 1312 17,712 42
7 February 21, 2009 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose L 914 5,576 43
8 February 22, 2009 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 910 7,249 44
9 March 14, 2009 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 1411 3,535 54
10 March 21, 2009 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 1013 10,958 55
11 March 22, 2009 Minnesota Swarm Pepsi Center W 1311 15,594 65
12 March 28, 2009 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 1317 11,876 66
13 April 3, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks Pepsi Center L 812 16,834 67
14 April 4, 2009 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 1213 OT 7,859 68
15 April 11, 2009 San Jose Stealth Pepsi Center L 1011 OT 16,189 69
16 April 17, 2009 Edmonton Rush Pepsi Center W 109 16,727 79

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 3, 2009 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 815 9,760 01

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
Brian Langtry163841798024
Gavin Prout162648749614
Jamie Shewchuk162033537016
Gary Rosyski151536515425
Jed Prossner14152035344
Chris Gill1117421224
Nick Carlson16414188320
Tyler Crompton1395143518
Matt Danowski97714182
Totals271443331108345

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
Andrew Leyshon16752:0657137.77410.93
Curtis Palidwor9111:511122.75611.80
Gee Nash3106:441124.69613.49
Jeremy Ogden11:09000.000.00
Totals79 184 .763 11.50

Transactions

New players

  • John Gallant - acquired in trade
  • Andrew Leyshon - signed as free agent
  • Andrew Potter - acquired in trade
  • Jay Preece - signed as free agent
  • Gary Rosyski - signed as free agent

Players not returning

  • Jason Bloom - traded
  • Jordan Cornfield - released
  • Josh Sims - retired
  • Dave Stilley - traded

Trades

March 7, 2009[5]
To Colorado Mammoth
Curtis Palidwor
To Toronto Rock
Second round pick, 2010 entry draft
February 26, 2009[6]
To Colorado Mammoth
Second round pick, 2010 entry draft
To Toronto Rock
Curtis Palidwor
November 17, 2008 To Colorado Mammoth
conditional pick, 2009 entry draft
To New York Titans
Dave Stilley
October 15, 2008[7]
To Colorado Mammoth
Andrew Potter
1st round pick, 2009 entry draft
1st round pick, 2010 entry draft
To Rochester Knighthawks
Gary Gait
September 15, 2008[8]
To Colorado Mammoth
John Gallant
To Boston Blazers
Jason Bloom
5th round pick, 2008 entry draft

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[9] The Mammoth selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
17Matt DanowskiDuke University
331Mike WardDuke University
443Terry KiminerUMBC
669Ryan McFadyenDuke University

Roster

2009 Colorado Mammoth roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
  •  3 Tim Booth
  •  8 Nick Carlson
  •  7 Bryan Safarik
  •  5 Mike Ward
Injured Reserve
Holdout
  • 23 Chris Gill
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Russ Heard
  • Dan Pratt
  • Ward Sanderson

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain


NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2009 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Colorado Mammoth – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. "Calgary Roughnecks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25953&seasonid=3260
  5. "Curtis Palidwor Returns to Colorado Mammoth". TorontoRock.com. March 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  6. "Rock Acquire Palidwor from Mammoth". NLL.com. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  7. "Gary Gait Traded To Rochester". NLL.com. October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  8. "Gallant Returns To Mammoth". NLL.com. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  9. "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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