# 2010 Washington Stealth season

The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the inaugural season in Washington, but the 11th in franchise history (previously the San Jose Stealth and Albany Attack). The Stealth finished first overall, and captured the first NLL Championship in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Orlando Titans – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 12.31 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 10.56 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 10.06 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 155 | 181 | −26 | 9.69 | 11.31 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 168 | 194 | −26 | 10.50 | 12.12 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Washington Stealth – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 13.19 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 169 | +24 | 12.06 | 10.56 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 186 | 201 | −15 | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 11.81 | 12.56 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 10.44 | 12.56 |
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:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 8, 2010 | Colorado Mammoth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 17–8 | | 4,737 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 15–7 | | 2,818 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 22, 2010 | Buffalo Bandits | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 13–11 | | 2,879 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 23, 2010 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 16–15 | | 10,104 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 30, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 12–11 | | 15,242 | 5–0 |
| 6 | February 5, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 12–9 | | 3,526 | 6–0 |
| 7 | February 13, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 12–16 | | 8,952 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 19, 2010 | Calgary Roughnecks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 9–13 | | 3,450 | 6–2 |
| 9 | February 27, 2010 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | L 9–11 | | 8,354 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 13, 2010 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–11 | | 10,402 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 26, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 15–14 | | 15,102 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 27, 2010 | Colorado Mammoth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 12–9 | | 5,808 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 2, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | OT | 7,011 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | W 17–7 | | 7,101 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 17, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 13–14 | | 4,441 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 24, 2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 14–9 | | 4,200 | 11–5 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena (Division Final @ Key Arena) | W 14–10 | | 3,268 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 8, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Comcast Arena (Division Final @ Key Arena) | W 12–11 | OT | 4,242 | 2–0 |
| Championship Game | May 15, 2010 | Toronto Rock | Comcast Arena (Division Final @ Key Arena) | W 15–11 | | 8,609 | 3–0 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Jason Bloom - acquired in trade
* Tyler Codron - acquired in trade
* Lewis Ratcliff - acquired in trade
* Luke Wiles - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Aaron Bold - traded
* Colin Doyle - traded
* Mike Kirk - traded
* Frank Resetarits - traded

### Trades

| December 15, 2009 | To Washington Stealth Lewis Ratcliff Joel Dalgarno Tyler Codron | To Toronto Rock Colin Doyle Conditional Second round pick, 2010 entry draft |
| September 3, 2009 | To Washington Stealth Two first round picks, 2009 entry draft | To Minnesota SwarmAlex Turner Aaron Bold |
| September 3, 2009 | To Washington StealthSecond round pick, 2009 entry draft | To Buffalo BanditsFrank Resetarits |
| August 10, 2009 | To Washington StealthJamieson Koesterer Fifth round pick, 2009 entry draft | To Buffalo Bandits Second round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| July 7, 2009 | To Washington Stealth Luke Wiles | To Toronto RockKevin Huntley Second round pick, 2011 entry draft |
| July 7, 2009 | To Washington Stealth Mike Kirk | To Boston BlazersJason Bloom |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Stealth selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 13 | Matt Beers | Coquitlam, BC |
| 2 | 23 | Erik Sage | Victoria, BC |
| 3 | 24 | Ben Hunt | University of North Carolina |
| 3 | 29 | Rhys Jones | Victoria, BC |
| 3 | 30 | Ray Hodgkinson | Burnaby, BC |
| 5 | 49 | Chris Taylor | Georgetown University |
| 6 | 58 | Chris O'Dougherty | Rutgers University |