# 2009 New York Titans season

The New York Titans are a lacrosse team based in New York City playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 3rd 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 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 3, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Prudential Center | L 14–15 | 5,733 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | Boston Blazers | Prudential Center | W 19–14 | 3,208 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 17, 2009 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | W 13–9 | 9,313 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 24, 2009 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 8–7 | 6,739 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 31, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–12 | 15,023 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 7, 2009 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | L 8–9 | 5,713 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 8, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Prudential Center | W 15–12 | 4,231 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 15, 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | Prudential Center | W 15–9 | 5,187 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 21, 2009 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 7–15 | 7,142 | 5–4 |
| 10 | February 28, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Prudential Center | L 10–12 | 5,487 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 1, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Prudential Center | W 15–14 | 3,287 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 28, 2009 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 11–9 | 18,550 | 7–5 |
| 13 | April 4, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Prudential Center | L 7–11 | 4,187 | 7–6 |
| 14 | April 5, 2009 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 16–13 | 10,806 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | Prudential Center | W 12–9 | 6,222 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 18, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 12–10 | 13,219 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | Prudential Center | W 11–10 | OT | 4,878 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 9, 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | Prudential Center | W 9–3 | | 5,633 | 2–0 |
| Championship Game | May 15, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–12 | | 13,042 | 2–1 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### 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 |
| Casey Powell | 13 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 59 | 16 |
| Jordan Hall | 16 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 97 | 12 |
| Pat Maddalena | 16 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 78 | 2 |
| Brendan Mundorf | 16 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 36 | 2 |
| Ryan Boyle | 16 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 70 | 4 |
| Mike McLellan | 16 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 39 | 4 |
| Stephen Peyser | 15 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 137 | 31 |
| Jamie Rooney | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 4 |
| Greg Peyser | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 35 |
| Totals | | 317 | 507 | 322 | 1023 | 46 |

### 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 Vinc | 16 | 916:11 | 9 | 6 | 173 | .779 | 11.33 |
| Erik Miller | 7 | 38:24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .875 | 6.25 |
| Kurtis Wagar | 4 | 5:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 11.15 |
| Totals | | | 10 | 6 | 180 | .780 | 11.25 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Dave Stilley - acquired in trade
* Kurtis Wagar - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Anthony Kelly - traded
* Jamison Koesterer - traded

### Trades

| November 19, 2008 | To New York Titansconditional pick, 2009 or 2010 entry draft | To Portland LumberJax Jamison Koesterer |
| November 17, 2008 | To New York TitansDave Stilley | To Colorado Mammoth conditional pick, 2009 entry draft |
| September 18, 2008 | To New York TitansKurtis Wagar | To Boston Blazers Anthony Kelly |

### Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Titans selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 23 | Stephen Peyser | Johns Hopkins University |
| 3 | 33 | Steve Ammann | University at Albany |
| 4 | 46 | Ben Rubeor | University of Virginia |
| 5 | 59 | Mike Ammann | University at Albany |
| 6 | 72 | Dan Cocoziello | Princeton University |