# 2006 San Jose Stealth season

The San Jose Stealth are a lacrosse team based in San Jose playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 7th in franchise history and 3rd as the Stealth (previously the Albany Attack).
The 2006 Stealth looked to rebound from the dismal 4-12 2005 season. But after starting the season 5-4, they lost their last seven games to finish 5-11.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 193 | 167 | +26 | 12.06 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 196 | 180 | +16 | 12.25 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 182 | 179 | +3 | 11.38 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 158 | 171 | −13 | 9.88 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 184 | 184 | −-0 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Portland LumberJax – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 188 | 177 | +11 | 11.75 | 11.06 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | +28 | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 198 | 199 | −1 | 12.38 | 12.44 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 174 | −23 | 9.44 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 10.0 | 0–8 | 1–7 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 9.38 | 12.62 |
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; 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 6, 2006 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | OT | 11,385 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 13, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–9 | | 15,632 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 14, 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 10–7 | | 6,277 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 21, 2006 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 7–10 | | 5,217 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 27, 2006 | Portland LumberJax | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 8–15 | | 5,457 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 11, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–8 | | 18,027 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 18, 2006 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–12 | | 9,731 | 3–4 |
| 8 | March 11, 2006 | Edmonton Rush | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 12–11 | | 6,141 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 18, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 14–13 | OT | 5,338 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 25, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 10–11 | | 7,938 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 31, 2006 | Buffalo Bandits | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 9–11 | | 5,143 | 5–6 |
| 12 | April 1, 2006 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–12 | | 12,224 | 5–7 |
| 13 | April 7, 2006 | Portland LumberJax | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–9 | | 5,107 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 9, 2006 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 8–9 | OT | 7,044 | 5–9 |
| 15 | April 14, 2006 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 13–16 | | 6,575 | 5–10 |
| 16 | April 15, 2006 | Arizona Sting | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 7–12 | | 6,188 | 5–11 |

## 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 |
| Derek Malawsky | 16 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 73 | 28 |
| Jeff Zywicki | 16 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 77 | 4 |
| Ryan Boyle | 16 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 46 | 4 |
| Gary Rosyski | 15 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 48 | 15 |
| Cam Sedgwick | 16 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 14 |
| Kevin Fines | 15 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 19 |
| Luke Wiles | 9 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 4 |
| Jarett Park | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 2 |
| Cam Woods | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 94 | 20 |
| Totals | | 223 | 374 | 298 | 1029 | 33 |

### 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 |
| Anthony Cosmo | 14 | 688:05 | 5 | 7 | 119 | .779 | 10.38 |
| Brandon Miller | 14 | 256:51 | 0 | 4 | 49 | .754 | 11.45 |
| Matt Vinc | 4 | 14:14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .556 | 16.86 |
| Totals | | | 5 | 11 | 174 | .768 | 10.88 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Jeff Zywicki | All-Rookie Team |
| Luke Wiles | All-Rookie Team |
| Anthony Cosmo | All-Stars |
| Derek Malawsky | All-Stars |

## Transactions
### Trades

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

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 3 | Fwd | Alrich, Matt |
| 14 | Fwd | Boyle, Ryan |
| 44 | Goalie | Cosmo, Anthony |
| 27 | Fwd | Fines, Kevin |
| 36 | Fwd | Frick, Tony |
| 88 | Def | Hawksbee, Ian |
| 6 | Fwd | Hodgson, Curtis |
| 17 | Def | Johnson, Ross |
| | Fwd | Malawsky, Curt |
| 18 | Fwd | Malawsky, Derek |
| | Def | Martin, Andrew |
| 25 | Def | Martin, Eric |
| | Fwd | Martin, Spencer |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 35 | Goalie | Miller, Brandon |
| 55 | Def | Moss, Jim |
| 24 | Fwd | Neufeld, Kyle |
| 12 | Def | Park, Jarett |
| 32 | Def | Reisig, Darren |
| 23 | Fwd | Rosyski, Gary |
| 20 | Def | Santos, Shaydon |
| 29 | Fwd | Sedgwick, Cam |
| 21 | Def | Thompson, Chad |
| 48 | Goalie | Vinc, Matt |
| | Def | Virk, Drew |
| 15 | Fwd | Wiles, Luke |
| 22 | Def | Woods, Cam |
| 9 | Fwd | Zywicki, Jeff |