# 2005 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 19th in franchise history and 3rd as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).
The 2005 season was lacrosse legend Gary Gait's final season as a player. He led the Mammoth to an 8–8 record, 3rd in the Western division, but they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Arizona Sting in the division finals. Gait would take over as the Mammoth's head coach the next season.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 227 | 190 | +37 | 14.19 | 11.88 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 183 | +34 | 13.56 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 179 | +14 | 12.06 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 13.31 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 188 | 231 | −43 | 11.75 | 14.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 13.50 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 209 | 209 | −-0 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 12.56 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 10.94 | 13.25 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 170 | 197 | −27 | 10.62 | 12.31 |
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 1, 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | W 12–7 | | 16,397 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 8, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Pepsi Center | L 15–16 | | 17,289 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 22, 2005 | Buffalo Bandits | Pepsi Center | W 11–8 | | 18,137 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2005 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 10–12 | | 5,107 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 4, 2005 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 16–18 | | 10,031 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 13, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Pepsi Center | W 13–12 | OT | 16,238 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 18, 2005 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 14–6 | | 5,512 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 24, 2005 | San Jose Stealth | Pepsi Center | W 14–8 | | 16,249 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 4, 2005 | @ Anaheim Storm | Arrowhead Pond | W 13–12 | | 4,500 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 13, 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | L 10–13 | | 17,380 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 18, 2005 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 12–15 | | 11,742 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 19, 2005 | Anaheim Storm | Pepsi Center | W 16–8 | | 16,270 | 7–5 |
| 13 | April 1, 2005 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 15–9 | | 10,054 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 2, 2005 | Anaheim Storm | Pepsi Center | L 6–10 | | 18,326 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 9, 2005 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 12–15 | | 6,735 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 15, 2005 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–13 | | 9,342 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Final | April 22, 2005 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 13–16 | | 5,549 | 0–1 |

## 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 |
| Gary Gait | 16 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 81 | 4 |
| Gavin Prout | 16 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 80 | 32 |
| Dan Stroup | 16 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 67 | 0 |
| Jay Jalbert | 16 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 141 | 40 |
| Josh Sims | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 111 | 12 |
| Brian Langtry | 10 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 10 |
| Del Halladay | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 6 |
| Chris Panos | 9 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 10 |
| Chris Prat | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 |
| Totals | | 287 | 488 | 372 | 1065 | 47 |

### 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 |
| Gee Nash | 16 | 940:41 | 8 | 8 | 175 | .774 | 11.16 |
| John McLellan | 1 | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .792 | 17.44 |
| Erik Miller | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Tom Still | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | | | 8 | 8 | 182 | .773 | 11.38 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Gary Gait | NLL Sportsmanship Award |
| Gary Gait | Second Team All-Pro |
| Gary Gait | All-Stars |
| Pat Coyle | All-Stars |
| Gee Nash | All-Stars |
| Gavin Prout | All-Stars |

## Transactions
### Trades

| March 24, 2005 | To Colorado Mammoth third round pick, 2005 entry draft | To Arizona Sting Chris Panos |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 8 | Fwd | Carlson, Nick |
| 2 | Def | Coyle, Pat |
| 72 | Fwd | Daly, Randy |
| 28 | Def | Ethington, Tom |
| 22 | Fwd | Gait, Gary |
| 19 | Fwd | Gait, Paul |
| 11 | Def | Gallant, John |
| 3 | Fwd | Halladay, Del |
| 5 | Def | Hanford, Jamie |
| 10 | Def | Jalbert, Jay |
| 6 | Fwd | Langtry, Brian |
| 29 | Goalie | McLellan, John |
| | Goalie | Miller, Erik |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 39 | Def | Miyashita, Mark |
| 38 | Goalie | Nash, Gee |
| | Fwd | Panos, Chris |
| 7 | Fwd | Prat, Chris |
| 9 | Fwd | Prout, Gavin |
| 34 | Def | Reese, Brian |
| 23 | Fwd | Self, Brad |
| 24 | Fwd | Sims, Josh |
| | Fwd | Sonke, Jeff |
| 20 | Def | Stapleford, Scott |
| 0 | Goalie | Still, Tom |
| 77 | Def | Stilley, Dave |
| 88 | Fwd | Stroup, Dan |