# 2010 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season will be the 24th in franchise history and 8th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).
On January 19, after an 0-2 start, head coach Bob McMahon was fired and replaced on an interim basis by team president and general manager Steve Govett. After bring brought on as an assistant coach in late February, Bob Hamley was made head coach on March 22. Hamley luck wasn't much better, as the Mammoth finished 4-12 (including 0-8 at home) and out of the playoffs.

## 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 9, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 8–17 | | 4,737 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 16, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Pepsi Center | L 13–14 | | 15,178 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 22, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 15–14 | OT | 8,648 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 23, 2010 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 12–11 | OT | 8,201 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 30, 2010 | Washington Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 11–12 | | 15,242 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 5, 2010 | Orlando Titans | Pepsi Center | L 5–12 | | 13,953 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 20, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 5–15 | | 9,223 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 27, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Pepsi Center | L 12–13 | | 15,427 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 13, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Pepsi Center | L 9–13 | | 14,566 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 26, 2010 | Washington Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 14–15 | | 15,102 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 27, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 9–12 | | 5,808 | 2–9 |
| 12 | April 3, 2010 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | W 12–11 | OT | 16,951 | 3–9 |
| 13 | April 9, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 14–10 | | 7,493 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 11–12 | | 12,321 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | Boston Blazers | Pepsi Center | L 7–9 | | 15,104 | 4–11 |
| 16 | April 23, 2010 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | | 15,727 | 4–12 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 9, 2009 | To Colorado MammothRyan Powell | To New York Titans Matt Danowski |
| September 3, 2009 | To Colorado Mammoth Sixth round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Philadelphia WingsMike Ward |
| October 31, 2009 | To Colorado Mammoth Ilija Gajic; First round selection, 2012 entry draft | To Rochester KnighthawksGavin Prout; Andrew Potter; 2 First round selections, 2010 entry draft |
| November 30, 2009 | To Colorado Mammoth Callum Crawford | To Edmonton RushRyan Powell |
| November 30, 2009 | To Colorado Mammoth Chad Culp | To Minnesota SwarmCallum Crawford |
| February 3, 2010 | To Colorado Mammoth Chris Levis | To Minnesota SwarmSecond round selection, 2011 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Mammoth selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 4 | Cliff Smith | Denver University |
| 1 | 5 | Alex Gajic | Denver University |
| 2 | 17 | Brad Richardson | Denver University |
| 3 | 32 | Shaun Dhaliwal | Burnaby, BC |
| 4 | 35 | Ryan McFadyen | Duke University |
| 5 | 46 | Ben Davies | New Westminster, BC |
| 6 | 55 | Neil Tyacke | New Westminster, BC |
| 6 | 56 | Rocco Romero | Cornell University |