# 2010 Boston Blazers season

The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was their second season in the NLL.

## 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 | Toronto Rock | TD Banknorth Garden | L 7–17 | | 8,215 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 15, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–8 | OT | 11,502 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 16, 2010 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 8–12 | | 9,330 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 23, 2010 | Orlando Titans | TD Banknorth Garden | W 13–9 | | 7,812 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 30, 2010 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | TD Banknorth Garden | W 11–9 | | 7,289 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 6, 2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | TD Banknorth Garden | W 14–8 | | 7,546 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 13, 2010 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–11 | | 6,066 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 20, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | W 12–11 | OT | 8,442 | 4–4 |
| 9 | February 27, 2010 | Washington Stealth | TD Banknorth Garden | W 11–9 | | 8,354 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 13, 2010 | Buffalo Bandits | TD Banknorth Garden | L 8–9 | OT | 9,062 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 20, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 12–5 | | 8,034 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 27, 2010 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 7–13 | | 11,241 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 3, 2010 | Orlando Titans | TD Banknorth Garden | L 10–13 | | 8,168 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | TD Banknorth Garden | W 13–8 | | 10,032 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 9–7 | | 15,104 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 24, 2010 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 10–13 | | 18,480 | 8–8 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | L 11–12 | | 4,205 | 0–1 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 13, 2009 | To Boston Blazers Second round pick, 2011 entry draft | To Minnesota SwarmJay Thorimbert |
| July 7, 2009 | To Boston Blazers Mike Kirk | To Washington StealthJason Bloom |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Blazers selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 8 | Max Seibald | Cornell University |
| 2 | 20 | Matt Abbott | Syracuse University |
| 3 | 33 | Scott Kahoe | Syracuse University |
| 4 | 38 | Matt Messina | NYIT |
| 6 | 59 | Mike Stone | Middlebury College |