# 2007 New York Titans season

The New York Titans are a professional lacrosse team based in New York, New York, that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the Titans inaugural season. The franchise was announced by the NLL on July 11, 2006, and the name "Titans" was chosen in September 2006.
The Titans suffered through a rough inaugural season. After two losses, they won their first game at home against their expansion cousins, the Chicago Shamrox, but then lost the next six straight games. They did finish strong, however, winning two of their last three games, but finished well 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 | Rochester Knighthawks – xyz | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 0.0 | 8–0 | 6–2 | 249 | 194 | +55 | 15.56 | 12.12 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 207 | 188 | +19 | 12.94 | 11.75 |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 200 | 207 | −7 | 12.50 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 187 | 183 | +4 | 11.69 | 11.44 |
| 5 | Chicago Shamrox | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 176 | 191 | −15 | 11.00 | 11.94 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 178 | 186 | −8 | 11.12 | 11.62 |
| 7 | New York Titans | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 10.0 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 195 | 233 | −38 | 12.19 | 14.56 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Colorado Mammoth – xy | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 5–3 | 209 | 179 | +30 | 13.06 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 13.69 | 12.62 |
| 3 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 188 | 181 | +7 | 11.75 | 11.31 |
| 4 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 170 | +11 | 11.31 | 10.62 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 160 | 189 | −29 | 10.00 | 11.81 |
| 6 | Portland LumberJax | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 153 | 199 | −46 | 9.56 | 12.44 |
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 6, 2007 | @ Chicago Shamrox | Sears Centre | L 12–15 | 8,456 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 12, 2007 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 14–16 | 18,690 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 20, 2007 | Chicago Shamrox | Madison Square Garden | W 11–9 | 13,127 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 26, 2007 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Madison Square Garden | L 11–16 | 5,338 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 27, 2007 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 18–22 | 9,611 | 1–4 |
| 6 | February 2, 2007 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 15–16 | 5,559 | 1–5 |
| 7 | February 17, 2007 | Minnesota Swarm | Madison Square Garden | L 14–15 | 7,026 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 18, 2007 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 14–17 | 9,056 | 1–7 |
| 9 | February 24, 2007 | San Jose Stealth | Madison Square Garden | L 11–12 | 7,147 | 1–8 |
| 10 | March 3, 2007 | Toronto Rock | Madison Square Garden | W 13–10 | 7,434 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 17, 2007 | Buffalo Bandits | Madison Square Garden | L 8–11 | 7,012 | 2–9 |
| 12 | March 24, 2007 | Rochester Knighthawks | Madison Square Garden | L 15–21 | 7,746 | 2–10 |
| 13 | March 25, 2007 | @ Chicago Shamrox | Sears Centre | L 8–12 | 3,854 | 2–11 |
| 14 | March 31, 2007 | Edmonton Rush | Madison Square Garden | W 11–10 | 6,432 | 3–11 |
| 15 | April 7, 2007 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 8–20 | 13,201 | 3–12 |
| 16 | April 14, 2007 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 12–11 | 16,054 | 4–12 |

## 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 |
| Pat Maddalena | 16 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 99 | 6 |
| Ryan Boyle | 16 | 29 | 53 | 82 | 77 | 11 |
| Casey Powell | 13 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 90 | 22 |
| Mike McLellan | 16 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 0 |
| Brendan Mundorf | 14 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 50 | 12 |
| Gewas Schindler | 14 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 31 | 8 |
| Jeff Spano | 15 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 96 | 14 |
| Jarett Park | 16 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 129 | 43 |
| Matt Zash | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 0 |
| Totals | | 318 | 513 | 349 | 1082 | 53 |

### 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 | 14 | 712:15 | 3 | 9 | 157 | .727 | 13.23 |
| Curtis Palidwor | 6 | 163:27 | 1 | 1 | 44 | .732 | 16.15 |
| Nick Schroeder | 10 | 81:22 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .615 | 22.12 |
| Erik Miller | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | | | 4 | 12 | 233 | .716 | 14.56 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Casey Powell | Second Team All-Pro |
| Casey Powell | All-Stars |
| Ryan Boyle | All-Stars |

## Transactions
### Trades

| February 9, 2007 | To New York Titans 1st round pick, 2007 entry draft | To Edmonton Rush Curtis Palidwor conditional 5th round pick, 2007 entry draft |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 7 | Def | Alrich, Matt |
| 41 | Def | Barrett, Bryan |
| 14 | Fwd | Boyle, Ryan |
| 32 | Def | Brzeski, Rich |
| | Fwd | Colsey, Roy |
| | Def | Francey, Tyler |
| 71 | Trans | Galbraith, Keevin |
| 45 | Def | Ghedina, Joseph |
| 4 | Def | Horsey, Bobby |
| 34 | Def | Kelly, Anthony |
| 42 | Fwd | Maddalena, Pat |
| 19 | Fwd | McLellan, Mike |
| | Trans | Miller, Blake |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | Goalie | Miller, Erik |
| 2 | Fwd | Mundorf, Brendan |
| 56 | Def | Orsen, John |
| | Goalie | Palidwor, Curtis |
| 12 | Def | Park, Jarett |
| 20 | ? | Peyser, Greg |
| 1 | Fwd | Powell, Casey |
| 24 | Fwd | Schindler, Gewas |
| 65 | Goalie | Schroeder, Nick |
| 47 | Def | Spano, Jeff |
| 10 | Fwd | Tower, Brian |
| 48 | Goalie | Vinc, Matt |
| 15 | Trans | Zash, Matt |
| | Fwd | Zummo, Tom |