2005 Arizona Sting
LeagueNLL
Division2nd West
2005 record9-7
Home record5-3
Road record4-4
Goals for209
Goals against209
General ManagerBob Hamley
CoachBob Hamley
CaptainPeter Lough
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance8,921
Team leaders
GoalsDan Dawson (48)
AssistsDan Dawson (36)
PointsDan Dawson (84)
Penalties in minutesBrock Robertson (30)
Loose BallsBruce Codd (97)
WinsMike Miron (5)
Goals against averageKen Montour (11.23)

The Arizona Sting are a lacrosse team based in Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 5th in franchise history and 2nd as the Sting (formerly the Columbus Landsharks).

The Sting finished 2nd in the West division with a 9-7 record, and hosted the Colorado Mammoth in the opening round of the playoffs. Arizona defeated Colorado 16-13 to advance to the Western division final against the defending champion Calgary Roughnecks. The Sting defeated Calgary 19-15 in Calgary, advancing to the Championship game in only their second year in Arizona. The Sting faced the Toronto Rock in Toronto for the Championship, and with an NLL record crowd of over 19,400 fans,[1] the Rock defeated the Sting 19-13 to win their fifth championship in seven years.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Toronto Rock xyz16124.7500.06262227190+3714.1911.88
2Buffalo Bandits x16115.6881.05362217183+3413.5611.44
3Rochester Knighthawks x16106.6252.05353193179+1412.0611.19
4Philadelphia Wings16610.3756.03535213218−513.3113.62
5Minnesota Swarm16511.3127.02635188231−4311.7514.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Calgary Roughnecks xy16106.6250.06244216208+813.5013.00
2Arizona Sting x1697.5621.05344209209−-013.0613.06
3Colorado Mammoth x1688.5002.05335201182+1912.5611.38
4Anaheim Storm16511.3125.02635175212−3710.9413.25
5San Jose Stealth16412.2506.02626170197−2710.6212.31

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 7, 2005 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Jobing.com Arena L 910 OT 5,903 01
2 January 8, 2005 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1615 17,289 11
3 January 15, 2005 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 98 OT 7,508 21
4 January 21, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena L 1314 6,216 22
5 January 22, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 1415 9,886 23
6 February 4, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena W 1710 6,313 33
7 February 13, 2005 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 1213 OT 16,238 34
8 February 18, 2005 Minnesota Swarm Jobing.com Arena W 1716 OT 6,448 44
9 March 11, 2005 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 1312 OT 6,614 54
10 March 12, 2005 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 1210 5,069 64
11 March 18, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 1018 18,173 65
12 March 25, 2005 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena W 1816 6,584 75
13 April 3, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 1017 10,140 76
14 April 9, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 1512 6,735 86
15 April 15, 2005 @ Anaheim Storm Arrowhead Pond W 1412 5,891 96
16 April 16, 2005 Anaheim Storm Jobing.com Arena L 1011 7,731 97

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 22, 2005 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena W 1613 5,549 10
Division Final April 30, 2005 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 1915 11,468 20
Championship Game May 14, 2005 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 1319 19,432 21

Player stats

Reference:[5]

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
Dan Dawson16483684738
Pat Maddalena16312859716
Cory Bomberry15242347230
Jonas Derks11182240418
Lindsay Plunkett121422364914
Peter Veltman15131326572
Jason Clark1513922468
Gewas Schindler761622156
Scott Self13415196416
Totals253462218108252

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
Mike Miron15765:1257169.74013.25
Ken Montour7208:274039.73511.23
Totals97 209 .738 13.06

Awards

PlayerAward
Bob HamleyLes Bartley Award
Bob HamleyGM of the Year
Dan DawsonFirst Team All-Pro
Dan DawsonAll-Stars
Peter Lough
Scott Self

Transactions

Trades

February 2, 2005[6]
To Arizona Sting
Jonas Derks
To Buffalo Bandits
second round pick, 2005 entry draft
second round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 9, 2005[7]
To Arizona Sting
Chris Seller
To Anaheim Storm
Bill Greer
March 24, 2005[8]
To Arizona Sting
Craig Conn
To Minnesota Swarm
first round pick, 2006 entry draft
first round pick, 2007 entry draft
March 24, 2005[8]
To Arizona Sting
Chris Panos
To Colorado Mammoth
third round pick, 2005 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[9]

No. Position Player
Canada Fwd Beirnes, Kasey
72 Iroquois Fwd Bomberry, Cory
2 Canada Def Bonterre, Troy
13 Canada Fwd Clark, Jason
5 Canada Def Cochrane, Mark
9 Canada Def Codd, Bruce
8 Canada Fwd Conn, Craig
6 Canada Fwd Dawson, Dan
43 Canada Fwd Derks, Jonas
19 Canada Def Gibson, Darryl
Canada Def Greer, Bill
18 Canada Def Halls, Darren
United States Fwd Henderson, Tony
No. Position Player
27 Canada Def Lough, Peter
36 United States Fwd Maddalena, Pat
38 Canada Fwd McKay, Chris
41 Canada Goalie Miron, Mike
29 Iroquois Goalie Montour, Ken
United States Fwd Panos, Chris
11 Canada Fwd Plunkett, Lindsay
23 Canada Def Robertson, Brock
United States Fwd Schindler, Gewas
7 Canada Def Self, Scott
24 Canada Def Seller, Chris
16 Canada Fwd Talbot, Noah
4 Canada Fwd Tinning, Mark
33 Canada Fwd Veltman, Peter

See also

References

  1. "Toronto Wins Edge NLL Championship Game, 19-13". NLL.com. May 14, 2005. Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2005 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Arizona Sting - 2005 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. "Arizona Sting - 2005 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  6. "Mammoth Goaltender Retires". NLL.com. February 2, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  7. "Arizona Acquires All-Star Defenseman". NLL.com. March 9, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  8. 1 2 "Conn Traded to Arizona; Toll to Rochester". NLL.com. March 24, 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  9. "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
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