2006 Philadelphia Wings season

The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 20th in franchise history.

2006 Philadelphia Wings
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2006 record8-8
Home record5-3
Road record3-5
Goals for184
Goals against184
General ManagerLindsay Sanderson
CoachLindsay Sanderson
CaptainThomas Hajek
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance11,623
Team leaders
GoalsSean Greenhalgh (31)
AssistsDan Marohl (52)
PointsSean Greenhalgh (73)
Dan Marohl (73)
Penalties in minutesRob VanBeek (72)
Loose BallsPeter Jacobs (147)
WinsMatt Roik (8)
Goals against averageErik Miller (11.29)

Other than the emergence of talented rookie Sean Greenhalgh, the 2006 season was largely forgettable for the Wings, who finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs for a fourth straight year.

Regular season edit

Conference standings edit

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16115.6880.06–25–3193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawksx1697.5622.06–23–5196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rockx1688.5003.05–33–5182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarmx1688.5003.03–55–3158171−139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05–33–5184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJaxxy16115.6880.05–36–2188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammothx16106.6251.06–24–4200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5622.04–45–3183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Stingx1688.5003.04–44–4198199−112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03–52–6151174−239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00–81–7150202−529.3812.62

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; GBGames 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 edit

Reference:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 30, 2006 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–11 15,726 1–0
2 January 6, 2006 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 15–11 8,024 2–0
3 January 14, 2006 Minnesota Swarm Wachovia Center L 10–13 11,874 2–1
4 January 21, 2006 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 10–7 5,217 3–1
5 February 10, 2006 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 10–11 7,524 3–2
6 February 11, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 10–9 11,207 4–2
7 February 18, 2006 Portland LumberJax Wachovia Center L 12–15 12,796 4–3
8 February 24, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 11–12 OT 16,164 4–4
9 March 4, 2006 Toronto Rock Wachovia Center W 14–12 12,165 5–4
10 March 10, 2006 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–17 9,052 5–5
11 March 11, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center W 16–12 10,959 6–5
12 March 25, 2006 Arizona Sting Wachovia Center L 12–13 11,693 6–6
13 April 1, 2006 Rochester Knighthawks Wachovia Center W 8–7 12,001 7–6
14 April 8, 2006 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 14–15 OT 18,400 7–7
15 April 14, 2006 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 7–8 10,379 7–8
16 April 15, 2006 Buffalo Bandits Wachovia Center W 14–11 12,796 8–8

Player stats edit

Reference:[3]

Runners (Top 10) edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Sean Greenhalgh 16 31 42 73 66 4
Dan Marohl 16 21 52 73 69 2
Jake Bergey 16 27 28 55 43 11
Jeff Ratcliffe 15 29 15 44 59 14
Keith Cromwell 15 12 27 39 39 2
Rob VanBeek 16 7 19 26 110 72
Marc Morley 15 12 12 24 48 6
Luke Wiles 8 10 13 23 31 11
Mike Regan 6 6 11 17 24 10
Totals 298 482 370 1061 37

Goaltenders edit

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 Roik 16 809:27 8 5 154 .772 11.42
Erik Miller 14 148:51 0 3 28 .728 11.29
Totals 8 8 184 .764 11.50

Awards edit

Player Award
Sean Greenhalgh Sportsmanship Award
Sean Greenhalgh All-Rookie Team
Sean Greenhalgh Rookie of the Month, January
Thomas Hajek All-Stars
Jake Bergey
Glenn Clark
Dan Marohl

Transactions edit

Trades edit

March 10, 2006[4]
To Philadelphia Wings
Mike Regan
first round pick, 2006 entry draft
To San Jose Stealth
Luke Wiles
Chad Thompson

Roster edit

Reference:[5]

No. Position Player
41   Def Barrett, Bryan
66   Fwd Bergey, Jake
32   Def Brzeski, Rich
1   Fwd Christmas, John
11   Def Clark, Glenn
21   Fwd Cromwell, Keith
22   Def Finck, Dan
19   Fwd Greenhalgh, Sean
28   Def Hajek, Thomas
24   Def Jacobs, Peter
27   Fwd Marohl, Dan
2   Goalie Miller, Erik
No. Position Player
17   Fwd Morley, Marc
34   Def Nadelen, Shawn
90   Fwd Ratcliffe, Jeff
12 Fwd Regan, Mike
5   Def Robertson, Brock
37   Goalie Roik, Matt
  ? Rosenburger, Ian
23   Fwd Self, Brad
47   Def Spano, Jeff
7   Def Sweeney, Kyle
  Def Thompson, Chad
77   Fwd Van Beek, Rob
  Fwd Wiles, Luke

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2006 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - 2006 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. ^ "Trade Deadline Approaches". NLL.com. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Wings - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".