2007 Arizona Sting season

The Arizona Sting are a lacrosse team based in Phoenix, Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the 7th in franchise history and 4th as the Sting (formerly the Columbus Landsharks).

2007 Arizona Sting
LeagueNLL
Division3rd West
2007 record9-7
Home record6-2
Road record3-5
Goals for188
Goals against181
General ManagerBob Hamley
CoachBob Hamley
CaptainPeter Lough
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance8,720
Team leaders
GoalsDan Dawson (47)
AssistsDan Dawson (60)
PointsDan Dawson (107)
Penalties in minutesPeter Lough (47)
Loose BallsPeter Lough (118)
WinsRob Blasdell (9)
Goals against averageRob Blasdell (10.94)

In 2007, the Sting finished 3rd in the west, but defeated both Calgary and San Jose in the playoffs to make it to the Championship game for the second time in three years. The East division champion Rochester Knighthawks won home field advantage but due to scheduling problems in Rochester, the Sting hosted the championship game.[1] The Knighthawks defeated the Sting 13-11 to win their first NLL Championship in ten years.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawks – xyz16142.8750.08–06–2249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Bandits – x16106.6254.06–24–4207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarm – x1697.5625.04–45–3200207-712.5012.94
4Toronto Rock – x16610.3758.03–53–5187183+411.6911.44
5Chicago Shamrox16610.3758.04–42–6176191-1511.0011.94
6Philadelphia Wings16610.3758.04–42–6178186-811.1211.62
7New York Titans16412.25010.03–51–7195233-3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammoth – xy16124.7500.07–15–3209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecks – x1697.5623.04–45–3219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Sting – x1697.5623.06–23–5188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealth – x1697.5623.04–45–3181170+1111.3110.62
5Edmonton Rush16610.3756.04–42–6160189-2910.0011.81
6Portland LumberJax16412.2508.03–51–7153199-469.5612.44

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 5, 2007 Colorado Mammoth Jobing.com Arena L 6–10 7,179 0–1
2 January 13, 2007 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 14–11 3,678 1–1
3 January 19, 2007 Portland LumberJax Jobing.com Arena W 11–4 5,729 2–1
4 January 20, 2007 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden W 12–9 9,238 3–1
5 February 2, 2007 New York Titans Jobing.com Arena W 16–15 5,559 4–1
6 February 10, 2007 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 9–11 10,435 4–2
7 February 18, 2007 Edmonton Rush Jobing.com Arena W 12–11 OT 7,063 5–2
8 February 24, 2007 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 16–19 9,352 5–3
9 March 2, 2007 Chicago Shamrox Jobing.com Arena W 11–7 6,244 6–3
10 March 16, 2007 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena W 14–10 5,503 7–3
11 March 24, 2007 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 12–14 12,768 7–4
12 March 30, 2007 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 14–8 18,027 8–4
13 March 31, 2007 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 10–9 4,565 9–4
14 April 7, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 5–15 13,492 9–5
15 April 13, 2007 Calgary Roughnecks Jobing.com Arena L 11–12 6,556 9–6
16 April 14, 2007 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 15–16 14,144 9–7

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 21, 2007 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 13–9 10,057 1–0
Division Final April 28, 2007 San Jose Stealth Jobing.com Arena W 9–7 6,924 2–0
Championship Game May 12, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks Jobing.com Arena L 11–13 9,796 2–1

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 Dawson1647601076516
Craig Conn1621557610635
Lindsay Plunkett163135667520
Derek Malawsky16203555789
Curt Malawsky15242145384
Matt Brown12101424342
Andy Secore14101222478
Scott Self16314179121
Peter Veltman9410141712
Totals31550329997853

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
Rob Blasdell16844:1695154.76110.94
Mike Attwood16114:110225.69913.14
Brandon Atherton00:00000.000.00
Totals97 181 .752 11.31

Awards
PlayerAward
Dan DawsonFirst Team All-Pro
Rob BlasdellOverall Player of the Month, January
Dan DawsonAll-Stars
Rob Blasdell
Peter Lough

Roster

Reference:[6]

No. Position Player
30 Goalie Atherton, Brandon
43 Goalie Attwood, Mike
17 Def Beisel, Brian
31 Goalie Blasdell, Rob
16 Fwd Brown, Matt
9 Def Codd, Bruce
8 Fwd Conn, Craig
6 Fwd Dawson, Dan
23 Def Grimes, Mike
19 Def Hinman, Greg
14 Fwd Lazore, Andrew
No. Position Player
27 Def Lough, Peter
28 Def MacDonald, Brad
11 Fwd Malawsky, Curt
18 Fwd Malawsky, Derek
36 Fwd McKay, Chris
10 Def Murray, Bruce
12 Fwd Plunkett, Lindsay
21 Fwd Secore, Andy
7 Def Self, Scott
24 Trans Seller, Chris
20 Fwd Tinning, Mark
13 Fwd Veltman, Peter
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See also

References
  1. "Arizona To Host Championship Game". NLL.com. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. "Arizona Sting - National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. "Arizona Sting – National Lacrosse League – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25951&seasonid=1322
  6. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=25951&seasonid=1322
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