The Boston Blazers

Boston Blazers

The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...

 are a lacrosse team based in Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

 playing in the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 (NLL). The 2009 season

2009 NLL season

-Pre-season:* August 19, 2008: The NLL announced that the Minnesota Swarm would be moving from the East division to the West division, giving the West six teams to the East's seven....

 was their first season in the NLL.

The Blazers began their inaugural season by losing back-to-back games to the division rival (and eventual East division champion) New York Titans. But the Blazers surprised everybody by winning seven of their next eight games, on their way to a 10-6 record, tied with New York and Buffalo

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 for best in the East. The Titans won the East on tie-breakers, but the Blazers finished a respectable third and made the playoffs in their first season.

In the Eastern division semi-final, the Blazers were defeated by the defending champion Buffalo Bandits

Buffalo Bandits

The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

 11-8.

Game log

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamschedule.html?teamid=142808&seasonid=3260

#	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance	Record
1	January 10	@ New York	L 19 - 14		3,208	0-1
2	January 17	New York	L 13 - 9		9,313	0-2
3	January 23	@ Philadelphia Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	W 13 - 11		9,462	1-2
4	January 24	Philadelphia Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	W 11 - 7		4,423	2-2
5	January 31	Portland Portland Lumberjax The Portland LumberJax were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League , which started playing in the 2006 season and ended operations after the 2009 season. Announced by the NLL on May 11, 2005, the LumberJax played their home games at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon...	L 9 - 8	OT	5,029	2-3
6	February 7	New York	W 9 - 8		5,713	3-3
7	February 13	@ Philadelphia Philadelphia Wings The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	W 8 - 4		9,006	4-3
8	February 20	@ Minnesota Minnesota Swarm Minnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....	W 16 - 12		12,106	5-3
9	February 22	@ Calgary Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in...	W 11 - 10		10,045	6-3
10	February 28	San Jose San Jose Stealth The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. They relocated to San...	W 16 - 10		6,833	7-3
11	March 14	Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	L 9 - 8	OT	6,485	7-4
12	March 28	@ Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...	L 11 - 10		7,329	7-5
13	April 3	@ Toronto Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...	W 14 - 13		12,884	8-5
14	April 4	Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	L 15 - 11		7,073	8-6
15	April 11	Rochester Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...	W 10 - 5		8,097	9-6
16	April 18	@ Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	W 13 - 12	OT	18,527	10-6

Game log

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	OT	Attendance
Division Semifinal	May 2	@ Buffalo Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....	L 11-8		13,343

Player stats

Reference: http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=142808&seasonid=3260

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 Dawson Dan Dawson Dan Dawson is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.-NLL career:...	16	30	74	104	54	8
Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman is a Canadian lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League.-High School/College career:...	15	34	43	77	92	2
Brenden Thenhaus Brenden Thenhaus Brenden Thenhaus is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.-Professional career:...	16	27	26	53	67	6
Matt Lyons	16	21	31	52	62	2
Gary Bining	15	20	24	44	49	4
Sean Morris Sean Morris Sean Morris is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of the Major League Lacrosse, and the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League. He recently attended 42A class at Camp Parks in California and graduated with honors.- Amateur career :Morris played collegiate lacrosse at...	6	8	16	24	17	0
Jason Bloom Jason Bloom Jason Bloom is a lacrosse player on the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. He also played for Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association in the summer of 2006. Bloom was the captain of the Under-19 British Columbia Selects, MVP of the B.C...	16	13	10	23	60	5
Greg Downing Greg Downing Greg Downing is a professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and with the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to participate in the 2008 and 2009 MLL All-Star Games.-International:Downing is a member of the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse Men’s...	14	4	13	17	95	10
Nick Cotter	12	8	8	16	32	21
Totals		301	482	285	1117	39

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
Anthony Cosmo	16	840:02	9	5	142	.781	10.14
Mike Poulin	16	122:12	1	1	25	.734	12.27
Totals			10	6	168	.774	10.50

Trades

September 18, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Anthony Kelly Anthony Kelly (lacrosse) Anthony Kelly is a professional lacrosse player with the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League , and the Chicago Machine in the MLL . He has also played for the New York Titans in the NLL and the Los Angeles Riptide of the MLL. He is a renowned faceoff specialist and was recently...	To New York Titans Kurtis Wagar
September 15, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Jason Bloom 5th round pick, 2008 entry draft	To Colorado Mammoth Colorado Mammoth The Colorado Mammoth are a member of the National Lacrosse League. They have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, United States, since the 2003 season.... John Gallant John Gallant John Gallant is a lacrosse player and captain of the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.Before signing on with the Colorado Mammoth, Gallant played for the Washington Power for one season...
August 28, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Paul Dawson	To San Jose Stealth San Jose Stealth The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. They relocated to San... Peter Veltman
July 29, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Jack Reid	To Rochester Knighthawks Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997... Kyle Laverty
July 29, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Travis Gillespie third round pick, 2009 entry draft	To Calgary Roughnecks Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League and play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughnecks who work drilling rigs in... Devan Wray
July 29, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Sean Morris Steve Panarelli second round pick, 2010 entry draft	To San Jose Stealth San Jose Stealth The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. They relocated to San... Travis Gillespie Tom Johnson third round pick, 2009 entry draft
July 24, 2008	To Boston Blazers Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played...   Brendan Thenhaus Kurtis Wagar	To Edmonton Rush Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place... Cam Bergman

Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Blazers selected the following players:

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
1	1	Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman Daryl Veltman is a Canadian lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League.-High School/College career:...	Hobart College
2	14	Nick Cotter	Dowling College
3	26	Jon Harnett	Adrian College
4	37	Dilan Graham	Bellarmine University
4	44	Reed MacPhail	Victoria, BC
5	52	Chad Henry	Adelphi University
5	56	Paul Manesis	UMass
6	63	Danny Brennan	Syracuse University

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