The Arizona Sting were a lacrosse team based in Phoenix, Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the 6th in franchise history and 3rd in Arizona.
After making it to the Championship game in 2005, the Sting had a disappointing 8-8 season in 2006. The Sting upset the division-winning Portland LumberJax 14-10 in the Western Division semifinals, but the eventual champion Colorado Mammoth defeated the Sting 13-12 in Colorado in the Division finals.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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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 16 34 48 82 76 8 Craig Conn 15 44 23 67 91 42 Pat Maddalena 15 24 34 58 58 6 Jonas Derks 10 18 24 42 42 8 Jason Crosbie 9 12 29 41 30 7 Matt Brown 16 16 19 35 47 6 Lindsay Plunkett 6 8 16 24 20 4 Curt Malawsky 8 10 11 21 30 4 Peter Veltman 15 7 13 20 50 20 Totals 318 516 235 1045 36
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 Blasdell 15 621:59 5 5 129 .737 12.44 Mike Miron 16 338:27 3 3 70 .742 12.41 Ken Montour 0 0:00 0 0 0 .000 .00 Totals 8 8 199 .739 12.44
Awards Player Award Craig Conn Second Team All-Pro Dan Dawson Craig Conn All-Stars Bruce Codd Jonas Derks Peter Lough Scott Self
Transactions
Trades March 23, 2006 To Arizona Sting Lindsay Plunkettfourth round pick, 2007 entry draft To Buffalo Bandits Jason Crosbie
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See also 2006 NLL season
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