The Boston Blazers are a lacrosse team based in Boston playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season 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 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 11-8.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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Player stats Reference:
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 30 74 104 54 8 Daryl Veltman 15 34 43 77 92 2 Brenden Thenhaus 16 27 26 53 67 6 Matt Lyons 16 21 31 52 62 2 Gary Bining 15 20 24 44 49 4 Sean Morris 6 8 16 24 17 0 Jason Bloom 16 13 10 23 60 5 Greg Downing 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
Transactions
Trades September 18, 2008 To Boston Blazers Anthony Kelly To New York TitansKurtis Wagar September 15, 2008 To Boston Blazers Jason Bloom5th round pick, 2008 entry draft To Colorado MammothJohn Gallant August 28, 2008 To Boston Blazers Paul Dawson To San Jose StealthPeter Veltman July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers Jack Reid To Rochester KnighthawksKyle Laverty July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers Travis Gillespiethird round pick, 2009 entry draft To Calgary RoughnecksDevan Wray July 29, 2008 To Boston Blazers Sean MorrisSteve Panarellisecond round pick, 2010 entry draft To San Jose StealthTravis GillespieTom Johnsonthird round pick, 2009 entry draft July 24, 2008 To Boston Blazers Brendan ThenhausKurtis Wagar To Edmonton RushCam Bergman
Entry draft The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Blazers selected the following players: RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club11 Daryl Veltman Hobart College214 Nick Cotter Dowling College326 Jon Harnett Adrian College437 Dilan Graham Bellarmine University444 Reed MacPhail Victoria, BC552 Chad Henry Adelphi University556 Paul Manesis UMass663 Danny Brennan Syracuse University
Roster
See also 2009 NLL season
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