The 2010
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...
season, the 24th in the history of the NLL, began on January 8, 2010 and ended with the Championship game on May 15.
Team movement
After five seasons in
San Jose, the
Stealth announced shortly after the
2009 season ended that they would be relocating to
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-largest city in the ...
, approximately 30 miles north of
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
. The
Washington Stealth
The Washington Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from the 2010 NLL season through the 2013 NLL season. They were based in Everett (part of the Seattle metropolitan area ...
will play at the
Comcast Arena.
In addition it was announced on May 4, 2009 that after four seasons in Portland, the Lumberjax would no longer operate in that city and on July 7, 2009 the NLL held a dispersal draft for the Lumberjax players.
On August 10, 2009 it was announced that after three seasons in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, the
Titans
In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Ga ...
franchise will be relocating to
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
, where they will become the Orlando Titans. The franchise will play its home games at
Amway Arena
Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena and later TD Waterhouse Centre) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida. It was part of the Orlando Centroplex, a sports and entertainment complex located in Downtown Orlando. The arena wa ...
.
Standings
Playoffs
Milestones and events
Pre-season
* June 17, 2009: The NLL announced that the
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 NLL season, 2004 until 2009 NLL season, 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of ...
would be relocating to
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-largest city in the ...
, playing at the
Comcast Arena.
* June 30, 2009: The NLL announced that George Daniel had been named as Commissioner. Daniel had been Interim Commissioner since Jim Jennings' resignation in January.
* July 7, 2009: A dispersal draft was held for
Portland Lumberjax
The Portland LumberJax (sometimes referred to as the Jax) were a professional box lacrosse, lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), which started playing in the 2006 NLL season, 2006 season and ended operations after the 2009 NLL seas ...
players making the team officially defunct.
* August 10, 2009: The NLL announced that the
New York Titans would be moving to
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
, becoming the
Orlando Titans
The Orlando Titans were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that played in the 2010 season. The Titans began as the New York Titans, and played for three seasons in New York before announcing the move to Orlando on Augus ...
.
Awards
Annual
All-Pro teams
First Team
*
Casey Powell
Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is a Hall of Fame American former college and professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was ...
, Orlando
*
Josh Sanderson
Josh "Shooter" Sanderson (born April 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. Sanderson played 19 seasons in the National Lacrosse League including nine with the Toronto Rock.
In 2002, as a member of th ...
, Calgary
*
Dan Dawson
Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League, Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) of Major Series Lacrosse, and is currently a free agent in Major League Lacrosse. Daws ...
, Boston
*
Brodie Merrill
Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. He currently plays in the National Lacrosse League for the San Diego Seals and Premier Lacrosse League for the Cannons. Merrill is recognized by the Premier Lacross ...
, Edmonton
* Sandy Chapman, Toronto
*
Matt Vinc
Matt Vinc (born June 9, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.
He was a me ...
, Orlando
Second Team
*
Colin Doyle, Toronto
*
Lewis Ratcliff
Lewis Ratcliff (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional lacrosse player. Originally from London, England, Ratcliff moved to Victoria at the age of 7.
NLL career
Ratcliff was drafted 49th overall by the Calgary Roughnecks in the 2001 NLL ...
, Washington
*
Rhys Duch
Rhys W. Duch (born July 14, 1986, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. During high school, he played for three years at Baggataway Club in Victoria, B ...
, Washington
*
Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall is a 1,051-seat concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts, the principal performance space of the New England Conservatory. It is one block from Boston's Symphony Hall. It is the only conservatory building in the United States to be de ...
, Orlando
* John Orsen, Orlando
*
Anthony Cosmo, Boston
All-Rookie team
*
Stephan Leblanc, Toronto
* Garrett Billings, Toronto
* Alex Gajic, Colorado
*
Curtis Manning, Calgary
* Matt Beers, Washington
*
Chris Corbeil
Chris Corbeil (born May 22, 1988 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Corbeil was drafted in the second round (15th overall) in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits.
...
, Buffalo
Weekly awards
The NLL gives out
awards
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An award ...
weekly for the best overall player, best offensive player, best transition player, best defensive player, and best rookie.
Monthly awards
Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Statistics leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. ''Italics'' indicate tied single-season records.
See also
*
2010 in sports
2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.
Events by month
January
* 24th-31st Bandy World Championship in Moscow, Russia. Winner:
February
*7 American football, , Super Bowl XLIV. Winner: New Orleans Saints.
*12 – 28: ...
References
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National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...