2009 Colorado Mammoth season
# 2009 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 23rd in franchise history and 7th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).

## Regular season

### Conference standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |

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:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 9, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 12–10 | | 6,859 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Pepsi Center | L 5–14 | | 16,987 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 24, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | Pepsi Center | L 9–11 | | 16,734 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 31, 2009 | New York Titans | Pepsi Center | W 12–8 | | 15,023 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 7, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 13–8 | | 11,174 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 14, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | W 13–12 | | 17,712 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 21, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 9–14 | | 5,576 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 22, 2009 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 9–10 | | 7,249 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 14, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 14–11 | | 3,535 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 21, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–13 | | 10,958 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 22, 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | Pepsi Center | W 13–11 | | 15,594 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 28, 2009 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | L 13–17 | | 11,876 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 3, 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | Pepsi Center | L 8–12 | | 16,834 | 6–7 |
| 14 | April 4, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 12–13 | OT | 7,859 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | OT | 16,189 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 17, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | Pepsi Center | W 10–9 | | 16,727 | 7–9 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Semifinal | May 3, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 8–15 | | 9,760 | 0–1 |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Langtry | 16 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 80 | 24 |
| Gavin Prout | 16 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 96 | 14 |
| Jamie Shewchuk | 16 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 70 | 16 |
| Gary Rosyski | 15 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 54 | 25 |
| Jed Prossner | 14 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 4 |
| Chris Gill | 11 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 4 |
| Nick Carlson | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 83 | 20 |
| Tyler Crompton | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 18 |
| Matt Danowski | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Totals | | 271 | 443 | 331 | 1083 | 45 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Leyshon | 16 | 752:06 | 5 | 7 | 137 | .774 | 10.93 |
| Curtis Palidwor | 9 | 111:51 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .756 | 11.80 |
| Gee Nash | 3 | 106:44 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .696 | 13.49 |
| Jeremy Ogden | 1 | 1:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | | | 7 | 9 | 184 | .763 | 11.50 |

## Transactions

### New players

* John Gallant - acquired in trade
* Andrew Leyshon - signed as free agent
* Andrew Potter - acquired in trade
* Jay Preece - signed as free agent
* Gary Rosyski - signed as free agent

### Players not returning

* Jason Bloom - traded
* Jordan Cornfield - released
* Josh Sims - retired
* Dave Stilley - traded

### Trades

| March 7, 2009 | To Colorado MammothCurtis Palidwor | To Toronto Rock Second round pick, 2010 entry draft |
| - | - | - |
| February 26, 2009 | To Colorado Mammoth Second round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Toronto RockCurtis Palidwor |
| November 17, 2008 | To Colorado Mammoth conditional pick, 2009 entry draft | To New York TitansDave Stilley |
| October 15, 2008 | To Colorado MammothAndrew Potter 1st round pick, 2009 entry draft 1st round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Rochester KnighthawksGary Gait |
| September 15, 2008 | To Colorado MammothJohn Gallant | To Boston Blazers Jason Bloom 5th round pick, 2008 entry draft |

### Entry draft

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

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Matt Danowski | Duke University |
| 3 | 31 | Mike Ward | Duke University |
| 4 | 43 | Terry Kiminer | UMBC |
| 6 | 69 | Ryan McFadyen | Duke University |
