2009 San Jose Stealth season
# 2009 San Jose Stealth season

The San Jose Stealth are a lacrosse team based in San Jose, California. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season will be the 10th in franchise history and 6th as the Stealth (previously the Albany Attack).

On March 19, offensive coordinator Chris Hall was named head coach, while former head coach Jeff Dowling took over Hall's post as offensive coordinator. Dowling resigned a week later.

## 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 | Calgary Roughnecks | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 10–12 | | 4,538 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 7–10 | | 13,094 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 18, 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 16–6 | | 3,463 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 24, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 13–16 | | 9,828 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 31, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 16–6 | | 3,256 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 7, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 13–16 | | 6,943 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 21, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 14–9 | | 5,576 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 28, 2009 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | L 10–16 | | 6,833 | 3–5 |
| 9 | March 1, 2009 | @ New York Titans | Prudential Center | L 14–15 | | 3,287 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 14, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 11–14 | | 3,535 | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 21, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 11–10 | | 4,034 | 4–7 |
| 12 | March 28, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 12–14 | | 3,018 | 4–8 |
| 13 | March 29, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 13–8 | | 6,473 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 3, 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 18–8 | | 5,618 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | OT | 16,189 | 7–8 |
| 16 | April 18, 2009 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–15 | | 15,252 | 7–9 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 20–16 | | 6,053 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 9, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 5–17 | | 9,639 | 1–1 |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colin Doyle | 16 | 38 | 73 | 111 | 63 | 12 |
| Rhys Duch | 16 | 35 | 54 | 89 | 97 | 4 |
| Jeff Zywicki | 16 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 83 | 33 |
| Cam Sedgwick | 15 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 67 | 6 |
| Paul Rabil | 16 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 60 | 6 |
| Tom Johnson | 14 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 64 | 4 |
| Eric Martin | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 100 | 89 |
| Alex Turner | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 4 |
| Frank Resetarits | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 6 |
| Totals | | 340 | 540 | 383 | 1084 | 55 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Roik | 15 | 585:46 | 4 | 7 | 111 | .763 | 11.37 |
| Tyler Richards | 10 | 279:39 | 3 | 1 | 47 | .803 | 10.08 |
| Aaron Bold | 7 | 102:16 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .700 | 15.84 |
| Totals | | | 7 | 9 | 185 | .768 | 11.56 |

## Transactions

### New players

* Matt Roik - acquired in trade
* Peter Veltman - acquired in trade
* Travis Gillespie - acquired in trade
* Tom Johnson - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Luke Wiles - traded
* Anthony Cosmo - traded
* Gary Rosyski - free agent
* Paul Dawson - traded
* Sean Morris - traded
* Steve Panarelli - traded
* Andrew Guindon - released

### Trades

| September 7, 2008 | To San Jose Stealthfirst round pick, 2008 entry draft (from Rochester) | To Toronto Rock Luke Wiles Stephen Hoar |
| - | - | - |
| August 29, 2008 | To San Jose StealthMatt Roik first round pick, 2008 entry draft first round pick, 2009 entry draft | To Chicago Shamrox Anthony Cosmo |
| August 28, 2008 | To San Jose StealthPeter Veltman | To Boston Blazers Paul Dawson |
| July 29, 2008 | To Boston Blazers Sean Morris Steve Panarelli second round pick, 2010 entry draft | To San Jose StealthTravis Gillespie Tom Johnson third round pick, 2009 entry draft |

### Entry draft

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

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Rabil | Johns Hopkins University |
| 1 | 3 | Rhys Duch | University of Stony Brook |
| 1 | 5 | Kevin Huntley | Johns Hopkins University |
| 3 | 32 | Alex Turner | Simon Fraser University |
| 5 | 57 | Trevor Wagar | University of Vermont |
| 6 | 70 | Nick O'Hara | Duke University |
