2005 Arizona Sting season
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The Arizona Sting are a lacrosse team based in Arizona playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 5th in franchise history and 2nd as the Sting (formerly the Columbus Landsharks).
2005 Arizona Sting | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 2nd West |
2005 record | 9-7 |
Home record | 5-3 |
Road record | 4-4 |
Goals for | 209 |
Goals against | 209 |
General Manager | Bob Hamley |
Coach | Bob Hamley |
Captain | Peter Lough |
Arena | Jobing.com Arena |
Average attendance | 8,921 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dan Dawson (48) |
Assists | Dan Dawson (36) |
Points | Dan Dawson (84) |
Penalties in minutes | Brock Robertson (30) |
Loose Balls | Bruce Codd (97) |
Wins | Mike Miron (5) |
Goals against average | Ken Montour (11.23) |
The Sting finished 2nd in the West division with a 9-7 record, and hosted the Colorado Mammoth in the opening round of the playoffs. Arizona defeated Colorado 16-13 to advance to the Western division final against the defending champion Calgary Roughnecks. The Sting defeated Calgary 19-15 in Calgary, advancing to the Championship game in only their second year in Arizona. The Sting faced the Toronto Rock in Toronto for the Championship, and with an NLL record crowd of over 19,400 fans,[1] the Rock defeated the Sting 19-13 to win their fifth championship in seven years.