The New York Titans were a professional

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team based in the

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. The team was a member of the Eastern Division of the

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from 2006 to 2009. On August 11, 2009, the

confirmed that the franchise would relocate to Orlando, Florida and become the Orlando Titans. In their three seasons in the NLL, the Titans alternated their home games between several sporting venues. During the 2007 season, the Titans played four of their eight home games at Madison Square Garden, and the other four at

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. For the 2008 season, the team played all of its home games at Madison Square Garden, while playing one game at a neutral site at the

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. In 2009, the Titans' home schedule consisted of two games at the Garden, five games at the

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History

In 2006, the NLL announced the league's expansion into the New York and Chicago markets with New York's ownership group being composed of principal owner Gary Rosenbach and including William E. Ford, Mark H. Ford, Nick Leone, Flip Huffard and Richard Ullmann. The announcement marked the return of the NLL to the New York after the demise of the

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. On September 13, 2006, following an online poll, the franchise was dubbed the New York Titans. The Titans home games would be played at Madison Square Garden and

Inaugural season

On January 6, 2007, the Titans played their first franchise game against their fellow expansion team Shamrox in

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. Gewas Schindler scored the first goal in the team's history; however, the Shamrox defeated the Titans 15–12. Following a two-game losing streak, the Titans defeated the Shamrox 11–9 for their first franchise and home victory. The game also marked the first lacrosse game to be played in Madison Square Garden's history. The team completed the season in last place with a 4-12 record. Following the 2006–2007 season, Daniel resigned as Team President and Governor and Timothy Kelly was named the team's new Chief Operating Officer.

2008 season

After opening the 2008 season with a 1-4 record, the Titans rebounded and ended the season with a 10-6 record. The team finished in a four-way tie for the best record in the league with Buffalo,

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, and

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. Due to the NLL's

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rules and procedures, the Titans finished third in the division and league standings, but secured their first playoff berth in franchise history. The Titans advanced to the NLL Eastern Division Final, defeating the

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11-8, however, lost 19-12 to eventual Champion's Cup-winners the Buffalo Bandits. Following the season, head coach Adam Mueller was awarded the

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for coach of the year. Mueller soon after announced his retirement from coaching, and former

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coach Ed Comeau was hired as the head coach for the 2009 season.

2009 championship runners-up

With new head coach Ed Comeau, the Titans finished on top of the Eastern Division standings with a 10-6 record. They would later defeat the

and returning Champion Cup winners the Buffalo Bandits to advance to the Champion's Cup, The Titans lost 12-10 to the

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in the championship game.

All-time record

Awards & honors

Playoff results

Attendance

*A - Madison Square Garden, NY. Capacity: 18,200 *B - Nassau Coliseum, NY. Capacity: 16,234 *C -

, NJ. Capacity: 8,100 *D -

, NJ. Capacity: 17,625 *E - Sold. Game sold to another team. *F - Promotion game. Played out of the tri-state area.

Draft history

NLL Entry Draft

First Round Selections * 2006:

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(11th overall) * 2007:

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(1st overall), Mitch Belisle (13th overall) *

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: None

References

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