The 2010
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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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 most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett ...
, approximately 30 miles north of
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...
. 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
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, the
Titans
In Greek mythology, the Titans ( ; ) were the pre-Twelve Olympians, Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (mythology), Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). The six male ...
franchise will be relocating to
Orlando, Florida
Orlando ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville ...
, 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 ...
.
Teams
Standings
Playoffs
Milestones and events
Pre-season
* June 17, 2009: The NLL announced that the
San Jose Stealth would be relocating to
Everett, Washington
Everett (; ) is the county seat and most populous city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the Seattle metropolitan area, metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett ...
, 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 team based in Portland, Oregon, which played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) starting in the 2006 season and ending operations after the 2009 season ...
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 and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville ...
, 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, Florid ...
.
Awards
Annual
All-Pro teams
First Team
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Casey Powell, Orlando
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Josh Sanderson, Calgary
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Dan Dawson
Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981) is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse player formally playing for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League, Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) of Major Series Lacrosse, and is currently a free agent ...
, Boston
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Brodie Merrill, Edmonton
* Sandy Chapman, Toronto
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Matt Vinc
Matt Vinc ( ; born June 9, 1982, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian professional box lacrosse goaltender who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.
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, Orlando
Second Team
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Colin Doyle, Toronto
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Lewis Ratcliff, Washington
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Rhys Duch, Washington
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Jordan Hall, Orlando
* John Orsen, Orlando
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Anthony Cosmo, Boston
All-Rookie team
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Stephan Leblanc, Toronto
* Garrett Billings, Toronto
* Alex Gajic, Colorado
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Curtis Manning, Calgary
* Matt Beers, Washington
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Chris Corbeil, Buffalo
Weekly awards
The NLL gives out
awards
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is 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 may be d ...
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.
Attendance
Regular Season
Playoffs
See also
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2010 in sports
References
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National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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