By Tom Hoffman
Ugly losses seem to be the norm when the Wings visit Toronto's Air Canada Centre. And this game was really no exception. After a quick start, things went downhill very fast for Philadelphia as the Toronto Rock waltzed off with a 19-11 win in front of 10,256 fans Friday night.
The first quarter would end up being the highlight of the evening for the Wings. Philly would jump out to a quick 2-0 lead in the game's first minute on goals from Dan Teat and Kyle Sweeney. After the Rock tied the game on scores by rookie Stephen LeBlanc and Scott Campbell, the Wings would regain the lead courtesy of Geoff Snider. That would be the last lead of the evening for Dave Huntley's squad as the Rock tallied four of the next five scores to take a 6-4 lead after the first 15.
Mat Giles would get the Wings (1-4) within a goal but the Rock would answer with six straight goals to take a 12-5 lead in the third quarter. Sweeney and Kyle Wailes would add goals to get the Wings within five but the Rock would continue to toy with and have their way against the Wings struggling defense and would not allow the Wings to come back and make a game of it this evening. After surrendering 18 goals on 53 shots, Brandon Miller was relieved and Rob Blasdell would see his first playing time of the 2010 season.
Kyle Sweeney and Dan Teat each scored twice for the Wings in the losing effort. With Saturday's home game with Orlando postponed due to an impending Winter Storm, the Wings will return home next weekend to face the Buffalo Bandits in what right now appears to shaping up to be a big divisional battle: one for the bottom of the NLL's Eastern Conference.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
2010 Wings Lacrosse Game 5 (at Toronto 2-5-10) and Game 6 (vs Orlando 2-6-10)
By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Wings face their first weekend of back to back games in the 2010 season. The weekend begins with a visit to Toronto and the Air Canada Centre for a 7:30 faceoff against the Rock and concludes on Saturday evening at the Wachovia Center when the Wings play host to the Orlando Titans at 7 PM. Both games can be seen on the NLL Network.
History
The Wings are 9-17 all time in regular season play against Toronto, 8-16 since the franchise's move to Toronto from Hamilton, Ontario following the 1998 season. In Toronto, the Wings have a 2-9 record (2-8 at the Air Canada Centre). The Wings last visit to Toronto in 2008 was a victorious one, 15-14 on a late Athan Iannucci goal. Overall the Wings have won their last three meetings with the Rock including their only matchup in 2009, a 16-14 win in Philadelphia. The Wings lone regular season visit to Maple Leaf Gardens was a loss while their visit to Copps Coliseum in 1998 was an overtime victory over the then Ontario Raiders. Against Orlando the Wings are 4-5 including the 13-8 season opening loss on January 8 at Amway Arena. In Philadelphia the Wings and Titans have split four games.
Last Week
The Wings fell to the Boston Blazers 11-9 Saturday afternoon in Boston. Mat Giles scored a hat trick and Kevin Huntley added his first two NLL goals but the Wings never led in the game and couldn't overcome four goal games from Dan Dawson and Daryl Veltman. Toronto suffered their first loss of 2010, 16-8 at Rochester on Saturday while Orlando defeated the Knighthawks Friday night in Orlando by a 13-8 score.
At the quarter pole (last five seasons)
2010: 1-3
2009: 1-3
2008: 4-0
2007: 2-2
2006: 3-1
Next Game
The Wings are back at home on February 13 when they host the Buffalo Bandits.
The Philadelphia Wings face their first weekend of back to back games in the 2010 season. The weekend begins with a visit to Toronto and the Air Canada Centre for a 7:30 faceoff against the Rock and concludes on Saturday evening at the Wachovia Center when the Wings play host to the Orlando Titans at 7 PM. Both games can be seen on the NLL Network.
History
The Wings are 9-17 all time in regular season play against Toronto, 8-16 since the franchise's move to Toronto from Hamilton, Ontario following the 1998 season. In Toronto, the Wings have a 2-9 record (2-8 at the Air Canada Centre). The Wings last visit to Toronto in 2008 was a victorious one, 15-14 on a late Athan Iannucci goal. Overall the Wings have won their last three meetings with the Rock including their only matchup in 2009, a 16-14 win in Philadelphia. The Wings lone regular season visit to Maple Leaf Gardens was a loss while their visit to Copps Coliseum in 1998 was an overtime victory over the then Ontario Raiders. Against Orlando the Wings are 4-5 including the 13-8 season opening loss on January 8 at Amway Arena. In Philadelphia the Wings and Titans have split four games.
Last Week
The Wings fell to the Boston Blazers 11-9 Saturday afternoon in Boston. Mat Giles scored a hat trick and Kevin Huntley added his first two NLL goals but the Wings never led in the game and couldn't overcome four goal games from Dan Dawson and Daryl Veltman. Toronto suffered their first loss of 2010, 16-8 at Rochester on Saturday while Orlando defeated the Knighthawks Friday night in Orlando by a 13-8 score.
At the quarter pole (last five seasons)
2010: 1-3
2009: 1-3
2008: 4-0
2007: 2-2
2006: 3-1
Next Game
The Wings are back at home on February 13 when they host the Buffalo Bandits.
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