2008 Portland LumberJax season

2008 Portland LumberJax
League NLL
Division 4th West
2008 record 6-10
Home record 3-5
Road record 3-5
Goals for 179
Goals against 194
General Manager Derek Keenan
Coach Derek Keenan
Captain Pat Jones
Arena Rose Garden Arena
Average attendance 9,581
Team leaders
Goals Dan Dawson (38)
Assists Dan Dawson (43)
Ryan Powell (43)
Points Dan Dawson (81)
Penalties in minutes Brodie Merrill (53)
Loose Balls Brodie Merrill (211)
Wins Matt King (4)
Goals against average Matt Disher (10.83)

The Portland LumberJax are a lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 3rd in franchise history.

After a disappointing 1-5 start and a mediocre 6-10 season, the LumberJax caught fire in the playoffs, defeating both San Jose and Calgary in their own buildings to advance to their first ever NLL Championship game in only their third season. The Jax put up a good fight, but the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Jax 14–13 to win the Champion's Cup.[1]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarm – x16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titans – x16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wings – x16106.6250.07–13–5225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04–44–4197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04–53–4172174-210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03–53–5176212-3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealth – xy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammoth – x1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecks – x1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJax – x16610.3753.03–53–5179194-1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03–51–7141197-568.8112.31

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:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 12, 2008 New York Titans Rose Garden L 11–14 10,893 0–1
2 January 24, 2008 Colorado Mammoth Rose Garden L 11–12 OT 6,322 0–2
3 January 26, 2008 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 6–13 10,413 0–3
4 February 2, 2008 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 11–10 7,072 1–3
5 February 7, 2008 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 12–15 15,910 1–4
6 February 10, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 13–14 OT 11,244 1–5
7 February 17, 2008 Edmonton Rush Rose Garden W 14–8 6,793 2–5
8 February 22, 2008 Calgary Roughnecks Rose Garden W 13–9 7,349 3–5
9 March 1, 2008 Edmonton Rush Rose Garden L 7–9 7,744 3–6
10 March 8, 2008 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome L 12–15 18,737 3–7
11 March 20, 2008 Colorado Mammoth Rose Garden W 16–15 6,182 4–7
12 April 5, 2008 San Jose Stealth Rose Garden L 9–12 10,359 4–8
13 April 6, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 12–10 3,418 5–8
14 April 11, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Rose Garden L 10–13 9,195 5–9
15 April 18, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 12–11 OT 3,341 6–9
16 April 26, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 10–14 18,325 6–10

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 4, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 18–16 2,697 1–0
Division Final May 10, 2008 @ Calgary Roughnecks Pengrowth Saddledome W 16–12 9,327 2–0
Championship Game May 17, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 13–14 18,690 2–1

Player stats

Reference:[5]

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
Dan Dawson163843819611
Ryan Powell16214364752
Derek Malawsky162535607115
Brodie Merrill1617213821153
Peter Morgan14171835798
Spencer Martin1252934286
Pete Jacobs11111223400
Cory Conway11111021280
Scott Stewart1571421896
Totals267446297112842

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 King11464:564593.72012.00
Matt Disher4243:502244.78710.83
Dallas Eliuk16255:360353.74512.44
Joel Weber13:25001.00017.56
Totals610 194 .742 12.13

Awards

PlayerAward
Tyler CodronAll-Rookie Team
Peter JacobsRookie of the Month, April
Brodie MerrillAll-Stars
Ryan Powell

Transactions

Trades

March 25, 2008[6]
 To Edmonton Rush
Matt King
Ian Crashley
first round pick, 2008 entry draft		 To Portland LumberJax
Matt Disher
fourth round pick, 2009 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[7]

No. Position Player
49 Canada Def Alexander, Bruce
20 Canada Trans Bysouth, Adam
7 United States Trans Codron, Tyler
91 Canada Fwd Conway, Cory
Canada Def Crashley, Ian
6 Canada Fwd Dawson, Dan
39 Canada Goalie Disher, Matt
35 Canada Goalie Eliuk, Dallas
2 Canada Def Guze, Ray
United States Fwd Heavenor, Tyler
11 United States Fwd Holman, Matt
1 Iroquois Fwd Jacobs (akw), Pete
12 Canada Def Jones, Pat
55 Canada Def Kilby, Mike
No. Position Player
Canada Goalie King, Matt
Canada Fwd Lowe, Derek
28 Canada Def MacDonald, Brad
18 Canada Fwd Malawsky, Derek
15 Canada Fwd Martin, Spencer
Canada Def Mazuran, Scott
17 United States Trans Merrill, Brodie
13 Canada Def Morgan, David
44 Canada Fwd Morgan, Peter
33 United States Def Morgan, Richard
United States Def Munk, Jonathan
22 United States Fwd Powell, Ryan
10 Canada Trans Stapleford, Scott
8 Canada Fwd Stewart, Scott
41 Canada Goalie Weber, Joel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bandits Win Edge 2008 NLL Championship Game". NLL.com. May 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Portland LumberJax – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Portland LumberJax – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=38726&seasonid=1995
  6. ↑ "Rush & LumberJax Swap Goaltenders". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  7. ↑ http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=38726&seasonid=1995
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