2007 Chicago Shamrox season

The Chicago Shamrox were a professional lacrosse team based in Chicago, Illinois, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the Shamrox inaugural season. The franchise was awarded to the city of Chicago by the NLL on February 16, 2006,[1] and the name "Shamrox" was chosen in May 2006.[2]

2007 Chicago Shamrox
LeagueNLL
Division5th East
2007 record6-10
Home record4-4
Road record2-6
Goals for176
Goals against191
General ManagerJamie Batley
CoachJamie Batley
CaptainMat Giles
ArenaSears Centre
Average attendance8,639
Team leaders
GoalsChris Panos (30)
AssistsJason Clark (41)
PointsJason Clark (58)
Penalties in minutesCam Woods (50)
Loose BallsBrian Kazarian (151)
WinsBrandon Miller (6)
Goals against averageBrandon Miller (12.28)

Their first season started off with two consecutive wins, but after splitting the next two games, the Shamrox lost nine of the next ten games (including seven in a row) to finish with a 6-10 record. The Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings also had 6-10 records, but the Rock won the tiebreakers and made the playoffs while the Shamrox and Wings were eliminated.[3]

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [4]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawks xyz16142.8750.08062249194+5515.5612.12
2Buffalo Bandits x16106.6254.06244207188+1912.9411.75
3Minnesota Swarm x1697.5625.04453200207-712.5012.94
4Toronto Rock x16610.3758.03535187183+411.6911.44
5Chicago Shamrox16610.3758.04426176191-1511.0011.94
6Philadelphia Wings16610.3758.04426178186-811.1211.62
7New York Titans16412.25010.03517195233-3812.1914.56
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Colorado Mammoth xy16124.7500.07153209179+3013.0611.19
2Calgary Roughnecks x1697.5623.04453219202+1713.6912.62
3Arizona Sting x1697.5623.06235188181+711.7511.31
4San Jose Stealth x1697.5623.04453181170+1111.3110.62
5Edmonton Rush16610.3756.04426160189-2910.0011.81
6Portland LumberJax16412.2508.03517153199-469.5612.44

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:[5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 6, 2007 New York Titans Sears Centre W 1512 8,456 10
2 January 13, 2007 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 1110 10,544 20
3 January 20, 2007 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 911 13,127 21
4 January 26, 2007 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 1110 7,941 31
5 February 3, 2007 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 813 8,618 32
6 February 11, 2007 Buffalo Bandits Sears Centre L 1112 5,010 33
7 February 18, 2007 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 1011 15,200 34
8 February 24, 2007 Minnesota Swarm Sears Centre L 1119 6,101 35
9 March 2, 2007 @ Arizona Sting Jobing.com Arena L 711 6,244 36
10 March 17, 2007 Rochester Knighthawks Sears Centre L 1215 8,017 37
11 March 24, 2007 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 1112 12,132 38
12 March 25, 2007 New York Titans Sears Centre W 128 3,854 48
13 March 31, 2007 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 1015 16,228 49
14 April 1, 2007 Edmonton Rush Sears Centre L 68 4,665 410
15 April 7, 2007 Toronto Rock Sears Centre W 1513 5,007 510
16 April 14, 2007 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Sears Centre W 1711 7,092 610

Player stats

Reference:[6]

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
Jason Clark15174158788
Chris Panos163019493130
Mat Giles161730478738
Josh Wasson16202242656
Bill McGlone16221840704
Jon Harasym11826345814
Thomas Montour1611182910710
Cody Jacobs1114822198
Cam Woods165152012250
Totals277453383109246

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
Brandon Miller16865:0769177.77312.28
Derek Collins1693:070112.7897.73
Totals610 191 .772 11.94

Awards

PlayerAward
Bill McGloneAll-Rookie Team
Cam WoodsAll-Stars
Brandon Miller

Transactions

Trades

March 20, 2007[7]
To Chicago Shamrox
Rusty Kruger
To Toronto Rock
conditional fourth or fifth round pick, 2008 entry draft

Roster

Reference:[8]

No. Position Player
25 Def Candy, Drew
13 Fwd Clark, Jason
43 Goalie Collins, Derek
42 Fwd Derks, Jonas
7 Def Dupont, Kyle
57 ? Gallagher, Ryan
19 Def Gibson, Darryl
27 Fwd Giles, Mat
16 Fwd Harasym, Jon
41 Def Heffner, Zach
11 Fwd Hobbins, Mike
88 Fwd Jacobs, Cody
9 Trans Kazarian, Bryan
No. Position Player
26 Def Kirk, Mike
20 Fwd Kruger, Rusty
91 Fwd Leigh, Cory
12 Fwd Leveille, Kevin
4 Def Livingstone, Carter
? Marchildon, Matt
33 Fwd McGlone, Bill
35 Goalie Miller, Brandon
Fwd Montgomery, Phil
63 Fwd Montour, Thomas
55 Fwd Panos, Chris
18 Fwd Wasson, Josh
22 Def Woods, Cam

See also

References

  1. "League Expands to Chicago for 2007". NLL.com. February 16, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. "Shamrox Name and Logo Unveiled". NLL.com. May 11, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. "Wings Fail to Clinch Playoffs in Chicago". NLL.com. April 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. "National Lacrosse League - 2007 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. "Chicago Shamrox - National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=55915&seasonid=1322
  7. "Trade Deadline Passes". NLL.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=55915&seasonid=1322
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