2008 Portland LumberJax season

Summary

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.

2008 Portland LumberJax
LeagueNLL
Division4th West
2008 record6-10
Home record3-5
Road record3-5
Goals for179
Goals against194
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
CaptainPat Jones
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Average attendance9,581
Team leaders
GoalsDan Dawson (38)
AssistsDan Dawson (43)
Ryan Powell (43)
PointsDan Dawson (81)
Penalties in minutesBrodie Merrill (53)
Loose BallsBrodie Merrill (211)
WinsMatt King (4)
Goals against averageMatt Disher (10.83)

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 edit

Conference standings edit

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarmx16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titansx16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wingsx16106.6250.07–13–5225220+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 Stealthxy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammothx1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecksx1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJaxx16610.3753.03–53–5179194−1511.1912.12
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; GBGames 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 edit

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 edit

Game log edit

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 edit

Reference:[5]

Runners (Top 10) edit

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Dan Dawson 16 38 43 81 96 11
Ryan Powell 16 21 43 64 75 2
Derek Malawsky 16 25 35 60 71 15
Brodie Merrill 16 17 21 38 211 53
Peter Morgan 14 17 18 35 79 8
Spencer Martin 12 5 29 34 28 6
Pete Jacobs 11 11 12 23 40 0
Cory Conway 11 11 10 21 28 0
Scott Stewart 15 7 14 21 89 6
Totals 267 446 297 1128 42

Goaltenders edit

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 King 11 464:56 4 5 93 .720 12.00
Matt Disher 4 243:50 2 2 44 .787 10.83
Dallas Eliuk 16 255:36 0 3 53 .745 12.44
Joel Weber 1 3:25 0 0 1 .000 17.56
Totals 6 10 194 .742 12.13

Awards edit

Player Award
Tyler Codron All-Rookie Team
Peter Jacobs Rookie of the Month, April
Brodie Merrill All-Stars
Ryan Powell

Transactions edit

Trades edit

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 edit

Reference:[7]

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

See also edit

References edit

  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". NLL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Portland LumberJax – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Portland Lumberjax - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  6. ^ "Rush & LumberJax Swap Goaltenders". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  7. ^ "Portland Lumberjax - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".