2008_Calgary_Roughnecks_season
The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 7th in franchise history. The Roughnecks finished 3rd in the West Division, making the playoffs for the sixth straight season. They defeated the Colorado Mammoth in the division semifinals, but were eliminated when they lost 16-12 to the Portland LumberJax in the division final in Calgary.
Quick Facts Calgary Roughnecks, League ...
| 2008 Calgary Roughnecks | |
|---|---|
| League | NLL |
| Division | 3rd West |
| 2008 record | 7-9 |
| Home record | 5-3 |
| Road record | 2-6 |
| Goals for | 183 |
| Goals against | 178 |
| General Manager | Kurt Silcott |
| Coach | Chris Hall Jeff Dowling |
| Captain | Tracey Kelusky |
| Alternate captains | Kaleb Toth |
| Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| Average attendance | 10,841 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Lewis Ratcliff (29) Josh Sanderson (29) |
| Assists | Scott Ranger (39) |
| Points | Scott Ranger (66) |
| Penalties in minutes | Andrew McBride (46) |
| Loose Balls | Bruce Codd (114) |
| Wins | Pat Campbell (3) Steve Dietrich (3) |
| Goals against average | Steve Dietrich (10.47) |
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Conference standings
Reference: [1]
More information P, Team ...
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 203 | 174 | +29 | 12.69 | 10.88 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 12.44 | 12.25 |
| 3 | New York Titans – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 197 | 186 | +11 | 12.31 | 11.62 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 225 | 220 | +5 | 14.06 | 13.75 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 197 | 171 | +26 | 12.31 | 10.69 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 172 | 174 | −2 | 10.75 | 10.88 |
| 7 | Chicago Shamrox | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 176 | 212 | −36 | 11.00 | 13.25 |
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More information P, Team ...
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Stealth – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 185 | 172 | +13 | 11.56 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 184 | 167 | +17 | 11.50 | 10.44 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 179 | 194 | −15 | 11.19 | 12.12 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5.0 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 141 | 197 | −56 | 8.81 | 12.31 |
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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:[2]
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | December 29, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 9–10 | 17,811 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | January 12, 2008 | San Jose Stealth | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 12–13 | OT | 12,022 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 25, 2008 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 16–13 | 3,653 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | January 26, 2008 | Portland LumberJax | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 13–6 | 10,413 | 2–2 | |
| 5 | February 8, 2008 | Buffalo Bandits | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–17 | 10,922 | 2–3 | |
| 6 | February 16, 2008 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–15 | 8,871 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | February 22, 2008 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 9–13 | 7,349 | 2–5 | |
| 8 | February 24, 2008 | Colorado Mammoth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–9 | 10,203 | 3–5 | |
| 9 | March 1, 2008 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–9 | 14,542 | 3–6 | |
| 10 | March 8, 2008 | Portland LumberJax | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 15–12 | 18,737 | 4–6 | |
| 11 | March 14, 2008 | Colorado Mammoth | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 6–11 | 11,134 | 4–7 | |
| 12 | March 22, 2008 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 12–13 | 3,303 | 4–8 | |
| 13 | April 5, 2008 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 9–11 | 9,433 | 4–9 | |
| 14 | April 12, 2008 | Edmonton Rush | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 18–7 | 12,451 | 5–9 | |
| 15 | April 19, 2008 | Toronto Rock | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–11 | OT | 11,808 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 26, 2008 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 12–8 | 10,817 | 7–9 |
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Game log
Reference:[3]
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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| Division Semifinal | May 3, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 15–13 | 15,554 | 1–0 | |
| Division Final | May 10, 2008 | Portland LumberJax | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 12–16 | 9,327 | 1–1 |
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Reference:[4]
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM |
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| Scott Ranger | 16 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 55 | 7 |
| Lewis Ratcliff | 12 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 65 | 8 |
| Josh Sanderson | 15 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 80 | 6 |
| Kaleb Toth | 15 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 57 | 4 |
| Curt Malawsky | 15 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 52 | 6 |
| Jeff Shattler | 16 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 110 | 12 |
| Kelly Hall | 14 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 10 |
| Tracey Kelusky | 7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 5 |
| Nolan Heavenor | 16 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 92 | 14 |
| Totals | 268 | 451 | 290 | 1046 | 35 |
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
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| Pat Campbell | 11 | 477:21 | 3 | 6 | 87 | .760 | 10.94 |
| Steve Dietrich | 9 | 332:24 | 3 | 2 | 58 | .765 | 10.47 |
| Ryan Avery | 11 | 150:01 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .760 | 12.00 |
| Alex Coutts | 1 | 3:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 15.32 |
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 178 | .759 | 11.13 |
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More information Player, Award ...
| Player | Award |
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| Lewis Ratcliff | All-Stars |
| Jeff Shattler | |
| Andrew McBride |
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Trades
| January 30, 2008[5] |
To Calgary Roughnecks Chris Seller |
To Edmonton Rush third round pick, 2008 entry draft |
| March 25, 2008[6] |
To Calgary Roughnecks Josh Sanderson first round pick, 2008 entry draft |
To Toronto Rock Lewis Ratcliff conditional first or second round pick, 2009 entry draft |
More information Active (21-man) roster, Inactive roster ...
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| Active (21-man) roster | Inactive roster | Coaches | |||||||
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- "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- "Calgary Roughnecks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- "Calgary Roughnecks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- "Rush Deals Seller to Roughnecks". NLL.com. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- "Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.