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.

2008 Calgary Roughnecks
LeagueNLL
Division3rd West
2008 record7-9
Home record5-3
Road record2-6
Goals for183
Goals against178
General ManagerKurt Silcott
CoachChris Hall
Jeff Dowling
CaptainTracey Kelusky
Alternate captainsKaleb Toth
ArenaPengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance10,841
Team leaders
GoalsLewis Ratcliff (29)
Josh Sanderson (29)
AssistsScott Ranger (39)
PointsScott Ranger (66)
Penalties in minutesAndrew McBride (46)
Loose BallsBruce Codd (114)
WinsPat Campbell (3)
Steve Dietrich (3)
Goals against averageSteve Dietrich (10.47)

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz16106.6250.07234203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarm x16106.6250.06244199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titans x16106.6250.05155197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wings x16106.6250.07135225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04444197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04534172174-210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03535176212-3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealth xy1697.5620.04453185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammoth x1697.5620.06235184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecks x1679.4382.05326183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJax x16610.3753.03535179194-1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03517141197-568.8112.31

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:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 29, 2008 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 910 17,811 01
2 January 12, 2008 San Jose Stealth Pengrowth Saddledome L 1213 OT 12,022 02
3 January 25, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose W 1613 3,653 12
4 January 26, 2008 Portland LumberJax Pengrowth Saddledome W 136 10,413 22
5 February 8, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Pengrowth Saddledome L 917 10,922 23
6 February 16, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 1215 8,871 24
7 February 22, 2008 @ Portland LumberJax Rose Garden L 913 7,349 25
8 February 24, 2008 Colorado Mammoth Pengrowth Saddledome W 129 10,203 35
9 March 1, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 79 14,542 36
10 March 8, 2008 Portland LumberJax Pengrowth Saddledome W 1512 18,737 46
11 March 14, 2008 Colorado Mammoth Pengrowth Saddledome L 611 11,134 47
12 March 22, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose L 1213 3,303 48
13 April 5, 2008 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 911 9,433 49
14 April 12, 2008 Edmonton Rush Pengrowth Saddledome W 187 12,451 59
15 April 19, 2008 Toronto Rock Pengrowth Saddledome W 1211 OT 11,808 69
16 April 26, 2008 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 128 10,817 79

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 3, 2008 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1513 15,554 10
Division Final May 10, 2008 Portland LumberJax Pengrowth Saddledome L 1216 9,327 11

Player stats

Reference:[4]

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
Scott Ranger16273966557
Lewis Ratcliff12293564658
Josh Sanderson15293564806
Kaleb Toth15193150574
Curt Malawsky15222244526
Jeff Shattler1617264311012
Kelly Hall141125363610
Tracey Kelusky7111425265
Nolan Heavenor16149239214
Totals268451290104635

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
Pat Campbell11477:213687.76010.94
Steve Dietrich9332:243258.76510.47
Ryan Avery11150:011130.76012.00
Alex Coutts13:55001.66715.32
Totals79 178 .759 11.13

Awards

PlayerAward
Lewis RatcliffAll-Stars
Jeff Shattler
Andrew McBride

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

Roster

2008 Calgary Roughnecks roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • -- Craig Gelsvik
  • -- Keith Nyberg
  • -- Jesse Phillips
  • -- Kerry Susheski
  • -- Derek Tom
Head Coach

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 16 June 2015
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. "Calgary Roughnecks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. "Calgary Roughnecks – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=25952&seasonid=1995
  5. "Rush Deals Seller to Roughnecks". NLL.com. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
  6. "Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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