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2008 Portland LumberJax season

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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)

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

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Conference standings

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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

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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

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Game log

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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

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Runners (Top 10)

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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

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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

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

Transactions

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Trades

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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

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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

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References

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  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".