# 2009 Calgary Roughnecks season

The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 8th in franchise history. The Roughnecks finished the season with a franchise best 12–4 record to lead the league. They won the Champion's Cup at home with a 12–10 victory over the New York Titans.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 9, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 12–10 | | 4,538 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 10, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 10–9 | OT | 11,197 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 17, 2009 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 16–9 | | 12,865 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 24, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 16–13 | | 9,828 | 4–0 |
| 5 | February 6, 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 13–8 | | 10,090 | 5–0 |
| 6 | February 14, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 12–13 | | 17,712 | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 22, 2009 | Boston Blazers | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–11 | | 10,045 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 28, 2009 | @ New York Titans | Madison Square Garden | W 12–10 | | 5,487 | 6–2 |
| 9 | March 13, 2009 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 22–10 | | 8,136 | 7–2 |
| 10 | March 21, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 13–10 | | 10,958 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 27, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 10–12 | | 10,586 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 28, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 13–10 | | 12,364 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 4, 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–9 | | 10,098 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 10, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–11 | | 10,387 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 14–13 | | 8,500 | 11–4 |
| 16 | April 17, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 12–9 | | 7,855 | 12–4 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 3, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 15–8 | 9,760 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 9, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 17–4 | 9,639 | 2–0 |
| Championship Game | May 15, 2009 | New York Titans | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–10 | 13,042 | 3–0 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### 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 |
| Josh Sanderson | 16 | 29 | 74 | 103 | 73 | 4 |
| Tracey Kelusky | 16 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 84 | 4 |
| Kaleb Toth | 16 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 70 | 13 |
| Dane Dobbie | 16 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 83 | 16 |
| Scott Ranger | 15 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 46 | 4 |
| Curt Malawsky | 16 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 47 | 11 |
| Jeff Shattler | 16 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 119 | 15 |
| Andrew McBride | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 27 |
| Jeff Moleski | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 95 | 19 |
| Totals | | 326 | 532 | 261 | 1108 | 68 |

### 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 |
| Matt King | 16 | 422:06 | 7 | 0 | 72 | .773 | 10.23 |
| Pat Campbell | 16 | 542:35 | 5 | 4 | 95 | .764 | 10.51 |
| Totals | | | 12 | 4 | 167 | .768 | 10.44 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Matt King - acquired in trade
* Kris Hartzell - acquired in trade
* Kyle Goundrey - signed as free agent

### Players not returning

* Ryan McNish - traded
* Travis Gillespie - traded
* Steve Dietrich - traded
* Ryan Avery - Released

### Trades

| October 2, 2008 | To Calgary RoughnecksFirst round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Edmonton Rush Ryan McNish Third round pick, 2010 entry draft |
| July 29, 2008 | To Calgary RoughnecksDevan Wray | To Boston Blazers Travis Gillespie third round pick, 2009 entry draft |
| July 8, 2008 | To Calgary RoughnecksMatt King Kris Hartzell first round pick, 2008 entry draft | To Edmonton Rush Steve Dietrich first round pick, 2008 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Roughnecks selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 6 | Curtis Manning | Simon Fraser University |
| 2 | 15 | Cayle Ratcliff | UMBC |
| 2 | 20 | Joe Vetere | Burnaby, BC |
| 4 | 42 | Joel Henry | Victoria, BC |
| 5 | 50 | Bryan Johnson | Bellarmine University |
| 5 | 55 | Eric Lamothe | Canisius College |
| 6 | 68 | Tyler Pridham | Calgary, AB |