# 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.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| 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 |
West Division :
| 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 |
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 | 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 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 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 |

## 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 |
| 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 |

### 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 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 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Lewis Ratcliff | All-Stars |
| Jeff Shattler | All-Stars |
| Andrew McBride | All-Stars |

### Trades

| January 30, 2008 | To Calgary Roughnecks Chris Seller | To Edmonton Rush third round pick, 2008 entry draft |
| March 25, 2008 | 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 |