# 2015 Calgary Roughnecks season

The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the 14th in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
| 5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 3, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 14–18 | | 11,563 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 16–17 | OT | 15,107 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 24, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–16 | | 12,266 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 31, 2015 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–12 | | 11,716 | 0–4 |
| 5 | February 7, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 14–15 | OT | 10,312 | 0–5 |
| 6 | February 14, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 9–13 | | 3,715 | 0–6 |
| 7 | February 21, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 16–13 | | 11,645 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 28, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–12 | | 7,018 | 1–7 |
| 9 | March 8, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 12–11 | OT | 6,202 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 14, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 7–13 | | 13,212 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 20, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 20–9 | | 9,478 | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 28, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 10–12 | | 12,330 | 3–9 |
| 13 | April 3, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–9 | OT | 15,027 | 3–10 |
| 14 | April 4, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 14–9 | | 9,871 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 10, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 9–8 | | 14,108 | 5–10 |
| 16 | April 11, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 9–11 | | 7,289 | 5–11 |
| 17 | April 18, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 10–6 | | 8,131 | 6–11 |
| 18 | May 2, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | W 14–13 | | 4,833 | 7–11 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 9, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–6 | 16,027 | 1–0 |
| Western Final (Game 1) | May 15, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 6–10 | | 1–1 |
| Western Final (Game 2) | May 22, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–9 | 12,785 | 2–1 |
| Western Final (Tiebreaker) | May 22, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 1–4 | 12,785 | 2–2 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 22, 2014 | To New England Black Wolves6th, 8th, 26th, 27th selections, 2014 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 3rd round selection, 2016 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Roughnecks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 2 | 16 | Tyson Roe |
| 4 | 36 | Pat Henry |
| 5 | 45 | Cam Gardner |
| 6 | 54 | Andrew Smistad |