# 2010 Calgary Roughnecks season

The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 9th in franchise history.
Despite winning the Champion's Cup last season, the Roughnecks lost both their head coach and an assistant coach to the Toronto Rock. Former assistant coach Terry Sanderson resigned and was hired as the Rock's new GM, and Sanderson immediately persuaded his former boss in Calgary Troy Cordingley to take the job of head coach of the Rock. Assistant coach Dave Pym was named the new Roughnecks head coach. In addition, former player Curt Malawsky announced his retirement from playing and was hired as both Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Orlando Titans – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 12.31 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 10.56 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 10.06 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 155 | 181 | −26 | 9.69 | 11.31 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 168 | 194 | −26 | 10.50 | 12.12 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Washington Stealth – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 13.19 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 169 | +24 | 12.06 | 10.56 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 186 | 201 | −15 | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 11.81 | 12.56 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 10.44 | 12.56 |
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 10, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–7 | | 8,112 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 10–12 | | 11,758 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 23, 2010 | Washington Stealth | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 15–16 | | 10,104 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 30, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 11–14 | | 7,815 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 5, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 13–8 | | 10,724 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 14, 2010 | Toronto Rock | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 10–8 | | 10,193 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 19, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 13–9 | | 3,450 | 4–3 |
| 8 | March 6, 2010 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 15–7 | | 11,007 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 13, 2010 | Washington Stealth | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 11–12 | | 10,402 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 20, 2010 | @ Orlando Titans | Amway Arena | W 13–6 | | 6,902 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 26, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 13–17 | | 10,486 | 6–5 |
| 12 | April 2, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 8–9 | | 9,108 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 3, 2010 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 11–9 | | 7,206 | 7–6 |
| 14 | April 10, 2010 | Colorado Mammoth | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–11 | | 12,321 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 15–14 | OT | 9,423 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 23, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | | 15,727 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2010 | Edmonton Rush | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 7–11 | | 10,388 | 0–1 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Craig Conn - acquired in trade
* Rob Kirkby - returning from retirement
* Craig Gelsvik - returning from retirement

### Players not returning

* Curt Malawsky - retired

### Trades

| September 3, 2009 | To Calgary RoughnecksCraig Conn Second round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Toronto Rock First round pick, 2009 entry draft Sixth round pick, 2011 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2008. The Roughnecks selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 3 | 27 | Carlton Schuss | Delta, BC |
| 5 | 51 | Garrett Werschke | Calgary, AB |
| 6 | 62 | Casey MacIntyre | Calgary, AB |