# 2009 Portland LumberJax season

The Portland LumberJax are a lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season will be the 4th in franchise history.

## 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 3, 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | Rose Garden | L 7–11 | | 7,121 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 9, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Rose Garden | L 10–12 | | 6,859 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 10, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 14–5 | | 16,987 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 16, 2009 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | | 8,017 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 23, 2009 | Edmonton Rush | Rose Garden | W 15–10 | | 6,894 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 31, 2009 | @ Boston Blazers | TD Banknorth Garden | W 9–8 | OT | 5,029 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 7, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Rose Garden | W 16–13 | | 6,943 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 28, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Rose Garden | W 12–10 | | 8,560 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 21, 2009 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 4–14 | | 17,822 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 28, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 14–12 | | 3,018 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 29, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Rose Garden | L 8–13 | | 6,473 | 6–5 |
| 12 | April 3, 2009 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | | 6,517 | 6–6 |
| 13 | April 4, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Rose Garden | W 13–12 | OT | 7,859 | 7–6 |
| 14 | April 10, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 11–9 | | 10,387 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 19–14 | | 12,574 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 17, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rose Garden | L 9–12 | | 7,855 | 9–7 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2009 | San Jose Stealth | Rose Garden | L 16–20 | | 6,053 | 0–1 |

## 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 |
| Ryan Powell | 16 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 67 | 8 |
| Cory Conway | 15 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 63 | 17 |
| Peter Morgan | 13 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 53 | 6 |
| Derek Malawsky | 16 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 70 | 42 |
| Brodie Merrill | 16 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 216 | 38 |
| Scott Stewart | 15 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 98 | 2 |
| Pete Jacobs | 16 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 54 | 2 |
| Tim Campeau | 11 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
| Dan Stroup | 14 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 14 |
| Totals | | 280 | 461 | 347 | 1052 | 30 |

### 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 Disher | 13 | 733:25 | 8 | 5 | 132 | .792 | 10.80 |
| Matthew Flindell | 9 | 124:09 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .789 | 11.60 |
| Joel Weber | 10 | 107:48 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .761 | 11.69 |
| Totals | | | 9 | 7 | 177 | .788 | 11.06 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Matt Brown - acquired in trade
* Luke Forget - acquired in trade
* Jamison Koesterer - acquired in trade
* Brad MacDonald - acquired in trade
* Dan Stroup - signed as free agent

### Players not returning

* Dan Dawson - lost in Arizona dispersal draft
* Dallas Eliuk - retired
* Matt Holman - traded
* Spencer Martin - traded
* Scott Stapleford - released

### Trades

| November 19, 2008 | To Portland LumberJax Jamison Koesterer | To New York Titansconditional pick, 2009 or 2010 entry draft |
| September 15, 2008 | To Portland LumberJaxMatt Brown | To Edmonton Rush Spencer Martin |
| July 7, 2008 | To Portland LumberJaxBrad MacDonald | To Chicago Shamrox Matt Holman second round selection, 2009 entry draft |
| December 9, 2008 | To Portland LumberJaxLuke Forget | To Rochester Knighthawkssecond round selection, 2009 entry draft |

### Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The LumberJax selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 12 | Tim Campeau | Notre Dame de Namur University |
| 3 | 34 | Matthew Yager | Victoria, BC |
| 4 | 48 | Dayne Michaud | Seton Hill University |
| 5 | 61 | Matt Flindell | Victoria, BC |
| 6 | 74 | Sean Robinson | New Westminster, BC |