# 2006 Portland LumberJax season

The Portland LumberJax were a lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the LumberJax inaugural season, and they became the first expansion team in NLL history to win its division. The playoffs were not so kind to the LumberJax however, as they were eliminated in the Western Division semi-finals by the Arizona Sting.
Portland's regular season success was recognized when the NLL handed out its end-of-season awards. Brodie Merrill was named both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, Derek Keenan was named both coach and GM of the year, and owner Angela Batinovich was named Executive of the Year.

## 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 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 193 | 167 | +26 | 12.06 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 196 | 180 | +16 | 12.25 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 182 | 179 | +3 | 11.38 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 158 | 171 | −13 | 9.88 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 184 | 184 | −-0 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Portland LumberJax – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 188 | 177 | +11 | 11.75 | 11.06 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | +28 | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 198 | 199 | −1 | 12.38 | 12.44 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 174 | −23 | 9.44 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 10.0 | 0–8 | 1–7 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 9.38 | 12.62 |
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 | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 13, 2006 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 7–12 | 6,127 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 21, 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | Rose Garden | W 12–11 | 9,916 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 27, 2006 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 15–8 | 5,457 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 28, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rose Garden | L 8–12 | 9,633 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 10, 2006 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 6–16 | 10,395 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 18, 2006 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wachovia Center | W 15–12 | 12,796 | 3–3 |
| 7 | March 4, 2006 | Rochester Knighthawks | Rose Garden | L 16–18 | 6,183 | 3–4 |
| 8 | March 11, 2006 | Arizona Sting | Rose Garden | W 12–10 | 7,803 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 12, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 12–11 | 15,247 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 17, 2006 | Minnesota Swarm | Rose Garden | L 12–14 | 5,487 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 25, 2006 | San Jose Stealth | Rose Garden | W 11–10 | 7,938 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 31, 2006 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 15–12 | 9,613 | 7–5 |
| 13 | April 2, 2006 | Edmonton Rush | Rose Garden | W 14–10 | 5,687 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 7, 2006 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | W 9–6 | 5,107 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 14, 2006 | Edmonton Rush | Rose Garden | W 11–7 | 11,408 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 15, 2006 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 13–8 | 10,104 | 11–5 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | April 22, 2006 | Arizona Sting | Rose Garden | L 11–14 | | 10,843 | 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 |
| Peter Morgan | 16 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 58 | 0 |
| Mike Hominuck | 15 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 68 | 8 |
| Brodie Merrill | 16 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 214 | 33 |
| Bruce Alexander | 15 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 42 | 10 |
| Del Halladay | 16 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 11 |
| Ryan Powell | 13 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 8 |
| Ryan Sharp | 16 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 137 | 42 |
| Shawn Cable | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 15 |
| Richard Morgan | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 75 | 38 |
| Totals | | 278 | 466 | 378 | 1062 | 43 |

### 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 |
| Dallas Eliuk | 13 | 616:30 | 6 | 3 | 114 | .768 | 11.09 |
| Matt King | 12 | 297:29 | 3 | 2 | 55 | .769 | 11.09 |
| Aaron Bold | 7 | 45:26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .789 | 10.56 |
| Totals | | | 11 | 5 | 177 | .769 | 11.06 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Brodie Merrill | Rookie of the Year |
| Brodie Merrill | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Derek Keenan | Les Bartley Award |
| Derek Keenan | GM of the Year |
| Angela Batinovich | Executive of the Year |
| Brodie Merrill | First Team All-Pro |
| Brodie Merrill | All-Rookie Team |
| Brodie Merrill | Rookie of the Month, February |
| Brodie Merrill | Rookie of the Month, March |
| Brodie Merrill | All-Stars |
| Dallas Eliuk | All-Stars |
| Ryan Sharp | All-Stars |

## Transactions
### Trades

| February 2, 2006 | To Portland LumberJax Ryder Bateman | To Minnesota Swarm Scott Stewart |
| March 10, 2006 | To Portland LumberJax Ryan Marshall conditional pick, 2006 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks Ted Dowling |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 49 | Def | Alexander, Bruce |
| 14 | Fwd | Bateman, Ryder |
| 77 | Goalie | Bold, Aaron |
| 20 | Def | Bysouth, Adam |
| 11 | Fwd | Cable, Shawn |
| 21 | Def | Davis, Damien |
| | Fwd | Dowling, Ted |
| 7 | Def | Dwane, Matt |
| 35 | Goalie | Eliuk, Dallas |
| 36 | Def | Forget, Luke |
| 2 | Def | Guze, Ray |
| 3 | Fwd | Halladay, Del |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 90 | Fwd | Hominuck, Mike |
| 12 | Def | Jones, Pat |
| 30 | Goalie | King, Matt |
| 8 | Fwd | Marshall, Ryan |
| 9 | Def | McKinnon, Brandon |
| 17 | Def | Merrill, Brodie |
| 63 | Fwd | Montour, Thomas |
| 55 | Def | Morgan, David |
| 44 | Fwd | Morgan, Peter |
| 33 | Def | Morgan, Richard |
| 22 | Fwd | Powell, Ryan |
| 26 | Def | Sharp, Ryan |
| | Fwd | Stewart, Scott |