# 2016 Calgary Roughnecks season

The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 15th in franchise history.

## Final standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
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 2, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–10 | | 11,977 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 9, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 9–10 | | 14,286 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 15, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 9–8 | | 5,589 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 30, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–13 | | 13,769 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 5, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 12–19 | | 9,580 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 6, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–11 | | 9,531 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 13, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–13 | | 9,888 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 20, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 13–14 | OT | 3,974 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 28, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–12 | OT | 10,005 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 5, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–9 | OT | 9,101 | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 11, 2016 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 15–10 | | 8,178 | 4–7 |
| 12 | March 19, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–9 | | 10,139 | 5–7 |
| 13 | March 25, 2016 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | W 16–12 | | 3,348 | 6–7 |
| 14 | March 26, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 12–13 | OT | 14,127 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 2, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 9–11 | | 14,941 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 9, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 16–12 | | 12,856 | 7–9 |
| 17 | April 16, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 12–13 | | 3,156 | 7–10 |
| 18 | April 30, 2016 | Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 18–17 | OT | 15,980 | 8–10 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 7, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | OT | 13,116 | 1–0 |
| Western Final (Game 1) | May 14, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 10–16 | | 12,211 | 1–1 |
| Western Final (Game 2) | May 21, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 9–12 | | 15,192 | 1–2 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| October 26, 2015 | To Calgary RoughnecksTyler Digby 1st round selection, 2018 entry draft 1st round selection, 2019 entry draft | To New England Black WolvesShawn Evans 3rd round selection, 2018 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Roughnecks made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 4 | Wesley Berg |
| 1 | 7 | Reilly O'Connor |
| 2 | 13 | Mitch De Snoo |
| 2 | 15 | Christian Del Bianco |
| 3 | 24 | Tyson Bell |
| 3 | 25 | Kellen LeClair |
| 4 | 35 | Jacob Ruest |
| 5 | 44 | Jordan Kanscal |
| 6 | 51 | Carson Barton |