# 2011 Calgary Roughnecks season

The Calgary Roughnecks are a lacrosse team based in Calgary playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 10th in franchise history.
Despite a fairly successful 10-6 2010 season, the Roughnecks made a number of major roster changes before the 2011 season. In August 2010, the Roughnecks traded superstar forward Josh Sanderson and a draft pick to the Boston Blazers for Darryl Veltman, Jon Harnett, Kyle Ross, and a draft pick. They also traded defender Jeff Moleski to the Washington Stealth. In October, longtime captain Tracey Kelusky was traded to the Buffalo Bandits for a first-round draft pick.
Because of these changes, the Roughnecks were picked by some experts to finish out of the playoffs. But after a 5-3 start to the season, the Roughnecks won six straight, including wins over the defending champion Stealth as well as the Toronto Rock, who were first in the east at the time. The Roughnecks finished the season with the best record in the league at 11-5.

## 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 – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 169 | 159 | +10 | 10.56 | 9.94 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 187 | 168 | +19 | 11.69 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 176 | 159 | +17 | 11.00 | 9.94 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 166 | 155 | +11 | 10.38 | 9.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 143 | 179 | −36 | 8.94 | 11.19 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 198 | 181 | +17 | 12.38 | 11.31 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 187 | 180 | +7 | 11.69 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 203 | 198 | +5 | 12.69 | 12.38 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 172 | −21 | 9.44 | 10.75 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 175 | 204 | −29 | 10.94 | 12.75 |
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 8, 2011 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 10–9 | | 9,590 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 9, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 13–11 | | 5,364 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 15, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 7–8 | | 9,346 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 22, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 14–19 | | 9,362 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 28, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 15–11 | | 8,115 | 3–2 |
| 6 | January 29, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–11 | OT | 10,353 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 12, 2011 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 8–9 | OT | 10,364 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 20, 2011 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | W 12–11 | | 6,998 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 5, 2011 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 13–7 | | 9,604 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 13, 2011 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 17–13 | | 3,441 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 19, 2011 | Edmonton Rush | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 19–14 | | 11,019 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 25, 2011 | Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 14–9 | | 10,705 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 1, 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–12 | | 10,486 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 2, 2011 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 8–13 | | 6,504 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 8, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 14–13 | | 12,213 | 11–4 |
| 16 | April 15, 2011 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–11 | | 17,841 | 11–5 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | April 30, 2011 | Colorado Mammoth | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 10–6 | | 10,092 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 7, 2011 | Washington Stealth | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–10 | | 10,125 | 1–1 |