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.[1] The playoffs were not so kind to the LumberJax however, as they were eliminated in the Western Division semi-finals by the Arizona Sting.

2006 Portland LumberJax
LeagueNLL
Division1st West
2006 record11-5
Home record5-3
Road record6-2
Goals for188
Goals against177
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Average attendance8,681
Team leaders
GoalsMike Hominuck (28)
AssistsBruce Alexander (33)
PointsPeter Morgan (54)
Penalties in minutesRay Guze (44)
Loose BallsBrodie Merrill
WinsDallas Eliuk (6)
Goals against averageDallas Eliuk (11.09)
Matt King (11.09)

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

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Conference standings

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Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16115.6880.06–25–3193167+2612.0610.44
2Rochester Knighthawksx1697.5622.06–23–5196180+1612.2511.25
3Toronto Rockx1688.5003.05–33–5182179+311.3811.19
4Minnesota Swarmx1688.5003.03–55–3158171−139.8810.69
5Philadelphia Wings1688.5003.05–33–5184184−-011.5011.50
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Portland LumberJaxxy16115.6880.05–36–2188177+1111.7511.06
2Colorado Mammothx16106.6251.06–24–4200172+2812.5010.75
3Calgary Roughnecksx1697.5622.04–45–3183178+511.4411.12
4Arizona Stingx1688.5003.04–44–4198199−112.3812.44
5San Jose Stealth16511.3126.03–52–6151174−239.4410.88
6Edmonton Rush16115.06210.00–81–7150202−529.3812.62

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; GBGames 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

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT 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

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Game log

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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

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Runners (Top 10)

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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

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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

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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
Ryan Sharp

Transactions

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Trades

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February 2, 2006[6] To Portland LumberJax
Ryder Bateman
To Minnesota Swarm
Scott Stewart
March 10, 2006[7]
To Portland LumberJax
Ryan Marshall
conditional pick, 2006 entry draft
To Calgary Roughnecks
Ted Dowling

Roster

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "News and Notes From Around The League". NLL.com. April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2006 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "Portland LumberJax - 2006 Regular Season - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Portland LumberJax - 2006 Playoffs - Game Schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Portland Lumberjax - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Swarm & LumberJax Swap Forwards". NLL.com. February 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  7. ^ "Trade Deadline Approaches". NLL.com. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. ^ "Portland Lumberjax - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 20 October 2017.