2008 Chicago Shamrox season

The Chicago Shamrox were a lacrosse team based in Chicago playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the second and final in franchise history. The season ended up almost the same as the 2007 season, with the Shamrox 6-10 and out of the playoffs.

2008 Chicago Shamrox
LeagueNLL
Division7th East
2008 record6-10
Home record3-5
Road record3-5
Goals for176
Goals against212
General ManagerJamie Batley
CoachJamie Batley
CaptainMat Giles
Alternate captainsScott Self
ArenaSears Centre
Average attendance7,694
Team leaders
GoalsMat Giles (27)
AssistsJason Clark (42)
PointsJason Clark (53)
Penalties in minutesDrew Candy (50)
Loose BallsThomas Montour (102)
WinsMatt Roik (5)
Goals against averageDerek Collins (10.48)

Regular season

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Conference standings

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Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz16106.6250.07–23–4203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarmx16106.6250.06–24–4199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titansx16106.6250.05–15–5197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wingsx16106.6250.07–13–5225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04–44–4197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04–53–4172174−210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03–53–5176212−3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealthxy1697.5620.04–45–3185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammothx1697.5620.06–23–5184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecksx1679.4382.05–32–6183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJaxx16610.3753.03–53–5179194−1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03–51–7141197−568.8112.31

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 5, 2008 Toronto Rock Sears Centre L 9–11 6,116 0–1
2 January 12, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 11–19 11,974 0–2
3 January 26, 2008 Edmonton Rush Sears Centre W 17–11 5,107 1–2
4 February 9, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose L 11–17 2,514 1–3
5 February 16, 2008 New York Titans Sears Centre L 9–14 4,427 1–4
6 February 24, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Sears Centre L 8–13 3,250 1–5
7 March 1, 2008 Rochester Knighthawks Sears Centre L 8–18 5,335 1–6
8 March 14, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 9–13 13,004 1–7
9 March 22, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 12–11 10,221 2–7
10 March 29, 2008 Minnesota Swarm Sears Centre W 15–10 4,036 3–7
11 April 5, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Sears Centre W 15–14 OT 5,427 4–7
12 April 12, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 13–12 OT 15,238 5–7
13 April 18, 2008 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 7–14 5,379 5–8
14 April 19, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 9–13 13,633 5–9
15 April 25, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 12–10 11,439 6–9
16 April 26, 2008 Minnesota Swarm Sears Centre L 11–12 6,014 6–10

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
Jason Clark 15 11 42 53 65 4
Mat Giles 16 27 23 50 71 45
Jonas Derks 13 19 29 48 46 10
Cody Jacobs 10 19 18 37 24 6
Josh Wasson 16 12 19 31 68 6
Callum Crawford 12 14 13 27 37 4
Lindsay Plunkett 6 11 11 22 27 2
Bill McGlone 15 10 11 21 60 6
Bobby McBride 13 8 13 21 73 5
Totals 268 444 349 1101 29

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
Matt Roik 8 497:25 5 3 102 .788 12.30
Brandon Miller 3 228:49 1 2 65 .707 17.04
Derek Collins 5 234:41 0 5 41 .777 10.48
Totals 16 6 10 212 .762 13.25

Awards

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Player Award
Scott Self All-Star
Scott Self Second Team All-Pro

Transactions

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Trades

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February 5, 2008[4]
To Chicago Shamrox
two second round picks, 2008 entry draft
To Buffalo Bandits
Andrew Lazore
Rusty Kruger
March 5, 2008[5]
To Chicago Shamrox
conditional third round pick, 2008 entry draft
conditional third round pick, 2009 entry draft
To Edmonton Rush
Lindsay Plunkett
March 5, 2008[5]
To Chicago Shamrox
Matt Roik
Brad Self
first round pick, 2009 entry draft
second round pick, 2010 entry draft
To Philadelphia Wings
Brandon Miller
second round pick, 2008 entry draft

Roster

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No. Position Player
24   Def Boyle, Brock
37   Trans Burkholder, Andrew
25   Def Candy, Drew
13   Fwd Clark, Jason
43   Goalie Collins, Derek
23   Fwd Crawford, Callum
? Dasinger, Matt
? Deane, Jake
42   Fwd Derks, Jonas
  Def Dupont, Kyle
17   Def Fines, Kevin
  Def Gibson, Darryl
27   Fwd Giles, Mat
11   Fwd Hobbins, Mike
88   Fwd Jacobs, Cody
9   Trans Kazarian, Bryan
26   Def Kirk, Mike
No. Position Player
  Fwd Kruger, Rusty
  Fwd Lazore, Andrew
? Leveille, Kevin
4   Def Livingstone, Carter
44   Trans McBride, Bobby
33   Fwd McGlone, Bill
  Goalie Miller, Brandon
63   Fwd Montour, Thomas
21 ? OBrien, Mack
  Fwd Panos, Chris
  Fwd Plunkett, Lindsay
35   Goalie Roik, Matt
71   ? Ross, Kevin
12   Fwd Self, Brad
6   Def Self, Scott
? Stringer, Cory
18   Fwd Wasson, Josh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Chicago Shamrox – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Chicago Shamrox - National Lacrosse League - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  4. ^ "Chicago Deals Lazore To Buffalo". NLL.com. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "Trade Frenzy: Eight Players Dealt". NLL.com. March 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.