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

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz16106.6250.07234203174+2912.6910.88
2Minnesota Swarm x16106.6250.06244199196+312.4412.25
3New York Titans x16106.6250.05155197186+1112.3111.62
4Philadelphia Wings x16106.6250.07135225220+514.0613.75
5Rochester Knighthawks1688.5002.04444197171+2612.3110.69
6Toronto Rock1679.4383.04534172174−210.7510.88
7Chicago Shamrox16610.3754.03535176212−3611.0013.25
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Jose Stealth xy1697.5620.04453185172+1311.5610.75
2Colorado Mammoth x1697.5620.06235184167+1711.5010.44
3Calgary Roughnecks x1679.4382.05326183178+511.4411.12
4Portland LumberJax x16610.3753.03535179194−1511.1912.12
5Edmonton Rush16412.2505.03517141197−568.8112.31

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; 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:[2]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 5, 2008 Toronto Rock Sears Centre L 911 6,116 01
2 January 12, 2008 @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wachovia Center L 1119 11,974 02
3 January 26, 2008 Edmonton Rush Sears Centre W 1711 5,107 12
4 February 9, 2008 @ San Jose Stealth HP Pavilion at San Jose L 1117 2,514 13
5 February 16, 2008 New York Titans Sears Centre L 914 4,427 14
6 February 24, 2008 Buffalo Bandits Sears Centre L 813 3,250 15
7 March 1, 2008 Rochester Knighthawks Sears Centre L 818 5,335 16
8 March 14, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 913 13,004 17
9 March 22, 2008 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 1211 10,221 27
10 March 29, 2008 Minnesota Swarm Sears Centre W 1510 4,036 37
11 April 5, 2008 Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Sears Centre W 1514 OT 5,427 47
12 April 12, 2008 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 1312 OT 15,238 57
13 April 18, 2008 @ New York Titans Madison Square Garden L 714 5,379 58
14 April 19, 2008 @ Buffalo Bandits HSBC Arena L 913 13,633 59
15 April 25, 2008 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 1210 11,439 69
16 April 26, 2008 Minnesota Swarm Sears Centre L 1112 6,014 610

Player stats

Reference:[3]

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
Jason Clark15114253654
Mat Giles162723507145
Jonas Derks131929484610
Cody Jacobs10191837246
Josh Wasson16121931686
Callum Crawford12141327374
Lindsay Plunkett6111122272
Bill McGlone15101121606
Bobby McBride1381321735
Totals268444349110129

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
Matt Roik8497:2553102.78812.30
Brandon Miller3228:491265.70717.04
Derek Collins5234:410541.77710.48
Totals16610 212 .762 13.25

Awards

PlayerAward
Scott SelfAll-Star
Scott SelfSecond Team All-Pro

Transactions

Trades

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

Reference:[3]

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

See also

References

  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. "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. "Trade Frenzy: Eight Players Dealt". NLL.com. March 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
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