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. The playoffs were not so kind to the LumberJax however, as they were eliminated in the Western Division semi-finals by the Arizona Sting.
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
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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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 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 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 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
Trades February 2, 2006 To Portland LumberJax Ryder Bateman To Minnesota Swarm Scott Stewart March 10, 2006 To Portland LumberJax Ryan Marshallconditional pick, 2006 entry draft To Calgary Roughnecks Ted Dowling
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See also 2006 NLL season
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