The Portland LumberJax are a lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 3rd in franchise history.
After a disappointing 1-5 start and a mediocre 6-10 season, the LumberJax caught fire in the playoffs, defeating both San Jose and Calgary in their own buildings to advance to their first ever NLL Championship game in only their third season. The Jax put up a good fight, but the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Jax 14–13 to win the Champion's Cup.
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 Dan Dawson 16 38 43 81 96 11 Ryan Powell 16 21 43 64 75 2 Derek Malawsky 16 25 35 60 71 15 Brodie Merrill 16 17 21 38 211 53 Peter Morgan 14 17 18 35 79 8 Spencer Martin 12 5 29 34 28 6 Pete Jacobs 11 11 12 23 40 0 Cory Conway 11 11 10 21 28 0 Scott Stewart 15 7 14 21 89 6 Totals 267 446 297 1128 42
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 King 11 464:56 4 5 93 .720 12.00 Matt Disher 4 243:50 2 2 44 .787 10.83 Dallas Eliuk 16 255:36 0 3 53 .745 12.44 Joel Weber 1 3:25 0 0 1 .000 17.56 Totals 6 10 194 .742 12.13
Awards Player Award Tyler Codron All-Rookie Team Peter Jacobs Rookie of the Month, April Brodie Merrill All-Stars Ryan Powell
Transactions
Trades March 25, 2008 To Edmonton Rush Matt KingIan Crashleyfirst round pick, 2008 entry draft To Portland LumberJax Matt Disherfourth round pick, 2009 entry draft
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See also 2008 NLL season
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