2005 Anaheim Storm season
# 2005 Anaheim Storm season

The Anaheim Storm were a lacrosse team based in Anaheim, California playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2005 season was the 4th in franchise history, second in Anaheim (previously the New Jersey Storm), and last before the franchise folded.

The Storm followed up their 1–15 inaugural season in Anaheim by improving to 5–11, and finishing 4th in the West division. The 5–11 record was tied for the best in team history, and was the first time the Storm (whether based in Anaheim or New Jersey) had not finished last in their division. The Storm suspended operations following the 2005 season.

## Regular season

### Conference standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 6–2 | 227 | 190 | +37 | 14.19 | 11.88 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 183 | +34 | 13.56 | 11.44 |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 179 | +14 | 12.06 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 13.31 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 188 | 231 | −43 | 11.75 | 14.44 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 216 | 208 | +8 | 13.50 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 209 | 209 | −-0 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 201 | 182 | +19 | 12.56 | 11.38 |
| 4 | Anaheim Storm | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.0 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 10.94 | 13.25 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 170 | 197 | −27 | 10.62 | 12.31 |

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:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 8, 2005 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Arrowhead Pond | W 13–10 | | 5,732 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 22, 2005 | Rochester Knighthawks | Arrowhead Pond | L 11–15 | | 4,053 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 28, 2005 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 8–7 | | 12,514 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 29, 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | Arrowhead Pond | L 12–13 | | 4,159 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 4, 2005 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 10–17 | | 6,313 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 11, 2005 | @ Buffalo Bandits | HSBC Arena | L 9–20 | | 8,805 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 18, 2005 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 15–18 | | 9,550 | 2–5 |
| 8 | March 4, 2005 | Colorado Mammoth | Arrowhead Pond | L 12–13 | | 4,500 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 13, 2005 | Toronto Rock | Arrowhead Pond | L 6–14 | | 4,499 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 19, 2005 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–16 | | 16,270 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 25, 2005 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 14–15 | | 5,022 | 2–9 |
| 12 | March 26, 2005 | San Jose Stealth | Arrowhead Pond | W 13–12 | OT | 4,834 | 3–9 |
| 13 | April 2, 2005 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 10–6 | | 18,326 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 9, 2005 | Minnesota Swarm | Arrowhead Pond | L 11–12 | OT | 4,967 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 15, 2005 | Arizona Sting | Arrowhead Pond | L 12–14 | | 5,891 | 4–11 |
| 16 | April 16, 2005 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | W 11–10 | | 7,731 | 5–11 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casey Powell | 14 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 60 | 30 |
| Shawn Cable | 16 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 68 | 13 |
| Mark Shepherd | 16 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 88 | 105 |
| Ryan Powell | 16 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 76 | 8 |
| Scott Stewart | 16 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 64 | 2 |
| Peter Morgan | 13 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 65 | 4 |
| Richard Morgan | 16 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 62 | 32 |
| Matt Dwane | 16 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 68 | 27 |
| B.J. Potter | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 29 |
| Chad Wittman | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 12 |
| Totals | | 226 | 401 | 349 | 970 | 41 |

### 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 Roik | 13 | 681:58 | 4 | 8 | 147 | .725 | 12.93 |
| Matt King | 6 | 277:13 | 1 | 3 | 62 | .699 | 13.42 |
| Michael McKay | 2 | 8:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .800 | 14.15 |
| Totals | | | 5 | 11 | 212 | .718 | 13.25 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| - | - |
| Rory Glaves | All-Rookie Team |
| Casey Powell | All-Stars |
| Mike Law | All-Stars |

## Transactions

### Trades

| March 9, 2005 | To Anaheim Storm Bill Greer | To Arizona Sting Chris Seller |
| - | - | - |

## Roster

Reference:

| No. | Position | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 6 | Def | Berthiame, DArcy |
| 20 | Def | Bysouth, Adam |
| 11 | Fwd | Cable, Shawn |
| 21 | Def | Davis, Damien |
| 7 | Def | Dwane, Matt |
| 19 | Def | Greer, Bill |
| 12 | Def | Jones, Pat |
| 30 | Goalie | King, Matt |
| 16 | Def | Logeman, Casey |
| 44 | Def | McElroy, Chris |
| 27 | Goalie | McKay, Michael |
| 43 | Def | Melville, Cory |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 26 | Fwd | Mitchell, Raweras |
| 12 | Fwd | Shepherd, Mark |
| 4 | Fwd | Morgan, Peter |
| 33 | Fwd | Morgan, Richard |
| 10 | Def | Murray, Bruce |
| 17 | Def | Potter, B.J. |
| 22 | Fwd | Powell, Casey |
| 1 | Fwd | Powell, Ryan |
| 37 | Goalie | Roik, Matt |
| | Def | Seller, Chris |
| 8 | Fwd | Stewart, Scott |
| 2 | Fwd | Vallone, Steve |
| 14 | Def | Wittman, Chad |
| | Fwd | Yuen, Athen |
