Edmonton Rush

Edmonton Rush
Division	Western
Founded	2005
Home Arena	Rexall Place
Based in	Edmonton, Alberta
Colors	Black, Grey, Amber
Head Coach	Derek Keenan
Associate General Manager	Derek Keenan
Local media	Shaw TV Edmonton, Global Edmonton, CTV Edmonton, Citytv, CBC, Edmonton Sun, Edmonton Journal
Website	www.edmontonrush.com

An Edmonton Rush game in Rexall Place

The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.

The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place. The Edmonton team is owned by businessman and Calgary resident Bruce Urban, who purchased the dormant Ottawa Rebel to start the Edmonton team. Although early reports suggested that they would be playing as the Edmonton Speed, they selected the name Rush on June 9, 2005.

On February 17, 2006, the Rush recorded the first victory in their franchise history, defeating the Calgary Roughnecks 12-11 in a thrilling game, scoring the winning goal with only 0.2 seconds left in the game. Their first home victory didn't come until their second season, when they defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13-12 on January 6, 2007 in the season opener.

After starting the 2008 NLL season with an 0-5 record, the Rush fired the franchise's original head coach and general manager, Paul Day, and replaced him with former NLL Coach and GM of the Year, Bob Hamley. The Rush finished the season last in the West with a 4-12 record, and after rebuilding much of the team in the off-season, the Rush struggled again in 2009. After finishing last in the West for the second straight season, Hamley was fired.

The Rush will have Derek Keenan as head coach and general manager for the 2010 season. Keenan joined Edmonton after the demise of the now-defunct Portland Lumberjax.

Rivalry with the Calgary Roughnecks

The arrival of the Rush created another version of "The Battle Of Alberta". The head coach of the Edmonton Rush however, has come under fire by the Calgary Roughnecks. The Rush took out ads in Calgary newspapers before their first meeting that the Rush would "Open a Can" on the Roughnecks.

This proved to backfire as the Roughnecks defeated the Rush in their first meeting.

The tactic continued though when the Rush were playing the Toronto Rock, but once again it proved to backfire as the Rock easily won.

However, Calgary tried this tactic against Edmonton before the April 5, 2008 game by taking an ad in the Edmonton Sun saying that Edmonton was a "City of Losers" instead of a city of champions. Just as it had for the Rush, the plan backfired as the Rush won 11-9.

The rivalry heated up March 13, 2009 in Edmonton as Calgary built up a 14-3 halftime lead over the Rush. At the one second mark of the 3rd quarter, a line brawl broke out between the two teams resulting in nine fighting majors and nine misconducts.

Edmonton did get the upper hand in the first playoff meeting between the teams as the Rush won 11-7 in Calgary on May 1, 2010.

Roster

Edmonton Rush roster
Active (23-man) roster				Inactive roster		Coaches
Goaltenders 77 Aaron Bold 50 Brodie MacDonald 31 Dave Marrese Defensemen 71 Tyler Codron 16 Chris Corbeil 13 Jeff Cornwall 24 Ryan Dilks  6 John Lintz  2 Brett Mydske (A) 48 Kyle Rubisch  7 Derek Suddons (A)  3 Jarrett Toll		Forwards 19 Scott Evans 88 Zack Greer  8 Tom Johnson 15 Corey Small 44 Ryan Ward (A) 51 Shawn Williams (A) 10 Aaron Wilson Transition 18 Jesse Fehr 33 John LaFontaine  9 Eric Lewthwaite 81 Jimmy Quinlan (C)		Practice Squad Injured Reserve Holdout -- Paul Rabil 20 Dane Stevens Restricted list		Head Coach Derek Keenan Assistant Coaches Todd Lorenz - Offensive Coach Devan Wray - Defensive Coach Legend * Suspended list (C) Captain (A) Alternate captain Roster updated 2012-01-08 NLL Transactions

All time Record

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs	Avg Attendance
2006	Western	1-15	6th	0-8	1-7	150	202	Paul Day	Missed playoffs	10,629
2007	Western	6-10	5th	4-4	2-6	160	189	Paul Day	Missed playoffs	9,602
2008	Western	4-12	5th	3-5	1-7	141	197	Paul Day (0-5) Bob Hamley (4-7)	Missed playoffs	9,639
2009	Western	5-11	6th	4-4	1-7	159	200	Bob Hamley	Missed playoffs	9,473
2010	Western	10-6	3rd	5-3	5-3	186	201	Derek Keenan	Lost in Western Final	7,558
2011	Western	5-11	5th	4-4	1-7	175	204	Derek Keenan	Missed Playoffs	7,152
Total	6 seasons	31-65		20-28	11-37	971	1,193			9,009
Playoff Totals		1-1		0-0	1-1	22	19

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NLL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game; * = current Rush player

Points	Goals	Assists
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G Jimmy Quinlan* F 96 95 108 203 2.11 Andy Secore F 44 57 87 144 3.27 Ryan Ward* F 32 56 76 132 4.13 Gavin Prout F 26 38 66 104 4.00 Corey Small* F 30 40 62 102 3.40 Brodie Merrill T 32 26 74 100 3.13 Dan Stroup F 32 50 43 93 2.91 Jamey Bowen F 26 30 57 87 3.35 Dan Teat F 23 33 53 86 3.74 Mike Hominuck F 22 31 49 80 3.64	Player Pos G G/G Jimmy Quinlan* F 95 0.99 Andy Secore F 57 1.30 Ryan Ward* F 56 1.75 Dan Stroup F 50 1.56 Chris Gill F 49 2.04 Corey Small* F 40 1.33 Gavin Prout F 38 1.46 Dan Teat F 33 1.43 Mike Hominuck F 31 1.41 Jamey Bowen F 30 1.15	Player Pos A A/G Jimmy Quinlan* F 108 1.13 Andy Secore F 87 1.98 Ryan Ward* F 76 2.38 Brodie Merrill F 74 2.31 Gavin Prout F 66 2.54 Corey Small* F 62 2.07 Jamey Bowen F 57 2.20 Dan Teat F 53 2.30 Mike Hominuck F 49 2.23 Jason Wulder F 47 2.14

Team Records

Single Season

Goals - Chris Gill, 37 (2007)
Assists - Ryan Ward, 43 (2010)
Points - Ryan Ward, 71 (2010)
PIM - Jamie Floris, 67 (2009)
Loose Balls - Brodie Merrill, 190 (2010)

See also

• Edmonton Rush seasons

External links

• Official Homepage
• Official Twitter profile
• Official Facebook site
• Edmonton Rush forum