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2016 Saskatchewan Rush season

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2016 Saskatchewan Rush
Champion's Cup Champions
West Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st West
2016 record13-5
Home record7-2
Road record6-3
Goals for233
Goals against190
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
CaptainChris Corbeil
Alternate captainsJarrett Davis
Zack Greer
Brett Mydske
Kyle Rubisch
ArenaSaskTel Centre
Average attendance12,081
Team leaders
GoalsZack Greer (42)
AssistsMark Matthews (69)
PointsMark Matthews (109)
Penalties in minutesNik Bilic (52)
Loose BallsJeremy Thompson (174)
WinsAaron Bold (12)
Goals against averageAaron Bold (10.30)

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 11th in franchise history but first in Saskatchewan after playing 10 seasons in Edmonton as the Edmonton Rush.[1] The Rush won the NLL championship in 2015 before relocating.

Current standings

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Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz18135.7220.08–15–4251214+3713.9411.89
2New England Black Wolvesx18108.5563.06–34–5229212+1712.7211.78
3Georgia Swarmx18810.4445.04–54–5238240−213.2213.33
4Rochester Knighthawks18711.3896.03–64–5200215−1511.1111.94
5Toronto Rock18513.2788.04–51–8190224−3410.5612.44
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rushxy18135.7220.07–26–3233190+4312.9410.56
2Colorado Mammothx18126.6671.08–14–5203202+111.2811.22
3Calgary Roughnecksx18810.4445.05–43–6216216−-012.0012.00
4Vancouver Stealth18513.2788.04–51–8198245−4711.0013.61

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; GBGames 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

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Regular season

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Reference:[3]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 2, 2016 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 10–8 11,977 1–0
2 January 15, 2016 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre L 11–13 9,147 1–1
3 January 29, 2016 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 12–10 8,624 2–1
4 February 5, 2016 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 19–12 9,580 3–1
5 February 11, 2016 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 7–9 10,841 3–2
6 February 19, 2016 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 11–8 11,042 4–2
7 February 26, 2016 Buffalo Bandits SaskTel Centre L 18–19 OT 10,423 4–3
8 February 28, 2016 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 12–11 OT 10,005 5–3
9 March 12, 2016 Georgia Swarm SaskTel Centre W 14–8 13,720 6–3
10 March 19, 2016 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 24–16 3,425 7–3
11 March 25, 2016 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 11–9 8,836 8–3
12 March 26, 2016 Toronto Rock SaskTel Centre W 13–8 13,123 9–3
13 April 2, 2016 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 11–9 14,941 10–3
14 April 8, 2016 @ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena L 13–14 2,892 10–4
15 April 15, 2016 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 11–5 11,544 11–4
16 April 16, 2016 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 11–8 15,027 12–4
17 April 23, 2016 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre L 12–14 4,409 12–5
18 April 30, 2016 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 13–9 6,547 13–5

Playoffs

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Western Final (Game 1) May 14, 2016 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 16–10 12,211 1–0
Western Final (Game 2) May 21, 2016 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 12–9 15,192 2–0
Finals
Game 1
May 28, 2016 @ Buffalo Bandits First Niagara Center W 11–9 12,692 3–0
Finals
Game 2
June 4, 2016 Buffalo Bandits SaskTel Centre W 11–10 15,182 4–0

Player stats

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Runners (Top 10)

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Mark Matthews 18 40 69 109 76 23
Robert Church 18 35 51 86 98 7
Zack Greer 16 42 28 70 76 16
Ben McIntosh 18 36 26 62 89 9
Curtis Knight 15 22 20 42 51 4
Jarrett Davis 17 8 20 28 54 16
Riley Loewen 12 3 21 24 35 2
Dan Taylor 8 5 18 23 22 0
Chris Corbeil 18 7 13 20 121 4
Jeremy Thompson 18 7 13 20 174 6
Team Totals 18 233 339 572 1393 257

Goaltenders

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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
Aaron Bold 18 1042:14 12 5 179 .761 10.30
Tyler Carlson 5 46:33 1 0 10 .706 12.89
Totals 13 5 190 .758 10.56

Transactions

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Trades

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September 24, 2015 To Saskatchewan Rush
1st round pick, 2018 entry draft
To Rochester Knighthawks
14th overall pick, 2015 entry draft
September 24, 2015 To Saskatchewan Rush
1st round pick, 2016 NLL Entry Draft
To Rochester Knighthawks
9th overall pick, 2015 entry draft
September 28, 2015 To Saskatchewan Rush
6th round pick, 2018 entry draft
To Buffalo Bandits
55th overall pick, 2015 entry draft

Entry Draft

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The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Rush made the following selections:

Round Overall Player College/Club
2 12 Dan Taylor Lehigh
2 18 Doug Buchan Niagara
3 30 Justin Goodwin
3 31 Luke Gillespie
4 40 Jimmy McBride
5 47 Reagan Harding

Roster

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Saskatchewan Rush roster
Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 79 Canada Nik Bilic
  • 24 Canada Ryan Dilks
  •  6 Canada John Lintz
  •  4 Canada Kyle Rubisch (A)
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 65 Canada Doug Buchan (G)
  •  7 Canada Jakob Doucet (D)
  • 61 Canada Matthew Dinsdale (F)
  • 47 Canada Matt MacGrotty (D)
Head Coach

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Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

[www.saskrush.com] updated 2016-05-01
NLL Transactions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rush announce relocation to Saskatchewan". NLL.com. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.