2014 Edmonton Rush season
2014 Edmonton Rush | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 1st West |
2014 record | 16 - 2 |
Home record | 8 - 1 |
Road record | 8 - 1 |
Goals for | 220 |
Goals against | 157 |
General Manager | Derek Keenan |
Coach | Derek Keenan |
Captain | Chris Corbeil |
Alternate captains | Jarrett Davis Zack Greer Brett Mydske Kyle Rubisch |
Arena | Rexall Place |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Curtis Knight (35) |
Assists | Cory Conway (51) |
Points | Mark Matthews (78) |
Penalties in minutes | Nik Bilic (46) |
Loose Balls | Jeremy Thompson (165) |
Wins | Aaron Bold (15) |
Goals against average | Aaron Bold (8.73) |
The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season is the 9th in franchise history. The Rush began the season with an NLL record 14 straight victories, clinching the western division title and the best record in the league before they lost their first game, a 10-8 decision to the Colorado Mammoth on April 11.[1]
Regular season
Current standings
Reference: [2]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Rochester Knighthawks – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | −10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | −16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | −39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Edmonton Rush – xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | −27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | −42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
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
Regular Season
Reference: [3]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | December 28, 2013 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–10 | 15,596 | 1–0 | |
2 | January 11, 2014 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 17–6 | 7,950 | 2–0 | |
3 | January 17, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 15–8 | 7,184 | 3–0 | |
4 | January 25, 2014 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | W 9–8 | 3,840 | 4–0 | |
5 | February 1, 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | Rexall Place | W 8–7 | OT | 7,951 | 5–0 |
6 | February 8, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 8–6 | 7,194 | 6–0 | |
7 | February 15, 2014 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 14–9 | 7,195 | 7–0 | |
8 | February 28, 2014 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | 8,015 | 8–0 | |
9 | March 8, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | 7,898 | 9–0 | |
10 | March 14, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–7 | 10,691 | 10–0 | |
11 | March 21, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Rexall Place | W 14–5 | 7,071 | 11–0 | |
12 | March 29, 2014 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–11 | 8,632 | 12–0 | |
13 | March 30, 2014 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 13–10 | 10,655 | 13–0 | |
14 | April 5, 2014 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 12–11 | 8,275 | 14–0 | |
15 | April 11, 2014 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–10 | 17,109 | 14–1 | |
16 | April 12, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–11 | 15,167 | 15–1 | |
17 | April 19, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | OT | 8,756 | 15–2 |
18 | April 25, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 10–5 | 7,500 | 16–2 |
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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Division Final (Game 1) | May 10, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–12 | OT | 13,618 | 0–1 |
Division Final (Game 2) | May 16, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 15–13 | 9,120 | 1–1 | |
Division Final (10-minute Mini-Game) | May 16, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 1–2 | 9,120 | 1–2 |
Transactions
Trades
September 16, 2013 | To Edmonton Rush Nik Bilic (D) 1st round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Robert Church (F) 4th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Reid Mydske (D) 6th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Mitch McAvoy (F) |
To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Cameron Flint (T) 5th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - JJ Laforet (D) 6th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Nicholas Jonas (D) *4th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Matt MacGrotty (D) |
January 24, 2014 | To Edmonton Rush 4th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Matt MacGrotty (D) |
To Minnesota Swarm Dane Stevens (F) |
*Later traded back to the Edmonton Rush
Entry Draft
The 2013 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 16, 2013. The Rush made the following selections:
# Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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1 | 5 | Robert Church (F) | Drexel University |
2 | 11 | Riley Loewen (F) | Limestone College |
2 | 13 | Adrian Sorichetti (T) | Hofstra University |
4 | 30 | Reid Mydske# (D) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
6 | 51 | Ben Snider# (D) | Delta, British Columbia |
Roster
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Roster updated 2012-01-08 |
See also
References
- ^ Stamp, Stephen (April 11, 2014). "Mammoth improve playoff changes, end Rush's perfect season with 10-8 win". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ "Edmonton Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.