2014 Edmonton Rush season

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2014 Edmonton Rush
League NLL
Division1st West
2014 record16 - 2
Home record8 - 1
Road record8 - 1
Goals for220
Goals against157
General Manager Derek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
Captain Chris Corbeil
Alternate captainsJarrett Davis
Zack Greer
Brett Mydske
Kyle Rubisch
Arena Rexall Place
Team leaders
GoalsCurtis Knight (35)
AssistsCory Conway (51)
Points Mark Matthews (78)
Penalties in minutesNik Bilic (46)
Loose BallsJeremy 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]

Contents

Regular season

Current standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Rochester Knighthawks xy18144.7780.08163210167+4311.679.28
2 Toronto Rock x1899.5005.06336219213+612.1711.83
3 Buffalo Bandits x18810.4446.06327190200−1010.5611.11
4 Philadelphia Wings 18612.3338.02745202218−1611.2212.11
5 Minnesota Swarm 18414.22210.02727180219−3910.0012.17
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Edmonton Rush xyz18162.8890.08181220157+6312.228.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks x18126.6674.06363237215+2213.1711.94
3 Colorado Mammoth x18810.4448.04545201228−2711.1712.67
4 Vancouver Stealth 18414.22212.03618181223−4210.0612.39

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]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 28, 2013@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 131015,59610
2January 11, 2014 Colorado Mammoth Rexall Place W 1767,95020
3January 17, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place W 1587,18430
4January 25, 2014@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Event Centre W 983,84040
5February 1, 2014 Rochester Knighthawks Rexall Place W 87OT7,95150
6February 8, 2014@ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) Wells Fargo Center W 867,19460
7February 15, 2014@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 1497,19570
8February 28, 2014 Toronto Rock Rexall Place W 11108,01580
9March 8, 2014 Vancouver Stealth Rexall Place W 1097,89890
10March 14, 2014@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 15710,691100
11March 21, 2014 Buffalo Bandits Rexall Place W 1457,071110
12March 29, 2014@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 15118,632120
13March 30, 2014@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 131010,655130
14April 5, 2014 Colorado Mammoth Rexall Place W 12118,275140
15April 11, 2014@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 81017,109141
16April 12, 2014@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 151115,167151
17April 19, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 1314OT8,756152
18April 25, 2014 Vancouver Stealth Rexall Place W 1057,500162

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Division Final (Game 1)May 10, 2014@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 1112OT13,61801
Division Final (Game 2)May 16, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place W 15139,12011
Division Final (10-minute Mini-Game)May 16, 2014 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 129,12012

Transactions

Trades

September 16, 2013To 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, 2014To 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

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
15 Robert Church (F) Drexel University
211Riley Loewen (F) Limestone College
213Adrian Sorichetti (T) Hofstra University
430Reid Mydske# (D) New Westminster, British Columbia
651Ben Snider# (D) Delta, British Columbia

Roster

Edmonton Rush roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Church
  • 91 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Conway
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jarrett Davis (A)
  • 88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zack Greer (A)
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Curtis Knight
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley Loewen
  • 42 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Matthews
  • 87 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Turner
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Banister
  • 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Burke
  • -- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Burton
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jarrett Toll
Protected list
Unable to play
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2012-01-08
NLL Transactions

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References

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  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. "Edmonton Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.