2011 Edmonton Rush season

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2011 Edmonton Rush
League NLL
Division5th West
2011 record5-11
Home record4-4
Road record1-7
Goals for175
Goals against204
General Manager Derek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
Captain Brodie Merrill
Alternate captains Jimmy Quinlan
Ryan Ward
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance7,151
Team leaders
Goals Scott Evans (27)
Assists Corey Small (40)
PointsCorey Small (63)
Penalties in minutesScott Evans (54)
Loose Balls Brodie Merrill (187)
Wins Matt Disher (5)
Goals against average Matt Disher (12.30)

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2011 season was the 6th in franchise history. The Rush finished 5-11, tied with the Colorado Mammoth, but ended up in 5th place due to tiebreakers and finished out of the playoffs for the fifth time in their six seasons.

Edmonton Rush

The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from 2006 NLL season to 2015.

National Lacrosse League Professional indoor lacrosse league

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. Headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, the NLL currently has thirteen teams: eight in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. Unlike other box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the National Lacrosse League Cup. The NLL has averaged between 8,900 and 10,700 spectators per game each year since 2004.

The 2011 National Lacrosse League season, the 25th in the history of the NLL, began January 8, 2011, and ended with the Championship game, won by the Toronto Rock 8-7.

Contents

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xy16106.6250.04–46–2169159+1010.569.94
2 Toronto Rock –x16106.6250.07–13–5187168+1911.6910.50
3 Rochester Knighthawks –x16106.6250.04–46–2176159+1711.009.94
4 Boston Blazers –x1688.5002.04–44–4166155+1110.389.69
5 Philadelphia Wings 16511.3125.02–63–5143179-368.9411.19
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks –xyz16115.6880.06–25–3198181+1712.3811.31
2 Minnesota Swarm –x1688.5003.05–33–5187180+711.6911.25
3 Washington Stealth –x1688.5003.03–55–3203198+512.6912.38
4 Colorado Mammoth –x16511.3126.03–52–6151172-219.4410.75
5 Edmonton Rush 16511.3126.04–41–7175204-2910.9412.75

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

Games behind

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

Game log

Reference: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1January 8, 2011@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 7–1311,5640–1
2January 15, 2011@ Boston Blazers TD Garden L 7–108,5360–2
3January 22, 2011@ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 8–97,0420–3
4January 28, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 11–158,1150–4
5January 29, 2011@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 11–12OT10,3530–5
6February 11, 2011 Washington Stealth Rexall Place W 14–126,1001–5
7February 12, 2011@ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 15–144,0882–5
8February 20, 2011 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 11–126,9982–6
9February 26, 2011@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 9–135,3712–7
10March 5, 2011 Washington Stealth Rexall Place L 10–187,3702–8
11March 19, 2011@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 14–1911,0192–9
12March 25, 2011 Minnesota Swarm Rexall Place W 14–137,0353–9
13April 1, 2011 Colorado Mammoth Rexall Place W 14–107,0924–9
14April 2, 2011@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 6–715,0274–10
15April 9, 2011 Colorado Mammoth Rexall Place L 6–137,1644–11
16April 16, 2011 Toronto Rock Rexall Place W 18–147,3405–11

Transactions

Trades

September 24, 2010To Edmonton Rush
Devan Wray (T)		To Calgary Roughnecks
6th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Darren Kinnear (F)
January 27, 2011To Edmonton Rush
Scott Evans (F)		To Rochester Knighthawks
Rory Glaves (D)
February 16, 2011To Edmonton Rush
Tyler Codron (D)		To Washington Stealth
Ian Hawksbee (D)
March 2, 2011To Edmonton Rush
Zack Greer (F)		To Minnesota Swarm
*1st round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Robert Church (F)
March 15, 2011To Edmonton Rush
Mike McLellan (F)
**1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Evan Kirk (G)		To Colorado Mammoth
Gavin Prout (F)

*Later traded back to the Edmonton Rush
**Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm

Entry Draft

The 2010 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 8, 2010. The Rush selected the following players:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
328 John LaFontaine (D) Whitby, Ontario
329 Alex Kedoh Hill (F) Six Nations, Ontario
438Cameron Holding (T) Florida Southern College
548Jarrett Toll (D) New Westminster, British Columbia
658Eric Lewthwaite (D)New Westminster, British Columbia

Roster

2011 Edmonton Rush roster
Active (20-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  • 77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Codron
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Greer
  • 33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John LaFontaine
  •  6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Lintz
  • 30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Morgan
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brett Mydske
  •  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derek Suddons
  •  3 Flag of the United States.svg Jarrett Toll

Derek Suddons is a professional lacrosse player who most recently played for the New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League and the Brooklin Redmen of Major Series Lacrosse. A member of the 1997 and 1999 Minto Cup winning Whitby Warriors club, Suddons played lacrosse collegiality for the University of Hartford Hawks. He was drafted by the Columbus Landsharks in the first round of the 2001 NLL Entry Draft, and has since enjoyed a lengthy career in the NLL.

Forwards

Scott Evans is a lacrosse who most recently played for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Evans also plays for the Peterborough Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) in the summer, and won the Mann Cup with the Lakers in both 2004 and 2006.

Zack Greer is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Dallas Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Greer attended high school at All Saints Catholic Secondary School in Whitby, and grew up playing box lacrosse. Greer's brother, Bill, plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Greer's cousin Shawn Thornton plays for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League.

Mike McLellan is an indoor lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League and an outdoor lacrosse player formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Nicknamed "The Maestro", he played college lacrosse at Mercyhurst University and was named a two-time NCAA Division II All-American.

Transition

Brodie Merrill is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. He currently plays in the National Lacrosse League for the San Diego Seals and Premier Lacrosse League for the Chaos.

Jimmy Quinlan is a retired lacrosse player and current assistant coach for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League and 3 time NLL champion.

Kyle Sweeney American lacrosse player

Kyle Sweeney is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the New York Lizards in Major League Lacrosse. He is the Vice President of Sports Nutrition at Medifast, and co-founder of the Gotham Lacrosse League.

Practice Squad
Injured Reserve
  • 96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob McBride
Restricted list
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Todd Lorenz - Offensive Coach
  • Jeremy Tallevi - Defensive Coach
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2011-02-16
NLL Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2011 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Edmonton Rush – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
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