2018 Saskatchewan Rush season

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2018 Saskatchewan Rush
NLL Champions
West Division Champions
League NLL
Division1st West
2018 record14–4
Home record6–3
Road record8–1
Goals for254
Goals against196
General Manager Derek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
Captain Chris Corbeil
Alternate captains Brett Mydske
Kyle Rubisch
Arena SaskTel Centre
Average attendance14,639
Team leaders
Goals Robert Church (47)
AssistsMark Matthews (84)
PointsMark Matthews (116)
Penalties in minutesJeremy Thompson (26)
Loose BallsJeremy Thompson (164)
WinsEvan Kirk (12)
Goals against average Tyler Carlson (9.33)

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season was the 13th in franchise history, and the 3rd in Saskatchewan. Originally they played in Edmonton. In 2018, they won their 3rd title in 4 years.

Contents

Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Georgia Swarm –xy18117.6110.06–35–4226215+1112.5611.94
2 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5561.05–45–4236210+2613.1111.67
3 New England Black Wolves –x1899.5002.04–55–4194242−4810.7813.44
4 Toronto Rock 18810.4443.03–65–4237216+2113.1712.00
5 Buffalo Bandits 18810.4443.04–54–5232240−812.8913.33
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush –xyz18144.7780.06–38–1254196+5814.1110.89
2 Colorado Mammoth –x18117.6113.05–46–3214199+1511.8911.06
3 Calgary Roughnecks –x18810.4446.05–43–6227211+1612.6111.72
4 Vancouver Stealth 18216.11112.00–92–7186277−9110.3315.39

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: [2]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 16, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 17–98,6241–0
2December 23, 2017 New England Black Wolves SaskTel Centre W 24–1114,3442–0
3January 6, 2018@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 13–93,7143–0
4January 13, 2018@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 17–1211,0854–0
5January 19, 2018 Buffalo Bandits SaskTel Centre L 15–16OT14,6934–1
6January 27, 2018@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 13–12OT11,1965–1
7February 2, 2018@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–1012,7406–1
8February 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 11–914,3877–1
9February 10, 2018@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 16–94,1138–1
10February 17, 2018@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 11–166,1888–2
11February 24, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 10–615,0759–2
12March 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 16–1014,05710–2
13March 16, 2018@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 16–1012,93611–2
14March 24, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre L 10–1314,81111–3
15April 7, 2018 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 11–814,97112–3
16April 13, 2018@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 20–103,52313–3
17April 14, 2018 Georgia Swarm SaskTel Centre L 10–1614,74513–4
18April 28, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 11–1014,67114–4


Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Western division finalMay 13, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 15–1311,5681–0
finals (game 1)May 26, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 16–911,8422–0
finals (game 2)June 2, 2018@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–139,1742–1
finals (game 3)June 9, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 15–1013,6453–1

Current roster

Saskatchewan Rush roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Shute
  • 35 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Kirk
  • 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Dubenski
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Finlay (T)
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johnny Pearson (F)
  • 31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Shute (G)
Injured Reserve
  • 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt MacGrotty (D)
Head Coach

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

Roster updated 2018-01-19
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Rush made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
216Nick Finlay
219Johnny Pearson Ohio State
331Chris Boushy
441Austin Murphy Wingate
658Anthony Hallborg

Runners (Top 10)

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

PlayerGPGAPtsLBPIM
Mark Matthews 183284116676
Robert Church 184760107726
Ben McIntosh184634807017
Ryan Keenan18264773662
Jeff Shattler 17243660768
Matthew Dinsdale17232245394
Curtis Knight14152944420
Adrian Sorichetti187815646
Jeremy Thompson 18691516426
Mike Messenger18841292117
Team Totals182543916451320180

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Saskatchewan Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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