2023 Saskatchewan Rush season

Last updated
2023 Saskatchewan Rush
League NLL
DivisionWest
2023 record8–10
Home record5–4
Road record3–6
Goals for204
Goals against212
General Manager Derek Keenan
CoachJimmy Quinlan
Arena SaskTel Centre
Average attendance8,609

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is the 17th in franchise history, 7th in Saskatchewan.

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Saskatchewan Rush crowding around the net before a preseason game against the Calgary Roughnecks on November 26, 2022 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Saskatchewan Rush pregame.jpg
Saskatchewan Rush crowding around the net before a preseason game against the Calgary Roughnecks on November 26, 2022 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Jimmy Quinlan will be the head coach. In the 2022 season, Quinlan co-coached the last four games with Derek Keenan after Jeff McComb was fired mid-season. [1]

Current standings

Reference: [2]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2 Toronto Rock –x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5 Philadelphia Wings 1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6 Georgia Swarm 18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7 New York Riptide 18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8 Albany FireWolves 18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals –xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7 Vancouver Warriors 18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

Regular season

Reference: [3]

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 3, 2022 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 18–67,7361–0
2December 9, 2022@ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena L 12–13OT7,4711–1
3December 31, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club SaskTel Centre W 11–98,6632–1
4January 13, 2023@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 10–11OT8,9522–2
5January 28, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs SaskTel Centre W 15–109,3663–2
6February 4, 2023@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 14–87,8034–2
7February 10, 2023@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 6–1314,0704–3
8February 17, 2023@ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena W 16–114,1445–3
9February 25, 2023 Vancouver Warriors SaskTel Centre L 12–168,6485–4
10March 4, 2023@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 10–163,4785–5
11March 11, 2023 San Diego Seals SaskTel Centre L 11–127,4255–6
12March 17, 2023@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 6–1117,4445–7
13March 25, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre L 6–148,4085–8
14April 1, 2023 Vancouver Warriors SaskTel Centre W 12–11OT7,7116–8
15April 8, 2023@ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena L 9–139,3326–9
16April 15, 2023 Halifax Thunderbirds SaskTel Centre L 11–158,7466–10
17April 22, 2023 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 12–1110,7817–10
18April 29, 2023@ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena W 13–126,9478–10

Current roster

Reference: [4] [5]

Saskatchewan Rush roster
Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  •  0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Buque
  • 46 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laine Hruska
  • 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Penney


Defencemen
  • 77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Barnable
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Beers
  • 23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Dilks
  • 70 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Holden Garlent
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Kidd III
  • 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor McClelland
  •  6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Ngyou
  •  4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Rubisch (A)
  • 95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jerrett Smith
Forwards
  • 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Church
  • 32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Dinsdale
  • 25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ryan Keenan
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Lintner
  • 33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Austin Madronic
  • 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Mallory
  • 42 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Matthews (A)
  •  9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Clark Walter
Transition
  • 43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jake Boudreau
  • 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wyatt Haux
  •  8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Messenger
  • 72 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeremy Searle
Head Coach
  • Jimmy Quinlan
Assistant Coaches
  • Cam Sedgwick - Offensive Coach
  • Jeremy Tallevi - Defensive Coach
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2022-11-01
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Rush made the following selections: [6] [7]

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
16Austin MadronicVictoria Shamrocks – Harvard
240Isaac NgyouLangley Jr A
349Cam BadourDuke University
464Jeremy SearleOrangeville Jr A
580Gabriel ProcykMaple Ridge – UMass
695Carter BrandUniversity of Denver/Limestone


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  2. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
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