2014 Edmonton Rush season

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]

2014 Edmonton Rush
LeagueNLL
Division1st West
2014 record16 - 2
Home record8 - 1
Road record8 - 1
Goals for220
Goals against157
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
CaptainChris Corbeil
Alternate captainsJarrett Davis
Zack Greer
Brett Mydske
Kyle Rubisch
ArenaRexall Place
Team leaders
GoalsCurtis Knight (35)
AssistsCory Conway (51)
PointsMark Matthews (78)
Penalties in minutesNik Bilic (46)
Loose BallsJeremy Thompson (165)
WinsAaron Bold (15)
Goals against averageAaron Bold (8.73)

Regular season

Current standings

Reference: [2]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Rochester Knighthawks – xy18144.7780.08–16–3210167+4311.679.28
2Toronto Rock – x1899.5005.06–33–6219213+612.1711.83
3Buffalo Bandits – x18810.4446.06–32–7190200−1010.5611.11
4Philadelphia Wings18612.3338.02–74–5202218−1611.2212.11
5Minnesota Swarm18414.22210.02–72–7180219−3910.0012.17
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Edmonton Rush – xyz18162.8890.08–18–1220157+6312.228.72
2Calgary Roughnecks – x18126.6674.06–36–3237215+2213.1711.94
3Colorado Mammoth – x18810.4448.04–54–5201228−2711.1712.67
4Vancouver Stealth18414.22212.03–61–8181223−4210.0612.39

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]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
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
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

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
15Robert 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) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
  • 17 Canada Robert Church
  • 91 Canada Cory Conway
  • 23 Canada Jarrett Davis (A)
  • 88 Canada Zack Greer (A)
  •  9 Canada Curtis Knight
  • 10 Canada Riley Loewen
  • 42 Canada Mark Matthews
  • 87 Canada Alex Turner
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 20 Canada Mitch Banister
  • 61 Canada Mike Burke
  • -- Canada Tyler Burton
  •  3 Canada 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

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "National Lacrosse League - 2014 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. "Edmonton Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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