2018 Saskatchewan Rush season

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

2018 Saskatchewan Rush
NLL Champions
West Division Champions
LeagueNLL
Division1st West
2018 record14–4
Home record6–3
Road record8–1
Goals for254
Goals against196
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachDerek Keenan
CaptainChris Corbeil
Alternate captainsBrett Mydske
Kyle Rubisch
ArenaSaskTel Centre
Average attendance14,639
Team leaders
GoalsRobert Church (47)
AssistsMark Matthews (84)
PointsMark Matthews (116)
Penalties in minutesJeremy Thompson (26)
Loose BallsJeremy Thompson (164)
WinsEvan Kirk (12)
Goals against averageTyler Carlson (9.33)

Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Georgia Swarm xy18117.6110.06354226215+1112.5611.94
2Rochester Knighthawks x18108.5561.05454236210+2613.1111.67
3New England Black Wolves x1899.5002.04554194242−4810.7813.44
4Toronto Rock18810.4443.03654237216+2113.1712.00
5Buffalo Bandits18810.4443.04545232240−812.8913.33
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush xyz18144.7780.06381254196+5814.1110.89
2Colorado Mammoth x18117.6113.05463214199+1511.8911.06
3Calgary Roughnecks x18810.4446.05436227211+1612.6111.72
4Vancouver Stealth18216.11112.00927186277−9110.3315.39

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]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 16, 2017 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 179 8,624 10
2 December 23, 2017 New England Black Wolves SaskTel Centre W 2411 14,344 20
3 January 6, 2018 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 139 3,714 30
4 January 13, 2018 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1712 11,085 40
5 January 19, 2018 Buffalo Bandits SaskTel Centre L 1516 OT 14,693 41
6 January 27, 2018 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 1312 OT 11,196 51
7 February 2, 2018 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 1310 12,740 61
8 February 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 119 14,387 71
9 February 10, 2018 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 169 4,113 81
10 February 17, 2018 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 1116 6,188 82
11 February 24, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 106 15,075 92
12 March 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 1610 14,057 102
13 March 16, 2018 @ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 1610 12,936 112
14 March 24, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre L 1013 14,811 113
15 April 7, 2018 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 118 14,971 123
16 April 13, 2018 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 2010 3,523 133
17 April 14, 2018 Georgia Swarm SaskTel Centre L 1016 14,745 134
18 April 28, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 1110 14,671 144


Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Western division final May 13, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 1513 11,568 10
finals (game 1) May 26, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 169 11,842 20
finals (game 2) June 2, 2018 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 813 9,174 21
finals (game 3) June 9, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 1510 13,645 31

Current roster

Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 31 Canada Adam Shute
  • 35 Canada Evan Kirk
  • 44 Canada Peter Dubenski
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 61 Canada Nick Finlay (T)
  • 10 Canada Johnny Pearson (F)
  • 31 Canada Adam Shute (G)
Injured Reserve
  • 15 Canada 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 PearsonOhio State
331Chris Boushy
441Austin MurphyWingate
658Anthony Hallborg

Runners (Top 10)

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

Player GP G A Pts LB PIM
Mark Matthews183284116676
Robert Church184760107726
Ben McIntosh184634807017
Ryan Keenan18264773662
Jeff Shattler17243660768
Matthew Dinsdale17232245394
Curtis Knight14152944420
Adrian Sorichetti187815646
Jeremy Thompson18691516426
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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