2012 Edmonton Rush season

2012 Edmonton Rush
West Division Champions
League NLL
Division 4th West
2012 record 6-10
Home record 4-4
Road record 2-6
Goals for 167
Goals against 175
General Manager Derek Keenan
Coach Derek Keenan
Captain Jimmy Quinlan
Alternate captains Brett Mydske
Derek Suddons
Ryan Ward
Shawn Williams
Arena Rexall Place
Average attendance 7,050
Team leaders
Goals Zack Greer (31)
Assists Shawn Williams (52)
Points Shawn Williams (68)
Penalties in minutes Scott Evans (52)
Loose Balls Kyle Rubisch (151)
Wins Aaron Bold (6)
Goals against average Aaron Bold (10.47)

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the 7th in franchise history. The Rush had a tough regular season, starting 2-7 before gaining momentum in the second half. They finished 6-10 but made the playoffs. In the playoffs, however, everything changed as the Rush beat both the Calgary Roughnecks and Minnesota Swarm in dominating performances, before losing to the Rochester Knighthawks 9-6 in the championship game.

The Rush made a number of significant moves in the off-season, most notably trading captain Brodie Merrill, Dean Hill, and Mike McLellan to Philadelphia for Athan Iannucci, Alex Turner, and Brodie McDonald as well as first-round draft picks in three future drafts.[1] They also picked up Kyle Rubisch and Ryan Dilks from the Boston Blazers dispersal draft,[2] and Shawn Williams, Aaron Wilson, Chris Corbeil, Aaron Bold, and Kevin Croswell in other trades.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [3]

East Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Toronto Rock – xy 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 3–5 6–2 198 196 +2 12.38 12.25
2 Rochester Knighthawks – x 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 5–3 2–6 191 197 -6 11.94 12.31
3 Philadelphia Wings – x 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 3–5 4–4 176 207 -31 11.00 12.94
4 Buffalo Bandits – x 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 4–4 3–5 198 204 -6 12.38 12.75
West Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks – xyz 16 12 4 0.750 0.0 5–3 7–1 216 170 +46 13.50 10.63
2 Colorado Mammoth – x 16 11 5 0.688 1.0 5–3 6–2 217 201 +16 13.56 12.56
3 Minnesota Swarm – x 16 9 7 0.563 3.0 6–2 3–5 202 190 +12 12.63 11.88
4 Edmonton Rush – x 16 6 10 0.375 6.0 4–4 2–6 167 175 -8 10.44 10.94
5 Washington Stealth 16 4 12 0.250 8.0 2–6 2–6 179 204 -25 11.19 12.75

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–LossesGB–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

Reference:[4]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 20, 2012 Colorado Mammoth Rexall Place L 12–13 8,192 0–1
2 January 28, 2012 @ Washington Stealth Comcast Arena at Everett W 16–5 4,168 1–1
3 February 4, 2012 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 7–11 14,055 1–2
4 February 10, 2012 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 9–10 OT 7,012 1–3
5 February 18, 2012 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 8–12 8,049 1–4
6 February 24, 2012 Philadelphia Wings Rexall Place W 12–10 6,708 2–4
7 March 9, 2012 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 10–13 7,438 2–5
8 March 10, 2012 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 9–16 8,316 2–6
9 March 17, 2012 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center L 15–16 7,524 2–7
10 March 24, 2012 Washington Stealth Rexall Place W 10–9 6,853 3–7
11 March 31, 2012 Minnesota Swarm Rexall Place W 9–8 OT 6,011 4–7
12 April 7, 2012 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre L 8–12 14,060 4–8
13 April 14, 2012 Buffalo Bandits Rexall Place W 11–8 6,987 5–8
14 April 20, 2012 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 14–11 16,201 6–8
15 April 21, 2012 Calgary Roughnecks Rexall Place L 6–9 7,737 6–9
16 April 28, 2012 Toronto Rock Rexall Place L 11–12 6,478 6–10

Playoffs

Game log

Reference:[5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal May 5, 2012 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 19–11 11,161 1–0
Division Final May 12, 2012 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center W 15–3 6,491 2–0
Championship Game May 19, 2012 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–9 9,344 2–1

Transactions

Trades

July 13, 2011[6] To Edmonton Rush
Aaron Wilson
Ryan Cousins
Kevin Croswell
*2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson		 To Minnesota Swarm
1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Evan Kirk
4th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Brian Karalunas
*2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Carter Bender
August 9, 2011[1] To Edmonton Rush
Athan Iannucci
Alex Turner
Brodie MacDonald
**1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz
**1st round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Cameron Flint
**1st round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Miles Thompson		 To Philadelphia Wings
Brodie Merrill
Dean Hill
Mike McLellan
5th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Matt Stefurak
4th round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Don Alton
September 9, 2011[7] To Edmonton Rush
Chris Corbeil		 To Buffalo Bandits
2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson
**1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz
October 9, 2011[8] To Edmonton Rush
Shawn Williams
Aaron Bold
***2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel		 To Rochester Knighthawks
Ryan Cousins
Andy Secore
Alex Kedoh Hill
November 4, 2011[9]
 To Edmonton Rush
2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Michael Cudmore
*2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch		 To Toronto Rock
Bill Greer
February 10, 2012[10]
 To Edmonton Rush
Jeff Cornwall		 To Buffalo Bandits
2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch
****2nd round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Tyson Roe
February 13, 2012[11]
 To Edmonton Rush
Paul Rabil
1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Mark Matthews		 To Washington Stealth
Athan Iannucci
2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel

*Later traded to the Buffalo Bandits
**Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm
***Later traded to the Washington Stealth
****Later traded to the Calgary Roughnecks

Dispersal Draft

The Rush chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:

RoundOverallPlayer
12 Kyle Rubisch
211 Ryan Dilks

Entry Draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Rush drafted the following player:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
3 20 Jesse Fehr (T) Duke University [12]

Roster

2012 Edmonton Rush roster
Active (20-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 31 Canada Dave Marrese
  • 79 Canada Ben Prepchuk
Holdout
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Todd Lorenz - Offensive Coach
  • Devan Wray - Defensive Coach
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2012-01-08
NLL Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Philly & Edmonton Make Blockbuster Trade". NLL.com. August 9, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia acquires Dan Dawson". September 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2012 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton Rush – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Edmonton Rush – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton & Minnesota Make Big Trade". NLL.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Edmonton Rush upgrade defense, acquire Corbeil from Buffalo". ilindoor.com. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Knighthawks continue move toward ‘bigger, faster, stronger, younger’ lacrosse". ilindoor.com. October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bill Greer Acquired for Picks from Edmonton". TorontoRock.com. November 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  10. ↑ "Bandits deal defenseman Jeff Cornwall to Rush". NLL.com. February 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  11. ↑ "Athan Ianucci traded to Washington Stealth for Paul Rabil". ilindoor.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  12. ↑ "2011 Entry Draft Underway". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.