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)

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.

Current standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Georgia Swarm – xy18117.6110.06–35–4226215+1112.5611.94
2Rochester Knighthawks – x18108.5561.05–45–4236210+2613.1111.67
3New England Black Wolves – x1899.5002.04–55–4194242−4810.7813.44
4Toronto Rock18810.4443.03–65–4237216+2113.1712.00
5Buffalo Bandits18810.4443.04–54–5232240−812.8913.33
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush – xyz18144.7780.06–38–1254196+5814.1110.89
2Colorado Mammoth – x18117.6113.05–46–3214199+1511.8911.06
3Calgary Roughnecks – x18810.4446.05–43–6227211+1612.6111.72
4Vancouver Stealth18216.11112.00–92–7186277−9110.3315.39

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]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 16, 2017 @ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 17–9 8,624 1–0
2 December 23, 2017 New England Black Wolves SaskTel Centre W 24–11 14,344 2–0
3 January 6, 2018 @ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Arena W 13–9 3,714 3–0
4 January 13, 2018 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 17–12 11,085 4–0
5 January 19, 2018 Buffalo Bandits SaskTel Centre L 15–16 OT 14,693 4–1
6 January 27, 2018 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 13–12 OT 11,196 5–1
7 February 2, 2018 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 13–10 12,740 6–1
8 February 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 11–9 14,387 7–1
9 February 10, 2018 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 16–9 4,113 8–1
10 February 17, 2018 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 11–16 6,188 8–2
11 February 24, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 10–6 15,075 9–2
12 March 3, 2018 Vancouver Stealth SaskTel Centre W 16–10 14,057 10–2
13 March 16, 2018 @ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 16–10 12,936 11–2
14 March 24, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre L 10–13 14,811 11–3
15 April 7, 2018 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 11–8 14,971 12–3
16 April 13, 2018 @ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 20–10 3,523 13–3
17 April 14, 2018 Georgia Swarm SaskTel Centre L 10–16 14,745 13–4
18 April 28, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 11–10 14,671 14–4


Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Western division final May 13, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre W 15–13 11,568 1–0
finals (game 1) May 26, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 16–9 11,842 2–0
finals (game 2) June 2, 2018 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 8–13 9,174 2–1
finals (game 3) June 9, 2018 Rochester Knighthawks SaskTel Centre W 15–10 13,645 3–1

Current roster

Saskatchewan Rush 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:

Round Overall Player College/Club
2 16 Nick Finlay
2 19 Johnny Pearson Ohio State
3 31 Chris Boushy
4 41 Austin Murphy Wingate
6 58 Anthony 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 Matthews 18 32 84 116 67 6
Robert Church 18 47 60 107 72 6
Ben McIntosh 18 46 34 80 70 17
Ryan Keenan 18 26 47 73 66 2
Jeff Shattler 17 24 36 60 76 8
Matthew Dinsdale 17 23 22 45 39 4
Curtis Knight 14 15 29 44 42 0
Adrian Sorichetti 18 7 8 15 64 6
Jeremy Thompson 18 6 9 15 164 26
Mike Messenger 18 8 4 12 92 117
Team Totals 18 254 391 645 1320 180

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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