2008 Edmonton Rush season
2008 Edmonton Rush | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 5th West |
2008 record | 4-12 |
Home record | 3-5 |
Road record | 1-7 |
Goals for | 141 |
Goals against | 197 |
General Manager | Bob Hamley |
Coach | Bob Hamley |
Captain | Chris McElroy |
Alternate captains |
Jimmy Quinlan Rory Glaves |
Arena | Rexall Place |
Average attendance | 8,820 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jimmy Quinlan (22) |
Assists | Dan Teat (35) |
Points | Mike Hominuck (54) |
Penalties in minutes | Ian Hawksbee (47) |
Loose Balls | Ian Hawksbee (123) |
Wins | Curtis Palidwor (4) |
Goals against average | Curtis Palidwor (12.06) |
The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 3rd in franchise history.
Regular season
Conference standings
Reference: [1]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 203 | 174 | +29 | 12.69 | 10.88 |
2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 12.44 | 12.25 |
3 | New York Titans – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 197 | 186 | +11 | 12.31 | 11.62 |
4 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 225 | 220 | +5 | 14.06 | 13.75 |
5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 197 | 171 | +26 | 12.31 | 10.69 |
6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 172 | 174 | -2 | 10.75 | 10.88 |
7 | Chicago Shamrox | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 176 | 212 | -36 | 11.00 | 13.25 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Jose Stealth – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 185 | 172 | +13 | 11.56 | 10.75 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 184 | 167 | +17 | 11.50 | 10.44 |
3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
4 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 179 | 194 | -15 | 11.19 | 12.12 |
5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5.0 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 141 | 197 | -56 | 8.81 | 12.31 |
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
Reference:[2]
Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | January 12, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–14 | 17,520 | 0–1 | |
2 | January 19, 2008 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | L 9–14 | 12,107 | 0–2 | |
3 | January 26, 2008 | @ Chicago Shamrox | Sears Centre | L 11–17 | 5,107 | 0–3 | |
4 | February 2, 2008 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | 7,072 | 0–4 | |
5 | February 17, 2008 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 8–14 | 6,793 | 0–5 | |
6 | February 23, 2008 | San Jose Stealth | Rexall Place | L 8–11 | 9,032 | 0–6 | |
7 | March 1, 2008 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 9–7 | 7,744 | 1–6 | |
8 | March 15, 2008 | Rochester Knighthawks | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | OT | 6,711 | 2–6 |
9 | March 21, 2008 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–14 | 14,312 | 2–7 | |
10 | March 29, 2008 | San Jose Stealth | Rexall Place | W 12–5 | 7,250 | 3–7 | |
11 | April 5, 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 11–9 | 9,433 | 4–7 | |
12 | April 12, 2008 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 7–18 | 12,451 | 4–8 | |
13 | April 13, 2008 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–14 | 1,437 | 4–9 | |
14 | April 18, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 4–15 | 18,301 | 4–10 | |
15 | April 19, 2008 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | L 8–13 | 8,142 | 4–11 | |
16 | April 26, 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 8–12 | 10,817 | 4–12 |
Player stats
Reference:[3]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Hominuck | 16 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 76 | 4 |
Jimmy Quinlan | 16 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 76 | 23 |
Dan Teat | 19 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 61 | 4 |
Dan Stroup | 16 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 8 |
Mike Accursi | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 6 |
AJ Shannon | 7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
Ben Prepchuk | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
Kyle Goundrey | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
Chris Gill | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
Totals | 223 | 364 | 316 | 1015 | 27 |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | GA | Sv% | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis Palidwor | 16 | 602:06 | 4 | 8 | 123 | .750 | 12.26 |
Matt Disher | 9 | 216:15 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .750 | 11.65 |
Matt King | 5 | 141:50 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .733 | 11.42 |
Kurtis Wagar | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
Totals | 4 | 12 | 197 | .743 | 12.31 |
Awards
Player | Award |
---|---|
Mike Accursi | All-Stars |
Jimmy Quinlan | |
Chris McElroy | |
Dan Stroup |
Transactions
Trades
July 18, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Ben Prepchuk (F) |
To Colorado Mammoth *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
July 24, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Mike Accursi (F) |
To Rochester Knighthawks 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Sid Smith (D) |
July 31, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
To Colorado Mammoth Jason Wulder (F) |
September 2, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Steve Hutchins (F) |
To Boston Blazers Dan Finck *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
September 2, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 4th round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Steve Conrad (D) **2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Steven Brooks (F) |
To Philadelphia Wings 2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - David Mitchell (F) |
September 29, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 5th round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Shane Lopatynski (D) |
To Boston Blazers Ryan O'Connor (F) |
November 5, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Matt Disher (G) |
To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2007 Dispersal Draft - Andy Secore (F) |
November 27, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Mike Grimes (D) |
To Minnesota Swarm 4th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Ricky Pages (D) |
November 27, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Ian Hawksbee (D) |
To San Jose Stealth 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Paul Rabil (T) |
January 30, 2008[4] |
To Edmonton Rush ***3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Brendan Loftus (F) |
To Calgary Roughnecks Chris Seller (T) |
February 29, 2008[5] |
To Edmonton Rush Brenden Thenhaus (F) |
To Philadelphia Wings 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Mike Leveille (F) |
March 5, 2008[6] |
To Edmonton Rush Mike Hominuck (F) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Jamie Floris (F) |
To Minnesota Swarm A.J. Shannon ****2nd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Matt Beers (D) |
March 5, 2008[6] |
To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett (F) |
To Chicago Shamrox Conditional 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft Conditional 3rd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft |
March 25, 2008[7] |
To Edmonton Rush Matt King (G) Ian Crashley (D) *****1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Joel Dalgarno (F) |
To Portland LumberJax Matt Disher (G) 4th round pick in 2009 Entry Draft |
March 25, 2008[8] |
To Edmonton Rush Dan Teat (F) ******2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Bocklet (D) 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Corey Small (F) |
To Buffalo Bandits Mike Accursi (F) |
March 25, 2008[9] |
To Edmonton Rush *******1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Danowski (F) |
To Colorado Mammoth Chris Gill (F) ********2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Cayle Ratcliff (D) |
*Later traded to the Boston Blazers
**Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox
***Later traded to the Rochester Knighthawks
****Later traded to the Washington Stealth
*****Later traded to the Toronto Rock
******Later traded to the Philadelphia Wings
*******Later traded back to the Colorado Mammoth
********Later traded to the Calgary Roughnecks
Entry Draft
The 2007 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 1, 2007. The Rush made the following selections:
# Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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2 | 15 | Steve Hutchins (F) | Whitby, Ontario |
3 | 34 | John Lintz (D) | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
4 | 45 | Steve Conrad# (D) | Clarington, Ontario |
4 | 48 | Dan Hartzell# (F) | St. Andrew's College |
5 | 62 | Calvin Craig# (F) | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
6 | 76 | Jordan Coffey (F) | Brampton, Ontario |
Roster
Reference:[10]
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See also
References
- ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Edmonton Rush – National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamplayerstats.html?teamid=38725&seasonid=1995
- ↑ "Rus Deals Seller to Roughnecks". NLL.com. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ↑ "Rush Acquire Thenhaus From Wings". NLL.com. February 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- 1 2 "Trade Frenzy: Eight Players Dealt". NLL.com. March 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ↑ "Rush & LumberJax Swap Goaltenders". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ↑ "Buffalo Deals Teat & Picks for Accursi". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ↑ "Chris Gill Returns To Colorado". NLL.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ↑ http://pointstreak.com/prostats/teamroster.html?teamid=38725&seasonid=1995