2009 Edmonton Rush season
2009 Edmonton Rush | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 6th West |
2009 record | 5-11 |
Home record | 4-4 |
Road record | 1-7 |
Goals for | 159 |
Goals against | 200 |
General Manager | Bob Hamley |
Coach | Bob Hamley |
Captain | Chris McElroy |
Alternate captains |
Jimmy Quinlan Rory Glaves |
Arena | Rexall Place |
Average attendance | 8,347 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dan Teat (28) |
Assists | Dan Teat (41) |
Points | Dan Teat (69) |
Penalties in minutes | Ryan McNish (44) |
Loose Balls | Ian Hawksbee (150) |
Wins | Chris Levis (4) |
Goals against average | Chris Levis (11.27) |
The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 4th 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 |
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1 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | -28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | -5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | -24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | -12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | -24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | -41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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 10, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–10 | OT | 11,197 | 0–1 |
2 | January 16, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | 8,017 | 1–1 | |
3 | January 23, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 10–15 | 6,894 | 1–2 | |
4 | January 24, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–9 | 16,734 | 2–2 | |
5 | January 29, 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | Rexall Place | L 8–13 | 6,298 | 2–3 | |
6 | January 31, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–16 | 3,256 | 2–4 | |
7 | February 7, 2009 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–16 | 13,468 | 2–5 | |
8 | February 22, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | 7,249 | 3–5 | |
9 | February 27, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings | Rexall Place | L 9–14 | 14,710 | 3–6 | |
10 | March 13, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 10–22 | 8,136 | 3–7 | |
11 | March 21, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 10–11 | 4,034 | 3–8 | |
12 | March 28, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 16–12 | 7,356 | 4–8 | |
13 | April 3, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | 6,517 | 5–8 | |
14 | April 4, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 7–9 | 12,476 | 5–9 | |
15 | April 11, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | 8,500 | 5–10 | |
16 | April 17, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 9–10 | 16,727 | 5–11 |
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 |
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Dan Teat | 16 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 55 | 4 |
Andy Secore | 16 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 52 | 9 |
Mike Hominuck | 13 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 6 |
Ryan Benesch | 14 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 2 |
Callum Crawford | 13 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 0 |
Jimmy Quinlan | 15 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 60 | 31 |
Jason Wulder | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 2 |
Ian Hawksbee | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 150 | 16 |
Scott Self | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 14 |
Totals | 250 | 409 | 301 | 1033 | 35 |
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 |
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Chris Levis | 16 | 596:08 | 4 | 6 | 111 | .777 | 11.17 |
Steve Dietrich | 10 | 295:45 | 1 | 4 | 69 | .742 | 14.00 |
Brandon Atherton | 6 | 72:27 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .714 | 14.91 |
Totals | 5 | 11 | 200 | .759 | 12.50 |
Transactions
New players
- Cam Bergman - acquired in trade
- Andrew Biers - acquired in trade
- Steve Dietrich - acquired in trade
- Greg Hinman - acquired in trade
- Spencer Martin - acquired in trade
- Chris McKay - acquired in trade
- Tim O'Brien - signed as free agent
- Lindsay Plunkett - acquired in trade
Players not returning
- Mac Allen - traded
- Troy Bonterre - traded
- Kyle Goundrey - released
- Kris Hartzell - traded
- Matt King - traded
- Ben Prepchuk - not playing in 2009[4]
- Dan Stroup - released
- Brendan Thenhaus - traded
- Kurtis Wagar - traded
Trades
June 30, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett (F) Matt Brown (F) |
To Rochester Knighthawks Troy Bonterre (D) Mac Allen (D) 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Brendan Loftus (F) |
July 1, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Chris McKay (F) |
To Minnesota Swarm *2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Steven Brooks (F) |
July 2, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Greg Hinman (D) |
To Buffalo Bandits **3rd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Ben Hunt (T) |
July 8, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Steve Dietrich (G) ***1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Andrew Watt (T) |
To Calgary Roughnecks Matt King (G) Kris Hartzell (D) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Danowski (F) |
July 24, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Cam Bergman (T) |
To Boston Blazers Brenden Thenhaus (F) Kurtis Wagar (G) |
September 7, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Andrew Biers (F) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Ryan Campbell (F) |
To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Andrew Watt (T) |
September 15, 2008[5] |
To Edmonton Rush Spencer Martin (F) |
To Portland LumberJax Matt Brown (F) |
October 2, 2008[6] |
To Edmonton Rush Ryan McNish (D) 3rd round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - Alex Kedoh Hill (F) |
To Calgary Roughnecks ****1st round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - David Brock (T) |
January 14, 2009[7] |
To Edmonton Rush Ryan Benesch (F) Derek Suddons (D) |
To Toronto Rock 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Joel Dalgarno (F) ***2nd round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - Josh Gillam (F) |
March 17, 2009[8] |
To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Dane Stevens (F) |
To Toronto Rock Steve Dietrich (G) |
*Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox
**Later traded to the Washington Stealth
***Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm
****Later traded to the Boston Blazers
Entry draft
The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[9] The Rush selected the following players:
# Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
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1 | 4 | Jamie Floris (F) | Bellarmine University |
1 | 10 | Ryan Campbell (F) | Dowling College |
3 | 27 | Kelly Kilpatrick# (F) | Coquitlam, BC |
5 | 51 | Myles Kenny# (T) | Victoria, BC |
6 | 64 | Adam Foss# (D) | New Westminster, BC |
Roster
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See also
References
- ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2009 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=3260
- ↑ Tutka, Paul (November 20, 2009). "Ben Prepchuk not playing in NLL during 2009 season". NLLInsider.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ↑ "Brown To Portland, Martin To Edmonton". NLL.com. September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ↑ "Roughnecks Trade McNish To Rush". NLL.com. October 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ↑ "Rock Trade Benesch & Suddons to Rush". NLL.com. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ↑ "Recap of Trade Deadline Moves". NLL.com. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ↑ "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.