2008_Edmonton_Rush_season
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.
Quick Facts Edmonton Rush, League ...
| 2008 Edmonton Rush | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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Conference standings
Reference: [1]
More information P, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information P, Team ...
| 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 |
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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]
More information Game, Date ...
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Reference:[3]
Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose balls; PIM = Penalty minutes
More information Player, GP ...
| 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 |
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
More information Player, GP ...
| 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 |
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More information Player, Award ...
| Player | Award |
|---|---|
| Mike Accursi | All-Stars |
| Jimmy Quinlan | |
| Chris McElroy | |
| Dan Stroup |
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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
More information Round, Overall ...
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Reference:[10]
More information No., Position ...
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- "National Lacrosse League - 2008 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- "Edmonton Rush". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- "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.
- "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.