2012 Edmonton Rush season

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.

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)
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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. This is also the first out 6 consecutive seasons in the playoffs.

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	.562	0.0	3–5	6–2	198	196	+2	12.38	12.25
2	Rochester Knighthawks – x	16	7	9	.438	2.0	5–3	2–6	191	197	-6	11.94	12.31
3	Philadelphia Wings – x	16	7	9	.438	2.0	3–5	4–4	176	207	-31	11.00	12.94
4	Buffalo Bandits – x	16	7	9	.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	.750	0.0	5–3	7–1	216	170	+46	13.50	10.62
2	Colorado Mammoth – x	16	11	5	.688	1.0	5–3	6–2	217	201	+16	13.56	12.56
3	Minnesota Swarm – x	16	9	7	.562	3.0	6–2	3–5	202	190	+12	12.62	11.88
4	Edmonton Rush – x	16	6	10	.375	6.0	4–4	2–6	167	175	-8	10.44	10.94
5	Washington Stealth	16	4	12	.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: 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:[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 (1987–2014)	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 (1987–2014)	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 (F) Ryan Cousins (D) Kevin Croswell (G) *2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson (T)	To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Evan Kirk (G) 4th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Brian Karalunas (D) *2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Carter Bender (F)
August 9, 2011[1]	To Edmonton Rush Athan Iannucci (F) Alex Turner (F) Brodie MacDonald (G) **1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz (F) **1st round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Cameron Flint (T) **1st round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Miles Thompson (F)	To Philadelphia Wings Brodie Merrill (T) Dean Hill (F) Mike McLellan (F) 5th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Matt Stefurak (D) 4th round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Don Alton (G)
September 9, 2011[7]	To Edmonton Rush Chris Corbeil (D)	To Buffalo Bandits 2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson (T) **1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz (F)
October 9, 2011[8]	To Edmonton Rush Shawn Williams (F) Aaron Bold (G) ***2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel (D)	To Rochester Knighthawks Ryan Cousins (D) Andy Secore (F) Alex Kedoh Hill (T)
November 4, 2011[9]	To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Michael Cudmore (D) *2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch (T)	To Toronto Rock Bill Greer (D)
February 10, 2012[10]	To Edmonton Rush Jeff Cornwall (D)	To Buffalo Bandits 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch (T) ****2nd round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Tyson Roe (D)
February 13, 2012[11]	To Edmonton Rush Paul Rabil (F) 1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Mark Matthews (F)	To Washington Stealth Athan Iannucci (F) 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel (D)

*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:

Round	Overall	Player
1	2	Kyle Rubisch
2	11	Ryan Dilks

Entry Draft

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

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
3	20	Jesse Fehr (T)	Duke University [12]

Roster

2012 Edmonton Rush roster
Active (21-man) roster				Inactive roster		Coaches
Goaltenders 77 Aaron Bold 50 Brodie MacDonald Defensemen 71 Tyler Codron 16 Chris Corbeil 13 Jeff Cornwall 24 Ryan Dilks  6 John Lintz  2 Brett Mydske (A) 48 Kyle Rubisch  7 Derek Suddons (A)  3 Jarrett Toll 17 Steve Toll		Forwards 19 Scott Evans 88 Zack Greer  8 Tom Johnson 15 Corey Small 44 Ryan Ward (A) 51 Shawn Williams (A) 10 Aaron Wilson Transition 18 Jesse Fehr 33 John LaFontaine  9 Eric Lewthwaite 81 Jimmy Quinlan (C)		Practice Squad 31 Dave Marrese 79 Ben Prepchuk Holdout -- Paul Rabil 20 Dane Stevens		Head Coach Derek Keenan 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

• 2012 NLL season

References

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8. "Knighthawks continue move toward 'bigger, faster, stronger, younger' lacrosse". ilindoor.com. October 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
9. "Bill Greer Acquired for Picks from Edmonton". TorontoRock.com. November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
12. "2011 Entry Draft Underway". NLL.com. September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.