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. [edit] Regular season [edit] Conference standings x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, e - eliminated from playoff contention
[edit] Game log Reference: [1] | # | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Attendance | Record | | 1 | January 10 | @ Calgary | L 10 - 9 | OT | 11,197 | 0-1 | | 2 | January 16 | Portland | W 11 - 10 | | 8,017 | 1-1 | | 3 | January 23 | @ Portland | L 15 - 10 | | 6,894 | 1-2 | | 4 | January 24 | @ Colorado | W 11 - 9 | | 16,734 | 2-2 | | 5 | January 29 | Buffalo | L 13 - 8 | | 6,298 | 2-3 | | 6 | January 31 | @ San Jose | L 16 - 6 | | 3,256 | 2-4 | | 7 | February 7 | @ Toronto | L 16 - 9 | | 13,468 | 2-5 | | 8 | February 22 | Colorado | W 10 - 9 | | 7,249 | 3-5 | | 9 | February 27 | Philadelphia | L 14 - 9 | | 14,710 | 3-6 | | 10 | March 13 | Calgary | L 22 - 10 | | 8,136 | 3-7 | | 11 | March 21 | @ San Jose | L 11 - 10 | | 4,034 | 3-8 | | 12 | March 28 | Toronto | W 16 - 12 | | 7,356 | 4-8 | | 13 | April 3 | Portland | W 11 - 10 | | 6,517 | 5-8 | | 14 | April 4 | @ Minnesota | L 9 - 7 | | 12,476 | 5-9 | | 15 | April 11 | Calgary | L 14 - 13 | | 8,500 | 5-10 | | 16 | April 17 | @ Colorado | L 10 - 9 | | 16,727 | 5-11 | [edit] Player stats Reference: [2] [edit] 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 | | 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 | [edit] 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 | | 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 | [edit] Transactions [edit] 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
[edit] Players not returning - Mac Allen - traded
- Troy Bonterre - traded
- Kyle Goundrey - released
- Kris Hartzell - traded
- Matt King - traded
- Ben Prepchuk - not playing in 2009[1]
- Dan Stroup - released
- Brendan Thenhaus - traded
- Kurtis Wagar - traded
[edit] Trades March 17, 2009[2]
| To Edmonton Rush Second round pick, 2009 entry draft | To Toronto Rock Steve Dietrich | January 14, 2009[3]
| To Edmonton Rush Ryan Benesch Derek Suddons | To Toronto Rock First round pick, 2009 entry draft Second round pick, 2010 entry draft | October 2, 2008[4]
| To Edmonton Rush Ryan McNish Third round pick, 2010 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks First round pick, 2010 entry draft | September 15, 2008[5]
| To Edmonton Rush Spencer Martin | To Portland LumberJax Matt Brown | | September 7, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Andrew Biers 10th overall pick, 2008 entry draft | To Minnesota Swarm 8th overall pick, 2008 entry draft | | July 24, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Cam Bergman | To Boston Blazers Brendan Thenhaus Kurtis Wagar | | July 8, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Steve Dietrich first round pick, 2008 entry draft | To Calgary Roughnecks Matt King Kris Hartzell first round pick, 2008 entry draft | | July 2, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Greg Hinman | To Buffalo Bandits third round pick, 2009 entry draft | | July 1, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Chris McKay | To Minnesota Swarm second round pick, 2008 entry draft | | June 30, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett Matt Brown | To Rochester Knighthawks Troy Bonterre Mac Allen third round selection, 2008 entry draft | [edit] Entry draft The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008.[6] The Rush selected the following players: | Round | Overall | Player | College/Club | | 1 | 4 | Jamie Floris | Bellarmine University | | 1 | 10 | Ryan Campbell | Dowling College | | 3 | 27 | Kelly Kilpatrick | Coquitlam, BC | | 5 | 51 | Myles Kenny | Victoria, BC | | 6 | 64 | Adam Foss | New Westminster, BC | [edit] Roster
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