2016 Saskatchewan Rush season
# 2016 Saskatchewan Rush season

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season is the 11th in franchise history but first in Saskatchewan after playing 10 seasons in Edmonton as the Edmonton Rush. The Rush won the NLL championship in 2015 before relocating.

## Current standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |

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

### Regular season

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 2, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 10–8 | | 11,977 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | SaskTel Centre | L 11–13 | | 9,147 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 29, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 12–10 | | 8,624 | 2–1 |
| 4 | February 5, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 19–12 | | 9,580 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 11, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 7–9 | | 10,841 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 19, 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | SaskTel Centre | W 11–8 | | 11,042 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 26, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | SaskTel Centre | L 18–19 | OT | 10,423 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 28, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–11 | OT | 10,005 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 12, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | SaskTel Centre | W 14–8 | | 13,720 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 19, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 24–16 | | 3,425 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 25, 2016 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–9 | | 8,836 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 26, 2016 | Toronto Rock | SaskTel Centre | W 13–8 | | 13,123 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 2, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 11–9 | | 14,941 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 8, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 13–14 | | 2,892 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 15, 2016 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–5 | | 11,544 | 11–4 |
| 16 | April 16, 2016 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 11–8 | | 15,027 | 12–4 |
| 17 | April 23, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 12–14 | | 4,409 | 12–5 |
| 18 | April 30, 2016 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–9 | | 6,547 | 13–5 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Final (Game 1) | May 14, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 16–10 | 12,211 | 1–0 |
| Western Final (Game 2) | May 21, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 12–9 | 15,192 | 2–0 |
| Finals Game 1 | May 28, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 11–9 | 12,692 | 3–0 |
| Finals Game 2 | June 4, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | SaskTel Centre | W 11–10 | 15,182 | 4–0 |

## Player stats

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Matthews | 18 | 40 | 69 | 109 | 76 | 23 |
| Robert Church | 18 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 98 | 7 |
| Zack Greer | 16 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 76 | 16 |
| Ben McIntosh | 18 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 89 | 9 |
| Curtis Knight | 15 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 51 | 4 |
| Jarrett Davis | 17 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 54 | 16 |
| Riley Loewen | 12 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 2 |
| Dan Taylor | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Corbeil | 18 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 121 | 4 |
| Jeremy Thompson | 18 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 174 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 233 | 339 | 572 | 1393 | 257 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aaron Bold | 18 | 1042:14 | 12 | 5 | 179 | .761 | 10.30 |
| Tyler Carlson | 5 | 46:33 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .706 | 12.89 |
| Totals | | | 13 | 5 | 190 | .758 | 10.56 |

## Transactions

### Trades

| September 24, 2015 | To Saskatchewan Rush1st round pick, 2018 entry draft | To Rochester Knighthawks14th overall pick, 2015 entry draft |
| - | - | - |
| September 24, 2015 | To Saskatchewan Rush1st round pick, 2016 NLL Entry Draft | To Rochester Knighthawks9th overall pick, 2015 entry draft |
| September 28, 2015 | To Saskatchewan Rush6th round pick, 2018 entry draft | To Buffalo Bandits55th overall pick, 2015 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Rush made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 12 | Dan Taylor | Lehigh |
| 2 | 18 | Doug Buchan | Niagara |
| 3 | 30 | Justin Goodwin | |
| 3 | 31 | Luke Gillespie | |
| 4 | 40 | Jimmy McBride | |
| 5 | 47 | Reagan Harding | |
