# 2015 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the 10th in franchise history. After an 0-2 start to the season, the Rush picked up where they left off in 2014, winning 13 of their last 16 games to win the West division. They then defeated the Calgary Roughnecks in the division finals, winning game 1 of the 2-game series followed by the tie-breaker. The Rush then beat the Toronto Rock two games to none in the finals, winning their first-ever NLL Championship.
Edmonton received their 2nd number one overall pick, Ben McIntosh, in the past three NLL drafts, Mark Matthews was the other. 2015 was the final season in Edmonton for the Rush, as they moved to Saskatchewan after the season ended.

## Regular season
### Finalstandings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
| 5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |
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 3, 2015 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 8–9 | | 14,236 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 10, 2015 | Minnesota Swarm | Rexall Place | L 10–14 | | 7,415 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 24, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 16–8 | | 12,266 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 30, 2015 | New England Black Wolves | Rexall Place | W 18–9 | | 5,257 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 13, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–7 | | 16,082 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 15, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 13–7 | | 6,904 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 27, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | L 15–16 | OT | 6,239 | 4–3 |
| 8 | March 8, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 11–12 | OT | 6,202 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 14, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 19–7 | | 5,808 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 21, 2015 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 11–9 | | 10,296 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 28, 2015 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–3 | | 6,801 | 7–4 |
| 12 | April 3, 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 15–14 | OT | 6,448 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 4, 2015 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | W 17–10 | | 3,365 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 10, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–9 | | 14,108 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 11, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 11–9 | | 7,289 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 18, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 13–12 | | 7,645 | 11–5 |
| 17 | April 25, 2015 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 16–12 | | 8,013 | 12–5 |
| 18 | May 2, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–10 | | 16,239 | 13–5 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Western Final (Game 1) | May 15, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 10–6 | 7,690 | 1–0 |
| Western Final (Game 2) | May 22, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–12 | 12,785 | 1–1 |
| Western Final (Tiebreaker) | May 22, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 4–1 | 12,785 | 2–1 |
| Finals (Game 1) | May 30, 2015 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 15–9 | 9,257 | 3–1 |
| Finals (Game 2) | June 5, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | 12,275 | 4–1 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 1, 2014 | To Edmonton RushTyler Carlson 1st round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Ben McIntosh 2nd round pick in 2015 NLL Entry Draft | To Minnesota SwarmBrodie MacDonald 1st round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Miles Thompson |
| July 29, 2014 | To Edmonton Rush3rd round pick in 2015 NLL Entry Draft | To Minnesota SwarmAlex Turner |
| September 22, 2014 | To Edmonton Rush2nd round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Adam Shute 2nd round pick in 2015 NLL Entry Draft | To Colorado Mammoth1st round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Robert Hope |
| January 19, 2015 | To Edmonton Rush1st round pick in 2016 NLL Entry Draft 1st round pick in 2019 NLL Entry Draft | To Vancouver StealthCorey Small |
| March 31, 2015 | To Edmonton RushMatthew Dinsdale | To Calgary Roughnecks3rd round pick in 2015 NLL Entry Draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Rush made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 1 | Ben McIntosh | Drexel University |
| 2 | 13 | Adam Shute | New England College |
| 2 | 19 | Tyler Melnyk | Marquette University |
| 4 | 35 | Matt MacGrotty | Bryant University |
| 5 | 44 | Chad Mitchell | Bellarmine University |
| 6 | 47 | Mitch McAvoy | Mercyhurst University |
| 6 | 53 | Michael Degirolamo | Sherwood Park, AB |