# 2018 Saskatchewan Rush season

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2018 season was the 13th in franchise history, and the 3rd in Saskatchewan. Originally they played in Edmonton. In 2018, they won their 3rd title in 4 years.

## Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xy | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | +11 | 12.56 | 11.94 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 236 | 210 | +26 | 13.11 | 11.67 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 194 | 242 | −48 | 10.78 | 13.44 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 13.17 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 12.89 | 13.33 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 254 | 196 | +58 | 14.11 | 10.89 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | +15 | 11.89 | 11.06 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 12.61 | 11.72 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12.0 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | −91 | 10.33 | 15.39 |
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 | December 16, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 17–9 | | 8,624 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 23, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | SaskTel Centre | W 24–11 | | 14,344 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 6, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | W 13–9 | | 3,714 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 13, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 17–12 | | 11,085 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 19, 2018 | Buffalo Bandits | SaskTel Centre | L 15–16 | OT | 14,693 | 4–1 |
| 6 | January 27, 2018 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–12 | OT | 11,196 | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 2, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–10 | | 12,740 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 3, 2018 | Vancouver Stealth | SaskTel Centre | W 11–9 | | 14,387 | 7–1 |
| 9 | February 10, 2018 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 16–9 | | 4,113 | 8–1 |
| 10 | February 17, 2018 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–16 | | 6,188 | 8–2 |
| 11 | February 24, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 10–6 | | 15,075 | 9–2 |
| 12 | March 3, 2018 | Vancouver Stealth | SaskTel Centre | W 16–10 | | 14,057 | 10–2 |
| 13 | March 16, 2018 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 16–10 | | 12,936 | 11–2 |
| 14 | March 24, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | SaskTel Centre | L 10–13 | | 14,811 | 11–3 |
| 15 | April 7, 2018 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 11–8 | | 14,971 | 12–3 |
| 16 | April 13, 2018 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 20–10 | | 3,523 | 13–3 |
| 17 | April 14, 2018 | Georgia Swarm | SaskTel Centre | L 10–16 | | 14,745 | 13–4 |
| 18 | April 28, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 11–10 | | 14,671 | 14–4 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Western division final | May 13, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 15–13 | 11,568 | 1–0 |
| finals (game 1) | May 26, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | SaskTel Centre | W 16–9 | 11,842 | 2–0 |
| finals (game 2) | June 2, 2018 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 8–13 | 9,174 | 2–1 |
| finals (game 3) | June 9, 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | SaskTel Centre | W 15–10 | 13,645 | 3–1 |

## Current roster
### Entry Draft

The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Rush made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 16 | Nick Finlay | |
| 2 | 19 | Johnny Pearson | Ohio State |
| 3 | 31 | Chris Boushy | |
| 4 | 41 | Austin Murphy | Wingate |
| 6 | 58 | Anthony Hallborg | |

### 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 | 32 | 84 | 116 | 67 | 6 |
| Robert Church | 18 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 72 | 6 |
| Ben McIntosh | 18 | 46 | 34 | 80 | 70 | 17 |
| Ryan Keenan | 18 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 66 | 2 |
| Jeff Shattler | 17 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 76 | 8 |
| Matthew Dinsdale | 17 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 39 | 4 |
| Curtis Knight | 14 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 0 |
| Adrian Sorichetti | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 6 |
| Jeremy Thompson | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 164 | 26 |
| Mike Messenger | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 92 | 117 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 254 | 391 | 645 | 1320 | 180 |