# 2006 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton, Alberta playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2006 season was the Rush's inaugural season.
After starting the season 0-6, the Rush finally won their first-ever game, beating their provincial rivals the Calgary Roughnecks in Calgary. That was the high point of the season for the Rush, who didn't win again until the 2007 season.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 193 | 167 | +26 | 12.06 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 196 | 180 | +16 | 12.25 | 11.25 |
| 3 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 182 | 179 | +3 | 11.38 | 11.19 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 158 | 171 | −13 | 9.88 | 10.69 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 184 | 184 | −-0 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Portland LumberJax – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 188 | 177 | +11 | 11.75 | 11.06 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 200 | 172 | +28 | 12.50 | 10.75 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Arizona Sting – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 198 | 199 | −1 | 12.38 | 12.44 |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 151 | 174 | −23 | 9.44 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 1 | 15 | .062 | 10.0 | 0–8 | 1–7 | 150 | 202 | −52 | 9.38 | 12.62 |
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:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 6, 2006 | San Jose Stealth | Rexall Place | L 9–10 | OT | 11,385 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 13, 2006 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–11 | | 13,335 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 21, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 9–12 | | 11,676 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 27, 2006 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 8–14 | | 15,104 | 0–4 |
| 5 | February 3, 2006 | Minnesota Swarm | Rexall Place | L 6–7 | | 8,745 | 0–5 |
| 6 | February 11, 2006 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | L 11–13 | | 11,019 | 0–6 |
| 7 | February 17, 2006 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 12–11 | | 12,025 | 1–6 |
| 8 | March 3, 2006 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 10–15 | | 16,732 | 1–7 |
| 9 | March 4, 2006 | Arizona Sting | Rexall Place | L 11–15 | | 9,684 | 1–8 |
| 10 | March 10, 2006 | @ Arizona Sting | Jobing.com Arena | L 9–13 | | 6,705 | 1–9 |
| 11 | March 11, 2006 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 11–12 | | 6,141 | 1–10 |
| 12 | March 17, 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 9–16 | | 11,289 | 1–11 |
| 13 | March 25, 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | L 7–13 | | 9,527 | 1–12 |
| 14 | March 31, 2006 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | L 12–15 | | 9,613 | 1–13 |
| 15 | April 2, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 10–14 | | 5,687 | 1–14 |
| 16 | April 14, 2006 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 7–11 | | 11,408 | 1–15 |

## Player stats

Reference:

### 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 |
| Jamey Bowen | 14 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 44 | 6 |
| Kevin Howard | 16 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 15 |
| Jimmy Quinlan | 16 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 86 | 22 |
| Brad Dairon | 16 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 62 | 21 |
| Kerry Susheski | 15 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 56 | 25 |
| Jason Clark | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 2 |
| Randy Daly | 12 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 4 |
| Mat Giles | 11 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 24 |
| D'Arcy Berthiame | 11 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 86 | 4 |
| Totals | | 223 | 373 | 363 | 1016 | 31 |

### 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 |
| Pat Campbell | 16 | 707:33 | 1 | 11 | 152 | .750 | 12.89 |
| Dwight Maetche | 13 | 239:13 | 0 | 4 | 45 | .754 | 11.29 |
| Totals | | | 1 | 15 | 202 | .746 | 12.63 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Andrew Turner | All-Star |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 13, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush *1st round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Mitch Belisle (D) | To Arizona Sting Rob Blasdell (G) |
| July 13, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush **3rd round pick in 2005 Entry Draft - Jon Niziol (D) | To Buffalo Bandits Cory Bomberry (F) |
| July 13, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Jimmy Quinlan (F) | To Toronto Rock Scott Campbell (D) |
| July 20, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Chris McElroy (T) Matt Dwane (D) | To Arizona Sting ***2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
| July 20, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Kerry Susheski (T) Ted Jenner (F) 3rd round pick in 2005 Entry Draft - Shane Pederson (F) | To Minnesota Swarm Jeff Spano (D) Damien Davis (D) ****1st round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Tyler Codron (D) |
| August 3, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush *****2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Cory Conway (F) | To Portland LumberJax Matt Dwane (D) |
| August 9, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Andrew Turner (D) Cam Bergman (T) Buck Stobart (D) | To Rochester Knighthawks Sandy Chapman (D) 1st round pick in 2005 Entry Draft - Shawn Evans (F) |
| August 29, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Chris Fiore (F) 4th round pick in 2006 Entry Draft - Cory Melville (T) ***2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) | To Arizona Sting Mike McLellan (F) 3rd round pick in 2005 Entry Draft - Jon Niziol (D) |
| August 29, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush 6th round pick in 2005 Entry Draft - Aaron Davis (F) | To Rochester Knighthawks 6th round pick in 2006 Entry Draft - David Lomas (F) |
| November 9, 2005 | To Edmonton Rush Jordan Sundher (D) | To Calgary Roughnecks ******4th round pick in 2006 Entry Draft - Bill McGlone (F) |
| February 8, 2006 | To Edmonton Rush Mat Giles (F) | To Toronto Rock 2nd round pick in 2006 Entry Draft - Mike McLeod (F) |
*Later traded to the New York Titans **Later traded to the Arizona Sting ***Later traded to the Boston Blazers ****Later traded to the Portland LumberJax *****Later traded back to the Portland LumberJax ******Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox

### Entry Draft

The 2005 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 29, 2005. The Rush made the following selections:
$^#$ Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 14 | Mike McLellan (F) | Mercyhurst College |
| 3 | 24 | Greg Whitenect (D) | Edmonton Jr. A |
| 3 | 30 | Shane Pederson$^#$ (F) | Victoria Jr. A |
| 4 | 35 | Brad Rennie$^#$ (D) | Elmira College |
| 5 | 46 | Jon Maresse$^#$ (G) | Edmonton Jr. A |
| 6 | 60 | Aaron Davis$^#$ (F) | Coquitlam Ontario Major |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| 6 | Def | Berthiame, D'Arcy |
| 15 | Fwd | Bowen, Jamey |
| 37 | Goalie | Campbell, Pat |
| 13 | Fwd | Clark, Jason |
| 72 | Fwd | Cornfield, Jordan |
| 19 | Fwd | Dairon, Brad |
| 9 | Fwd | Daly, Randy |
| 34 | Fwd | Giles, Mat |
| | Def | Gut, Peter |
| 17 | Fwd | Heavenor, Tyler |
| 21 | Fwd | Hillier, Darren |
| 18 | Fwd | Howard, Kevin |
| 23 | Def | Jenner, Teddy |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 1 | Goalie | Maetche, Dwight |
| 44 | Def | McElroy, Chris |
| | Fwd | McEwen, Kyle |
| 43 | Def | Melville, Cory |
| 81 | Fwd | Quinlan, Jimmy |
| 55 | Fwd | Sherbanuk, Colin |
| 20 | Fwd | Smalley, Trent |
| 74 | Def | Stachniak, Chris |
| 29 | Def | Stobart, Buck |
| | Def | Sundher, Jordan |
| 84 | Fwd | Susheski, Kerry |
| 26 | Def | Turner, Andrew |
| 22 | ? | Whitenect, Greg |
| 33 | Def | Williams, Rob |