# 2010 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season will be the 5th in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Orlando Titans – xy | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 172 | 154 | +18 | 10.75 | 9.62 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 2.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 197 | 156 | +41 | 12.31 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 10.56 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 161 | 162 | −1 | 10.06 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 155 | 181 | −26 | 9.69 | 11.31 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 168 | 194 | −26 | 10.50 | 12.12 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Washington Stealth – xyz | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 5–3 | 211 | 179 | +32 | 13.19 | 11.19 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 193 | 169 | +24 | 12.06 | 10.56 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 186 | 201 | −15 | 11.62 | 12.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 6.0 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 189 | 201 | −12 | 11.81 | 12.56 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7.0 | 0–8 | 4–4 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 10.44 | 12.56 |
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 15, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 7–15 | | 2,818 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 16, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 14–13 | | 15,178 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 23, 2010 | Buffalo Bandits | Rexall Place | W 11–7 | | 7,102 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 30, 2010 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 14–11 | | 7,815 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 5, 2010 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 8–13 | | 10,724 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 12, 2010 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–16 | | 10,052 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 21, 2010 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 14–13 | | 7,387 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 27, 2010 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 12–11 | OT | 5,229 | 5–3 |
| 9 | March 13, 2010 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–9 | | 14,556 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 20, 2010 | Boston Blazers | Rexall Place | L 5–12 | | 8,034 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 27, 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | Rexall Place | W 16–14 | | 6,200 | 7–4 |
| 12 | April 2, 2010 | Washington Stealth | Rexall Place | W 14–13 | OT | 7,011 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 3, 2010 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 13–12 | OT | 8,935 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 9, 2010 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | L 10–14 | | 7,493 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 16, 2010 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 14–15 | OT | 9,423 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 17, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 14–13 | | 4,141 | 10–6 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Semifinal | May 1, 2010 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | W 11–7 | | 10,388 | 1–0 |
| Division Final | May 8, 2010 | @ Washington Stealth | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 11–12 | OT | 4,242 | 1–1 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Matt Disher - signed as free agent
* Derek Malawsky - acquired in trade
* Brodie Merrill - Portland dispersal draft
* Justin Norbraten - acquired in trade
* Mark Scherman - acquired in trade
* Scott Stewart - acquired in trade
* Ryan Ward - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Ryan Benesch - traded
* Dave Cutten - traded
* Scott Self - traded
* Dan Teat - traded
* Spencer Martin - released

### Trades

| July 7, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Ryan Ward (F) Justin Norbraten (F) Scott Stewart (F) Richard Morgan (D) | To Minnesota Swarm Ryan Benesch (F) Scott Self (D) *1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Corey Small (F) |
| July 10, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Mark Scherman (F) | To Toronto Rock Dave Cutten (T) |
| July 21, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush 3rd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Brett Mydske (D) | To Toronto Rock Mike Hominuck (F) |
| July 29, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Derek Malawsky (F) | To Philadelphia Wings Dan Teat (F) |
| September 3, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Corey Small (F) | To Minnesota Swarm Richard Morgan (D) |
| November 10, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Gavin Prout (F) Dean Hill (F) | To Rochester Knighthawks 1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Stephen Keogh (F) 2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Joel White (T) |
| December 1, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Ryan Powell (F) | To Colorado Mammoth Callum Crawford (F) |
*Later traded back to the Edmonton Rush

### Entry draft

The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2009. The Rush selected the following players:
$^#$ Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 9 | Corey Small (F) | University at Albany, SUNY |
| 1 | 12 | Scott Tinning (F) | Brampton, Ontario |
| 2 | 14 | Dane Stevens (F) | Brampton, Ontario |
| 3 | 25 | Brett Mydske (D) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| 5 | 42 | Geoff McNulty (F) | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| 5 | 48 | Shane Lopatynski$^#$ (D) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 6 | 52 | Craig Zeeh$^#$ (D) | Kitchener, Ontario |