# 2014 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2014 season is the 9th in franchise history. The Rush began the season with an NLL record 14 straight victories, clinching the western division title and the best record in the league before they lost their first game, a 10-8 decision to the Colorado Mammoth on April 11.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | −10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | −16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | −39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | −27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | −42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
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 28, 2013 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–10 | | 15,596 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 11, 2014 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 17–6 | | 7,950 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 17, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 15–8 | | 7,184 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 25, 2014 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Event Centre | W 9–8 | | 3,840 | 4–0 |
| 5 | February 1, 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | Rexall Place | W 8–7 | OT | 7,951 | 5–0 |
| 6 | February 8, 2014 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | W 8–6 | | 7,194 | 6–0 |
| 7 | February 15, 2014 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | W 14–9 | | 7,195 | 7–0 |
| 8 | February 28, 2014 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | | 8,015 | 8–0 |
| 9 | March 8, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | | 7,898 | 9–0 |
| 10 | March 14, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–7 | | 10,691 | 10–0 |
| 11 | March 21, 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | Rexall Place | W 14–5 | | 7,071 | 11–0 |
| 12 | March 29, 2014 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–11 | | 8,632 | 12–0 |
| 13 | March 30, 2014 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 13–10 | | 10,655 | 13–0 |
| 14 | April 5, 2014 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 12–11 | | 8,275 | 14–0 |
| 15 | April 11, 2014 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 8–10 | | 17,109 | 14–1 |
| 16 | April 12, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–11 | | 15,167 | 15–1 |
| 17 | April 19, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | OT | 8,756 | 15–2 |
| 18 | April 25, 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | Rexall Place | W 10–5 | | 7,500 | 16–2 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Division Final (Game 1) | May 10, 2014 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–12 | OT | 13,618 | 0–1 |
| Division Final (Game 2) | May 16, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 15–13 | | 9,120 | 1–1 |
| Division Final (10-minute Mini-Game) | May 16, 2014 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 1–2 | | 9,120 | 1–2 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| September 16, 2013 | To Edmonton RushNik Bilic (D) 1st round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Robert Church (F) 4th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Reid Mydske (D) 6th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Mitch McAvoy (F) | To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Cameron Flint (T) 5th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - JJ Laforet (D) 6th round pick in 2013 NLL Entry Draft - Nicholas Jonas (D) *4th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Matt MacGrotty (D) |
| January 24, 2014 | To Edmonton Rush4th round pick in 2014 NLL Entry Draft - Matt MacGrotty (D) | To Minnesota SwarmDane Stevens (F) |
*Later traded back to the Edmonton Rush

### Entry Draft

The 2013 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 16, 2013. The Rush made the following selections:
$^#$ Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 5 | Robert Church (F) | Drexel University |
| 2 | 11 | Riley Loewen (F) | Limestone College |
| 2 | 13 | Adrian Sorichetti (T) | Hofstra University |
| 4 | 30 | Reid Mydske$^#$ (D) | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| 6 | 51 | Ben Snider$^#$ (D) | Delta, British Columbia |