# 2008 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2008 season was the 3rd 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 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 203 | 174 | +29 | 12.69 | 10.88 |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 12.44 | 12.25 |
| 3 | New York Titans – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 197 | 186 | +11 | 12.31 | 11.62 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 7–1 | 3–5 | 225 | 220 | +5 | 14.06 | 13.75 |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 197 | 171 | +26 | 12.31 | 10.69 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 172 | 174 | −2 | 10.75 | 10.88 |
| 7 | Chicago Shamrox | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 176 | 212 | −36 | 11.00 | 13.25 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Jose Stealth – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 185 | 172 | +13 | 11.56 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 184 | 167 | +17 | 11.50 | 10.44 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 183 | 178 | +5 | 11.44 | 11.12 |
| 4 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 179 | 194 | −15 | 11.19 | 12.12 |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 5.0 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 141 | 197 | −56 | 8.81 | 12.31 |
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 12, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–14 | | 17,520 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 19, 2008 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | L 9–14 | | 12,107 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 26, 2008 | @ Chicago Shamrox | Sears Centre | L 11–17 | | 5,107 | 0–3 |
| 4 | February 2, 2008 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | L 10–11 | | 7,072 | 0–4 |
| 5 | February 17, 2008 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 8–14 | | 6,793 | 0–5 |
| 6 | February 23, 2008 | San Jose Stealth | Rexall Place | L 8–11 | | 9,032 | 0–6 |
| 7 | March 1, 2008 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | W 9–7 | | 7,744 | 1–6 |
| 8 | March 15, 2008 | Rochester Knighthawks | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | OT | 6,711 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 21, 2008 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–14 | | 14,312 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 29, 2008 | San Jose Stealth | Rexall Place | W 12–5 | | 7,250 | 3–7 |
| 11 | April 5, 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | W 11–9 | | 9,433 | 4–7 |
| 12 | April 12, 2008 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 7–18 | | 12,451 | 4–8 |
| 13 | April 13, 2008 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–14 | | 1,437 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 18, 2008 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 4–15 | | 18,301 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 19, 2008 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | L 8–13 | | 8,142 | 4–11 |
| 16 | April 26, 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 8–12 | | 10,817 | 4–12 |

## 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 |
| Mike Hominuck | 16 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 76 | 4 |
| Jimmy Quinlan | 16 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 76 | 23 |
| Dan Teat | 19 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 61 | 4 |
| Dan Stroup | 16 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 8 |
| Mike Accursi | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 6 |
| AJ Shannon | 7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben Prepchuk | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| Kyle Goundrey | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
| Chris Gill | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| Totals | | 223 | 364 | 316 | 1015 | 27 |

### 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 |
| Curtis Palidwor | 16 | 602:06 | 4 | 8 | 123 | .750 | 12.26 |
| Matt Disher | 9 | 216:15 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .750 | 11.65 |
| Matt King | 5 | 141:50 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .733 | 11.42 |
| Kurtis Wagar | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .00 |
| Totals | | | 4 | 12 | 197 | .743 | 12.31 |

## Awards

| Player | Award |
| Mike Accursi | All-Stars |
| Jimmy Quinlan | All-Stars |
| Chris McElroy | All-Stars |
| Dan Stroup | All-Stars |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 18, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Ben Prepchuk (F) | To Colorado Mammoth *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
| July 24, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Mike Accursi (F) | To Rochester Knighthawks 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Sid Smith (D) |
| July 31, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) | To Colorado Mammoth Jason Wulder (F) |
| September 2, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Steve Hutchins (F) | To Boston Blazers Dan Finck *2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Keegan Davidson (F) |
| September 2, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 4th round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - Steve Conrad (D) **2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Steven Brooks (F) | To Philadelphia Wings 2nd round pick in 2007 Entry Draft - David Mitchell (F) |
| September 29, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush 5th round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Shane Lopatynski (D) | To Boston Blazers Ryan O'Connor (F) |
| November 5, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Matt Disher (G) | To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2007 Dispersal Draft - Andy Secore (F) |
| November 27, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Mike Grimes (D) | To Minnesota Swarm 4th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Ricky Pages (D) |
| November 27, 2007 | To Edmonton Rush Ian Hawksbee (D) | To San Jose Stealth 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Paul Rabil (T) |
| January 30, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush ***3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Brendan Loftus (F) | To Calgary Roughnecks Chris Seller (T) |
| February 29, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Brenden Thenhaus (F) | To Philadelphia Wings 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Mike Leveille (F) |
| March 5, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Mike Hominuck (F) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Jamie Floris (F) | To Minnesota Swarm A.J. Shannon ****2nd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Matt Beers (D) |
| March 5, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett (F) | To Chicago Shamrox Conditional 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft Conditional 3rd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft |
| March 25, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Matt King (G) Ian Crashley (D) *****1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Joel Dalgarno (F) | To Portland LumberJax Matt Disher (G) 4th round pick in 2009 Entry Draft |
| March 25, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Dan Teat (F) ******2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Bocklet (D) 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Corey Small (F) | To Buffalo Bandits Mike Accursi (F) |
| March 25, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush *******1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Danowski (F) | To Colorado Mammoth Chris Gill (F) ********2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Cayle Ratcliff (D) |
*Later traded to the Boston Blazers **Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox ***Later traded to the Rochester Knighthawks ****Later traded to the Washington Stealth *****Later traded to the Toronto Rock ******Later traded to the Philadelphia Wings *******Later traded back to the Colorado Mammoth ********Later traded to the Calgary Roughnecks

### Entry Draft

The 2007 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 1, 2007. The Rush made the following selections:
$^#$ Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 15 | Steve Hutchins (F) | Whitby, Ontario |
| 3 | 34 | John Lintz (D) | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| 4 | 45 | Steve Conrad$^#$ (D) | Clarington, Ontario |
| 4 | 48 | Dan Hartzell$^#$ (F) | St. Andrew's College |
| 5 | 62 | Calvin Craig$^#$ (F) | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| 6 | 76 | Jordan Coffey (F) | Brampton, Ontario |

## Roster

Reference:
| No. | Position | Player |
| | Fwd | Accursi, Mike |
| 7 | Def | Allen, Mac |
| 6 | Trans | Bergman, Cam |
| 2 | Def | Bonterre, Troy |
| | Def | Crashley, Ian |
| 9 | Fwd | Daly, Randy |
| | Goalie | Disher, Matt |
| | Fwd | Gill, Chris |
| 43 | Def | Glaves, Rory |
| 10 | Fwd | Goundrey, Kyle |
| 23 | Def | Grimes, Mike |
| | Def | Gut, Peter |
| 17 | Def | Hartzell, Kris |
| 88 | Def | Hawksbee, Ian |
| | Trans | Hillier, Darren |
| 90 | Fwd | Hominuck, Mike |
| 41 | Fwd | Hutchins, Steve |
| 30 | Goalie | King, Matt |
| 11 | Def | Martin, Andrew |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 15 | Trans | McElroy, Chris |
| 36 | Fwd | McKay, Chris |
| | Trans | Melville, Cory |
| | Fwd | Olson, Kevin |
| 0 | Goalie | Palidwor, Curtis |
| 12 | Fwd | Plunkett, Lindsay |
| | Trans | Polny, Ryan |
| 19 | Fwd | Prepchuk, Ben |
| 81 | Fwd | Quinlan, Jimmy |
| | Trans | Seller, Chris |
| | Fwd | Shannon, AJ |
| | Def | Stobart, Buck |
| 8 | Fwd | Stroup, Dan |
| 51 | Fwd | Teat, Dan |
| 16 | Fwd | Thenhaus, Brenden |
| | Def | Turner, Andrew |
| | Goalie | Wagar, Kurtis |
| | Fwd | Wilhelm, Shaun |
| 33 | Def | Williams, Rob |