# 2017 Saskatchewan Rush season

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was the 12th in franchise history, and 2nd in Saskatchewan. they originally played in Edmonton.

## Current standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
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 | January 7, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–18 | | 4,809 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 14, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 11–13 | | 10,275 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 21, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | SaskTel Centre | W 16–8 | | 15,007 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 27, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | SaskTel Centre | W 16–12 | | 14,502 | 2–2 |
| 5 | February 4, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 15–11 | | 13,558 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 11, 2017 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 21–12 | | 7,194 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 18, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 8–7 | | 15,037 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 25, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 12–11 | OT | 15,045 | 6–2 |
| 9 | March 4, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 9–13 | | 2,876 | 6–3 |
| 10 | March 11, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 12–11 | OT | 15,037 | 7–3 |
| 11 | March 24, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | SaskTel Centre | W 13–10 | | 15,039 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 25, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–14 | | 15,144 | 8–4 |
| 13 | April 1, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 17–14 | | 16,419 | 9–4 |
| 14 | April 8, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | SaskTel Centre | W 16–12 | | 15,045 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 15, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | SaskTel Centre | L 12–13 | OT | 14,532 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 22, 2017 | Toronto Rock | SaskTel Centre | W 15–10 | | 15,045 | 11–5 |
| 17 | April 28, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 10–9 | | 17,209 | 12–5 |
| 18 | April 29, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 7–14 | | 18,845 | 12–6 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Western Final (Game 1) | May 13, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 18–9 | | 11,012 | 1–0 |
| Western Final (Game 2) | May 20, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | SaskTel Centre | W 11–10 | | 14,052 | 2–0 |
| Finals (Game 1) | June 4, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 14–18 | | 7,642 | 2–1 |
| Finals (Game 2) | June 10, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | SaskTel Centre | L 14–15 | OT | 14,264 | 2–2 |

## Player stats
### 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 | 40 | 73 | 113 | 61 | 25 |
| Robert Church | 18 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 57 | 2 |
| Adam Jones | 16 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 75 | 8 |
| Curtis Knight | 18 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 56 | 6 |
| Ben McIntosh | 17 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 56 | 6 |
| Ryan Keenan | 16 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 45 | 2 |
| Matthew Dinsdale | 16 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 2 |
| Jeff Cornwall | 18 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 78 | 4 |
| Chris Corbeil | 18 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 100 | 4 |
| Jeremy Thompson | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 179 | 18 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 233 | 339 | 572 | 1393 | 257 |

### 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 |
| Aaron Bold | 16 | 934:44 | 11 | 4 | 174 | .765 | 11.17 |
| Tyler Carlson | 3 | 150:00 | 1 | 2 | 37 | .709 | 14.80 |
| Totals | | | 13 | 5 | 190 | .758 | 10.56 |

### Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Rush made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Keenan | Quinnipiac |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Messenger | Limestone |
| 2 | 14 | Matt Hossack | RIT |
| 3 | 30 | Mason Pynn | Drexel |
| 4 | 40 | Michael Kaminski | |
| 5 | 48 | Spencer Bromley | McGill |
| 6 | 57 | Rylee McKinnon | |