# 2009 Edmonton Rush season

The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2009 season was the 4th 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 | New York Titans – xy | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 190 | 180 | +10 | 11.88 | 11.25 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 223 | 170 | +53 | 13.94 | 10.62 |
| 3 | Boston Blazers – x | 16 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0.0 | 4–4 | 6–2 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 11.31 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 169 | 197 | −28 | 10.56 | 12.31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 188 | 193 | −5 | 11.75 | 12.06 |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.0 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 194 | 218 | −24 | 12.12 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 206 | 167 | +39 | 12.88 | 10.44 |
| 2 | Portland LumberJax – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 181 | 177 | +4 | 11.31 | 11.06 |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 200 | 185 | +15 | 12.50 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 172 | 184 | −12 | 10.75 | 11.50 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 2–6 | 4–4 | 174 | 198 | −24 | 10.88 | 12.38 |
| 6 | Edmonton Rush | 16 | 5 | 11 | .312 | 7.0 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 159 | 200 | −41 | 9.94 | 12.50 |
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 10, 2009 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Pengrowth Saddledome | L 9–10 | OT | 11,197 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 16, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | | 8,017 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 23, 2009 | @ Portland LumberJax | Rose Garden | L 10–15 | | 6,894 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 24, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 11–9 | | 16,734 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 29, 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | Rexall Place | L 8–13 | | 6,298 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 31, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 6–16 | | 3,256 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 7, 2009 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 9–16 | | 13,468 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 22, 2009 | Colorado Mammoth | Rexall Place | W 10–9 | | 7,249 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 27, 2009 | Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Rexall Place | L 9–14 | | 14,710 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 13, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 10–22 | | 8,136 | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 21, 2009 | @ San Jose Stealth | HP Pavilion at San Jose | L 10–11 | | 4,034 | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 28, 2009 | Toronto Rock | Rexall Place | W 16–12 | | 7,356 | 4–8 |
| 13 | April 3, 2009 | Portland LumberJax | Rexall Place | W 11–10 | | 6,517 | 5–8 |
| 14 | April 4, 2009 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 7–9 | | 12,476 | 5–9 |
| 15 | April 11, 2009 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rexall Place | L 13–14 | | 8,500 | 5–10 |
| 16 | April 17, 2009 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 9–10 | | 16,727 | 5–11 |

## 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 |
| Dan Teat | 16 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 55 | 4 |
| Andy Secore | 16 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 52 | 9 |
| Mike Hominuck | 13 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 6 |
| Ryan Benesch | 14 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 2 |
| Callum Crawford | 13 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 0 |
| Jimmy Quinlan | 15 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 60 | 31 |
| Jason Wulder | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 2 |
| Ian Hawksbee | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 150 | 16 |
| Scott Self | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 14 |
| Totals | | 250 | 409 | 301 | 1033 | 35 |

### 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 |
| Chris Levis | 16 | 596:08 | 4 | 6 | 111 | .777 | 11.17 |
| Steve Dietrich | 10 | 295:45 | 1 | 4 | 69 | .742 | 14.00 |
| Brandon Atherton | 6 | 72:27 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .714 | 14.91 |
| Totals | | | 5 | 11 | 200 | .759 | 12.50 |

## Transactions
### New players

* Cam Bergman - acquired in trade
* Andrew Biers - acquired in trade
* Steve Dietrich - acquired in trade
* Greg Hinman - acquired in trade
* Spencer Martin - acquired in trade
* Chris McKay - acquired in trade
* Tim O'Brien - signed as free agent
* Lindsay Plunkett - acquired in trade

### Players not returning

* Mac Allen - traded
* Troy Bonterre - traded
* Kyle Goundrey - released
* Kris Hartzell - traded
* Matt King - traded
* Ben Prepchuk - not playing in 2009
* Dan Stroup - released
* Brendan Thenhaus - traded
* Kurtis Wagar - traded

### Trades

| June 30, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Lindsay Plunkett (F) Matt Brown (F) | To Rochester Knighthawks Troy Bonterre (D) Mac Allen (D) 3rd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Brendan Loftus (F) |
| July 1, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Chris McKay (F) | To Minnesota Swarm *2nd round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Steven Brooks (F) |
| July 2, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Greg Hinman (D) | To Buffalo Bandits **3rd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Ben Hunt (T) |
| July 8, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Steve Dietrich (G) ***1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Andrew Watt (T) | To Calgary Roughnecks Matt King (G) Kris Hartzell (D) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Matt Danowski (F) |
| July 24, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Cam Bergman (T) | To Boston Blazers Brenden Thenhaus (F) Kurtis Wagar (G) |
| September 7, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Andrew Biers (F) 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Ryan Campbell (F) | To Minnesota Swarm 1st round pick in 2008 Entry Draft - Andrew Watt (T) |
| September 15, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Spencer Martin (F) | To Portland LumberJax Matt Brown (F) |
| October 2, 2008 | To Edmonton Rush Ryan McNish (D) 3rd round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - Alex Kedoh Hill (F) | To Calgary Roughnecks ****1st round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - David Brock (T) |
| January 14, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush Ryan Benesch (F) Derek Suddons (D) | To Toronto Rock 1st round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Joel Dalgarno (F) ***2nd round pick in 2010 Entry Draft - Josh Gillam (F) |
| March 17, 2009 | To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2009 Entry Draft - Dane Stevens (F) | To Toronto Rock Steve Dietrich (G) |
*Later traded to the Chicago Shamrox **Later traded to the Washington Stealth ***Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm ****Later traded to the Boston Blazers

### Entry draft

The 2008 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 7, 2008. The Rush selected the following players:
$^#$ Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 4 | Jamie Floris (F) | Bellarmine University |
| 1 | 10 | Ryan Campbell (F) | Dowling College |
| 3 | 27 | Kelly Kilpatrick$^#$ (F) | Coquitlam, BC |
| 5 | 51 | Myles Kenny$^#$ (T) | Victoria, BC |
| 6 | 64 | Adam Foss$^#$ (D) | New Westminster, BC |