2023 Saskatchewan Rush season

The Saskatchewan Rush are a lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is the 17th in franchise history, 7th in Saskatchewan.

2023 Saskatchewan Rush
LeagueNLL
DivisionWest
2023 record8–10
Home record5–4
Road record3–6
Goals for204
Goals against212
General ManagerDerek Keenan
CoachJimmy Quinlan
ArenaSaskTel Centre
Average attendance8,609
Saskatchewan Rush crowding around the net before a preseason game against the Calgary Roughnecks on November 26, 2022 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Jimmy Quinlan will be the head coach. In the 2022 season, Quinlan co-coached the last four games with Derek Keenan after Jeff McComb was fired mid-season.[1]

Current standings

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East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Banditsxyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rockx18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirdsx18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawksx18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5Philadelphia Wings1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6Georgia Swarm18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7New York Riptide18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8Albany FireWolves18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Sealsxy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecksx18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Clubx18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammothx1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5Saskatchewan Rush18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7Vancouver Warriors18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72


Game log

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Regular season

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Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 3, 2022 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 18–6 7,736 1–0
2 December 9, 2022 @ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena L 12–13 OT 7,471 1–1
3 December 31, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club SaskTel Centre W 11–9 8,663 2–1
4 January 13, 2023 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 10–11 OT 8,952 2–2
5 January 28, 2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs SaskTel Centre W 15–10 9,366 3–2
6 February 4, 2023 @ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena W 14–8 7,803 4–2
7 February 10, 2023 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 6–13 14,070 4–3
8 February 17, 2023 @ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena W 16–11 4,144 5–3
9 February 25, 2023 Vancouver Warriors SaskTel Centre L 12–16 8,648 5–4
10 March 4, 2023 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 10–16 3,478 5–5
11 March 11, 2023 San Diego Seals SaskTel Centre L 11–12 7,425 5–6
12 March 17, 2023 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 6–11 17,444 5–7
13 March 25, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks SaskTel Centre L 6–14 8,408 5–8
14 April 1, 2023 Vancouver Warriors SaskTel Centre W 12–11 OT 7,711 6–8
15 April 8, 2023 @ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena L 9–13 9,332 6–9
16 April 15, 2023 Halifax Thunderbirds SaskTel Centre L 11–15 8,746 6–10
17 April 22, 2023 Colorado Mammoth SaskTel Centre W 12–11 10,781 7–10
18 April 29, 2023 @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs Michelob Ultra Arena W 13–12 6,947 8–10

Current roster

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Active (21-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  •  0   Alex Buque
  • 46   Laine Hruska
  • 61   Eric Penney
Defensemen
  • 77   Ryan Barnable
  •  2   Matt Beers
  • 23   Ryan Dilks
  • 70   Holden Garlent
  •  3   Bobby Kidd III
  • 13   Connor McClelland
  •  6   Isaac Ngyou
  •  4   Kyle Rubisch (A)
  • 95   Jerrett Smith
Forwards
Transition
  • 43   Jake Boudreau
  • 22   Wyatt Haux
  •  8   Mike Messenger
  • 72   Jeremy Searle
Head Coach
  • Jimmy Quinlan
Assistant Coaches
  • Cam Sedgwick - Offensive Coach
  • Jeremy Tallevi - Defensive Coach

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2022-11-01
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

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The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Rush made the following selections:[6][7]

Round Overall Player College/Club
1 6 Austin Madronic Victoria Shamrocks – Harvard
2 40 Isaac Ngyou Langley Jr A
3 49 Cam Badour Duke University
4 64 Jeremy Searle Orangeville Jr A
5 80 Gabriel Procyk Maple Ridge – UMass
6 95 Carter Brand University of Denver/Limestone


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Slaght, Shawn (2022-10-06). "2022-2023 Outlook: Saskatchewan Rush". Edge of Philly Sports Network. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  2. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Rush schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Lazaruk, Les. "Rush Ready to Start Training Camp This Weekend in Saskatoon". Country 600 CJWW. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  5. ^ "Rush Coaching Staff". www.saskrush.com. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  6. ^ "Rush Draft Six New Prospects in 2022 NLL Entry Draft". OurSports Central. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  7. ^ "Sports This Week: Sask Rush take Austin Madronic sixth in NLL draft". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-02.