The Edmonton Rush are a lacrosse team based in Edmonton playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the 7th in franchise history. The Rush had a tough regular season, starting 2-7 before gaining momentum in the second half. They finished 6-10 but made the playoffs. In the playoffs, however, everything changed as the Rush beat both the Calgary Roughnecks and Minnesota Swarm in dominating performances, before losing to the Rochester Knighthawks 9-6 in the championship game.
The Rush made a number of significant moves in the off-season, most notably trading captain Brodie Merrill, Dean Hill, and Mike McLellan to Philadelphia for Athan Iannucci, Alex Turner, and Brodie McDonald as well as first-round draft picks in three future drafts. They also picked up Kyle Rubisch and Ryan Dilks from the Boston Blazers dispersal draft, and Shawn Williams, Aaron Wilson, Chris Corbeil, Aaron Bold, and Kevin Croswell in other trades. This is also the first out 6 consecutive seasons in the playoffs.
Regular season
Conference standings
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Playoffs
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Transactions
Trades July 13, 2011 To Edmonton RushAaron Wilson (F)Ryan Cousins (D)Kevin Croswell (G)*2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson (T) To Minnesota Swarm1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Evan Kirk (G)4th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Brian Karalunas (D)*2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Carter Bender (F) August 9, 2011 To Edmonton RushAthan Iannucci (F)Alex Turner (F)Brodie MacDonald (G)**1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz (F)**1st round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Cameron Flint (T)**1st round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Miles Thompson (F) To Philadelphia WingsBrodie Merrill (T)Dean Hill (F)Mike McLellan (F)5th round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Matt Stefurak (D)4th round pick in 2013 Entry Draft - Don Alton (G) September 9, 2011 To Edmonton RushChris Corbeil (D) To Buffalo Bandits2nd round pick in 2011 Entry Draft - Jeremy Thompson (T)**1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Kiel Matisz (F) October 9, 2011 To Edmonton RushShawn Williams (F)Aaron Bold (G)***2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel (D) To Rochester KnighthawksRyan Cousins (D)Andy Secore (F)Alex Kedoh Hill (T) November 4, 2011 To Edmonton Rush 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Michael Cudmore (D)*2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch (T) To Toronto Rock Bill Greer (D) February 10, 2012 To Edmonton Rush Jeff Cornwall (D) To Buffalo Bandits 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Jordan Critch (T)****2nd round pick in 2014 Entry Draft - Tyson Roe (D) February 13, 2012 To Edmonton Rush Paul Rabil (F)1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Mark Matthews (F) To Washington Stealth Athan Iannucci (F)2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft - Justin Pychel (D)
*Later traded to the Buffalo Bandits **Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm ***Later traded to the Washington Stealth ****Later traded to the Calgary Roughnecks
Dispersal Draft The Rush chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft: RoundOverallPlayer12 Kyle Rubisch211 Ryan Dilks
Entry Draft The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Rush drafted the following player:
RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club 3 20 Jesse Fehr (T) Duke University
Roster
See also 2012 NLL season
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