Dan Stroup, who finished third in team scoring with 29 goals, 22 assists and 51 points for Edmonton last season, has re-signed with the club. Stroup, along with Chris Gill, Curtis Palidwor and Mike Accursi have each signed two-year deals.
RUSH SIGN FOUR KEY PLAYERS
Gill, Stroup, Palidwor and Accursi sign two-year contracts
08/03/2007
Edmonton Rush General Manager and Head Coach Paul Day announced this week that the club has signed four key players to contracts. Forwards Chris Gill and Dan Stroup and goaltender Curtis Palidwor were all re-signed to two year contracts suring up their return to the team. Forward Mike Accursi also inked a two year deal with the Rush, after recently being traded to Edmonton by the Rochester Knighthawks. Palidwor and Accursi have been listed as the team's Franchise Players."These four players make up a big part of the nucleus of our team," said Day. "They all had great seasons last year and I know that they're expecting even more out of themselves in the upcoming season."
Chris Gill, who was acquired with Dan Stroup last year in an off-season trade with Chicago, led the Rush in nearly every offensive category including team records in points (62), goals (37), and power-play goals (15).
During the year, Gill also joined the 300 career goal club and set a Rush record by scoring six goals in a victory over Calgary. He was was named to the West Division team for the 2007 NLL All-Star Game.
Stroup finished third in team scoring with 29 goals and 22 assists for 51 points and he finished second to Gill with 10 power-play goals last season.
After coming to Edmonton in a trade with New York last season, Palidwor provided a boost for the Rush and his performances earned him the Team MVP Award. Palidwor finished the year with five victories, a 10.48 goals-against average and a .789 save-percentage. He finished the 2007 season with 465 saves in over 709 minutes of action. He recorded five wins in goal for Edmonton.
Mike Accursi is the newest member of the Rush, coming to the club from Rochester in a trade last week. In 144 career NLL games, Accursi has 253 goals and 275 assists for 528 points. Last season with the NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks, he set a career-high with 77 points (26 goals and 51 assists) during the regular season. In the playoffs, Accursi led all players with 11 goals including three in the Champion's Cup final as Rochester defeated Arizona 13-11.
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