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Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
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Fri, Dec 15
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Saskatchewan
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Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
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Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
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Fri, Dec 22
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Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
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Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
Buffalo
Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
Rochester
San Diego
Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
Toronto
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
Albany
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6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
WK
7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
Toronto
Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Panther City
New York
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
Georgia
Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Jan 13
22:00:00
Calgary
Vancouver
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Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
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Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
Georgia
Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Jan 20
20:00:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sat, Jan 20
21:00:00
Calgary
Colorado
WK
9
Fri, Jan 26
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Jan 27
18:00:00
Rochester
Halifax
Sat, Jan 27
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
San Diego
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 27
22:00:00
Panther City
Las Vegas
WK
10
Fri, Feb 2
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 2
19:30:00
Vancouver
Georgia
Fri, Feb 2
21:00:00
New York
Calgary
Sat, Feb 3
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
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11
Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
Las Vegas
Halifax
Fri, Feb 9
20:00:00
Colorado
Panther City
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Calgary
Toronto
Sat, Feb 10
19:30:00
San Diego
New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
WK
12
Fri, Feb 16
18:30:00
Buffalo
Halifax
Fri, Feb 16
22:00:00
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Sat, Feb 17
19:00:00
Colorado
Albany
Sun, Feb 18
19:00:00
Halifax
Calgary
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13
Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
New York
Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Vancouver
Toronto
Sat, Feb 24
19:30:00
Albany
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 24
20:00:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 24
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Calgary
Sun, Feb 25
16:00:00
Georgia
Panther City
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14
Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
San Diego
Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Toronto
Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Buffalo
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
WK
15
Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
Vancouver
Albany
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Calgary
Georgia
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 9
17:00:00
Colorado
Toronto
Sat, Mar 9
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
Las Vegas
New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
Halifax
San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
Panther City
Philadelphia
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Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
Panther City
Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
San Diego
Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
Las Vegas
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Rochester
Albany
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 16
19:30:00
Philadelphia
Georgia
Sat, Mar 16
20:30:00
New York
Saskatchewan
WK
17
Fri, Mar 22
20:00:00
Buffalo
Panther City
Fri, Mar 22
21:00:00
Albany
Calgary
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Halifax
Toronto
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 23
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
New York
Sat, Mar 23
21:00:00
Rochester
Colorado
Sat, Mar 23
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Mar 24
17:30:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
WK
18
Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
Toronto
New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
Vancouver
Las Vegas
WK
19
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Panther City
San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Halifax
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
Las Vegas
Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
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Panther City
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Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
Calgary
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
San Diego
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
Albany
Panther City
WK
21
Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
Georgia
Fri, Apr 19
22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
Sat, Apr 20
18:00:00
Colorado
Halifax
Sat, Apr 20
19:30:00
Albany
New York
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
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Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
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Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
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7Th Man Homestand: Rush Visit Swarm

With the NLL’s West Division locked up, the Edmonton Rush (11-5) will look to tighten up its game this week against the Minnesota Swarm (5-11) when they visit Xcel Energy Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. Watch the game on NLL LIVE in the U.S. and TSN GO in Canada.

The Rush earned first place in the West with its 13-12 win last week over the Colorado Mammoth. They held a 13-6 lead, but allowed Colorado to score six in a row to bring the game within one. Luckily, they were able to hang on.

“We were happy with the result last week,” said Edmonton Head Coach and GM Derek Keenan. “I don’t think we were thrilled with our fourth quarter, but we did finish it off and managed to get the win and clinch first place, so that was really important for us. It really important for us going forward that we continue to try and get better and put together sixty minutes. I think that’s been a bit of a struggle for us.”

“We’re playing a team that, very early in the season made a big comeback on us, and we don’t want that to happen again.”

When asked if is team could have a problem with focus leading up to the playoffs, Keenan wasn’t worried.

“I think they’re going to be pretty focused. We want to try and get better, I think we can be a lot better, and we need to play more consistent, we’ve talked about that a lot lately and we’ve got to find it here in the next two weeks.”

Rush defender Kyle Rubisch is taking these final games as an opportunity.

“It gives us the opportunity to shore some things up and regain our focus, and have some games leading up into the playoffs that was can prepare and play like they are playoff games,” said Rubisch. “In this league, if you don’t bring it, any team can beat you- every team’s competitive.”

Edmonton can still clinch the top overall seed in the league if they win out and the Rochester Knighthawks win the East Division. Both teams would be 13-5, but Edmonton won their only matchup of the season, giving them the tiebreaker. Rochester would need to win out, and have Toronto lose its final game of the season against the New England Black Wolves.

The Rush announced on Tuesday that they have re-signed Edmonton born defender John Lintz to a two-year contract extension. Lintz sits sixth in the league in caused turnovers and has recovered 68 loose balls.

Aaron Bold may sit out the game to recuperate before the playoffs. If he does, Tyler Carlson will start in his place against his former team. Carlson has only played 13:01 this season, and stopped seven out of the ten shots he faced. In his four seasons in the league, Carlson has maintained a .749 SV% and has played more than 498 minutes as a starter in his previous three seasons with the Swarm.

Even though the Swarm has been knocked out playoff contention, they will be ready to give the Rush a run for their money. The last time the two teams met was in Rush territory in January, where the Swarm rallied back from a 9-5 deficit in the third quarter to a 14-10 win.

This weekend’s Swarm team will have a shuffled roster, but the energy will be no less intense. Between roster trades and injuries, six of the players who took the field for the Swarm in Edmonton will not play this Saturday. The three key players who are out with injuries are forward Callum Crawford, transition Jordan MacIntosh and defense Kiel Matisz. The trio combined for a total of 15 points in their last contest with Edmonton.

With key veterans out of the lineup, Saturday’s game will be a chance for the rookies and young players on the team to prove their worth and contend for a spot on the core of the team. The Minnesota coaches fully expect a spark of stamina as a peek into the successful future of the team.

“It’s a good chance for guys to show what they can do. Last weekend we had a very young lineup. I don’t think there was a player over the age of 26 out the front door and I thought they battled hard and played well,” said Swarm assistant coach Aime Caines. “Pretty disappointed with the loss, but the compete level was there and I thought it was a good effort. Being eliminated from the playoffs isn’t easy, but I think with the group we have, they’re professionals and they’re going to give 100%. So we look forward to that challenge this weekend.”

Among the rookies raring to go is the famed forward Miles Thompson, who has 54 points this season; transition player Sam Bradman, whose first goal of the season brought his team back into the battle in last Saturday’s loss against Calgary; and defenseman Pat Miles, who has 4 assists and 31 loose balls in his 7 games.

“We have a good group of guys in Minnesota so it’s a disappointment we didn’t make the playoffs this year,” Miles said. “But we have two more games left, we have a tough game against Edmonton this weekend. We’re going game by game to improve and we’re going every night and battling hard.”

A standout performer who can be seen making moves all over the field that don’t always show up on the stat sheet is transition Corbyn Tao. Tao has 20 points (10+10) and has gathered a personal season-high 67 loose balls this season, but it’s his role beyond the numbers that makes him valuable to his team.

“Corbyn Tao stands out in my mind. He’s been given a lot of roles this year, either taking faceoffs now that MacIntosh is out and playing ‘O’. He gets loose balls for our ‘O’ guys,” Caines said. “He’s not a guy we talk about a lot but he’s definitely an unsung hero on our team.”

Even though the playoffs aren’t in the picture this year, the Swarm is full of capable players who are ready to get on the turf, play their hearts out, and give their crowd something to scream about.

“These guys are professionals and they’re going to bring their ‘A’ game,” Caines said. “We’re going to look for guys to be energetic and just give 100%. Our game plans are going to be the same as we’re preparing for any game, with the film and practice, so just look for a great effort from our guys.”

By Mike Wilson (@RushBeat) and Maria Jollie (@SwarmBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Dale MacMillan.

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