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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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13:00:00
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Sat, Dec 16
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Sat, Dec 16
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Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
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Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
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Fri, Dec 22
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Sat, Dec 23
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Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
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Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
Rochester
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Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
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Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
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Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
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Sat, Jan 6
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Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
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Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
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Philadelphia
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Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
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Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Panther City
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Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
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Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
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Sat, Jan 20
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Sat, Jan 20
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Sat, Jan 20
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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
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Las Vegas
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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
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Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
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Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
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Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
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Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
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Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
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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
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New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
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Vancouver
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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
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Calgary
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Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
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Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
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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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Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
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Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
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Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
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Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
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San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
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Panther City
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Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
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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
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Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
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New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
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San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
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Philadelphia
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Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
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Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
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Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
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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
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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
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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
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Georgia
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Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
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New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
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Las Vegas
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Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
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Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
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San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
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Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
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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
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Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
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Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
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Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
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Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
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Panther City
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Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
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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
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Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
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15:00:00
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Bold Statement: Rush Shut Down Knighthawks, 16-3

The Edmonton Rush (7-4) set a team record for largest margin of victory with a historic 16-3 road win over the Rochester Knighthawks (7-4) in front of 6,801 fans at Blue Cross Arena on Saturday night. By finding the net just three times, Rochester tied the NLL all-time regular season record for fewest goals in a single game, with much of the credit belonging to Edmonton’s defense.

Mark Matthews, who had seven points (3+4) on the night, gave a preview of what was in store when he opened the scoring only 20 seconds in while Robert Church (2+5) also tallied seven points for Edmonton.

“It was a great win for us,” Matthews said. “They won back-to-back-to-back, and we came in and put a good beating on them like that. It’s nice for us…[goals] come when they come.”

“They’re real good skill guys,” said Rush general manager and head coach Derek Keenan. “They don’t really care who gets the goals. They move the ball well. They obviously have special talent. They shoot the ball well and make good decisions with the ball and make plays. That’s what they did tonight.”

“They’ve got a great team over there,” said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. “They moved the ball well and made a lot of big saves.”

“That was a statement win for them,” said Knighthawks forward Dan Dawson who led all Rochester players with three points (2+1). “They put everyone on notice that the hype is real. They dictated everything. They were that good today.”

“They’re a great team,” said Knighthawks forward Stephen Keogh. “They played a great game tonight. They were swarming us all over the place causing turnovers.”

“They’re a tremendous team,” said Knighthawks defenseman Mike Kirk. “They played great offensively… Their shots were going in. They were goal-scorers’ goals tonight, picking corners. They capitalized on our mistakes.”

“They looked unbelievable tonight,” said Knighthawks transition player Brad Self. “Full credit to them, they played awesome defense, they shut us down. And their offense did whatever they wanted to tonight. They were unbelievable and we were terrible.”

While there was no question the Rush dominated the game, the Knighthawks’ collective mood after the game was not one of doom and gloom but one of a veteran team confident in their ability to learn from their mistakes and move on.

“We’re going to forget about it,” Hasen said. “We’re going to come Wednesday and start over. We’ve got two big games next week… We’re going to forget about it. We’re just going to move forward. One positive out of it? It’s over.”

“It’s a lesson we learned tonight,” Dawson said. “If you don’t come to play every single night, you’re going to end up on the wrong end of things. It showed tonight that if we don’t come to play, we’re not going to last.”

Even though there was no negativity, the one consistent feeling expressed across the board was one of self-infliction.

“As individuals and as a team, we need to be better,” Hasen said. “We can’t play like that.”

“At the end, we just have to look at ourselves,” Keogh said. “It was a poor effort on our part offensively. We weren’t moving the ball, moving our feet. It was an embarrassing loss and we just have to regroup Wednesday… It’s over and done with now. We have to look forward. We play Toronto next week, they play the same style of defense.”

“We can learn a ton from that game,” Kirk said. “They showed us maybe where we have some holes. We can get back to the drawing board this week, watch some film, and see where we can improve… A game like that, you’ve got to forget about it real quick. It was an ugly, ugly loss for us, but you have to take something away from it otherwise you’re not going to get any better.”

“That’s a terrible game by us,” Self said. “We need to wake up, but we know we’re a good team. We’re a veteran group in here. We need to get back to work on Wednesday… We’ve got to move on and do what we do best.”

While coach Hasen was not willing to put the onus for the loss on scheduling, coach Keenan certainly made allowance for its impact on the final score.

“I wouldn’t put too much into that score,” Keenan said. “Playing two games in a month for them, and then having us. We play the game at a high tempo. That’s a tough thing to do. That team will be back. They’re a veteran team…16-3, that’s not going to happen very often against those guys. They’ll be back. They’re well-coached and they’re a great team with great leaders.”

Rochester travels to Toronto on Friday night to take on the Rock and return home on Saturday to face the Minnesota Swarm. Edmonton returns home on Friday to take on the Vancouver Stealth then travels to Vancouver on Saturday for a rematch.

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1) Aaron Bold
2) Mark Matthews
3) Robert Church

By Jeremy Pike (@KnighthawksBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Micheline Veluvolu.

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