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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
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Captain’s Log: Chris Corbeil

Redemption.

It stings.

One moment, one mistake and bam, the tide shifts and you’re watching someone else celebrate a victory that you had hoped to earn. It’s an instant that plagued Saskatchewan Rush captain, Chris Corbeil all off season.

The infamous moment that the ball “exploded” off his stick in the 2017 Champions Cup finals against the Georgia Swarm.

“So we pulled our goaltender,” Corbeil began to recount,  “They doubled the ball (which means they were leaving one guy open), I happened to be that guy. Jeremy (Thompson) gave me a pretty good pass,” then Corbeil paused, searching for the words to best encapsulate the moment.

“Just one of those (passes) that hit my stick, I wasn’t thinking about it and it just sort of exploded off of it and they picked up the ball.”

That play lead to a Georgia goal, which led to overtime. Where Georgia Swarm’s Miles Thompson played hero.

“It all happened in 8.5 seconds, but it seemed to take forever to unfold.”

In Corbeil’s mind he then became, both literally and figuratively,  “the guy who dropped the ball”. A line he’s used before and one, in my estimation, that he uses as humor to help mask the pain that has yet to fully subside.

In arduous situations it’s easy for us to deflect blame when things go wrong. Whether it’s on someone else or through go-to mantras:

We’re only human. Everything happens for a reason. It’s something that you can learn from.

However, Corbeil isn’t looking for an excuse to shield him from the agony of that moment, he just wants another crack at the title and a chance for atonement.

“Not to make too big a deal out of it, but it was a tough time honestly, in that week or two immediately following that. I’ve been waiting for a shot at redemption and a chance to put that all behind me for a long time.” Corbeil said.

Everyone else involved in the play attempted to shoulder the burden for what happened.  Specifically Jeremy Thompson and head coach Derek Keenan, but Corbeil insists that the brunt of the responsibility should fall squarely on this chest.  Whether that’s warranted or not, it is a quality you admire in a captain, a role that Corbeil takes very seriously.

“I kind of shy away from the recognition (that donning the C can bring) but I see it as a great honor to be the captain of a team. So, when Derek (Keenan) approached me and asked me to do it, I was thrilled. It’s something I embraced and was pretty excited about. I never dreamed I’d play in the NLL, let alone be that captain of a team, let alone win a championship as the captain of that team!”

Having taken over the reins from current Rush defensive coach, Jimmy Quinlan in 2013, Corbeil has grown from a young and excited captain to one that likes to have his finger on the pulse of his team, a role responsibility that can be tricky.

Managing people and personalities demands a degree of difficulty higher than a no-look, behind the back shovel that ends up top corner. It’s probably one of the more delicate balances to strike.

Imagine being an office manager and having to navigate strong personalities with multiple idiosyncrasies on a daily basis?  A captain is tasked with doing just that, but in a high intensity and ultra-competitive environment. Helping Corbeil navigate that tough terrain has been Quinlan who’s always there for council when needed.

“(I was) extremely fortunate that he (Quinlan) stayed on board right away (following his retirement) so there was no time without him. It was very simple to pull Jim aside at practice or after a game and ask, ‘what would you do in this situation, how would you approach it?’ because he was a guy, as captain, that had a lot of respect from his teammates and who I try to model my leadership style after.”

Corbeil recounted a dilemma he faced when a Rush player wasn’t fitting in, he was uncertain how to handle the situation.  “(There was) attitude issues from a player in the past that was struggling to fit in with the team. You don’t exactly know how to approach that all the time. Do you coddle them and bring them in by giving them special, favorable treatment or do you take a tough love approach with them, right?”

Faced with the prospect of one guy making it impossible for Saskatchewan to be a solid, cohesive unit Corbeil went to Jim. A guy who’d dealt with situations like this in the past and whose advice was not only sage but quite clinical. As if you sought out a psychology professional.  “He sort of walked me through it,  ‘well depending on what the issue is and what this guy sees as the problem,’ Quinlan mused, ‘if you can dive down to the root as to why this guy thinks he not fitting in or what his problem with the team is, you can sort of figure out what your approach is going to be.  But you have to figure out the root cause before you can sort of tackle it.’”, Corbeil said.

WWJD. What Would Jim Do? I don’t think you’ll find Corbeil with a bracelet or shirt displaying that personal motto, but there is no doubt how invaluable and meaningful Quinlan’s impact on Corbeil’s career has been. He’s someone that Corbeil has always relied on, from the moment he took on the ‘C’ to the most tumultuous moment of his career.

The overarching theme in Corbeil’s tenure is that you’re never left to fight battles alone. On the field or off it. So despite being the glue that’s supposed to hold it all together, when things hit the fan your relationships within the organization are cemented when everyone else bonds together to help you get through the difficult moments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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