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WK
1
Fri, Dec 1
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Halifax
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Albany
Las Vegas
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
Calgary
Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
Philadelphia
New York
WK
2
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
Colorado
Georgia
Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
Rochester
Saskatchewan
Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
Las Vegas
Panther City
WK
3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
Philadelphia
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
Halifax
New York
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
San Diego
Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
Vancouver
WK
4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Rochester
WK
5
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
Saskatchewan
WK
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
WK
8
Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
Georgia
Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
San Diego
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
WK
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
WK
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
WK
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
WK
16
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
Philadelphia
Panther City
WK
20
Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
Philadelphia
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
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
Buffalo
Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
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Jeff Shattler Getting Comfortable in Saskatchewan

Forward Jeff Shattler has been on the Saskatchewan Rush for two years and won the NLL Finals MVP last year, scoring seven goals and notching six assists in the Rush’s win over the Rochester Knighthawks in three games for their third NLL championship in four years.

For Shattler, it was his second time holding up the cup after winning it all with the Calgary Roughnecks in the 2008-2009 season.

“It was bittersweet winning with these guys,” Shattler said. “These guys know how to get there and win it.”

Since signing as a free agent with the Rush before the 2017-2018 season, Shattler’s numbers have been consistent with his career numbers – 24 goals and 36 assists in 2017-2018 and 18 goals and 17 assists so far in 2018-2019 as a 34-year-old, right on par with his career averages of 23 goals and 36 assists.

Flanked by top goal scorers such as Shawn Evans, Dane Dobbie and Rhys Duch in Calgary, Shattler was expected to carry the load and be a top goal producer. He did so by winning the MVP in the 2010-2011 season, scoring 29 goals and totaling 74 points.

But with the Rush, it’s been a different story. He joined a veteran team coming off back-to-back NLL championships. He didn’t need to be the alpha dog – Mark Matthews was already that. Shattler just had to figure out a way to mesh his game with all of the other role players on the Rush, namely Ben McIntosh, Robert Church and Ryan Keenan.

“(Our system) is very unselfish,” said Shattler. “The ball swings. Everyone is moving and the ball doesn’t die in people’s sticks. It gives you more confidence as you are touching the ball every shift. It doesn’t matter who scores, as long as we’re winning.”

“We all respect each other on the floor as goal scorers.  Sometimes Ryan or Mark is hot so we just ride with them, and it’s worked with us the last two weekends.”

Having grown up in Toronto and having called Calgary home for the past 14 years, Shattler has been thinking about making the move to Saskatchewan full-time in the coming months. One of the reasons is because he wants to devote more time to his side job, the Shattler Lacrosse Academy, which launched three weeks ago.

Sanctioned through the Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association (SLA), the Shattler Lacrosse Academy is a privately owned elite lacrosse camp in Saskatchewan, with kids from ages eight to sixteen. The first clinic is already set to take place in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from April 24th-25th.

Eventually, Shattler says, he’d like to get teams set up and travel to Ontario and British Columbia to play against some of the best lacrosse players in Canada.

“We want to make sure the kids understand the basics of lacrosse and I think this Elite Program will have a big impact in the province,” said Shattler. “I’ve talked to a bunch of people in the Saskatchewan area and they are all on board with developing the programs in the area. I believe there is such raw talent in Saskatchewan and I want to help them develop their game.”

What inspired Shattler to create it? 

“I always wanted to give back to the kids and give them a memorable experience,” said Shattler. “I remember being in Jim Veltman’s camp with pro guys teaching me. I want these kids to look back and say I went to that camp and I had a blast. So, really, just giving kids good experiences.”

On the floor, the Rush are 5-4 and are in first place in the Western division. Entering week 12, they have won two games in a row after falling into a three-game losing skid, which included back-to-back road losses to the Toronto Rock and Georgia Swarm and allowing 17 goals in a road loss against the Calgary Roughnecks.

Thankfully for the Rush, a 5-4 record is good enough for first place in the Western division. In the East, they would be in fifth place, behind the 6-4 New England Black Wolves, 7-4 Georgia Swarm, 7-2 Toronto Rock and 9-2 Buffalo Bandits.

At this point in the season the previous three years (all years the Rush advanced to the NLL Championship), the Rush were 8-1 in 2018 and 6-3 in both 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.

Shattler isn’t worried about his team’s play. He says they hit some bumps in the road, but that the team will figure it out in the second half of the season.

“We had a rough start but we came back,” said Shattler. “It’s early. I think we’re absolutely deadly and we can win the NLL Cup again. In a must win game our team will step up and we won the last two games against Western teams that we had to beat. People were counting us out and now we’re in first place in the West over the course of two weekends.

“We just had a rocky start but we have a lot of time to get back on track and get better. No one is worried. ”

With their next two games at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, there is reason for optimism in the second half for the Rush.

Follow Shattler on Twitter, @shattler77, and on Instagram @jshattler.

Catch the Rush host the Calgary Roughnecks this Saturday night at 8:30 pm EST on B/R Live. Follow the NLL on TwitterInstagram, and Facebook.

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