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WK
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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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The Rush Are Happy To Be Busy Again

It’s not as if a 3-2 record should ever be considered unacceptable, after all, the Saskatchewan Rush lead the NLL’s West Division with that record. But since the Rush started the 2014 campaign 14-0, their team has consistently shown some inconsistencies at the beginning of their schedule.

 

Including this year, in each of the last six seasons (except for 2018), the Rush have had a 3-2 record through their first five games. At that pace, the team would finish with a respectable 11 victories and seven losses.

 

Looking back over those last six seasons, that record would’ve been good enough to still win the West Division (except for 2016), but it’s not good enough for what this year’s Rush team is looking to accomplish, especially as they hope to avenge their first-round playoff loss last season to the Colorado Mammoth.

 

According to Ryan Keenan, it was that uncharacteristic loss to the Mammoth in the postseason that helped set this team back on track and has left the Rush unsatisfied with the way they’ve started this year.

 

“Last year was a tough loss for all of us,” Ryan Keenan said. “It’s not something this team has been used to in a while. It was a good wake-up call and opened us up to a lot of our issues throughout the entire year last year. I’m hoping [for the rest of the season] we get back that fire in our belly, that kind of mentality that we had in years past where we were winning championships.”

 

This year’s team has extra motivation to go out and perform because they fell far short of their ultimate goal a year ago. However, this season, even with that 3-2 record, Rush Head Coach Derek Keenan feels that his players have not lived up to the high standard that they imposed upon themselves.

 

“We’re 3-2. We’re in a good spot, but we know we haven’t played to our abilities and to what our expectations have been from day one,” Coach Keenan said. “A lot of it comes down to: we haven’t played hard enough, we haven’t played tough enough physically, we haven’t played tough enough mentally. You can’t just come in and expect that to happen; you have to make it happen.”

 

In fairness, the Rush haven’t had ample opportunities to make much happen because the fact is that the Rush have played only five games over the last 10 weeks – that is up to their West Division tie-breaking game against the Mammoth on Saturday night. And while it hasn’t been used as an excuse within the organization, the team has only had games on back-to-back weekends once so far this year, making it difficult to gain familiarity with their teammates and build a rhythm.

 

“It’s been different, it’s been an adjustment for sure,” Ryan Keenan said. “I think that when the schedule first came out everyone was like, ‘Wow, this is interesting’. We don’t want to make excuses, but it’s hard to get in a rhythm early in the year when you play one game then have a week or two weeks off like we just had. As the season wears on, it feels good to get into a rhythm.”

 

Starting with their final regular season game against the Mammoth this year, the Rush’s irregular schedule becomes far more regular – over the next 12 weeks, the Rush will play 13 games.

 

With the steady stream of upcoming games very much on their minds, as well as a demoralizing 12-6 loss at home to the Mammoth in their last contest, the Rush had a practice (two, really) a week ago that ended up being a couple of the best sessions in recent memory.

 

“Last weekend we had our hardest, most intense practice session we probably had in years,” said Coach Keenan. “Even in training camp you have to be somewhat careful. In training camp, you’re also playing a game that weekend – we had one week in training camp that we didn’t play. Last weekend we had two [practice] sessions in 24 hours. We went really hard, we were physical, we did a lot of running, we did a lot of system things and it was definitely one of the best sessions we had in years. Now we have to turn that into a good game performance on Saturday.”

 

Rush defensemen Travis Cornwall added that it was more than just the specific drills the team ran that made this practice special.

 

“The biggest thing was knowing that you didn’t have to play a game the next night,” Cornwall said. “Knowing we had a week off after practice, guys were going harder, playing a little more physically with the guys on offense when you’re playing defense, you don’t have to worry about gassing yourself before a game. We cut a lot of practices short during the season going about an hour and thirty or an hour forty-five, whereas last weekend we went a full two hours.”

 

Now that the Rush are warming up, does this mean that this team is destined to go on rampage around the league?

 

Saturday’s game versus the Mammoth has a lot riding on it. It may just be the first of their 13-game stretch to end the 2020 regular season, but if the Rush can get in a rhythm without any hesitation, they could be looking at a seventh consecutive West Division title and that would create a desirable postseason route to the championship match.

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