JST-The Rush Report

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With the Junior Showcase Tournament officially starting today, there are already players who are standing out and one team as a whole who seem to be bringing their A game to this tournament. The Yukon Rush won both of their games, scoring five goals to the Warriors' four and the Royals two goals weren't enough against the second set of five goals for the Rush.

 

Despite the small sample size of games thus far, the Rush already have three players in the top five as far as total points are concerned as well as goals scored and top rookies. Brandon Petan Jr. is the team's leader in goals scored with four. David Van Housen has served up five apples and with seven points overall, he can clearly contribute on both sides of the ice. River Harrington is the top defenseman with an even two goals and two assists, and it will be interesting to see if he can solidify that position on the leaderboard as time goes on and all the teams have more games under their belts. Bartholomew Lorequavius holds the fourth best save percentage at the moment with a .898, which is respectable. Certainly, the Rush are going to be one of the teams to keep an eye on during this tournament.

 

Many of the players on this team are Ottawa Lynx alumni and perhaps that connection and time spent playing together will give them an edge over some of the other teams. The previous defensive pairing of Kovalenko and Harrington has been split for this tournament and thus far, both seem to be adjusting well to the change. The Rush next face the Warriors, then the Brigade before a second time around with the Steel.

 

One can only assume that the general manager and assistant are pleased with the grit and determination from their team. Though the first game was close, the Rush were able to dig in and hold on to preserve their win. The Rush also have an excellent penalty kill unit, only allowing one goal. Naturally, statistics will change the more games the Rush have in hand but with this hot of a start to the tournament, there's a lot to be excited about when it comes to the Rush and what they can bring to the table.

 

For scouts, Harrington and Petan Jr. have to be on their radars. Their consistency from the Lynx matches to their start in the Junior Showcase Tournament are proving them to be anything but a flash in the pan and with everyone else on the team chipping in where they can, one would expect the Rush to go a long way toward winning the showcase outright. Of course, games aren't just won by two players and with almost all of their lines having at least one point in these two matches, everyone on the Rush is pulling their weight and doing what they can to keep their team on top. For the Yukon Rush fans, this has to be a good time to be a supporter of the team.

 

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