Today, Gill, who notched four goals and four assists last Saturday night against the Philadelphia Wings, was named the NLL's Offensive Player of the Week. Gill's eight points are a team record for the Rush.
He scored a pair of goals in the third quarter, including one on the power play, and then led the Rush's furious seven-goal outburst in the fourth quarter that paved the way to the win. The 11-year NLL veteran put the Rush ahead 12-10 in the late stages of the final stanza with two goals 44 seconds apart.
Gill racked up his four assists on two goals by Dan Stroup, his former teammate with the Colorado Mammoth, and on two of the five goals scored by Jimmy Quinlan, who finished the night with five tallies - a team record for the Rush.
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Rush GM/Head Coach Paul Day announced today that the club has signed defenceman/transition Dan Finck, the only player in the National Lacrosse League from Nova Scotia.
Finck, 26, played the past two seasons with the Philadelphia Wings and started his NLL career by being named to the league's 2005 All-Rookie Team where he was joined by current Rush defender Rory Glaves. Finck played in 14 games for the Wings in '05, scoring 10 goals and six assists for 16 points along with 82 loose balls. Last season for the Wings, Finck notched one goal and one assist and collected 44 loose balls in 10 games. He was released by Philadelphia prior to the 2007 season opener against the Rush.
"I'm very excited about this new opportunity," said the native Halifax. "I see this as a great chance to grow in my own game. I like to play in both ends of the floor. I think I'm smart defensively, but a big part of my game is using my speed and moving the ball up the floor and creating offensive chances."
Finck is eager to make his debut in Edmonton and suit up in the Battle of Alberta when the Rush meet the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night at Rexall Place.
"I really like how the Rush went out and got new players and brought in a stronger base to the team," added Finck. "It really shows the commitment they've made for this year and the future. Paul Day and the rest of his coaching staff have the attitude that they want the team to better and to win."
