Losses to division rivals Colorado and Calgary dropped the Rush to 3rd place and they faced the second place Washington Stealth in the first round of the playoffs.
But the Stealth ended any thoughts the Rush had of returning to the Championship game, winning 12-11 in the division semi-finals.
[1] Reference: [2] x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Reference:[3]*Later traded to the Minnesota Swarm **Later traded to the New England Black Wolves The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.
[6] The Rush made the following selections: x Denotes player who won at least one NLL Award # Denotes player who never played in the NLL regular season or playoffs {{{Head Coach}}} Roster updated 2012-01-08 NLL Transactions