Edmonton Rush
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| Edmonton Rush | |
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| Division | Western |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Home arena | Rexall Place |
| Based in | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Colors | Black, Grey, Amber |
| Head coach | Paul Day |
| General manager | Paul Day |
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| Championships | |
| Division Championships | |
| Website | www.edmontonrush.com |
| Formerly | Ottawa Rebel Syracuse Smash |
Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 season.
The NLL announced on May 5, 2005, that starting the 2006 season, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive a franchise. They play their home games at Rexall Place. The Edmonton team is owned by businessman and Calgary resident Bruce Urban, who purchased the dormant Ottawa Rebel to start the Edmonton team. Edmonton resident Craig Anstead, who has a minority stake in the team, has been named the managing partner.
Although early reports suggested that they would be playing as the Edmonton Speed, they selected the name Rush on June 9, 2005.
On February 17, 2006, the Rush recorded the first victory in their franchise history, defeating the Calgary Roughnecks 12-11 in a thrilling game, scoring the winning goal with only 0.2 seconds left in the game.
[edit] Rivalry with the Calgary Roughnecks
The arrival of the Rush created another version of "The Battle Of Alberta". The head coach of the Edmonton Rush however, has come under fire by the Calgary Roughnecks. The Rush took out ads in Calgary newspapers before their first meeting that the Rush would "Open a Can" on the Roughnecks.
This proved to backfire as the Roughnecks defeated the Rush in their first meeting.
The tactic continued though when the Rush were playing the Toronto Rock, but once again it proved to backfire as the Rock easily won.
[edit] All time Record
| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Playoffs |
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| 2006 | Western | 1-15 | 6th | 0-8 | 1-7 | 150 | 202 | Missed playoffs |
| Total | 1 season | 1-15 | 0-8 | 1-7 | 150 | 202 | ||
| Playoff Totals | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Lacrosse League | |
| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Chicago Shamrox | Minnesota Swarm | New York Titans | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland LumberJax | San Jose Stealth | |
| NLL Awards: Champion's Cup | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Defenseman of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsmanship Award | Les Bartley Award | GM of the Year | Executive of the Year | |
| NLL Articles: All-Star Game | Players' Association | Family relations | Hall of Fame | Season reviews | Former teams | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
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| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
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| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center | HP Pavilion | Jobing.com Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | |
| 1The New York Titans play four of their home games at Madison Square Garden. 2The New York Titans play four of their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. |
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