Saskatchewan Rush
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| Division | Western |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Home arena | SaskTel Centre |
| Based in | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Colors | Green, black, silver |
| Owner | Bruce Urban |
| Formerly | Edmonton Rush |
The Saskatchewan Rush are a professional box lacrosse team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and play their home games at the SaskTel Centre. The franchise is the defending NLL champion, having won the 2015 championship as the Edmonton Rush before relocating to Saskatchewan for the 2016 season. They won on their first game between the Calgary Roughnecks 10-8 on January 2, 2016.
History
The Edmonton Rush made their debut as an expansion team in the 2006 NLL season and twice reached the NLL final. After losing in 2012, they won the Champion's Cup in 2015.[1] However, the team struggled to draw fans, faced competition from the Edmonton Oil Kings hockey team for fans, and were denied the ability to promote the Rush branding within Rexall Place by the Edmonton Oilers.[1] With Rexall Place set to be replaced Rogers Place, and lacking any agreement with the City of Edmonton to play in it when completed, owner Bruce Urban opted to relocate for the 2016 NLL season.[2]
Current roster
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Head coaching history
Note: This list does not include head coaches from the Edmonton Rush.
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| 1 | Derek Keenan | 2016- | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
References
- 1 2 Gregor, Jason (2015-07-21). "Urban explains why Rush are leaving Edmonton". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ↑ "NLL's Rush leaving Edmonton for Saskatoon". The Sports Network. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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