The Saskatchewan Rush are a professional

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team based in

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. Formerly the Edmonton Rush, they are members of the Western Division of the

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(NLL) and play their home games on Co-op Field at

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. The Rush have won the

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twice since their move to Saskatchewan: their first season in 2016, and again in 2018.

History

The

Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from 2006 NLL season to 2015. The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2016 se ...

made their debut as an expansion team in the

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and twice reached the NLL final. After losing in

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, they won the

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. However, the team struggled to draw fans, faced competition from the

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junior hockey team for fans, and were denied the ability to promote the Rush branding within

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by the

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. Lacking any agreement with the City of Edmonton to play at its replacement,

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, owner Bruce Urban opted to relocate for the 2016 NLL season. In 2017, the team reached a five-year sponsorship deal with

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, under which the team's venue is referred to as ''Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre'' during Rush games. On May 10, 2021, the team announced that it had been sold to Mike Priestner, owner of the

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of the

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Current roster

All-time record

*2020 season ended in March 2020 because of COVID-19
**Before the 2022 season Derek Keenan stepped down as head coach. New hire Jeff McComb would go on to be fired mid-season. General Manager Derek Keenan and Offensive Coach Jimmy Quinlan became associate head coaches.

Playoff results

Head coaching history

''Note: This list does not include head coaches from the Edmonton Rush.''

Draft history

NLL Entry Draft

First Round Selections *

: None *

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: Ryan Keenan (1st overall), Michael Messenger (3rd overall) *

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: None *

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: Connor Robinson (5th overall) *

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: Holden Garlent (4th overall), Justin Robinson (9th overall), Tanner Thomson (16th overall) *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

: Marshall Powless (7th overall), Connor McClelland (12th overall) *

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: Jake Boudreau (7th overall), Ryan Barnable (8th overall)

Broadcasting

Regarding local broadcasts, the Rush reached a deal with

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(radio) and

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MaxTV (TV) to broadcast its 2016 Western Conference playoff games. CKBL-FM also broadcast the 2016 National Lacrosse League Finals between the Rush and the Buffalo Bandits with John Fraser calling play-by-play and Casey Guerin as colour commentator. For 2017-2019, The Saskatchewan Rush came to a local radio agreement with Saskatoon Media Group that would see all home, away and playoff games broadcast on CJMK-FM (98COOL-FM) for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons with play by play by Tanner Fetch, and return to CKBL-FM (92.9 The Bull) for 2018-2019 with Dave Thomas as the radio voice of the Rush. Also for the 2018-2019 season, a bi-weekly 30 minute TV program on the Saskatchewan Rush will be broadcast on Saturday mornings by Global Saskatoon and Global Regina, produced and hosted by Daniella Ponticelli. All Saskatchewan Rush games are telecast through Bleacher Report's B/R Live in both Canada and the United States. For the Rush home games in Saskatoon, Ryan Flaherty is the play-by-play announcer, Former

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play-by-play announcer Jake Elliott is the colour commentator, and Daniella Ponticelli is in-between team benches as the floor reporter.

References

External links

Official Website
{{Saskatchewan Sports Lacrosse teams in Saskatchewan Sport in Saskatoon National Lacrosse League teams 2015 establishments in Saskatchewan