Saskatchewan Rush

The Saskatchewan Rush debuted in the NLL on January 15th, 2016 against the Vancouver Stealth losing 13-11

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 Rush won the Champion's Cup in 2016, their first season in Saskatchewan.

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] Lacking any agreement with the City of Edmonton to play at its replacement, Rogers Place, owner Bruce Urban opted to relocate for the 2016 NLL season.^[2]

Current roster

All-time record

Head coaching history

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

Broadcasting

Regarding local broadcasts, the Rush reached a deal with CKBL-FM (radio) and SaskTel MaxTV (TV) to broadcast its 2016 Western Conference playoff games.^[3] 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 will see all home, away and playoff games broadcast on CJMK-FM (98COOL-FM) and additional team features on sister station CKBL-FM (92.9 The Bull).^[4][5][6] All Saskatchewan Rush games are broadcast through the National Lacrosse League's website at nll.com and through television deals with TSN in Canada and both Fox Sports and ESPN in the United States. ^[7]

References

1. 1 2 Gregor, Jason (2015-07-21). "Urban explains why Rush are leaving Edmonton". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2015-07-21. 
2. ↑ "NLL's Rush leaving Edmonton for Saskatoon". The Sports Network. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-21. 
3. ↑ "In Brief: Saturday's Saskatchewan Rush game on TV; Bowling Silver". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 22 May 2016. 
4. ↑ "SaskatoonHomepage.ca - Rush Reports". www.saskatoonhomepage.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-07. 
5. ↑ nurun.com. "Waiting game for Casey Guerin". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2016-06-07. 
6. ↑ "Saskatchewan Rush Partner With Saskatoon Media Group". nll.com. 
7. ↑ "Broadcast Schedule | National Lacrosse League". www.nll.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07. 

External links

• Official Site

Sports teams based in Saskatchewan
Baseball	WMBL Melville Millionaires Moose Jaw Miller Express Regina Red Sox Swift Current Indians Weyburn Beavers Yorkton Cardinals
Football	CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders CJFL Regina Thunder Saskatoon Hilltops WWCFL Regina Riot Saskatoon Valkyries LFL Regina Rage Saskatoon Sirens
Hockey	WHL Moose Jaw Warriors Prince Albert Raiders Regina Pats Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos AJHL Lloydminster Bobcats SJHL Battlefords North Stars Estevan Bruins Flin Flon Bombers Humboldt Broncos Kindersley Klippers La Ronge Ice Wolves Melfort Mustangs Melville Millionaires Nipawin Hawks Notre Dame Hounds Weyburn Red Wings Yorkton Terriers PJHL Assiniboia Southern Rebels Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Knox Pilot Butte Storm Prince Albert Titans Regina Capitals Regina Silver Foxes Saskatoon Quakers Saskatoon Royals Saskatoon Westleys Tri-Town Thunder West Central Rage
Rugby union	RCNJC Saskatchewan NWL Saskatchewan
Canadian Interuniversity Sport	University of Regina Cougars University of Regina Rams University of Saskatchewan Huskies
Lacrosse	NLL Saskatchewan Rush