Saskatchewan Rush

Saskatchewan Rush
League National Lacrosse League
Division Western
Founded 2015
Arena Co-Op Field at SaskTel Centre [1]
Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Colors Green, black, silver
General manager Derek Keenan
Head coach Derek Keenan
Local media CJMK-FM, SaskTel MaxTV
Championships (2) 2016, 2018
Division titles (3) 2016, 2017, 2018
Formerly Edmonton Rush
Website www.saskrush.com

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 Co-Op Field at 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.[2] However, the team struggled to draw fans, faced competition from the Edmonton Oil Kings junior hockey team for fans, and were denied the ability to promote the Rush branding within Rexall Place by the Edmonton Oilers.[2] 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.[3]

Current roster

Saskatchewan Rush roster
Active (20-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
  • 30 Canada Tyler Carlson
  • 35 Canada Evan Kirk
Defensemen
Forwards
Transition
Practice Squad
  • 61 Canada Nick Finlay (T)
  • 10 Canada Johnny Pearson (F)
  • 31 Canada Adam Shute (G)
Injured Reserve
  • 15 Canada Matt MacGrotty (D)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2018-01-19
2017 NLL Transactions

All-time record

Season Division W–L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs Avg Attendance
2016Western13–51st7–26–3233190Derek KeenanChampions11,736
2017Western12–61st8–14–5231212Derek KeenanLost final14,921
2018Western14–41st6–38–1254196Derek KeenanChampions14,639
2019Western0–00–00–000Derek Keenan
Total4 seasons39–15 21–618–9718598  13,765
Playoff Totals3 appearances9-3 6–13–2161135 2 championships13,677

Head coaching history

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

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
1Derek Keenan2016-543915.7221293.750

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.[4] 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) with play by play by Tanner Fetch.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Introducing Co-Op Field at SaskTel Centre". Saskatchewan Rush. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  2. 1 2 Gregor, Jason (2015-07-21). "Urban explains why Rush are leaving Edmonton". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  3. ↑ "NLL's Rush leaving Edmonton for Saskatoon". The Sports Network. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  4. ↑ "In Brief: Saturday's Saskatchewan Rush game on TV; Bowling Silver". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SaskatoonHomepage.ca - Rush Reports". www.saskatoonhomepage.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  6. ↑ "SaskRush.com - Rush Reports". https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanner-fetch/. Retrieved 2016-06-07. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ nurun.com. "Waiting game for Casey Guerin". Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Rush Partner With Saskatoon Media Group". nll.com.
  9. ↑ "Broadcast Schedule | National Lacrosse League". www.nll.com. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
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