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 |
| Head coach | Derek Keenan |
| General manager | Derek Keenan |
| Owner | Bruce Urban |
| Local media | CKBL-FM, SaskTel MaxTV |
| Championships | 2016 |
| Division Championships | 2016 |
| Formerly | Edmonton Rush |
| Website | Official Site |
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.
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. 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. 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.
Note: This list does not include head coaches from the Edmonton Rush.
Regarding local broadcasts, the Rush reached a deal with CKBL-FM (radio) and SaskTel 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 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). 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.
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