Edmonton Rush
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| Edmonton Rush | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Home arena | Rexall Place |
| Based in | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Colors | Black, Grey, Amber |
| Head coach | Paul Day |
| General manager | Paul Day |
Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 season.
The NLL announced on May 5, 2005, that starting the 2006 season, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive a franchise. They play their home games at Rexall Place. The Edmonton team is owned by businessman and Calgary resident Bruce Urban, who purchased the dormant Ottawa Rebel to start the Edmonton team. Edmonton resident Craig Anstead, who has a minority stake in the team, has been named the managing partner.
Although early reports suggested that they would be playing as the Edmonton Speed, they selected the name Rush on June 9, 2005.
On February 17, 2006, the Rush recorded the first victory in their franchise history, defeating the Calgary Roughnecks 12-11 in a thrilling game, scoring the winning goal with only 0.2 seconds left in the game.
Rivalry with the Calgary Roughnecks
The arrival of the Rush created another version of "The Battle Of Alberta". The head coach of the Edmonton Rush however, has come under fire by the Calgary Roughnecks. The Rush took out ads in Calgary newspapers before their first meeting that the Rush would "Open a Can" on the Roughnecks.
This proved to backfire as the Roughnecks defeated the Rush in their first meeting.
The tactic continued though when the Rush were playing the Toronto Rock, but once again it proved to backfire as the Rock easily won.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games behind, PCT = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against.
| Season | GP | W | L | GB | PCT | GF | GA | Home | Away | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2006 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .063 | 150 | 202 | 0-8 | 1-7 | 6th in West | Out of Playoffs |
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Grand Totals | 16 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .063 | 150 | 202 | 0-8 | 1-7 |
External links
| National Lacrosse League | |
| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Minnesota Swarm | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland Lumberjax | San Jose Stealth | |
| 2007 Expansion Teams: Chicago Shamrox | New York | |
| NLL Articles: Champion's Cup | NLL All-Star Game | NLL Hall of Fame | List of NLL MVPs | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Indoor lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League |
| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | Glendale Arena | HP Pavilion | HSBC Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center |
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