NLL: Rush Outlast Warriors 14-8

February 5, 2023

The Saskatchewan Rush and Vancouver Warriors battled to a stalemate for three quarters on Saturday night before the Rush finally took control in the last 15 minutes, going on a six-goal run en route to a 14-8 victory. The win improves the Rush record to 4-2, moving them into second place in the West Division. The Warriors drop to 1-7, the worst record in the division. Vancouver had a busy…

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NLL: Big Second Quarter Vaults Rush Past Desert Dogs 15-10

January 30, 2023

The Saskatchewan Rush offence erupted for eight goals in the second quarter to take a big lead they would not relinquish as they defeated the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 15-10 on Saturday night. The win moves the Rush up to a second-place tie in the West Division with the Colorado Mammoth at 3-2 while the Dogs sit at 1-5, in sixth place in the division. Saskatchewan opened the scoring two-and-a-half…

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NLL: Mammoth Best Rush 11-10 in OT

January 15, 2023

The Colorado Mammoth emerged with the 11-10 overtime victory on Friday night, besting the Saskatchewan Rush in what was an evenly matched contest all night long. The win gives the defending league champions a 3-1 record on the season, while the Rush fall to 2-2. Colorado opened the scoring with two quick goals from Eli McLaughlin and Brett McIntyre in the first five minutes, with Saskatchewan responding mid-quarter with a…

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NLL: Rush beat PCLC 11-9 in New Year’s Eve Tilt

January 3, 2023

The Saskatchewan Rush wrapped up 2022 with a win, defeating the Panther City Lacrosse Club 11-9 on New Years Eve. The win improves the Rush to 2-1 on the season while PCLC drops to 2-2. Saskatchewan opened the scoring with a power play goal from Dan Lintner at the 11:49 mark. The Rush would add two more in the next three minutes to quickly extend their lead, but Panther City…

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NLL: Late Game Surge Earns Seals OT Win Over Rush

December 12, 2022

After trailing for most of the game, the San Diego Seals surged forward with a nine-goal run, forcing overtime and eventually earning a 13-12 win over the Saskatchewan Rush Friday night. The Seals remain undefeated at 2-0 on the season, while the Rush drop to 1-1. The Seals drew first blood in the first quarter when Tre Leclair beat Rush starting goalie Alex Buque. Saskatchewan’s Marshall Powless answered just 22…

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NLL: Big Opening Day Win for Rush a Good Sign for Season

December 8, 2022

The Saskatchewan Rush got their season off to a tremendous start on Saturday night with a decisive 18-6 win over the defending champion Colorado Mammoth. Goaltender Alex Buque shut down the Mammoth offence in his debut with the Rush, stopping 42 shots while allowing just a half dozen goals. If he can continue to excel at that position, a lot of the close decisions that Saskatchewan lost last year might…

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NLL: Rush Looking to Rebound This Season

December 3, 2022

The Saskatchewan Rush open their new season tonight when they play host to the defending champions, the Colorado Mammoth. The Rush are hoping this will be the start of a redemption story, after what can charitably be called a disappointing 2021-2022 season. Last season, the Rush finished in fourth place in the West Division, with an 8-10 record. Since the team moved to Saskatoon in 2016 they had won the…

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Ranking the NLL’s Uniforms

November 7, 2022

I am a fan of sports jerseys. I have an entire closet of them from most of the major sports and several of the minor ones as well. So when I started following the National Lacrosse League almost 20 years ago, I started paying attention to what the teams were wearing. There have been some fantastic uniforms in the NLL over the years. And some awful ones (does anyone still…

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NLL: Saskatchewan bests Panther City in season finale

May 1, 2022

The Saskatchewan Rush beat the Panther City Lacrosse Club 13-9 on Saturday night to wrap up their seasons. With the win, the Rush finish with an 8-10 record, in fourth place in the West Division; PCLC ends the season at 7-11, in fifth place. The season has to be considered a huge disappointment for the Rush, a team that hasn’t missed the playoffs in more than a decade. A team…

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Rush Earn Win Over Seals, Get Eliminated from Playoffs Anyway

April 26, 2022

On Saturday night, the Saskatchewan Rush came back from a three-goal deficit at halftime to beat the San Diego Seals 17-14. The win improved Saskatchewan’s record to 7-10, putting them in a tie with the expansion Panther City Lacrosse Club, while the Seals (9-8) dropped their sixth straight game, after taking the league by storm early in the season. After trading goals early in the game, the Seals went on…

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