The big news in the NLL world this week has centered on the Edmonton Rush, and it’s not because they are in the western conference finals. Owner Bruce Urban spoke out this weekend regarding the possibility of the team relocating, and he didn’t hold back any blame for the city of Edmonton.
The city and their mayor Don Iveson responded, casting the Rush in a light of being disrespectful to the city’s attempts to help.
Well, if the Rush stay or go, it doesn’t seem the league totally agrees with the way the Rush have handled things.
“The NLL strongly believes in the Edmonton market,” NLL commissioner George Daniel said to the Edmonton Sun. “The NLL can prosper in Edmonton under the right business conditions. It is our understanding that the current facility lease for the Rush expires at the end of the season.
“It is our hope that Bruce Urban can secure the necessary arrangements to make that happen and ensure the long-term viability of the NLL in Edmonton.”
Sounds like the league is pulling for the Rush to stay in Edmonton. Can and will they step in to make it work? Or will this stay Urban’s battle? They seem to have put the responsibility on Urban to make it happen.
