More than in any other year, the Saskatchewan Rush will have a lot of tough decisions ahead to get down to their 2024-25 regular-season roster.
NLL training camps opened across North America on Friday and in Saskatoon, the Rush hit the floor with 37 players on the floor.
“It’s a record number that this organization I think has ever had,” Rush co-head coach and general manager Derek Keenan said. “For myself too as a GM and coach, it’s the most bodies we’ve ever had.”
After falling one goal short of clinching a playoff spot in their final game last April, the Rush are back and are now preparing for their season opener at the end of November.
Co-head coach Jimmy Quinlan said the tempo of their first practice session was frantic at times, but added that the buy-in is immediately apparent.
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“Words can only go so far,” Quinlan said. “It’s the actions. We saw guys diving in front of …