Saskatchewan Rush veteran Mike Messenger embracing new role for 2024-25 NLL season [Video]

Ever since debuting as a third overall pick for the Saskatchewan Rush in the 2016-17 season, Mike Messenger has done nothing but score timely goals and provide some of the biggest hits in the National Lacrosse League.

Something that goaltender Frank Scigliano saw on the other side of the floor for years, before getting an up close look in his first season at SaskTel Centre last year.

“Obviously Rush fans know what Mike brings to the table,” said Scigliano. “He’s done it for many years here.”

Messenger is one of just four players left on the Rush roster with championship caliber experience, winning it all with Saskatchewan in his sophomore season in 2018 alongside Robert Church, Ryan Keenan and Matt Hossack.

Growing into one of the team’s de facto leaders since then, Messenger has received some help in that department with veteran acquisitions by the team in the off-season in the return of Hossack from Panther City Lacrosse …