What a Rush: Saskatchewan goes crazy for lacrosse champions
CBC News | Posted: June 5, 2016 8:17 PM | Last Updated: June 5, 2016
The Saskatchewan Rush won the NLL Champion's Cup on June 4 against Buffalo
After a wild first season, Saskatchewan fans are certainly happy with Bruce Urban's decision to move his lacrosse team from Edmonton to Saskatoon.
The Rush won their second-straight National Lacrosse League championship on June 4 with an 11-10 win over Buffalo.
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More than 15,000 fans packed into the SaskTel Centre to see Saskatchewan win, and all across the province people celebrated the franchise's amazingly successful season.
Even the prime minister jumped on the Rush bandwagon: