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troutman · 05-20-2015, 10:07 AM

Edmonton Rush lacrosse team may be looking for new home

http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...302/story.html

“It doesn’t look very bright. It appears that it’s coming to an end,” said Edmonton Rush owner Bruce Urban. “It’s sad; it’s heart breaking. I thought we had better value for the city, but apparently I was wrong.”

Urban’s words come just before the Rush plays Game 2 in the National Lacrosse League’s West Division final on Saturday against the Roughnecks in Calgary. The Rush won the first game last Friday before a crowd of around 7,000 at Rexall Place.

But winning and putting together a good team — an exciting good team — apparently aren’t enough.

“We’re second-last in the league in attendance,” said Urban, who admits to being more than a little jealous of teams like the Colorado Mammoth and Buffalo Bandits, who attract 16,000 fans to every game, or Calgary, which averages 12,000.

05-20-2015, 10:07 AM	#112
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Edmonton Rush lacrosse team may be looking for new home http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...302/story.html “It doesn’t look very bright. It appears that it’s coming to an end,” said Edmonton Rush owner Bruce Urban. “It’s sad; it’s heart breaking. I thought we had better value for the city, but apparently I was wrong.” Urban’s words come just before the Rush plays Game 2 in the National Lacrosse League’s West Division final on Saturday against the Roughnecks in Calgary. The Rush won the first game last Friday before a crowd of around 7,000 at Rexall Place. But winning and putting together a good team — an exciting good team — apparently aren’t enough. “We’re second-last in the league in attendance,” said Urban, who admits to being more than a little jealous of teams like the Colorado Mammoth and Buffalo Bandits, who attract 16,000 fans to every game, or Calgary, which averages 12,000.