Saskatchewan Rush Sets the Tone for NLL Season; Robert Church Becomes All-Time Leader

Saskatchewan Rush sets the tone for NLL season; Robert Church becomes all-time leader

Saskatchewan Rush opens National Lacrosse League season with a win over Calgary Roughnecks as Robert Church sets all-time record for games.

Roughnecks Rally But Fall To Rush - Calgary Roughnecks

SASKATOON – The Roughnecks rallied back from a five-goal deficit, but dropped their first game of the season 16-13 to the Saskatchewan Rush. Rookies first-round picks Noah Manning and Kyle Pepper scored their first career NLL goals in the loss. THE NUMBERS GAME: Tyler Pace – 3G, 4A Haiden Dickson – 3G, 4A Tanner Cook – 2G, 3A Brayden Mayea – 2G, 2A Aden Walsh – 24/36 Saves Line ’em up! Here’s tonight’s starting 6️⃣ pic.twitter.com/t0xCoAGLZm — …