Edmonton Rush Lacrosse Club

RUSH ANNOUNCE 2009 ROSTER

Monday, December 29, 2008
For Immediate Release

Edmonton, AB--The Edmonton Rush will enter the 2009 season of National Lacrosse League with several new faces and a revamped look as the players and coaching staff target the franchise’s first ever playoff berth. “We have brought in a number of players - some with a good amount of experience in the league and others who are our top prospects - in an effort to maximize all the potential we have,” said GM/Head Coach Bob Hamley.

“I think our fans, who have been very patient through the team’s first few seasons, will be excited by what these players can do on the floor. The Rush are going to be more talented and tougher than ever before and we expect the changes we have made are going to produce some very appealing results.” In goal, the Rush have made wholesale changes with three new net minders led by 16-year veteran and former league MVP Steve Dietrich, who comes to the Rush following a trade with the Calgary Roughnecks. The two other newcomers are former Colorado goalie Chris Levis, who was signed as a free agent, and Brandon Atherton, another free agent who previously played for Hamley in Arizona.