A franchise is remembered through its people. This page is a historical, past-tense retrospective of the players and coaches who wore green and black for the Edmonton Rush between 2006 and 2015. It is a tribute, not a current roster — every athlete named here is remembered for what they did during the Edmonton era.
The Architect: Derek Keenan
No figure shaped the Rush more than Derek Keenan, who joined in 2010 as head coach and general manager. He was named NLL Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2014 and assembled the roster that finally won it all in 2015. His fingerprints were on every part of the operation, from draft strategy to the defensive system that became the club's calling card. Before him, founding coach Paul Day guided the expansion years and Bob Hamley bridged the transition.
Franchise Scoring Leaders
Offensively, the Rush were led all-time by Ryan Ward, whose 264 career points topped the franchise chart, followed closely by Mark Matthews at 262 and Zack Greer at 247. Matthews, the 2013 Rookie of the Year, saved his best for the 2015 title run, when he set single-season club records of 53 goals, 62 assists and 114 points and was named Champion's Cup Finals MVP. Ward and Greer, meanwhile, were the kind of dependable finishers who defined the middle years of the franchise.
The Championship Core
The 2015 champions were built around captain Chris Corbeil and goaltender Aaron Bold, whose netminding was the backbone of the club's defence-first identity. That group turned years of near-misses into a title, and did it as a tight, home-grown unit rather than a collection of stars. The leadership Corbeil provided in front of Bold was exactly the steadying influence a championship team needs.
A Retired Number
Among the honours the franchise recorded during its Edmonton years was the retirement of Jimmy Quinlan's number 81 — a nod to a foundational figure in the club's early identity, and a permanent marker of the people who built the team from the ground up.
Remembering the Roster
Dozens of players passed through Edmonton across the decade, from defensive anchors to transition specialists to face-off men. We remember them collectively as the group that gave the city a professional lacrosse team to believe in. For the on-floor results they produced, see the seasons archive and the 2015 championship feature. Career and biographical details for many of these athletes are documented in the public franchise record.