Rush drop battle of the prairies rematch against Roughnecks
Apr 4, 2025Saskatoon, SK – The Saskatchewan Rush fell 10-6 against the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday night at SaskTel Centre.
In the first quarter, Robert Church opened the scoring, tied the game at 2-2 and then Austin Shanks gave the home side a lead after 15 minutes.
Captain Ryan Keenan found the back of the net to open the second frame, with Church finishing the opening half hat trick, leaving the game
Austin Shanks scored his second of the game in the third, but it was Calgary who battled back to tie the game at 6-6.
In the final frame, Calgary potted four unanswered to win the second edition of the battle of the prairies 10-6.
Between the pipes, Frank Scigliano stopped 37/45 while Jake Naso won 15 of 20 faceoffs in the win.
Next up, the Rush head to Colorado on Sunday, April 13th to face the Mammoth. Faceoff is at 2:00PM and Rush Nation can hear all the action with Cody Janzen on 92.9FM The Bull (Saskatoon), Magic 97.1FM (Swift Current), CJ1150 (Estevan), CJYM 1330AM (Rosetown) and CFYM 1210AM (Kindersley).
The Saskatchewan Rush are back on Co-op Field in a couple of weeks when the Ottawa Black Bears come to SaskTel Centre for a 7:00PM start on Saturday, April 19th.
Tickets for Rush Nation Night can be purchased here.