Training camp dates announced for Saskatchewan Rush

The Saskatchewan Rush are set to start training camp for the upcoming 2017-18 National Lacrosse League (NLL) season.

Camp starts Friday in Oakville, Ont., and carries into the next day.

The Rush will then take on the Toronto Rock in a scrimmage on Saturday evening.

Rush Nation will get a chance to watch the team work out the following weekend as training camp shifts to Saskatoon.

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The Rush will hold camp at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre on Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Players will then be at SaskTel Centre on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. workouts.

Both sessions are open to the public.

Then it will be a rematch of the Champion’s Cup on Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. when the Rush take on the Georgia Storm in an exhibition game at SaskTel Centre.

The Rush will be selling $2 green mustache stickers during the game to support Movember, with $1 from each sale going to the Movember Foundation.

Training camp continues on Dec 1 and 2 in Oakville before the team returns to Saskatoon for workouts on Dec. 8 and 9.

The Rush begin defence of their Western Division title on the road when they take on the Toronto Rock.