Though he’s still relatively early in his lacrosse career, Levi Verch has found out what truly makes him happiest and most effective on the floor.

That’s providing smothering defence and laying the body on a crushing hit.

“That’s 10 times better than a goal for me,” said Verch. “Everyone is scoring goals every game, but it’s not every game that you get to lay somebody out. That’s my version of a goal.”

Saskatchewan Rush fans are likely going to get used to seeing a touch of physicality from Verch in the years ahead, as the 23-year-old defender is set to make his National Lacrosse League debut after cracking the team’s opening week roster out of training camp.

Drafted 13th overall by Saskatchewan in the fall after a standout career at St. Joseph’s University in the NCAA ranks, he bel

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