Author: Felicity Harding

Hello! I'm Felicity and I mainly cover the Rapid City Rush in the ECHL here at Inside the Rink. You can find me on Instagram and X/Twitter at @fharding05

ECHL Game Recap: Utah Grizzlies vs Rapid City Rush | 04/12/2025

The Utah Grizzlies and Rapid City Rush faced off in Rapid City’s season finale on Saturday, ending in heartbreak for the Rush. First Period Just like Friday night, the Grizzlies got on the board early in the first period. Forward Dylan Fitze skated through the Rush defense and backhanded the puck over goaltender Connor Murphy […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce Winner of 2025 Blaine Jarvis Heart and Soul Award

Prior to Friday night’s game, the Rapid City Rush announced that goaltender Matt Radomsky is the recipient of this year’s Blaine Jarvis Heart and Soul Award. The Blaine Jarvis Heart and Soul Award is a team award given out by the Rush to one of their players who best exemplifies the qualities of former Rush […]

ECHL Series Preview: Utah Grizzlies vs Rapid City Rush | 04/09-04/12/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Utah Grizzlies will be facing off in Rapid City, South Dakota this weekend in a three game series. This will be Utah’s first time back in Rapid City since the second week of the season on October 25th and 26th. With both teams being eliminated from playoffs, this will be […]

ECHL: St. Cloud State Alum in the ECHL

St. Cloud State has many hockey players who have gone on to play at the professional level, including ten players currently in the ECHL. Chase Brand (2019-23) Forward Chase Brand spent four seasons at St. Cloud State, where he played in 117 games. Brand had 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points. He had […]

St. Cloud State Alum in the AHL

St. Cloud State has many hockey players who have gone on to play at the professional level, including nine players currently in the AHL. Jack Ahcan (2016-20) – Defenseman Jack Ahcan spent four seasons at St. Cloud State. In 144 games, Ahcan had 21 goals and 82 assists for 103 points. He had 123 penalty […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 04/02-04/05/2025

The Rapid City Rush traveling to Independence, Missouri this week to take on the Kansas City Mavericks in their penultimate series of the 2024-25 season. With the Kansas City Mavericks having clinched a playoff spot and Rapid City being officially eliminated from playoff contention, the Rush and Mavericks will be playing for pride this series. […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs Tulsa Oilers | 03/27-03/30/2025

The Rapid City Rush start their final road trip of the season as they head to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take on the Tulsa Oilers. Last Week Last week, Rapid City was at home taking on the Wichita Thunder. Rapid City dropped the first game 4-3 and then gave up a late third-period goal and an […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Sign Jonathan Yantsis

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have signed 6’2″ forward Jonathan Yantsis after the Trois-Rivieres Lions released him. This season, Yantsis played in 38 games, where he had seven goals and four assists for 11 points with 23 penalty minutes and a +5. Yantsis may not bring a lot of offensive help to the […]

ECHL: Wheeling Nailers Sign Forward Out of St. Cloud State University

Currently, in the fight for a playoff spot, the Wheeling Nailers have signed 5’9 forward Mason Salquist, who recently finished his season at St. Cloud State University. Mason Salquist had an unusual start to his career, being cut from the Fargo Force in the USHL three times, but he never gave up. Salquist then started […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/23/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Sunday to wrap up their series in South Dakota. First Period Neither team made any changes between the pipes, as the Rush stuck with goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Thunder stayed with Trevor Gorsuch. After rough starts in the two previous games, Rapid […]