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: Rapid City Rush vs. Allen Americans | 3/27/2024

The Rapid City Rush faced off against the Allen Americans Wednesday night in the first of a three-game series. Starting Lineups Starting with the visiting team, the Americans had a forward trio of Solag Bakich, Mikael Robidoux, and Gavin Gould. They had a defensive pairing of Justin Allen and Ryan Gagnon with goaltender Marco Costantini […]

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Cleveland Monsters Sign St. Cloud State Forward

The Cleveland Monsters have announced that they have signed forward Zach Okabe from the St. Cloud State University Huskies to an Amateur Tryout. St. Cloud Career Okabe recently finished his fifth season with the Huskies where he played in all 38 games of their season. Okabe recorded ten goals and 14 assists for 24 points. […]

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Minnesota Wild Sign St. Cloud State Defenseman

The Minnesota Wild have announced that they have signed defenseman Jack Peart from St. Cloud State University to a three-year entry level contract, starting in the 2024-25 season. Peart was drafted in the second round by the Wild, going 54th overall in the 2021 NHL draft. St. Cloud State Career Jack Peart spent three seasons […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Allen Americans 3/27-30/2024

The Rapid City Rush are in Rapid City this week to take on the Allen Americans in a three-game series. Last Week Last week, the Rush were at home taking on the Utah Grizzlies in a three-game series. The series started out rough for the Rush, with the Grizzlies taking the first game 5-3. But […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Utah Grizzlies | 3/22-24/2024

The Rapid City Rush are back on home ice this week to take on the Utah Grizzlies in a three-game series. Last Week Last week, the Rush traveled to Independence, Missouri, to take on the Kansas City Mavericks, the top team in the ECHL currently. The Rush lost 8-3 in the first game but were […]

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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Transactions | Week of 3/18/2024

With the ECHL trade deadline this week, the Rapid City Rush saw a lot of movement on their roster, with many players leaving and many new players being added to the roster. James Hardie The Rapid City Rush traded forward James Hardie to the Allen Americans in exchange for future considerations. The Rapid City Rush […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 03/15-16/2024

The Rapid City Rush are headed to Independence, Missouri, to take on the Kansas City Mavericks in a two game series. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush took on the Utah Grizzlies, where they took five of a possible six points on the weekend. the won the first game 3-2 in overtime, lost […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Utah Grizzlies | 3/8-11/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Utah Grizzlies will be facing off in a three game series this week in West Valley City, Utah. Last Week Last week, the Rush faced off against the Savannah Ghost Pirates in a three game series. The Rush went into the series hoping to take some points from the series […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Savannah Ghost Pirates | 2/28/2024-3/2/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Savannah Ghost Pirates will be going head-to-head this week for the first time. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were in Greenville, South Carolina, to take on their sister team, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. The Rush were dominated by the Swamp Rabbits in the first two games as […]

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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Greenville Swamp Rabbits

The Rapid City Rush are headed to Greenville, South Carolina, to take on their sister team, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, in a three-game series. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were at home, where they took on the Idaho Steelheads in a three-game series. The series did not go well for the Rush […]

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