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: Kansas City Mavericks Re-Sign Casey Carreau for the 2024-25 Season

The Kansas City Mavericks have re-signed forward Casey Carreau for the 2024-25 ECHL season. “Casey is a heart and soul teammate”, said Mavericks General Manager and Head Coach Tad O’Had. “He competes incredibly hard and can contribute to the power play, penalty kill, and the lineup. Casey plays with a great deal of speed and […]

ECHL: Allen Americans Re-Sign Defenseman

The Allen Americans have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Ryan Gagnon for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Ryan Gagnon started his collegiate career at the University of Calgary, playing in USports in the 2017-18 season. Gagnon spent five seasons at Calgary but only played in four seasons due to the 2020-21 season being canceled. […]

ECHL: Idaho Steelheads Announce 2024 Qualifying Offers

The Idaho Steelheads have announced the players who have received qualifying offers for the 2024-25 season. Teams are allowed to give out a maximum of eight qualifying offers, with no more than four of the offers being given to players with veteran status. Idaho’s qualifying offers include four forwards and three defensemen. Forwards (4) Jack […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Forward Signs to Play in Denmark for the 2024-25 Season

Rapid City Rush forward Blake Bennett has signed to play with the Odense Bulldogs in Odense, Denmark of Metal Ligaen for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Blake Bennett started his collegiate career in the 2019-20 season at American International College (AIC), where he played Division I hockey for four seasons. Bennett only played in three […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce 2024-25 Qualifying Offers

The Rapid City Rush have announced the players who have received qualifying offers for the 2024-25 season. Teams are allowed to give out a maximum of eight qualifying offers, with no more than four of the offers being given to players with veteran status. Rapid City’s qualifying offers include four forwards and four defensemen. Forwards […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Defenseman Signs with the Cardiff Devils for the 2024-25 Season

Rapid City Rush defenseman Jarrod Gourley has signed to play with the Cardiff Devils in Cardiff, Great Britain, of the EIHL for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Jarrod Gourley started his collegiate career playing Division I hockey at Arizona State University (ASU). Gourley spent three seasons at ASU playing in 90 games, where he had […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Forward Signs in Sweden for the 2024-25 Season

Rapid City Rush forward Jake Stella has signed to play with the Tingsryds AIF based in Tingsryd, Sweden of HockeyAllsvenskan. American Career After growing up in Sweden, Jake Stella moved to the US for the 2017-18 season to play for the South Shore Kings in the National Collegiate Development Conference. Stella played in 49 games […]

Allen Americans Re-Sign Easton Brodzinski

The Allen Americans have announced that they have re-signed forward and right-winger Easton Brodzinski for the 2024-25 ECHL season. Collegiate Career After growing up in Minnesota, Easton Brodzinski stayed in the State of Hockey to play at the collegiate level, playing Division I hockey at St. Cloud State University. Brodzinski played at St. Cloud State […]

ECHL: Allen Americans 2023-24 Season Recap

The Allen Americans 2023-24 season has come to an early end, but there were many highs to take out of the season, as well as some lows. Regular Season Stats The Allen Americans finished the 2023-24 regular season third in the Mountain Division, eighth in the Western Conference, and 18th in the league. Allen had […]

Idaho Steelheads Defenseman Signs Overseas in Germany

Idaho Steelheads defenseman Cody Haiskanen has signed with the Nurnberg Ice Tigers in Nurnberg, Germany of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the 2024-25 season. Collegiate Career Cody Haiskanen started his collegiate career at Cornell University in the 2019-20 season and played five seasons at Cornell. Haiskanen played in 105 games at Cornell, where he had […]