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

The Rapid City Rush Look To Stay Hot As They Prepare For Kansas City Mavericks

Last week, the Rapid City Rush started the 2023-24 season off on the right foot, going 2-0 on the road against the Iowa Heartlanders. Now, they are preparing for their home opening weekend on October 27th and 28th against one of their Mountain Division opponents, the Kansas City Mavericks. Last Week Against the Heartlanders While […]

Rapid City Rush 2023-24 Season Preview

The Rapid City Rush are only a few days away from puck drop for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Rapid City ended up having a longer offseason after the 2022-23 season, as they missed the 2023 ECHL playoffs. With the long offseason that gave players more time to recover from all the injuries the team suffered. […]

Rapid City Rush Announce Three Player Signings and a Trade

The Rapid City Rush have announced that forward Keltie Jeri-Leon and forward Riley Ginnell will join the Rush for the 2023-24 ECHL season. It has also been announced that defenseman Alex Carlson will be coming back to the Rush. Keltie Jeri-Leon The Rapid City Rush acquired the rights to Keltie Jeri-Leon in early August when […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Two New Players and Bring Back Charles Martin

The Rapid City Rush have announced that defenseman Billy Roche and forward Rhett Kingston will be joining the team for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Billy Roche Billy Roche joins the Rush after spending the 2022-23 season in the SPHL with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs in Roanoke, Virginia, and playing DIII hockey with Curry College […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce a Player Signing and New Assistant Coach

The Rapid City Rush have announced that forward Blake Bennett will be returning to the Rush for the 2023-24 ECHL Season. Time with the Rush Blake Bennett joined the Rush towards the end of the 2022-23 ECHL season after finishing his collegiate career at American International College (AIC). Bennett played in 15 games with the […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Zack Hoffman and Maurizio Colella

The Rapid City Rush have announced that defenseman Zack Hoffman and forward Maurizio Colella will be joining the team for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Zack Hoffman Zack Hoffman will be joining the Rush in his second ECHL season, having spent the 2022-23 ECHL season with the Wichita Thunder. Hoffman played in 52 games for the […]

ECHL: Colton Leiter is Headed to Norway and the Rapid City Rush Bring Back Tyson Helgesen for the 2023-24 Season

Forward Colton Leiter has officially signed to play in Norway for the 2023-24 season. Leiter will be joining the Ringerike Ishockeyklubb “Ringerike” of the Eliteserien in Norway. Leiter’s Time with the Rapid City Rush Leiter has spent the last two seasons in the ECHL with the Rapid City Rush. In the 2022-23 season, Leiter played […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Bring Back Keanu Yamamoto and Trade Quinn Wichers

On Thursday, the Rapid City Rush announced that forward Keanu Yamamoto will be returning for the 2023-24 ECHL season. On Friday, the Rapid City Rush announced that defenseman Quinn Wichers has been traded to the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for forward Keltie Jeri-Leon. Keanu Yamamoto Signing Keanu Yamamoto was signed by the Rush for the […]

Rapid City Rush Bring Back Weiland Parrish for the 2023-24 ECHL Season

The Rapid City Rush have announced that Weiland Parrish will be returning to the Rush for the 2023-24 ECHL Season. Parrish joined the Rush in January on a call-up from the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) when the Rush had multiple players on call-ups in the AHL and players out […]

ECHL: Lucas Feuk is Headed Back Home to Sweden

Lucas Feuk has officially signed to play back home in Sweden for the 2023-24 season. He will be playing with the Hudiksvalls HC of HockeyEttan in Hudiksvall, Sweden. Feuk joins Hudiksvalls HC after spending the 2022-23 season on a one-year, two-way contract with the Rapid City Rush and Calgary Wranglers. He ended up playing with […]