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: Rapid City Rush Add Chad Costello to Coaching Staff

The Rapid City Rush have announced that Chad Costello has been hired as the associate coach for the Rush. Costello is joining the Rush as the Associate Coach after Rush Head Coach Scott Burt took a leave of absence for medical reasons. Costello is joining Assistant Coach, now Acting Head Coach, Peter Drikos, on the […]

ECHL Series Preview: Wichita Thunder at Rapid City Rush | 12/12-12/14/2024

The Wichita Thunder are headed to Rapid City, South Dakota this week to take on the Rapid City Rush in a three-in-three series. Last Week Last week, Wichita played at home against the Allen Americans and won with a final score of 4-2. Rapid City was on the road, facing the South Carolina Stingrays, and […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush at South Carolina Stingrays | 12/8/2024

The Rapid City Rush and South Carolina Stingrays wrapped up their three games series Sunday Evening in South Carolina. First Period The Stingrays and Rush had a very quiet first period on Sunday. The Stingrays controlled the puck most of the period, and they could find the back of the net first with a goal […]

Sydney Harris Makes History in the ECHL

Sydney Harris became the first female referee to be in an ECHL game in the Utah Grizzlies vs Kansas City Mavericks game. Harris also refereed in the AHL and the PWHL and was scouted by the ECHL and AHL in August at the NHL Exposure Combine. Before starting her reffing career, Harris played DIII hockey […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs South Carolina Stingrays | 12/07/2024

The Rapid City Rush and South Carolina Stingrays played the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night. First Period After a rough first period for the Rush in game one, Rapid City came out with a lot more fire and aggression. The Rush found the back of the net only 26 seconds into […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush at South Carolina Stingrays | 12/6/2024

The Rapid City Rush made their first ever trip to South Carolina to take on the Stingrays in their first series without Head Coach Scott Burt. First Period The Rapid City Rush had a rough start to the game and found themselves fall behind early with the Stingrays finding the back of the net. The […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Head Coach Taking Medical Leave of Absence

The Rapid City Rush and Scott Burt have announced that Burt will be taking a medical leave of absence. Scott Burt has been the head coach of the Rush since the 2021-22 season and has also served as the Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager during that time. Burt led the Rush back to the playoffs […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush at South Carolina Stingrays | 12/06-12/08/2024

The Rapid City Rush are traveling to Charleston, South Carolina to take on the South Carolina Stingrays this weekend. Where to Watch Venue: North Charleston Coliseum TV: FloSports South Carolina: South Carolina Stingrays Broadcast Network Rapid City: Rapid City Rush Broadcast Network Last Week Last week the Rapid City Rush were at home to take on the […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Transaction | 12/4/2024

The Rapid City Rush have made a few roster moves before their series with the South Carolina Stingrays. The Rapid City Rush have announced that defenseman Charles Martin and forward Trevor Janicke have been called up to the Calgary Wrangler in the AHL. In 18 games with the Rush this season, Martin has seven assists […]

ECHL Game Recap: Allen Americans vs Rapid City Rush | 11/30/2024

After splitting the first two games, the Rapid City Rush and Allen Americans faced off again on Saturday night to determine the series winner. First Period After active first periods in the first two games of the series, the Rush and Americans had a very quiet first period, with neither team finding the back of […]