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ECHL Important Summer Dates
It’s that time of year in the ECHL to look at certain dates and times for events that are critical to the opening night roster come October. June of 2024 June 8th – Protected Lists are due by 3 pm Eastern- ECHL Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they would like to, bearing […]
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ECHL: Chris Perna Announces His Retirement
Rapid City Rush defenseman Chris Perna has officially announced that he is retiring from hockey through a post on Instagram. Start in Hockey Reigning from Pittsford, New York, Chris Perna got his start in hockey from an early age, starting to play around the age of three. Perna played high school hockey for Pittsford High […]
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ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 04/13/2024
The Rapid City Rush completed the sweep against the Wichita Thunder to end their season on a high note. Starting Lineups For the final game of the season, the Wichita Thunder started with a forward trio of Dillon Boucher, Jason Pineo, and Jake Wahlin. They had a defensive pairing of Jeremy Masella and Nolan Kneen […]
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ECHL Announces Fines and Suspensions | 04/13/2024
The ECHL Department of Player’s Safety has announced two suspensions stemming from Friday Night’s Games. Atlanta‘s Griffin Luce (#25) has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his conduct during last night’s game against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (04.12.24). This disciplinary action comes under Rule #28 – Supplementary Discipline after Luce received a […]
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ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 04/12/2024
The Rapid City Rush scored three unanswered goals to come back and beat the Wichita Thunder in overtime in the second game of their three-game series. Starting Lineups For the second game of the series, the Wichita Thunder started with a forward trio of Dillon Boucher, Jason Pineo, and Jake Wahlin. They had a defensive […]
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ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 4/11/2024
The Rapid City Rush kicked off their last series of the season with a nice home win against the Wichita Thunder. Starting Lineups The Wichita Thunder started with a forward trio of Bradley Marek, Jay Dickman, and Mitchell Russell. They had a defensive pairing of Dominic Dockery and Tyler Jette with goaltender Trevor Gorsuch in […]
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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 04/11-13/2024
The Rapid City Rush are welcoming the Wichita Thunder to the Black Hills this week for one last series of the 2023-24 ECHL season. Last Week Last week, the Rush saw themselves get eliminated from playoff contention after getting swept by the Idaho Steelheads in three games, losing by scores of 5-3, 7-5, and 4-2. […]
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ECHL: Mountain Division Push to the Kelly Cup Playoffs
Less than a week left in the ECHL’s regular season and the South Division isn’t the only one with a close playoff push, it’s also the Mountain Division. In that division, the Kansas City Mavericks have won the ECHL Brabham Cup, thus also winning the division with 110 points currently. Also clinched the playoffs are […]
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ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Idaho Steelheads | 04/03-06/2024
The Rapid City Rush are gearing up for their last road series of the season, which will be against the Idaho Steelheads in Boise, Idaho. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were at home for a three-game series against the Allen Americans. Rapid City was able to take five out of a possible […]
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ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Allen Americans | 3/30/2024
The Rapid City Rush and Allen Americans faced off in the series finale of their three-game series on Saturday night. Starting Lineups The Allen Americans started the game with a forward trio of Grant Hebert, Mikael Robidoux, and Solag Bakich. They had a defensive pairing of Ryan Gagnon and Andrew Jarvis with Marco Costantini in […]
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