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ECHL: Wheeling Nailers vs. Fort Wayne Komets Game Recap | 11/12/2024

On Tuesday morning, the Wheeling Nailers hosted the Fort Wayne Komets on Education Day at WesBanco Arena for the first of five games this season. Sergei Murashov saw his sixth start of the season between the pipes for the Nailers, and Brett Brochu got his seventh start of the season for the Komets. Period 1 […]

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ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Rapid City Rush

The ECHL season is getting ready to start, and the Rapid City Rush are only six days away from dropping the puck for the 2024-25 season. Rapid City ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 30-38-4, but they did end their season on a three-game win streak with a sweep over the Wichita Thunder. […]

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ECHL: Fort Wayne Komets Sign All-Star Forward & Young Defenseman

The Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL Central Division announced that 2023-2024 ECHL All-Star and Fort Wayne native, forward Alex Aleardi, has been signed by the Komets ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Additionally, defenseman Ethan Ritchie has also signed with the Komets. These new signings are definitely exciting Komets fans for October, as this roster […]

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Rapid City Rush Announce End of Season Roster

The Rapid City Rush, along with the rest of the ECHL, has announced their end-of-season rosters. Teams are allowed to have up to 20 players on their end-of-season roster. Rapid City’s roster consists of 13 forwards, six defensemen, and one goaltender. Of these 20 players, the Rush can reserve the rights of the players and […]

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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce 2024-25 Protected List

The Rapid City Rush have announced their protected list for the 2024-25 season. Rapid City’s protected list contains 28 players with 17 forwards, ten defensemen, and one goaltender. In the ECHL, teams can protect as many players as they would like. If a player has signed overseas or is signing overseas and the team places […]

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ECHL Opinion: Rapid City Rush End of Season Awards

The Rapid City Rush season came to an end earlier than wanted, but there were still a few players that had standout seasons. Iron Man of the Season The first award is the Iron Man Award. The Rush had five players who all played in all 72 games, making it a little harder to decide […]

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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 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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