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ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce 2024–25 Season-Ending Roster

The Rapid City Rush have announced their 2024-25 season-ending roster. The roster consists of 12 forwards, five defensemen, and two goaltenders. 2024-25 Season Ending Roster Nathan Torchia, Christian Propp, Mitchell Smith, Billy Constantinou, Chase Pauls, Aaron Hyman, Brady Pouteau, Brett Davis, Jonathan Yantsis, Jack Jeffers, Parker Bowman, Ryan Wagner, Blake Bennett, Chaz Smedsrud, Maurizio Colella, […]

ECHL Game Recap: Utah Grizzlies vs Rapid City Rush | 04/12/2025

The Utah Grizzlies and Rapid City Rush faced off in Rapid City’s season finale on Saturday, ending in heartbreak for the Rush. First Period Just like Friday night, the Grizzlies got on the board early in the first period. Forward Dylan Fitze skated through the Rush defense and backhanded the puck over goaltender Connor Murphy […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/23/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Sunday to wrap up their series in South Dakota. First Period Neither team made any changes between the pipes, as the Rush stuck with goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Thunder stayed with Trevor Gorsuch. After rough starts in the two previous games, Rapid […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/22/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Saturday night for the second game of their three game series. The playoff race is starting to heat up, and both teams are looking to take any points they can get. Neither team made a change in net, as the Rush stuck with […]

ECHL Game Recap: Iowa Heartlanders vs Rapid City Rush | 03/14/2025

After taking the first game in overtime, the Rapid City Rush were back in action on Friday night against the Iowa Heartlanders. Both teams decided to make changes in net as the Rush started goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Heartlanders started William Rousseau. First Period After coming out flat on Thursday night, the Rush played […]

ECHL Game Recap: Iowa Heartlanders vs Rapid City Rush | 03/13/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Iowa Heartlanders opened up their series on Thursday night in Rapid City. Rapid City started Connor Murphy in net while the Heartlanders started Kyle McClellan. First Period After having a dominant start to the period, the Heartlanders were able to get on the board first. Exactly two minutes into the […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Tahoe Knight Monsters | 3/3-9/2025

The Rapid City Rush hit the road this weekend to make their first ever trip to Tahoe to take on the Tahoe Knight Monsters. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were at home where they took on the Idaho Steelheads. The Rush won the first game 4-3 in overtime and then won the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Idaho Steelheads vs. Rapid City Rush | 03/01/2025

The Rapid City Rush were looking to extend their win streak to 12 on Saturday against the Idaho Steelheads, but the Rush ultimately fell short of their goal. First Period The Steelheads were able to get on the board first after Jason Horvath gave a cross-ice pass to Brendan Hoffmann, who put it in the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Idaho Steelheads vs Rapid City Rush | 02/28/2025

`The Rapid City Rush are back on home ice this weekend looking to continue their hot streak while taking on the Idaho Steelheads. First Period While the Rush started the game being massively outshot by Idaho, they managed to get on the board first with a goal from forward and captain Ryan Wagner. Wagner’s powerplay […]

ECHL Series Preview: Idaho Steelheads vs. Rapid City Rush | 02/26-03/01/2025

The Rapid City Rush are back at home this week to take on the Idaho Steelheads. The Rush come into the series with their longest win streak since joining the ECHL, currently on a nine-game win streak. They are also on a ten-game point streak. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were on […]