Blake Bennett

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Cruise Past the Allen Americans in a 10-5 Win

The Rapid City Rush faced off against the Allen Americans for the first time in the 2023-24 Season in what was an exciting game became a nice win for the Rush with lots of goals, a hat trick, and even a goalie getting into a fight. 1st Period The Rush came into this game wanting […]

Rapid City Rush Look to Build off Momentum From Their Road Series Wins

The Rapid City Rush are back home this week to host the Idaho Steelheads after spending last week on the road. Last Week Last week, the Rush traveled to Wichita to face the Wichita Thunder in a three game series. The Rush lost 4-2 on Friday night, but then they won 3-2 Saturday night and […]

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. […]

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: Max Coatta is Headed to Italy

The Rapid City Rush have yet to announce any player signings for the 2023-24 season, but players from the 2022-23 season have started to sign overseas. Rittner Baum SkyAlps announced that they signed Max Coatta for the 2023-24 season on July 12. Max Coatta has played four seasons in the ECHL, splitting his time between […]

ECHL: A Season of Highs and Lows Ends in Heartbreak for the Rapid City Rush

After making it to the second round of the playoffs in the 2021-22 season, the Rapid City Rush had high hopes for the 2022-23 season. Head Coach Scott Burt had something to build off of coming into the 2022-23 season, unlike the 2021-22 season when he started with nothing. The Rush ended the 2022-23 season […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Look to Continue Their Fight for a Playoff Spot

The Rapid City Rush head to Fort Wayne to play a three-in-three series as they continue to fight for a playoff spot. The last time the Rush and Komets saw each other was in the 2018-19 season when the Rush traveled to Fort Wayne for a one-game series. The Rush won 2-1 in a shootout, […]