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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Allen Americans | 3/29/2024

Starting Lineups The Allen Americans started the game with a forward trio of Easton Brodzinski, Blake Murray, and Colby McAuley. They had a defensive pairing of Kris Myllari and Eric William with goaltender Mark Sinclair in net. The Rapid City Rush started the game with their forward trio of Alex Aleardi, Brett Davis, and Blake […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Allen Americans 3/27-30/2024

The Rapid City Rush are in Rapid City this week to take on the Allen Americans in a three-game series. Last Week Last week, the Rush were at home taking on the Utah Grizzlies in a three-game series. The series started out rough for the Rush, with the Grizzlies taking the first game 5-3. But […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Utah Grizzlies | 3/22-24/2024

The Rapid City Rush are back on home ice this week to take on the Utah Grizzlies in a three-game series. Last Week Last week, the Rush traveled to Independence, Missouri, to take on the Kansas City Mavericks, the top team in the ECHL currently. The Rush lost 8-3 in the first game but were […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 03/15-16/2024

The Rapid City Rush are headed to Independence, Missouri, to take on the Kansas City Mavericks in a two game series. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush took on the Utah Grizzlies, where they took five of a possible six points on the weekend. the won the first game 3-2 in overtime, lost […]