Chris Perna
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: 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: Rapid City Rush Make Roster Changes in Hopes to Get Their First Home Win
The Rapid City Rush are currently 0-7-1 at home in the 2023-24 ECHL season and the only ECHL team yet to win on home ice. The Rush are back home this week and are looking to get a few home wins against the Wichita Thunder. Last Time Out The Rapid City Rush only had one […]
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ECHL: Orlando Signs Chris Perna and Ryan Cox
This week, the Orlando Solar Bears announced the signings of forward Ryan Cox and defenseman Chris Perna. During the 2022-23 season, Ryan Cox appeared in 12 games with the Toledo Walleye, gaining 11 points (5g-6a). Cox is a forward from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, standing at 5-foot-11. Last season with the Walleye, Cox scored three […]
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Solar Bears Off-season in Review at Halfway Mark
The off-season is halfway through, and the Solar Bears have been relatively quiet in signings wise. Here is a recap of the offseason to date. On April 21st, the Solar Bears announced their team awards with Tristan Langan winning MVP, Tyler Bird winning the Dan Snyder Award, Chris Harpur winning the Rob Kenny Community Service […]
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