Jimmy Soper

The Rapid City Rush Continue Their Road Trip Looking to Bring Home More Points

The Rapid City Rush are entering the final series of their road trip where they will faceoff against the Allen Americans in Allen, Texas. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush faced off against the Idaho Steelheads in Boise, Idaho for a three game series. While the Rush went 1-1-1 in the series and […]

Rapid City Rush Re-Sign Former Captain Kenton Helgesen

Today, the Rapid City Rush announced that former captain and defenseman Kenton Helgesen has been re-signed. Last season with the Rush, Helgesen was only able to play in 41 games before his season was ended early with a lower-body injury. Through those 41 games, Helgesen had zero goals and 14 assists for 14 points. He […]

Rapid City Rush Look to Bounce Back on the Road

The Rapid City Rush are looking to bounce back after being swept on home ice for their home opening weekend. Last Weekend The Rapid City Rush hosted the Kansas City Mavericks for their 2023-24 home opening weekend. The Rush went into the weekend hoping to get four points but ended up only getting one. The […]

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. […]

Rapid City Rush Bring Back Jimmy Soper for the 2023-24 ECHL Season

Today, the Rapid City Rush announced that Jimmy Soper will return with the Rush for the 2023-24 season. Rush Career Jimmy Soper joined the Rapid City Rush in the 2022-23 season in a trade with the Norfolk Admirals. February 2023, the Rush traded future considerations for Jimmy Soper. The future considerations given to Norfolk were […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Trade Keegan Iverson and Acquire Two Defensemen at Future Considerations Trade Deadline

The ECHL Future Considerations deadline was today at 1:00 MST. On February 5, 2023, the Rush made a trade with the Norfolk Admirals that saw Jimmy Soper come to the Rush. In exchange, the Norfolk Admirals got future considerations. This Keegan Iverson trade completes the future considerations from the February Trade. With the Rush Keegan […]

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 Enter Penultimate Week of the Regular Season Desperate for Wins

The Rapid City Rush head to Kansas City and Wichita this week to take on the Kansas City Mavericks and the Wichita Thunder. The Rush are sixth in the Mountain Division and have played 66 games this season, with six remaining. They head into the weekend with a record of 30-33-3-0 with 63 points and […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush are Preparing for a Must-Win Series Against Allen Americans

The Rapid City Rush will welcome the Allen Americans to town this week for a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday series. The Rush enter this weekend having played 63 games with nine games remaining in the regular season. Through the 63 games, the Rush are 30-32-1-0 with 61 points and a 0.484 win percentage. The Rush […]

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, […]