Joni Jurmo

AHL: Joni Jurmo Signs Overseas

6’4″ Defenseman Joni Jurmo has officially signed back home in Finland with Kiekko-Espoo in Liiga. The 2025-26 season will not be Jurmo’s first season playing in Liiga as he played with JYP in the 2020-21 season, Jukurit in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, Ilves and KooKoo in the 2023-24 season. During his four seasons in […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Extend Affiliation with Calgary Flames

The Rapid City Rush and Calgary Flames have announced that they have extended their affiliation with a multi-year deal. The affiliation will include the Rush in the ECHL, Calgary Wranglers in the AHL, and Flames in the NHL. The Rapid City Rush and Calgary Flames initially started their affiliation in the 2022-23 season with a […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Callup SPHL Defenseman

The Rapid City Rush have announced that they have called up Dalton Skelly from the Knoxville Ice Bears in the SPHL. Skelly is a 5’10” defenseman from Keller, Texas. Skelly has spent the entirety of his 2024-25 season in the SPHL, where he has played in 39 games with the Knoxville Ice Bears. He has […]

ECHL Game Recap: Maine Mariners vs Rapid City Rush | 02/15/2025

After the Rapid City Rush took the first two games of the series, the Rush and Maine Mariners were back at it for a special Midnight Madness game to wrap up their series. Period 1 After shutting out Maine on Friday, the Rush carried their momentum into the Midnight Madness game. At 7:04 into the […]

ECHL Game Recap: Maine Mariners vs Rapid City Rush | 02/13/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Maine Mariners faced off for the first time in the Black Hills on Thursday night in the first of their three-game series. First Period The Rush and Mariners had a slow start to their game, as it took the two teams 4:15 to get the first shot of the game, […]

ECHL Series Preview: Maine Mariners vs. Rapid City Rush | 02/13-15/2025

The Rapid City Rush are welcoming the Maine Mariners to South Dakota for the first time this week for a three game series. Last Week Last week, the Rapid City Rush were on the road where they took on the Idaho Steelheads. Rapid City was able to sweep the Steelheads for the second time this […]

ECHL Game Recap: Allen Americans vs Rapid City Rush | 11/27/2024

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Idaho Steelheads | 11/23/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Idaho Steelheads completed their series in Rapid City on Saturday night. First Period Similar to Friday night, the Steelheads got on the board first with a goal came from Nick Canade. Canade’s goal came 4:09 into the first period and was assisted by Mark Olver and Lynden McCallum. Rapid City […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs Idaho Steelheads | 11/22-23/2024

After facing each other last week, the Rapid City Rush and Idaho Steelheads will be facing off again this weekend. But this time, they will be in Rapid City, South Dakota. Last Week Last week, the Rush traveled to Boise, Idaho, to take on the Steelheads. They got their first shutout of the season, and […]

ECHL Weekend Recap: Rapid City Rush at Idaho Steelheads | 11/15-16/2024

The Rapid City Rush came into the weekend having only two wins on the season, including a win against the Steelheads on Wednesday night. Friday Night Game 2 After helping the Rapid City Rush earn their first two wins of the season, goaltender Matt Radomsky got his third start in a row for the Rush. […]