Mark Duarte

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 | 3/27/2024

The Rapid City Rush faced off against the Allen Americans Wednesday night in the first of a three-game series. Starting Lineups Starting with the visiting team, the Americans had a forward trio of Solag Bakich, Mikael Robidoux, and Gavin Gould. They had a defensive pairing of Justin Allen and Ryan Gagnon with goaltender Marco Costantini […]

ECHL Announces Fines And Suspensions | 03/23/2024

The ECHL Department of Player’s Safety has announced that Rapid City Rush forward Mark Duarte has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions during Friday’s game against the Utah Grizzlies. Duarte delivered a slewfoot to Utah’s Robbie Stucker at the 4:24 mark of the third period, but a penalty […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Transactions | Week of 3/18/2024

With the ECHL trade deadline this week, the Rapid City Rush saw a lot of movement on their roster, with many players leaving and many new players being added to the roster. James Hardie The Rapid City Rush traded forward James Hardie to the Allen Americans in exchange for future considerations. The Rapid City Rush […]

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 […]

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. […]