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ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush at Idaho Steelheads | 11/13/24

The Rapid City Rush made their first trip out to Boise, Idaho for the 2024-25 ECHL season looking to build off of their momentum from their last series. Starting Lineups Starting with the visiting team, the Rapid City Rush started with a forward trio of Trevor Janicke, Connor Mylymok, and Parker Bowman. The Rush had […]

ECHL Series Preview: Rapid City Rush vs Wichita Thunder | 11/1-3/2024

The Rapid City Rush are back on the road this weekend to take on the Wichita Thunder for the first time this season. Last Week Last week, the Rush had their season opener against the Utah Grizzlies, where they saw their losing streak get extended to four games, and the Grizzlies found their first wins […]

ECHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Rapid City Rush

The ECHL season is getting ready to start, and the Rapid City Rush are only six days away from dropping the puck for the 2024-25 season. Rapid City ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 30-38-4, but they did end their season on a three-game win streak with a sweep over the Wichita Thunder. […]

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. Kansas City Mavericks | 02/10/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Kansas City Mavericks faced off against each other to complete their two-game series on Friday night. Starting Lineups Starting with the visiting Kansas City Mavericks, they started with a forward trio of Justin Nachbaur, Max Andreev, and former Rapid City Rush forward Garrett Klotz, who played in his 600th professional […]

ECHL: Iowa’s DeRidder Earns Goalie of the Week

Following the Heartlander’s Sweep of the road leg of their three-game series with the Kalamazoo Wings, Drew DeRidder has earned the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goalie of the Week for the week of January 29-February 4, 2024. DeRidder and the Heartlanders played two games, winning by a score of 2-1 on Friday, While Casey Dornbach’s seventh […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Maine Mariners | 02/03/24

The Rapid City Rush and Maine Mariners faced off on Saturday night for the second game of their series. This time around, the game had a much different feel as both teams knew more about each other than Friday night, but one thing that stayed was the physicality. Starting Lineups The Rapid City Rush kept […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Maine Mariners | 02/02/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Maine Mariners faced off for the first time Friday night. What turned into a bad night for the Mariners was a great night for the Rush, who also celebrated many firsts. Related Post: ECHL League Transactions 2/02/2024 Starting Lineups Starting with the visiting team, the Rush had a forward trio […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Fort Wayne Komets | 01/12/2024

The Rapid City Rush faced off against the Fort Wayne Komets in the second game of their three-game series on Friday night. The Rush came into the game with a record of 3-8-0-0 on Friday games and were looking to improve their record. But what started out as a decent hockey game quickly turned into […]