Scott Burt

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Add Chad Costello to Coaching Staff

The Rapid City Rush have announced that Chad Costello has been hired as the associate coach for the Rush. Costello is joining the Rush as the Associate Coach after Rush Head Coach Scott Burt took a leave of absence for medical reasons. Costello is joining Assistant Coach, now Acting Head Coach, Peter Drikos, on the […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Head Coach Taking Medical Leave of Absence

The Rapid City Rush and Scott Burt have announced that Burt will be taking a medical leave of absence. Scott Burt has been the head coach of the Rush since the 2021-22 season and has also served as the Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager during that time. Burt led the Rush back to the playoffs […]

ECHL: History of The Rapid City Rush

The Rapid City Rush are a professional hockey team in the ECHL located in Rapid City, South Dakota. They are members of the Mountain Division and are affiliated with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) and Calgary Flames (NHL). The Rush started in the CHL in the 2008-09 season and have since seen many changes in their […]

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 […]

Finding the Back of the Net Proves to Be a Problem for the Rush

After making it to the second round of the playoffs last season, in Coach Scott Burt’s first season, the Rapid City Rush have had an up-and-down season. The Rush came into the Toledo series looking promising after sweeping the two-game series against the Utah Grizzlies. However, their performance in this series was all but promising. […]