Scott Burt

ECHL: 2024-25 End of Season Review | Rapid City Rush

While the Rapid City Rush had a rough 2024-25 season, there were still a few highs that went with the lows in their season. End of Season Stats The Rapid City Rush ended their 2024-25 season after another failed attempt at making the playoffs with a record of 31-32-6-3. The Rush earned 71 points but […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce New Head Coach

The Rapid City Rush have announced that Dave Smith has been named the head coach of the Rapid City Rush starting in the 2025-26 season. Smith is Rapid City’s fifth head coach since becoming a team in the 2007-08 season. Scott Burt was the previous head coach for the Rapid City Rush, coaching the team […]

Scott Burt, Head Coach of the Greensboro Gargoyles

ECHL: Greensboro Gargoyles Name Scott Burt Head Coach

The Greensboro Coliseum has had plenty of legendary coaches walk its halls, and hopefully, after all is said and done, the Gargoyles will have just added one to the list. Earlier today, the Gargoyles announced that they have hired Scott Burt to lead the franchise in their inaugural season. The new coach of the Gargoyles […]

ECHL: Rapid City Rush Announce That Scott Burt Won’t Return

The Rapid City Rush have announced that Coach and General Manager Scott Burt will not be returning for the 2025-26 season. Burt joined Rapid City for the 2021-22 ECHL season. He was able to help lead the team to a 36-25-6-5 record, earning the Rush their first playoff appearance since the 2014-15 season. Rapid City […]

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. […]