RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush announced that rookie forward Willem Nong-Lambert has been signed for the 2018-19 season.
Nong-Lambert comes back to the Rush after completing last season with the team, tallying four points (1g-3a) in five games.
A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Nong-Lambert joined the Rush following two years with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, finishing his pair of seasons with 58 points (20g-38a) in 54 games while serving as captain in his senior year and making the 2018 WIAC All-Conference team. Before playing with the Pointers, he spent two seasons with Western Michigan University , and three seasons playing between the North American Hockey League’s Topeka Roadrunners and United States Hockey League’s Green Bay Gamblers and Des Moines Buccaneers.