Defiel heads back to Rush

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Arizona Coyotes, announced that goaltender Gordon Defiel has re-signed with the Rush for the 2020-21 season.

Defiel returns to the Rush after finishing the 2019-20 season with the club. He signed by the Rush in January of 2020 after a pair of appearances with the Indy Fuel. From there, Defiel proved to be a key component of the Rush’s second half success, posting a 5-3-3 record in 13 games with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.

A native of Stillwater, Minnesota, Defiel enters his third season as a professional, split between the ECHL and the Southern Professional Hockey League. In his time in the ECHL, he has amassed a record of 12-16-3 with one shutout, a 3.01 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in 37 games with the Rush, Fuel, South Carolina and Orlando.

Prior to turning professional, Defiel played three seasons at Lake Superior State University, posting a career record of 30-55-12 in 98 games, with seven shutouts, a 2.91 goals-against average and a. 914 save percentage.