Rush ink pair of rookie defensemen

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Rush, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames, announced the club has agreed to terms with defensemen Brady Pouteau and Brenden Rons for the 2024-25 season.

Pouteau spent his first professional season overseas with the Fife Flyers in Kirkcaldy, Scotland where he tallied 10 points (2g-8a). His 49 games played were the second-most of any Fife defender.

A native of Oak Bluff, Manitoba, Pouteau competed collegiately at the University of Manitoba for one season before transferring to the University of Regina. Pouteau spent his entire junior career in the Western Hockey League, where he skated in over 200 games. As a member of the Regina Pats in 2018, Pouteau played in the Memorial Cup while representing the host city of Regina.

Rons recently completed his five-year collegiate career. After spending four seasons at Ferris State University, he headed to Lindenwood University as a graduate student. Rons tallied three assists in 27 games last season. He skated in 110 games between the two schools and earned top-unit minutes for much of his career.

A native of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Rons played three seasons of junior hockey, the bulk of which came with Topeka in the North American Hockey League where he served as team captain in his final season.