Nelson rejoins Rush

RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Rush, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames, announced that Logan Nelson has returned to Rapid City and signed with the Rush for the 2026-27 season.

Nelson is back in Rapid City after two years with other ECHL clubs. The veteran forward signed on with the expansion Tahoe Knight Monsters for the 2024-25 season, then captained the Greensboro Gargoyles last year before being dealt to the Fort Wayne Komets in March.

This is Nelson’s third stint, and fifth season, with the Rush. He is the club’s ECHL-era leader in points (198) and assists (128). In all-time team history, Nelson currently ranks in the top five all-time in goals, assists, points and games played.

The 32-year-old debuted with the Rush for the second half of the 2016-17 season. He rejoined the club from 2021-24 and the three best point-producing seasons of his career have come with Rapid City.

Overall, the Rogers, Minnesota native is entering his 13th professional season. Nelson has totaled 461 points (173g-288a) in 627 ECHL games. Entering the 2026-27 season, Nelson ranks 13th in ECHL history in games played, and 39 points shy of becoming the 35th player in league history to reach the 500-point plateau.