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19 Games Played
8 - 9 W-L Record
42.10% Win Percentage
60 Goals Scored
61 Goals Against
3 Overtime Wins
2 Overtime Losses
0 Shootout Wins
0 Shootout Losses
5 Goals Scored
57 Power Plays
8.8% Power Play Percentage
42 Penalty Kills
59 Penalty Kill Opportunities
71.2% Penalty Kill Percentage

Team Comparison

Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush
60
0
Goals Scored
0
0
Shootouts
2
0
Shorthanded Goals
9%
0%
Power Play Percentage
71%
0%
Penalty Kill Percentage
ECHL Select Team

Forwards

Name GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG PT/G PIMPG SOG SH PPA SHA GWG FG IG OTG UA EN
Ryan Wagner
Ryan Wagner #13
19 11 10 21 1 2 1 0 1.11 0.11 0 63 1 0 1 2 1 1 2 0
Blake Bennett
Blake Bennett #91
19 6 8 14 -2 24 1 0 0.74 1.26 0 59 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Ryan Chyzowski
Ryan Chyzowski #29
19 6 8 14 6 24 0 0 0.74 1.26 0 49 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Carter Wilkie
Carter Wilkie #10
14 7 6 13 2 6 0 0 0.93 0.43 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Briley Wood
Briley Wood #14
19 4 7 11 4 4 0 0 0.58 0.21 0 40 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Chaz Smedsrud
Chaz Smedsrud #8
19 2 8 10 8 0 0 0 0.53 0.00 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rasmus Ekström
Rasmus Ekström #70
15 5 4 9 4 2 1 0 0.60 0.13 0 25 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Quinn Olson
Quinn Olson #51
12 3 4 7 6 6 0 1 0.58 0.50 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Davis
Brett Davis #82
16 2 4 6 -2 6 1 0 0.38 0.38 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Hubbarde
Matt Hubbarde #39
19 1 5 6 -2 4 0 0 0.32 0.21 0 21 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Cameron Buhl
Cameron Buhl #21
16 4 1 5 3 2 0 1 0.31 0.13 0 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Parker Bowman
Parker Bowman #43
17 2 0 2 -6 30 0 0 0.12 1.76 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Darian Pilon
Darian Pilon #3
10 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0.10 0.80 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seth Fyten
Seth Fyten #26
16 0 1 1 -1 14 0 0 0.06 0.88 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Westcott
Jared Westcott #15
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glossary
GP:
Games Played
G:
Goals
A:
Assists
PTS:
Points
+/-:
Plus/Minus
PIM:
Penalty Minutes
PPG:
Power Play Goals
SHG:
Short Handed Goals
PT/G:
Points per Game
PIMPG:
Penalty Minutes per Game
SOG:
Shootout Goals
SH:
Shots
PPA:
Power Play Assists
SHA:
Short Handed Assists
GWG:
Game Winning Goals
FG:
First Goals
IG:
Insurance Goals
OTG:
Overtime Goals
UA:
Unassisted Goals
EN:
Empty Net

Defensemen

Name GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG PT/G PIMPG SOG SH PPA SHA GWG FG IG OTG UA EN
Chase Pauls
Chase Pauls #12
19 1 7 8 6 7 0 0 0.42 0.37 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Xavier Bernard
Xavier Bernard #76
19 1 6 7 6 10 0 0 0.37 0.53 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bobby Russell
Bobby Russell #15
12 1 5 6 6 10 1 0 0.50 0.83 0 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Constantinou
Billy Constantinou #68
15 0 6 6 1 2 0 0 0.40 0.13 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Ratzlaff
Jake Ratzlaff #9
16 1 2 3 3 10 0 0 0.19 0.63 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Simon Mack
Simon Mack #44
4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.75 0.00 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Étienne Morin
Étienne Morin #72
5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.40 0.00 0 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mitchell Smith
Mitchell Smith #22
10 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0.20 0.20 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Arvils Bergmanis
Arvils Bergmanis #65
13 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Van Unen
Mike Van Unen #4
4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.25 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alexander Stensson
Alexander Stensson #39
2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Chiarot
Aaron Chiarot #74
3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0.00 1.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glossary
GP:
Games Played
G:
Goals
A:
Assists
PTS:
Points
+/-:
Plus/Minus
PIM:
Penalty Minutes
PPG:
Power Play Goals
SHG:
Short Handed Goals
PT/G:
Points per Game
PIMPG:
Penalty Minutes per Game
SOG:
Shootout Goals
SH:
Shots
PPA:
Power Play Assists
SHA:
Short Handed Assists
GWG:
Game Winning Goals
FG:
First Goals
IG:
Insurance Goals
OTG:
Overtime Goals
UA:
Unassisted Goals
EN:
Empty Net

Goalies

Name GP W GAA SV% L OTL T SOL SA GA SO MIN SOGP SOW SOA SOGA SO%
Connor Murphy
Connor Murphy #31
10 4 2.80 0.921 4 2 0 0 353 28 0 601 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arsenii Sergeev
Arsenii Sergeev #32
9 4 3.14 0.915 5 0 0 0 329 28 0 535 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glossary
GP:
Games Played
W:
Wins
GAA:
Goals Against Average
SV%:
Save Percentage
L:
Losses
OTL:
Overtime Losses
T:
Ties
SOL:
Shootout Losses
SA:
Shots Against
GA:
Goals Against
SO:
Shutout
MIN:
Minutes Played
SOGP:
Shootout Games Played
SOW:
Shootout Wins
SOA:
Shots Received in Shootout
SOGA:
Goals Against in Shootout
SO%:
Saving Percentage in Shootout

Forwards

Name
POS H W Sh BP
Darian Pilon
Darian Pilon #3
F 5-10 185 L Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Ryan Wagner
Ryan Wagner #13
F 5-9 185 L Park Ridge, IL, United States
Briley Wood
Briley Wood #14
F 6-3 188 R Rivers, MB, Canada
Cameron Buhl
Cameron Buhl #21
F 5-10 180 L South St. Paul, MN, United States
Seth Fyten
Seth Fyten #26
F 6-2 200 R Sundre, AB, Canada
Ryan Chyzowski
Ryan Chyzowski #29
F 6-1 190 L Kamloops, BC, Canada
Matt Hubbarde
Matt Hubbarde #39
F 6-1 190 R Pickering, ON
Quinn Olson
Quinn Olson #51
F 5-11 180 L Calgary, AB, Canada
Rasmus Ekström
Rasmus Ekström #70
F 6-0 196 R Stockholm, Sweden
Brett Davis
Brett Davis #82
F 6-2 205 L Oakbank, MB, Canada
Blake Bennett
Blake Bennett #91
F 5-9 185 L Grand Island, NY, United States
Glossary
POS:
Position
H:
Height
W:
Weight
Sh:
Shoots
BP:
Birthplace

Defenders

Name
POS H W Sh BP
Mike Van Unen
Mike Van Unen #4
D 6-1 190 L Kamloops, BC, Canada
Jake Ratzlaff
Jake Ratzlaff #9
D 6-2 220 R Rosemount, MN, United States
Chase Pauls
Chase Pauls #12
D 6-5 222 R Osler, SK, Canada
Bobby Russell
Bobby Russell #15
D 6-0 197 L Langley, BC
Mitchell Smith
Mitchell Smith #22
D 5-11 185 L Saginaw, MI, United States
Arvils Bergmanis
Arvils Bergmanis #65
D 6-0 195 L Riga, Latvia
Étienne Morin
Étienne Morin #72
D 6-0 185 L Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Xavier Bernard
Xavier Bernard #76
D 6-5 205 L Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada
Glossary
POS:
Position
H:
Height
W:
Weight
Sh:
Shoots
BP:
Birthplace

Goalies

Name
POS H W C BP
Connor Murphy
Connor Murphy #31
G 6-4 201 L Hudson Falls, NY, United States
Arsenii Sergeev
Arsenii Sergeev #32
G 6-4 195 L Yaroslavl, Russia
Nathan Torchia
Nathan Torchia #35
G 5-10 180 L Baden, ON, Canada
Glossary
POS:
Position
H:
Height
W:
Weight
C:
Catches
BP:
Birthplace

Staff

Name Role
Jared Reid President
Dave Smith Head Coach/General Manager
Peter Drikos Associate Coach
Friday, October 17, 2025
7:05 PM CDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
2
Final
3
Kansas City Mavericks KC Kansas City Mavericks
Cable Dahmer Arena
Independence, Missouri
Saturday, October 18, 2025
6:05 PM CDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
5
Final
2
Kansas City Mavericks KC Kansas City Mavericks
Cable Dahmer Arena
Independence, Missouri
Friday, October 24, 2025
7:05 PM MDT
Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder WIC
1
Final
0
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, October 25, 2025
7:05 PM MDT
Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder WIC
4
Final OT
5
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
7:10 PM CDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
2
Final OT
1
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Friday, October 31, 2025
7:10 PM CDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
2
Final
3
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Saturday, November 1, 2025
7:10 PM CDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
3
Final
6
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
5
Final OT
4
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, November 7, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
5
Final
3
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, November 8, 2025
4:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
2
Final
5
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
7:00 PM EST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
4
Final OT
5
Indy Fuel IND Indy Fuel
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
Friday, November 14, 2025
7:00 PM EST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
0
Final
3
Indy Fuel IND Indy Fuel
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
Saturday, November 15, 2025
7:00 PM EST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
2
Final
1
Indy Fuel IND Indy Fuel
Fishers Event Center
Fishers, Indiana
Friday, November 21, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Kansas City Mavericks Kansas City Mavericks KC
4
Final
3
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, November 22, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Kansas City Mavericks Kansas City Mavericks KC
6
Final
3
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads IDH
4
Final OT
5
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, November 28, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads IDH
2
Final
6
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, November 29, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Idaho Steelheads Idaho Steelheads IDH
2
Final
1
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
5
Final
2
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Friday, December 5, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Saturday, December 6, 2025
7:00 PM PST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Thursday, December 11, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Allen Americans Allen Americans ALN
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, December 12, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Allen Americans Allen Americans ALN
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, December 13, 2025
4:05 PM MST
Allen Americans Allen Americans ALN
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:10 PM MST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Idaho Steelheads IDH Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
Friday, December 19, 2025
7:10 PM MST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Idaho Steelheads IDH Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
Saturday, December 20, 2025
7:10 PM MST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Idaho Steelheads IDH Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
Saturday, December 27, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Sunday, December 28, 2025
4:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, January 2, 2026
7:10 PM MST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Idaho Steelheads IDH Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
Saturday, January 3, 2026
7:10 PM MST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Idaho Steelheads IDH Idaho Steelheads
Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
Friday, January 9, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Indy Fuel Indy Fuel IND
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, January 10, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Indy Fuel Indy Fuel IND
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Sunday, January 11, 2026
4:05 PM MST
Indy Fuel Indy Fuel IND
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, January 16, 2026
7:35 PM EST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Cincinnati Cyclones CIN Cincinnati Cyclones
Heritage Bank Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, January 17, 2026
4:05 PM EST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Cincinnati Cyclones CIN Cincinnati Cyclones
Heritage Bank Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Friday, January 23, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies UTA
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, January 24, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies UTA
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Sunday, January 25, 2026
4:05 PM MST
Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies UTA
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, January 30, 2026
7:10 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Saturday, January 31, 2026
7:10 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Sunday, February 1, 2026
2:10 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Allen Americans ALN Allen Americans
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Allen, Texas
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Wichita Thunder WIC Wichita Thunder
INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
Friday, February 6, 2026
7:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Wichita Thunder WIC Wichita Thunder
INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
Saturday, February 7, 2026
6:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Wichita Thunder WIC Wichita Thunder
INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
Friday, February 13, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, February 14, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Tahoe Knight Monsters Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thursday, February 19, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Worcester Railers Worcester Railers WOR
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, February 20, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Worcester Railers Worcester Railers WOR
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, February 21, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Worcester Railers Worcester Railers WOR
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, February 27, 2026
7:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tulsa Oilers TUL Tulsa Oilers
WeStreet Ice Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Saturday, February 28, 2026
7:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tulsa Oilers TUL Tulsa Oilers
BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday, March 1, 2026
3:05 PM CST
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tulsa Oilers TUL Tulsa Oilers
BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers WHL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, March 6, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers WHL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:05 PM MST
Wheeling Nailers Wheeling Nailers WHL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Thursday, March 12, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder WIC
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, March 13, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder WIC
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, March 14, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder WIC
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, March 20, 2026
7:00 PM EDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Kalamazoo Wings KAL Kalamazoo Wings
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Saturday, March 21, 2026
4:30 PM EDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Kalamazoo Wings KAL Kalamazoo Wings
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sunday, March 22, 2026
3:00 PM EDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Kalamazoo Wings KAL Kalamazoo Wings
Wings Event Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Friday, March 27, 2026
7:00 PM PDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Saturday, March 28, 2026
7:00 PM PDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Sunday, March 29, 2026
3:00 PM PDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Tahoe Knight Monsters TAH Tahoe Knight Monsters
Tahoe Blue Event Center
Stateline, Nevada
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa Oilers TUL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Friday, April 3, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa Oilers TUL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Saturday, April 4, 2026
7:05 PM MDT
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa Oilers TUL
@
Rapid City Rush RC Rapid City Rush
The Monument
Rapid City, South Dakota
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
7:10 PM MDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Utah Grizzlies UTA Utah Grizzlies
Maverik Center
West Valley City, Utah
Friday, April 10, 2026
7:10 PM MDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Utah Grizzlies UTA Utah Grizzlies
Maverik Center
West Valley City, Utah
Saturday, April 11, 2026
7:10 PM MDT
Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush RC
@
Utah Grizzlies UTA Utah Grizzlies
Maverik Center
West Valley City, Utah

On June 2, 2007, Rapid City, South Dakota was awarded an expansion franchise in the Central Hockey League. In September of 2007, the team’s colors and name were announced, and thus, the Rapid City Rush was born.

The team began to play in the 2008-09 season. The first home game in team history was on November 29, 2008, a 4-0 win over the arch-rival Colorado Eagles. In the 64-game regular season, the Rush posted a 22-33-2-7 record in its first campaign.

The 2009-10 season saw the Rush accomplish their most successful season to-date. With the acquisition of key free agents Colt King, Scott Wray, and rookie goaltender Danny Battochio, while keeping most of the inaugural team’s core, the Rush almost doubled their win total from their inaugural season. The team went 43-14-1-6 with 93 standings points, finishing first in the Northern Conference and clinching their first of six consecutive playoff appearances across two leagues. The 43 wins, 93 points, and 14 losses still remain team records to this day. In the postseason, the Rush had a first-round bye, swept the Missouri Mavericks in the second round, and defeated the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in seven games in the Northern Conference Final to advance to the Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Final. In the Final, they played the Allen Americans, who remain fierce rivals of the Rush still to this day in the ECHL. In Game 6 of the Final on May 5, 2010, Scott Wray scored the championship-winning goal with 39.3 seconds left in double-overtime to crown the Rush 2010 CHL champions.

The Rush enjoyed four more seasons in the CHL until October 7, 2014, when the ECHL absorbed the remaining CHL teams as new members to the League. In their first ECHL campaign in 2014-15, the Rush used a second-half 23-8-5 run to clinch their sixth consecutive playoff berth in their seven-year existence, as well as home-ice advantage in the first round. They defeated the Quad City Mallards in the Central Division Semifinals, securing the series win in exhilarating fashion in the final 63 seconds of Game 7. The Rush advanced to the Central Division Finals and fell to the eventual Kelly Cup Champion Allen Americans in six games.

The Rush have been affiliated with an NHL franchise three times: once with the Minnesota Wild (2017-18), and twice with the Arizona Coyotes, the latter of which they are currently affiliated with (2015-2017, 2019-Present). Since joining the ECHL and becoming an NHL affiliated team, the Rush have produced five players that have advanced to the NHL: goaltenders Marek Langhamer, Adin Hill and Ivan Prosvetov; forward Michael Bunting and defenseman Dakota Mermis.

The Rush organization has immortalized a player’s number on two different occasions. On April 4, 2015, the #17 of Scott Wray, 2010 CHL champion and the longest-tenured captain in team history, was lifted to the rafters of Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Ice Arena. Three years later, on March 30, 2018, Danny Battochio, the winningest goaltender in team history that captured 2010 CHL Rookie of the Year honors and the 2010 CHL championship, saw his #30 raised next to Wray.

On January 11, 2019, the Rush announced a change in ownership, with Jeff Dickerson, T.J. Puchyr, and Tom Long of Spire Sports + Entertainment purchasing the team.

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