What league does Rapid City Rush play in?

Rapid City Rush play in the ECHL.

When was Rapid City Rush founded?

Rapid City Rush was founded in 2008 in Rapid City, SD, USA, USA.

Where is Rapid City Rush based?

Rapid City Rush is based in Rapid City, SD, USA.

Who is the head coach of Rapid City Rush?

The head coach of Rapid City Rush is Scott Burt.

Who is the captain of Rapid City Rush?

The captain of Rapid City Rush is Kenton Helgesen.

What arena does Rapid City Rush play in?

Rapid City Rush play their home games at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, SD, USA.

What are the team colors of Rapid City Rush?

The team colors of Rapid City Rush are Black + Red + White + Gold.

Rapid City Rush

ECHL

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2021-2022

2021-2022 Season

Rapid City Rush were 36-25-11 in the 2021-22 ECHL season with 83 points, 2nd in the Western Conference: Mountain Division and 9th overall.

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2021-2022 Rapid City Rush Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Logan Nelson (C/RW)	56	22	38	60	75	3	11	8	6	14	14	0
2.	Brett Gravelle (F)	67	27	27	54	16	10	11	3	10	13	2	1
3.	Alec Butcher (RW/LW)	69	23	30	53	70	-6	11	1	4	5	6	-2
4.	Max Coatta (RW/C)	63	23	29	52	37	-12	11	3	5	8	2	1
5.	Gabriel Chabot (RW/D)	72	22	28	50	18	0	11	5	3	8	0	-3
6.	Stephen Baylis (LW/RW)	49	22	22	44	42	-10	11	2	5	7	8	-5
7.	Calder Brooks (C/LW)	43	19	18	37	45	10	11	5	8	13	10	2
8.	Jake Wahlin (LW)	59	15	20	35	26	11
9.	Tristan Thompson (D)	48	4	22	26	20	-16
10.	Ryan Valentini (C/W)	21	9	14	23	6	-9
11.	Kenton Helgesen (D/W)	49	7	16	23	53	-6	11	0	1	1	6	-2
12.	Colton Leiter (D/C)	54	10	11	21	16	-6	11	2	3	5	4	-2
13.	Brett Van Os (LW)	33	8	12	20	20	2
14.	Ryan Zuhlsdorf (D)	19	2	18	20	9	13	11	1	6	7	10	-3
15.	Callum Fryer (D)	40	2	12	14	30	14	11	0	3	3	8	-2
16.	Zach Court (LW)	41	4	8	12	21	-16	4	1	0	1	0	-1
17.	Garrett Klotz (LW)	38	2	10	12	73	-3
18.	Tanner Schachle (LW)	49	3	8	11	66	-4
19.	Quinn Wichers (D)	43	2	8	10	19	3	11	0	4	4	4	3
20.	Christian Evers (D)	44	0	10	10	30	2
21.	Avery Peterson (C)	9	3	6	9	2	5	11	4	4	8	6	-4
22.	Keegan Iverson (RW/C)	23	3	6	9	45	-2	7	1	1	2	13	1
23.	Alden Weller (D/F)	52	2	7	9	22	2
24.	Chase Harrison (D)	32	3	5	8	20	2
25.	Derek Perl (D)	30	1	7	8	12	2
26.	Kyle Rhodes (D)	7	0	6	6	2	-2	11	1	0	1	2	-3
27.	Tyson Helgesen (D)	15	1	4	5	13	2	11	1	1	2	7	4
28.	Hudson Elynuik (C/LW)	2	1	2	3	18	-1
29.	Elijah Vilio (D)	6	1	1	2	4	-3
30.	Brady Fleurent (RW/LW)	3	0	2	2	0	0
31.	Darren McCormick (F)	4	0	1	1	2	-2
32.	Alex Stevens (D)	5	0	1	1	6	1
33.	Jay Powell (D)	2	0	0	0	2	2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.	Josef Kořenář (G)	2	1.50	.957	2	0	0	0	119:57	66
2.	Brad Arvanitis (G)	5	2.80	.922	3	1	1	0	300:00	165
3.	Bailey Brkin (G)	3	2.34	.920	2	1	0	0	179:51	81
4.	Lukas Parik (G)	32	2.69	.915	14	8	8	1	1849:00	893	10	2.88	.912
5.	Dillon Kelley (G)	14	2.98	.910	9	2	0	0	685:18	345	1	6.00	.793
6.	David Tendeck (G)	19	3.54	.901	5	13	1	0	1051:00	564
7.	Cole Kehler (G)	2	4.25	.830	1	0	1	0	127:00	44
8.	Hayden Stewart (G)	1	9.25	.778	0	0	0	0	38:54	21
9.	Hayden Lavigne (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Justin Duncan (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11.	Danny Battochio (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12.	Jay Stevens (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13.	Chris Hunt (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14.	Adam Carlson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2021-2022 Rapid City Rush Staff

Head CoachScott Burt
Asst. CoachJeremy Gates
Dir. of Hockey OperationsScott Burt
Franchise OwnerJeff Dickerson
Franchise OwnerT.J. Puchyr
Head Athletic TrainerDylan Taylor
Head Equipment ManagerJoe Wieszczek
Media ManagerBrian Gardner
PresidentTodd Mackin

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2021-2022 Rapid City Rush Captains

"C"

Kenton Helgesen

"A"

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2021-2022 Rapid City Rush Demographics

Rapid City Rush Facts

Plays in: ECHL
Team Colors: Black + Red + White + Gold
Town: Rapid City, SD, USA Map
Founded: 2008

2021-2022 Rapid City Rush Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
21 players
2 players

Experience

Rapid City Rush: 1 894 GP
NHL: 12 GP
Czechia: 20 GP
AHL: 456 GP
DEL: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Calgary Flames (NHL)
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Location: Rapid City, SD, USA
Capacity: 5 132
Construction Year: 1977

Rapid City Rush Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/19/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	4 - 6	ECHL
04/18/2026 01:05 AM UTC	Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	4 - 3 (OT 62:08)	ECHL
04/12/2026 09:10 PM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	4 - 5 (OT 61:26)	ECHL
04/12/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	2 - 1 (OT 61:28)	ECHL
04/11/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	6 - 3	ECHL

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Rapid City Rush History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	ECHL	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	6	-
2025-2026	ECHL	72	29	36	-	-	7	223	261	65	0.9	6	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	ECHL	72	31	32	-	-	9	218	265	71	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	ECHL	72	30	38	-	-	4	236	280	64	0.89	6	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	ECHL	72	33	34	-	-	5	242	272	71	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	ECHL	72	36	25	-	-	11	241	232	83	1.15	2	Division Final loss
2020-2021	ECHL	71	32	35	-	-	4	197	232	68	0.96	7	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	ECHL	60	29	25	-	-	6	181	200	64	1.07	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	30	33	-	-	9	168	225	69	0.96	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	ECHL	72	25	41	-	-	6	203	268	56	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	ECHL	72	26	38	-	-	8	215	256	60	0.83	7	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	ECHL	72	30	35	-	-	7	177	210	67	0.93	4	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	ECHL	72	37	28	-	-	7	218	206	81	1.13	2	Division Final loss
2013-2014	CHL	66	39	23	-	-	4	220	189	82	1.24	4	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	CHL	66	35	24	-	-	7	177	179	77	1.17	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	CHL	66	38	22	-	-	6	226	176	82	1.24	4	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	CHL	66	40	22	-	-	4	210	200	84	1.27	1	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	CHL	64	43	14	-	-	7	253	197	93	1.45	1	Champion
2008-2009	CHL	64	22	33	-	-	9	183	231	53	0.83	6	Did not make playoffs

Rapid City Rush Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marcus Ortiz (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	13	3	16	6
2.	Jonathan Yantsis (F)	2026-2027	Solway IHC	NIHL	4	5	3	8	6
3.	Matteo Gennaro (F)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen Indians	DEL 2	3	4	4	8	6
4.	Hunter Garlent (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	4	2	6	8	2
5.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	4	5	2	7	2
6.	Carter Robertson (D)	2026-2027	HC Plzeň	Champions HL	4	0	7	7	4
7.	Josh MacDonald (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	-	6	4	2	6	0
8.	Kevin Spinozzi (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	5	1	4	5	0
9.	Nick Miglio (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	4	3	1	4	4
10.	Pavel Jenys (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	2	2	2	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	196 lbs	25.63
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.21
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.32
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.55

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesse Schultz (F)	234	99	176	275
2.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	130	236
3.	Logan Nelson (F)	210	70	128	198
4.	Riley Weselowski (D)	517	39	156	195
5.	Konrad Reeder (F)	153	87	107	194

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	130	236
2.	Jesse Schultz (F)	234	99	176	275
3.	Konrad Reeder (F)	153	87	107	194
4.	Blake Bennett (F)	180	85	86	171
5.	Logan Nelson (F)	210	70	128	198

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jesse Schultz (F)	234	99	176	275
2.	Riley Weselowski (D)	517	39	156	195
3.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	130	236
4.	Logan Nelson (F)	210	70	128	198
5.	Les Reaney (F)	186	70	124	194

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Garrett Klotz (F)	204	13	41	503
2.	Riley Weselowski (D)	517	39	195	440
3.	Justin Sawyer (D)	119	5	18	405
4.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	236	359
5.	Kevin Harvey (F)	93	14	36	358

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Riley Weselowski (D)	517	39	156	195
2.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	130	236
3.	Jesse Schultz (F)	234	99	176	275
4.	Logan Nelson (F)	210	70	128	198
5.	Garrett Klotz (F)	204	13	28	41

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Hudson Elynuik (F)	2	1	3	1.50
2.	Kelly Klima (F)	3	4	4	1.33
3.	Ryan Menei (F)	66	39	87	1.32
4.	Konrad Reeder (F)	153	87	194	1.27
5.	Shawn Limpright (F)	65	28	81	1.25

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	66	39	87
2.	Les Reaney (F)	2009-2010	64	28	86
3.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2013-2014	66	23	85
4.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2011-2012	65	37	82
5.	Shawn Limpright (F)	2011-2012	65	28	81

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	66	39	87
2.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2011-2012	65	37	82
3.	Blake Bennett (F)	2023-2024	72	35	63
4.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2014-2015	70	34	77
5.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2013-2014	55	34	70

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2013-2014	66	62	85
2.	Les Reaney (F)	2009-2010	64	58	86
3.	Shawn Limpright (F)	2011-2012	65	53	81
4.	Ryan Wagner (F)	2024-2025	72	50	79
5.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	66	48	87

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Justin Sawyer (D)	2012-2013	59	2	238
2.	Kevin Harvey (F)	2010-2011	37	8	194
3.	Jason Goulet (D)	2008-2009	52	6	165
4.	Colt King (F)	2009-2010	52	50	163
5.	Garrett Klotz (F)	2018-2019	39	15	161