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 David Smith.

Who is the captain of Rapid City Rush?

The captain of Rapid City Rush is Ryan Wagner.

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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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Rapid City Rush were 29-36-7 in the 2025-26 ECHL season with 65 points, 6th in the Western Conference: Mountain Division and 23rd overall.

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2025-2026 Rapid City Rush Player Stats

All Positions

Rapid City Rush — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.		Ryan Wagner (RW/LW)	70	24	40	64	20	-24
2.		Ryan Chyzowski (LW/C)	65	30	23	53	73	-1
3.		Blake Bennett (LW/RW)	56	22	29	51	65	-17
4.		Quinn Olson (C)	61	17	33	50	18	-2
5.		Brett Davis (C)	68	20	28	48	34	-17
6.		Cameron Buhl (C/LW)	66	21	12	33	30	-1
7.		Briley Wood (C/RW)	71	10	22	32	38	-8
8.		Chaz Smedsrud (LW/RW)	72	7	24	31	10	1
9.		Rasmus Ekström (C/W)	47	10	11	21	8	-2
10.		Chase Pauls (D)	66	3	18	21	11	0
11.		Bobby Russell (D)	58	5	15	20	67	-14
12.		Seth Fyten (RW/LW)	51	8	10	18	37	7
13.		Xavier Bernard (D)	54	3	13	16	38	12
14.		Jake Ratzlaff (D)	50	3	12	15	41	13
15.		Carter Wilkie (RW/C)	14	7	6	13	6	2
16.		Mitchell Smith (D)	59	3	9	12	14	-21
17.		Maurizio Colella (C/LW)	23	4	7	11	12	-2
18.		Connor Joyce (C)	30	3	4	7	8	-2
19.		Simon Mack (D)	10	2	5	7	0	0
20.		Ian Pierce (D)	22	0	7	7	6	2
21.		Braden Birnie (LW/RW)	9	2	4	6	0	1
22.		Darian Pilon (LW/RW)	36	1	5	6	58	-12
23.		Billy Constantinou (D)	15	0	6	6	2	1
24.		Clay Hanus (D)	10	3	2	5	4	-4
25.		Brady Keeper (D)	7	2	3	5	9	-3
26.		Matt Hubbarde (C)	21	1	4	5	8	2
27.		Parker Bowman (C/LW)	31	3	1	4	56	-10
28.		Jaden Shields (D)	6	1	3	4	0	0
29.		Arvils Bergmanis (D)	19	1	3	4	7	2
30.		Johnny Curran (RW/C)	5	1	2	3	0	1
31.		Étienne Morin (D)	7	1	2	3	0	3
32.		Garrett Klotz (LW)	24	1	1	2	42	0
33.		Zacharie Giroux (C)	6	0	2	2	0	0
34.		Eric Parker (D)	14	0	2	2	4	-10
35.		Hunter Donohoe (D)	6	1	0	1	0	-2
36.		Cole Tymkin (RW)	11	1	0	1	18	-4
37.		Ryan Kuzmich (F)	3	0	1	1	0	0
38.		Mike Van Unen (D)	4	0	1	1	0	0
39.		Teddy Lagerback (RW)	4	0	1	1	6	1
40.		Kaleb Tiessen (D)	13	0	1	1	20	-1
41.		Aaron Hyman (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-
42.		Jared Westcott (C/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
43.		Alexander Stensson (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
44.		Will Portokalis (C/LW)	3	0	0	0	0	0
45.		Aaron Chiarot (D)	3	0	0	0	5	-1
46.		Doug Scott (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-2
47.		Lucas Helland (F)	5	0	0	0	9	0
48.		Sean Strange (D)	7	0	0	0	4	-3

Rapid City Rush — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.		Jack Bostedt (G)	1	3.07	.925	0	1	0	0	58:41	37
2.		Arsenii Sergeev (G)	12	2.94	.922	6	6	0	0	713:47	413
3.		Connor Murphy (G)	39	3.29	.914	16	19	4	0	2296:00	1337
4.		Rico DiMatteo (G)	12	3.96	.907	4	6	1	0	696:44	449
5.		Nathan Torchia (G)	10	4.12	.894	3	4	2	0	553:23	322
6.		Denver Johnson (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Danny Battochio (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Rapid City Rush Staff

GM/Head CoachDavid Smith
Assoc. CoachPeter Drikos
Dir. of BroadcastingCory Berberian
Dir. of Game OperationsJack Novelli
Dir. of Media RelationsCory Berberian
Head Athletic TrainerJustin Ullom
Head Equipment ManagerAlex Werner
Massage TherapistSammy Wasson
PresidentTodd Mackin
PresidentJared Reid
Strength & Conditioning CoachKameron Milne
Video CoachAustin Washkurak

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Rapid City Rush Captains

"C"

Ryan Wagner

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 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

2025-2026 Rapid City Rush Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
19 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Rapid City Rush: 2 591 GP
NHL: 3 GP
WC: 20 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 21 GP
KHL: 3 GP
AHL: 958 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

Rapid City Rush — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 07:05 PM GMT-7	Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	-	ECHL
11/13/2026 07:05 PM GMT-7	Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	-	ECHL
11/11/2026 07:05 PM GMT-7	Rapid City Rush	Tahoe Knight Monsters	4 - 0	ECHL
10/31/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	New Mexico Goatheads	Rapid City Rush	1 - 6	ECHL
10/30/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	New Mexico Goatheads	Rapid City Rush	3 - 4 (OT 61:46)	ECHL

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Latest Transactions

Rapid City Rush — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Timofei Khokhlachyov (F)	Unknown	Details
11/11/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rasmus Ekström (F)	Allen Americans	Details
11/11/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lukas Sillinger (F)	Allen Americans	Details
11/03/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nathan Torchia (G)	Evansville Thunderbolts	Details
10/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ian Pierce (D)	Reading Royals	Details
10/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Brett Mirwald (G)	Allen Americans	Details
10/12/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Deagan McMillan (F)	Unknown	Details
10/12/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Grant Docter (D)	Unknown	Details

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Rapid City Rush History and Standings

Rapid City Rush — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	ECHL	8	6	0	2	12	30	17	1.5	1	-
2025-2026	ECHL	72	29	7	36	65	223	261	0.9	6	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	ECHL	72	31	9	32	71	218	265	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	ECHL	72	30	4	38	64	236	280	0.89	6	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	ECHL	72	33	5	34	71	242	272	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	ECHL	72	36	11	25	83	241	232	1.15	2	Division Final loss
2020-2021	ECHL	71	32	4	35	68	197	232	0.96	7	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	ECHL	60	29	6	25	64	181	200	1.07	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	30	9	33	69	168	225	0.96	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	ECHL	72	25	6	41	56	203	268	0.78	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	ECHL	72	26	8	38	60	215	256	0.83	7	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	ECHL	72	30	7	35	67	177	210	0.93	4	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	ECHL	72	37	7	28	81	218	206	1.13	2	Division Final loss
2013-2014	CHL	66	39	4	23	82	220	189	1.24	4	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	CHL	66	35	7	24	77	177	179	1.17	4	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	CHL	66	38	6	22	82	226	176	1.24	4	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	CHL	66	40	4	22	84	210	200	1.27	1	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	CHL	64	43	7	14	93	253	197	1.45	1	Champion
2008-2009	CHL	64	22	9	33	53	183	231	0.83	6	Did not make playoffs

Rapid City Rush Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Rapid City Rush — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	16	19	10	29	12
2.	Ryan Valentini (F)	2026-2027	Asiago	Alps Hockey League	11	8	12	20	4
3.	Weiland Parrish (F)	2026-2027	TSV Peißenberg	Regionalliga	11	8	11	19	10
4.	Marcus Ortiz (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	13	3	16	6
5.	Kevin Hancock (F)	2026-2027	Villacher SV	ICEHL	16	8	8	16	6
6.	Pavel Jenys (F)	2026-2027	HC Orli Znojmo	2. liga	13	7	9	16	6
7.	Max Coatta (F)	2026-2027	EK Zell am See	Alps Hockey League	13	5	11	16	6
8.	Hunter Garlent (F)	2026-2027	EC Kassel Huskies	DEL 2	14	2	14	16	4
9.	Jonathan Yantsis (F)	2026-2027	Solway IHC	NIHL	10	9	6	15	6
10.	Blake Bennett (F)	2026-2027	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL	11	9	5	14	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Rapid City Rush — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.20
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	26.30
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.39
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.49
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.61

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Rapid City Rush — 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)	218	74	132	206
4.	Riley Weselowski (D)	517	39	156	195
5.	Konrad Reeder (F)	153	87	107	194

Franchise All-Time Goals

Rapid City Rush — 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)	218	74	132	206

Franchise All-Time Assists

Rapid City Rush — 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.	Logan Nelson (F)	218	74	132	206
4.	Scott Wray (F)	314	106	130	236
5.	Les Reaney (F)	186	70	124	194

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Rapid City Rush — 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

Rapid City Rush — 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)	218	74	132	206
5.	Garrett Klotz (F)	204	13	28	41

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Rapid City Rush — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Rapid City Rush — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	CHL	66	39	48	87	1.32	31
2.	Les Reaney (F)	2009-2010	CHL	64	28	58	86	1.34	150
3.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2013-2014	CHL	66	23	62	85	1.29	26
4.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2011-2012	CHL	65	37	45	82	1.26	37
5.	Shawn Limpright (F)	2011-2012	CHL	65	28	53	81	1.25	83

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Rapid City Rush — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	CHL	66	39	48	87	1.32	31
2.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2011-2012	CHL	65	37	45	82	1.26	37
3.	Blake Bennett (F)	2023-2024	ECHL	72	35	28	63	0.88	38
4.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2014-2015	ECHL	70	34	43	77	1.10	65
5.	Konrad Reeder (F)	2013-2014	CHL	55	34	36	70	1.27	35

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Rapid City Rush — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jesse Schultz (F)	2013-2014	CHL	66	23	62	85	1.29	26
2.	Les Reaney (F)	2009-2010	CHL	64	28	58	86	1.34	150
3.	Shawn Limpright (F)	2011-2012	CHL	65	28	53	81	1.25	83
4.	Ryan Wagner (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	72	29	50	79	1.10	47
5.	Ryan Menei (F)	2010-2011	CHL	66	39	48	87	1.32	31

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Rapid City Rush — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Justin Sawyer (D)	2012-2013	CHL	59	0	2	2	0.03	238
2.	Kevin Harvey (F)	2010-2011	CHL	37	4	4	8	0.22	194
3.	Jason Goulet (D)	2008-2009	CHL	52	0	6	6	0.12	165
4.	Colt King (F)	2009-2010	CHL	52	28	22	50	0.96	163
5.	Garrett Klotz (F)	2018-2019	ECHL	39	8	7	15	0.38	161