Tag: Rapid City Rush
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Wagner Strikes Twice as Rush Complete Opening-Weekend Sweep in Kansas City
Independence MO – The second night of a road back-to-back rarely looks like the first, and Saturday’s rematch at Cable Dahmer Arena was a tighter, stranger game than Friday’s 6–3 opener. It had a goaltending change, a goal reviewed half a minute after it went in, and a tie in the third period. In the…
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Barn Night in Independence: How the Rush Spoiled Opening Night for an Old Friend
Independence MO – Opening night on the road carries a very specific kind of atmospheric friction. The host barn is buzzing with pregame ceremonies, the home crowd is looking for an early reason to get loud, and legs are often a half-step heavier after a long summer. On Friday night at Cable Dahmer Arena, the…
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Rapid City Rush Open 2026 – 2027 Training Camp with 27 Players and a Retooled Bench
Rapid City SD – The Rapid City Rush opened training camp Monday at The Monument Ice Arena in front of rows of empty seats, under a video board that read “Training Camp” in letters taller than the players. The initial camp roster lists 27 players: 18 forwards, six defensemen and three goaltenders. Camp rosters are…
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The 2026-2027 Rapid City Rush Home Opener and Promotions Schedule
Rapid City SD – The Rush open the 2026 -2027 season on the road at Kansas City on Friday, Oct. 16. A week later, Kansas City comes right back to Rapid City for the home opener — three games in three days, Friday through Sunday, Oct. 23–25. It’s the first time in franchise history the…
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Proud Home Of the Rush
They are our Professional Home Town Team. What a wonderful addition to the The Monument facade.
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The Heart of the Rush: Celebrating Nuggets Birthday and Nearly Two Decades on the Ice
RAPID CITY, SD — In a town where local sports franchises come and go, one towering, 6-foot-5 presence on the ice has remained a constant beacon of pure, unfiltered community spirit. August 22, marks the official birthday of Nugget, the amiable donkey mascot of the Rapid City Rush. While his major on-ice promotional birthday bash…
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Behind the Bench: How a Federal Fraud Investigation Traces to the Rapid City Rush
Rapid City’s ECHL team has been owned by the same North Carolina sports agency since 2019. What most fans watching from The Monument likely don’t know is that agency’s own ownership now runs, through several layers, straight up to a billionaire currently under federal investigation for alleged fraud. The Rush aren’t accused of anything. Nothing…
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The Season That Wasn’t: A Critical Analysis of the 2025-2026 Rapid City Rush
Rapid City SD- DawnSherine Bernard is the founder and publisher of The Rapid City Sentinel. She covered the 2025-26 Rapid City Rush season directly and is named in the events described in Section 4 of this editorial. All documentation referenced herein is retained by the author. The Corporate Promises They came to Rapid City with…