CHL Preview: Rapid City adds depth to talented squad
Jared Brown is one of nine players returning to the Rush from last year’s squad that finished 35-24-7 / Photo by Les Stockton RAPID CITY, S.D. – While a good amount of off-season turnover is normal in...
View ArticleCHL Weekly: Battles erupt as the season heats up
Allen Americans (10-5-1) 2nd place The Allen Americans had a tough stretch, losing two games in a row for just the second time this season. The Americans turned back the Tulsa Oilers 3-1 on Friday...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Mallards claim third straight win
MOLINE, Ill. – Gergo Nagy scored twice and Thomas Heemskerk made 33 saves as the host Quad City Mallards defeated the Rapid City Rush 4-2 Friday night. The win was the Mallards’ (23-11-8, 54 points)...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the game: Quad City wins fourth in a row in shootout
MOLINE, Ill. – Jeff Lee scored the only shootout goal and Ty Rimmer was perfect against seven Rapid City Rush penalty shots after making 32 saves in regulation and overtime as the host Quad City...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Oilers blanked by Rush in season series finale
TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa Oilers mustered only 22 shots on goal and racked up a season-high 61 penalty minutes in a 5-0 loss to the Rapid City Rush in front of 6,505 on Saturday night at the BOK Center....
View ArticleCHL Playoff Preview: Rapid City versus Quad City
Fourth-seeded Rapid City (39-23-4) enters the series with Tim Boron in goal. Boron notched the first 30-win season of his career in the 2013-14 season, making this playoff match up a must see series as...
View ArticleRapid City defeats Quad City 5-1 in playoff opener
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush impressed Friday night, with a resounding 5-1 win over the Quad City Mallards sending a game one message that they are ready to challenge for the Ray Miron...
View ArticleQuad City wins penalty-filled contest over Rapid City in OT
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Quad City Mallards beat the Rapid City Rush 3-2 in game two of their first round best-of-seven Saturday night, taking advantage of 5-on-3 situation and a Matt Duffy one-timer to...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Rush blank Mallards 3-0
MOLINE, Ill. – For the first time since April 16th, the Rapid City Rush and the Quad City Mallards faced off on the ice. The Mallards looked to handle the Rush in their home-opener, playing in their...
View ArticleECHL Central Division Weekly Recap
It took a week longer than the rest of the league, but the ECHL Central division teams have finally debuted on the ice and it was an action-packed weekend for those seven teams. Most teams opened ECHL...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Oilers hand Rush 6-4 defeat
TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa Oilers overcame early adversity on Friday night and scored three goals in the first period on the way to a 6-4 victory over the Rapid City Rush in front of 5,961 at the BOK...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Allen completes weekend sweep
ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans defeated the Rapid City Rush by a score of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Allen Event Center, as the Americans completed the weekend sweep going 3-0-0-0. The Allen...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Oilers foiled by goaltending duo, 4-0
TULSA, Okla. – The Tulsa Oilers fired 41 shots on goal on Wednesday night but came up empty in a 4-0 loss to the Rapid City Rush in front of 4,455 at the BOK Center. The Oilers were blanked for the...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Thunder falls to Rapid City in 11-round shootout
WICHITA, Kan. – The shootout has not been kind to the Thunder so far this season and that trend continued on Sunday afternoon. Wichita (12-10-1-4) fell for the fourth time in penalty shots, losing to...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Oilers three-goal lead vanishes in loss to the...
TULSA, Okla. – The final memory of 2014 will not be a pleasant one for the Tulsa Oilers. In front of a crowd of 6,838, the second-highest attendance of the season, the Oilers let a 3-0 first period...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Americans beat Rapid City again, 4-3
ALLEN, Texas – The Allen Americans defeated the Rapid City Rush 4-3 on Friday night at Allen Event Center in a wild affair. The Americans jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Ian Schultz and Gary...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Murdock makes 30 saves in debut as Oilers push...
TULSA, Okla. – Only 24 hours after arriving in Tulsa, Kevin Murdock appeared between the pipes for the Oilers and back-stopped his new squad to a 3-1 victory over the Rapid City Rush on Saturday night...
View ArticlePHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Oilers manage only 14 shots in 6-3 setback to Rush
TULSA, Okla. – Less than 48 hours removed from posting 62 shots on goal in a win over Brampton on Friday, the Tulsa Oilers set a season-low with only 14 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Rapid City Rush on...
View ArticleOilers look to round out ECHL Central Division playoff field
TULSA, Okla. – With just a few days remaining in the 2014-15 ECHL regular season, the Tulsa Oilers are close to clinching the final playoff spot in the central division. So close, you might say, that...
View ArticleECHL Western Conference Recap – Week 13
As the ECHL heads into it’s final week before the All Star break, which will not feature a game this season, there are plenty of headlines throughout the Western Conference’s three divisions. Fort...
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