The Rush finished the regular season strong, finishing fourth in the regular season standings.įor the 2014–15 season, Rapid City announced that former assistant coach and team captain Mark DeSantis would return as an associate coach. During the regular season, inconsistent play left the Rush battling for a play-off spot and were plagued with a low-scoring offense (last in the league). Rush All-Star and fan favorite goalie Danny Battochio was able to return to the team after suffering a serious injury in the 2011–12 season. Assistant coach and former team captain Mark DeSantis accepted the head coaching position with the Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) and head coach, Joe Ferras, became the lone bench boss for the season. The 2012–13 season brought new changes to the Rush organization. The series lasted seven games but the Eagles came away with the series win. Next, the Rush faced their arch rivals, the Colorado Eagles. O'Connor was suspended the rest of the series, and the Rush went on to win the series in seven games. During the second round against the Fort Wayne Komets, the Rush's leading scorer, Ryan Menei, was blindsided in Game 2 on a dirty hit by the Komets' Sean O'Connor. In the first round, the Rush swept the Dayton Gems. Also, the Rush made the playoffs for the second straight season. The Rush ended up losing to the All-Stars 11–6. ĭuring the 2010–11 season, the Rush were the host to the 2011 Central Hockey League All-Star Game. With 39.3 seconds left in the second overtime, a shot by Les Reaney deflected off the Allen goaltender Chris Whitley and the Rush's Scott Wray, rolling into the goal, sealing the win for the Rush and their first President's Cup. Exactly two minutes later, Brendon Cook scored, evening the score at 3 and forcing overtime. The Rush's Blaine Jarvis scored with 5:06 remaining in the third to bring the Rush within one. In Game 6, the series returned to Rapid City, and initially looked as if there would be a Game 7 entering the third period with the score 3–1 in favor of the Americans. The Rush then traveled to Allen for three straight games, where Allen won Game 3, but the Rush responded to win Games 4 and 5. The Rush lost Game 1 of the series, but rebounded to win Game 2 in overtime on a Blaine Jarvis goal. In their second season (2009–10), the Rush defeated the Allen Americans 4–3 with 39.3 seconds left in double- overtime in Game 6 of the Ray Miron President's Cup Finals at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City to win the Ray Miron President's Cup. Barry Petersen and Donald Ward are minority owners. Mueller was previously involved in ownership with the Colorado Eagles, also of the Central Hockey League. The team is owned in majority by Scott Mueller. In September 2007, the Rush unveiled their name, colors, and logo. Rent resigned from the organization, and Tim Hill was named general manager in the spring of 2009. Two months later, the team named Joe Ferras as their head coach and director of hockey operations, and Jason Rent as general manager. On June 2, 2007, the Central Hockey League announced an expansion team for Rapid City, which began play in the 2008–09 season. The Rush are currently a minor affiliate of the Calgary Flames NHL franchise. The Rapid City Rush are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Rapid City, South Dakota, and play their home games at The Monument.
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