RUSH ANNOUNCE HOME SCHEDULE FOR 2015-16 ECHL SEASON

(RAPID CITY, SD) – The Rapid City Rush, in conjunction with the ECHL, announced the home portion of the 2015-16 ECHL season today. With the home schedule announced, fans can look forward to the renewal of old, historic rivalries with the Rush, and new faces from the ECHL coming to Premier Home Mortgage Ice in Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

“We’re very excited to get our 2015-16 home schedule as early as we have for our loyal fan base,” said Rush Head Coach and GM Joe Ferras. “It will be very exciting to have so many new teams come to the Black Hills, including Utah, Alaska, and Idaho, and to reignite the tremendous rivalry with the Colorado Eagles, as well as the Fort Wayne Komets."

Below is the home schedule for the 2015-16 ECHL Season:

1) Friday, 10/23/2015 vs Colorado (HOME OPENER)

2) Friday, 10/30/2015 vs Alaska

3) Saturday, 10/31/2015 vs Alaska

4) Friday, 11/6/2015 vs Allen

5) Saturday, 11/7/2015 vs Allen

6) Wednesday, 11/18/2015 vs Utah

7) Friday, 11/20/2015 vs Utah

8) Saturday, 11/21/2015 vs Utah

9) Wednesday, 11/25/2015 vs Idaho (THANKSGIVING)

10) Friday, 11/27/2015 vs Idaho (THANKSGIVING)

11) Saturday, 11/28/2015 vs Idaho (THANKSGIVING)

12) Tuesday, 12/8/2015 vs Wichita

13) Friday, 12/11/2015 vs Quad City

14) Saturday, 12/12/2015 vs Quad City

15) Sunday, 12/27/2015 vs Colorado

16) Thursday, 12/31/2015 vs Tulsa (NEW YEAR’S EVE)

17) Saturday, 1/2/2016 vs Tulsa

18) Friday, 1/8/2016 vs Missouri

19) Saturday, 1/9/2016 vs Missouri

20) Friday, 1/22/2016 vs Colorado

21) Saturday, 1/23/2016 vs Colorado

22) Friday 2/12/2016 vs Colorado

23) Friday, 2/19/2016 vs Alaska

24) Saturday, 2/20/2016 vs Alaska

25) Sunday, 2/21/2016 vs Alaska

26) Friday, 3/4/2016 vs Fort Wayne

27) Saturday, 3/5/2016 vs Fort Wayne

28) Sunday, 3/6/2016 vs Allen

29) Friday, 3/11/2016 vs Idaho

30) Saturday, 3/12/2016 vs Idaho

31) Tuesday, 3/15/2016 vs Colorado

32) Friday, 4/1/2016 vs Wichita

33) Saturday, 4/2/2016 vs Wichita

34) Tuesday, 4/5/2016 vs Idaho

35) Friday, 4/8/2016 vs Utah

36) Saturday, 4/9/2016 vs Utah (LAST HOME GAME OF SEASON)

The Rush will welcome old former Central Division foes in the Allen Americans, the Wichita Thunder, the Tulsa Oilers, the Missouri Mavericks, and the Quad City Mallards back to the Black Hills. The Rush will welcome their new West Division rivals: the three-time Kelly Cup Champion Alaska Aces, two-time Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads, the Utah Grizzlies, and the archrivals of the Rush, the Colorado Eagles. Additionally, the Fort Wayne Komets make a return to the Black Hills to play the Rush for the first time in three seasons.

Of the 36 home games for the 2015-16 season, 27 are played on Fridays and Saturdays. The lone Thursday game the Rush play is against the Tulsa Oilers on New Year’s Eve, the first time the Rush have played on December 31st since the 2012-13 CHL season. There are two Wednesday night matchups this season, and one takes place during the week of Thanksgiving. For the first time in team history, the Rush will play at home on Sunday three different times. The Rush play a trio of Tuesday night games, with one of them being part of a home-and-home series with the Eagles. Lastly, there are two three-game-in-three-night sets to be played at home this season in late February and early March.

“We are very excited to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Black Hills with a home game for the first time in three seasons,” continued Ferras. “We are looking for ways to reach out to potential fans, and are excited to host three Sunday home games for the first time in team history. With jumping in quickly to the ECHL this season, and our fans seeing the tremendous level of hockey, we are excited about our home schedule release, seeing new teams for the first time, and old foes in Tulsa, Allen, and Missouri, but we are especially excited to rekindle our oldest and fiercest rivalry with the Colorado Eagles in the not-so-friendly confines of Premier Home Mortgage Ice in Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.”

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