ECHL Rapid City Rush

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Published on December 8, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Rapid City Rush News Release


Rush Stat Leaders

- Goals - Kyle Stroh/Jesse Schultz/Dylan Clarke - 6

- Assists - Jesse Schultz - 12

- Points - Jesse Schultz - 18

- Plus/Minus - Riley Weselowski - +9

- PIM - J.P. Chabot - 41

The Upcoming Week

RAPID CITY RUSH (6-12-2, 14 Pts-7th Central Division) @ MISSOURI MAVERICKS (9-10-0, 18 Pts-5th Central Division)

Friday December 12th, 6:05 p.m. MST at Independence Events Center

RAPID CITY RUSH @ WICHITA THUNDER (9-8-4, 22 Pts-3rd Central Division)

Saturday December 13th, 6:05 p.m. MST at INTRUST Bank Arena

The Week That Was

---December 5th-RAPID CITY RUSH 3, QUAD CITY MALLARDS 2 (RC: D.Clarke-GWG with 2:28 left in game)

The Mallards picked up from where they left off against the Rush, and asserted themselves early. Just 1:51 into the game on their first man-advantage of the game, Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel would receive a rebound right at the point, which he sent in to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Moments later, Johan Ryd netted his goal in front of the net, his first in a Rush uniform, tying the game at 1-1 with 9:07 left in the first. Almost five minutes later, the Rush received their second power play of the game of the game, and it would cost the Mallards. Scoring his third goal in a Rush uniform was Robin Soudek, who took a one-timed pass from Steve Kaunisto and Sean Erickson and gave the Rush a 2-1 lead heading into the second period. The Rush took their 2-1 lead through a scoreless middle frame, and in the final moments of the game where hostility was in full flight, the Rush would emerge on the positive side of the outcome. Adversity befell the Rush when the Mallards Pearce Eviston scored his first professional goal on the final Mallards power play of the night, tying the game at 2-2 with 7:14 left in regulation. However, things finally changed for the Rush. With 2:28 left in regulation, Dylan Clarke tipped in a Riley Weselowski shot for the game-winner past Evan Mosher, giving the Rush a much-needed victory in a 3-2 win, ending their franchise-record losing streak at 8 games.

---December 6th-QUAD CITY MALLARDS 3, RAPID CITY RUSH 2, F/SO (QC: J. Perry-SO GWG; RC-D. Tetrault- GTG in 2nd Period)

Two nights in a row it was "dejà vu all over again." The Mallards jumped out first, this time 10:15 into the game with Joe Perry putting the visitors up 1-0 on a turnaround shot in the slot. Moments later, Johan Ryd triggered a shower of teddy bears and tied the game two nights in a row in the first period, equalizing the game at 1-1 with 4:20 left in the opening frame, a score that would carry into the middle act of the performance. The Mallards jumped back on top in the second just 5:42 into the second, on an awkward bounce off the kick plate due to a Justin Fox shot. It went off of a diving Landon Oslanski and in, giving the Mallards a 2-1 advantage. Later in the frame, the Rush would receive a second power play and Daniel Tetrault unloaded a bomb to Parker Milner's net in the top shelf to even the game again heading into the third. A scoreless third period with countless opportunities for either side led to extra-curricular activity, which would provide the sellout crowd at Premier Home Mortgage Ice and Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with an entertaining extra five minutes. That too would prove to not be enough, and a shootout would commence shortly after. After both teams went scoreless in the first two rounds, former Rush forward Logan Nelson got the visitors on the board. J.P. Chabot immediately countered for the Rush, but Joe Perry (eventual game-winner) and Nick Grasso would score on their shots, leading to a 3-2 Mallards win, ending their losing streak at 6 games.

Notes and Numbers

Let The Record Show...- Thanks to hard work, and a timely greasy goal by Dylan Clarke, the Rush snapped a franchise record eight game losing streak Friday night in a major 3-2 win.

Power is Back On- Two games in a row, the Rush have scored on the man-advantage and it has proven to be a major difference-maker. Robin Soudek gave the Rush a 1st period lead with his snipe on Friday night, ultimately putting the Rush in position to win the game, and Daniel Tetrault tied the game in the 2nd, eventually leading to a hard-earned point in the standings in an eventual shootout loss. All in all, the Rush power play scored its first power play goals against the Mallards in the season, and went 2/6 (33.3%) in the weekend.

Bear Hug - On Saturday, the Rush played in their seventh annual Toys for Tots Teddy Bear Toss. After Saturday's shootout loss, the Rush now boast a 4-1-2 record on the toy-filled affair, with all 3 losses coming at the hands of the Quad City Mallards.

Ryd-dle Me This - Two nights in a row, Rush forward Johan Ryd jolted the Rush home crowd. His first period goal on Friday night not only was his first of the season and his first in a Rush uniform, but it tied the game for the Rush, ultimately leading to Soudek's power play goal. Additionally on Saturday night, Ryd tied the game again in the opening frame, and also happened to trigger a flurry of furry stuffed animals in the T

CRUNCHING NUMBERS - Last Week vs the Mallards

- 57 - the number of penalty minutes assessed at the end of regulation Friday night. Rush captain Jesse Schultz received 5 for fighting and a 10 minute misconduct for fighting other than during the periods of play, whereas Paxton Leroux of Quad City received 25 total minutes: 5 for fighting, 10 for leaving the players bench, and 10 for being the aggressor. Antti Pusa rounded out the last second penalties, receiving 2 plus an extra 10 for leaving the penalty bench, and 5 for fighting. Overall, there were 119 PIM dealt out in the entire game, with those final 57 coming with triple-zero on the clock. Leading into Saturday night's rematch, Schultz was suspended for 2 games by the ECHL, and Mallards forwards Antti Pusa and Paxton Leroux were suspended 3 and 6 games by the ECHL respectively.

- 3 - the number of points secured thus far in the month of December. After a franchise-record eight-game losing streak closed out the month of November, the Rush put an exclamation point on the start of their new month, taking a new attitude with them to what is now a .750 win percentage in the early stages of the final month in 2014.

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