Rapid City Rush Schedule 2026
South Dakota's only professional hockey team has called Rapid City home since 2008. Captain Ryan Wagner and 20-goal scorer Brett Davis anchored a 29-36-7 finish in 2025-26, and a 19th season of Rapid City Rush hockey opens Oct. 16, 2026, at Kansas City. Anyone looking for Rapid City Rush tickets has 36 home dates to choose from. Look through Rapid City Rush listings on Event Tickets Center.
Development is the whole point at this level, and Rapid City feeds the NHL's Calgary Flames and their American Hockey League club in Alberta. Players who impress can move quickly: goaltender Arsenii Sergeev earned a call-up on Dec. 13, 2025, stepping into the Calgary Wranglers schedule in midseason. The Wranglers skate their own 72-game slate in 2026-27, opening Oct. 2, 2026, against the Abbotsford Canucks, so news about who is coming and going travels fast between the two rosters.
Home ice sits in the Ice Arena at The Monument, a bowl on North Mount Rushmore Road that has hosted this team since 2008. Sightlines stay close to the glass, concourses pour South Dakota beverages, and theme nights fill the calendar, including the Teddy Bear Toss and the Black Hills Brawl. Parking spreads across the complex grounds, which helps on three-game weekends.
The Rapid City Rush hockey schedule stacks 36 of its 72 ECHL regular-season games at home between October 2026 and April 2027. The rivalry with the Allen Americans carries the most weight, since Allen is one of the opponents Rapid City sees repeatedly during the year. Don't miss the matchup against the Americans at home over Thanksgiving weekend.
A Kelly Cup has yet to reach the Black Hills, though the trophy case is not empty. A Game 6 overtime winner in 2010 delivered the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup during the club's Central Hockey League years. Postseason trips have been rarer since the franchise joined the ECHL, which makes ending that wait the clear target this year.
After 19 seasons, the draw holds steady: quick ECHL hockey, prospects auditioning for a step up to Calgary, and a crowd that gets loud when a division rival comes to town. Weekend games come with theme jerseys and giveaways, while Wednesday puck drops make for an easy midweek outing for families across western South Dakota. Plan a Rush game night with seats from Event Tickets Center.