Rapid City Rush (ECHL) 2022-23 Season

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rush lose 4-3 to Kansas City

Kerins with a goal.
Nikolaev with an assist.

[Sandman]

Rapid City beats Kansas City, 7-5.

Nikolaev gets 2a,even. 16gp/2g/9a/11pts,+4, 21 PIM.

Kerins gets 3a,+2. 13gp/7g/10a/17pts,+7, 0 PIM.

Chechelev makes 28 saves. 2.89 GAA, .918%. He is 13th in the league for SV%, though he has more starts than anyone else.

RC is 4th in the Mountain Division (8-8-0), and 14th out of 28 teams.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rory Kerins on Bereavement/Family Leave

https://www.echl.com/en/news/2022/11...actions-nov-28

Will likely miss weekend games vs. the Allen Americans

UPDATE: Kerins playing in tonight's game .

[Reggie Dunlop]

Ilya Nikolaev the hero scoring with 40 seconds to go as the Rush defeat the Allen Americans 6-5. Nikolaev also picked up an assist. Rory Kerins added a goal in the cause. Both finished with zeroes in the +/-.

[Sandman]

Nikolaev is at 17gp/3g/10a/13pts,+4, 21 PIM. That means he's put up 13 points in his last 9 games. Also have to say, love how feisty he is.

Kerins is at 14gp/8g/9a/17pts,+7, 0 PIM.

Chechelev is 9-4, with a 3.05 GAA,.912%

[Reggie Dunlop]

8-2 Rush over the Americans. Kerins with an assist and Feuk with an assist. Chechelev in net.

[Sandman]

Rapid City beats the Amerks again,3-2. Nikolaeev had 1g (19gp/4g/10a/14pts,+4, 23 PIM). No points for Feuk (12gp/0g/2a/2pts,+2, 8 PIM), or Kerins (16gp/8g/10a/18pts,+9, 0 PIM). Chechelev (2.98 GAA,.914%) had the night off.

Rapid City (11-8-0) is 5th in the west, 10th overall in a league of 28 teams.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rush beats Wichita 4-3. The only player of marginal Flames interest still there, Daniil Chechelev leads the league in games played by a goaltender with 15. His GAA is 2.89, with a Save % of 0.916.

Not awful, but it remains to be seen if it translates into a ELC.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rush are 9-1 in their last 10 games, largely powered by Chechelev's goaltending. They have moved up to second in their division and fourth in their conference.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rush lose 4-1 to Wichita.... They played the other goalie

[Reggie Dunlop]

Nikolaev scored both Rapid City goals in a 5-2 loss to Idaho.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Ilya Nikolaev scores the lone Rush goal in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Idaho Steelheads.

[Sandman]

Perhaps the Kerins/bereavement situation has affected his play of late?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rush lose 6-3 to Wichita. Rough night for Chechelev. Feuk with two assists and Nikolaev with one assist.

Kerins with 7 shots but did not connect.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Wichita defeats the Rush 7-4. Kerins had a goal, Nikolaev and Feuk each with an assist. Chechelev let in 3 goals coming in relief.

[Sandman]

Nikolaeev: 24gp/7g/13a/20pts,+4, 27 PIM.

Kerins: 21gp/9g/10a/19pts,+4, 0 PIM.

Feuk: 17gp/0g/7a/7pts,+2, 10 PIM.

Chechelev: 21GP/12-8-0-0/ 3.14 GAA, .906%

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rhett Rhinehart, a defenceman on a Wrangler's contract, has been activated from Injured Reserve. Only 6 games played this season.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rapid City beats Tulsa 7-4. Nikolaev and Kerins each with a goal and an assist. Chechelev gets the win.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Rory Kerins!

The overtime hero as the Rush defeat the Tulsa No Goods 4-3. Kerins also had an assist on the night.

Chechelev with another win.

[Sandman]

Kerins is tied for 24th in scoring, with 23gp/11g/14a/25pts,+6, 0 PIM.

Nikolayev is tied for 45th, with 26gp/8g/14a/22pts,+5, 27 PIM.

Chechelev is 26th in GAA (3.17), and 18th in sv% (.907). For comparison, Detroit first-rounder Sebastian Cossa is 2.93 GAA, .896%, in his rookie year.