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Rapid City Rush, Minnesota Wild Announce Affiliation

There has been an affiliation change in the ECHL, as the Rapid City Rush are now aligned with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild

“This is a very important day for the Rush organization as we enter into our 10th anniversary season. We are thrilled to announce that the Rush has entered into an agreement to serve as the exclusive ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and AHL’s Iowa Wild,” said Rush general manager, Joe Ferras. “The Wild have a tremendous fan base in Rapid City and in the state of South Dakota, so we know this will be great for our loyal fans and corporate partners as they watch their favorite NHL team’s prospects develop through the Rush organization in the hopes that they achieve their ultimate goal to play in the NHL with the Wild.

“There is such a rich tradition of hockey in Minnesota, which increases how special this announcement is for our community,” Ferras continued. “We’re looking forward to partnering up with ‘The State of Hockey’, and can’t wait for our 10th anniversary season to begin.”

“We are excited to announce a new affiliation agreement with the Rapid City Rush,” said Minnesota Wild senior vice president of hockey operations and Iowa Wild general manager Brent Flahr. “Rapid City is a terrific hockey market that includes a lot of Minnesota Wild fans that provides our organization with another great opportunity for developing our players.”

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