![]() ![]() On top of that, a couple of defensemen who were called up previously were sent back to the Rush but, due to some problems with transportation, did not allow them to physically make it to where the team was playing. Then Simon Lavigne was called up to the Calgary Wranglers, and defenseman Kenton Helgesen and forward Jon Martin were put on injured reserve. Around this time, sickness swept through and hit some players. At this time, the Rush did get defenseman Carter Robertson in a trade with the Norfolk Admirals, but in that trade, they lost defenseman, Callum Fryer.īut the season really took a turn for the worse around Christmas time. Less than two weeks after Rhinehart was put on injured reserve, another defenseman, Quinn Wichers, was placed on injured reserve, and a week after that, Colton Leiter, who was a forward but was mainly playing as a defenseman, was put on injured reserve. At this time, the defense was already hurting, which only caused insult to injury. ![]() Then at the beginning of November, the Rush lost defenseman Rhett Rhinehart to injured reserve. Gravelle was also a huge loss as he was the leading goal, scorer, had the second most points on the team (behind Logan Nelson) and had the best +/- amongst the forwards (third best on the team) for the Rush in the 2021-22 season. Klotz was a significant loss, as he was a presence on the ice and stopped other teams from pushing around the Rush too much. The Rush started the season with goaltender Brad Arvanitis, forward Garrett Klotz, and forward Brett Gravelle, all on injured reserve. #GoGrizzGo □□ is no secret that the season was a rough one from the start. ![]() MT to host Rapid City Rush for the final game of the series.īattle to the finish. Utah Grizzlies return to the Maverik Center tomorrow, Saturday, October 22 at 7:10 p.m. We didn’t get the result we wanted tonight, but we’ve still got the rest of the season to go to work! #GoGrizzGo □□ /3rA2XEsjtF Rapid City would add an empty netter in the final seconds to finish the game 5-3. As the game was winding down, The Grizzlies would create numerous chances, but failed to find the equalizer. At around the halfway mark, Rapid City’s Nielsen caught a pass in front of the net and walked across before putting the puck past Miner. In a back and forth third period, it was Rapid City who prevailed. Fizer’s move sent the goalie sprawling the wrong way and the second period ended even at three. With 10 minutes remaining, Fizer found himself on a breakaway. The momentum continued for the Grizzlies. Mcdonald drew in the defenseman behind the net and passed the puck out front to a wide open Raabe who put it away. Just over three minutes later, the Grizzlies added another. Two minutes into the period, Wright entered the offensive zone and found Tsekos backdoor as the Grizzlies finally got onto the scoreboard. The second period belonged to the Grizzlies, tying the game up with three goals of their own. Rapid City capped off its first period scoring spree with a third goal from Roby Kerins to leave the Grizzlies trailing 3-0 as the two teams went into the first intermission. Just a minute later, the Rush found the net again with a goal from Jon Martin. An early penalty cost the Grizzlies, as Rapid City’s Matt Marcinew scored just 4 minutes into the opening period. WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – In the home opener of the 2022-23 season, Rapid City Rush started the game on the offensive, scoring three goals in the first 10 minutes. ![]()
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