Among offseason additions comes a new ECHL affiliate, the Rapid City Rush, of whom the Coyotes agreed to a new two-year partnership with on Thursday.
Rapid City served as Arizona’s affiliate from 2015-17, spanning the final year of the Coyotes’ AHL partnership with the Springfield Falcons (2015-16) and the Tucson Roadrunners’ inaugural campaign (2016-17). The Rush is entering its sixth season in the ECHL and its 12th overall since being founded in 2008.