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Crowd Pleaser

April 10, 2009, 8:32 am

The red digital clock in the basement of the Oklahoma City Ford Center reads 31 minutes and counting until the tipoff between the hometown Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies, and Cameron Hughes stands alone in front of a locker-room mirror, warming up. He grips the sides of the white porcelain sink to brace himself, lurches forward, and contorts his face into a furious scream—all without making a sound. Then he grabs a white T-shirt with his right hand and twirls it dramatically over his head, again with a kind of silent pantomime. And just like that, as if a director had just yelled “Cut!” from somewhere on the periphery, Hughes drops the act and ambles over to an empty locker stall where he sits down, cracks open a can of Red Bull, then fishes through an overstuffed black duffel bag and quietly begins to wrap his ankles with a thick roll of white tape.

RUSH OFFER JERSEYS THROUGH ONLINE AUCTION

April 7, 2009, 9:32 am

(Rapid City, SD) – The Rapid City Rush would like to give fans the chance to own a piece of history.  Up for grabs are the inaugural season game jerseys as the Rush will host an online auction to help benefit the Rush Foundation.

MIGUEL BEAUDRY CALLED UP TO AHL’S ROCHESTER AMERICANS

April 2, 2009, 9:42 am

(Rapid City, SD) – The Rapid City Rush are proud to announce the first call-up in team history as goaltender Miguel Beaudry is making his way up to the American Hockey League.  Beaudry will join the AHL’s Rochester Americans immediately.  The Americans are the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Florida Panthers.  This is the 3rd time Beaudry has been called up.  The first time was in his rookie season when he joined the Utah Grizzlies, and in 2006-07 when he was called to the Houston Aeros.