The Arizona Coyotes and the Rapid City Rush will partner in the ECHL for the 2015-16 season.
After three seasons with the Gwinnett Gladiators, the Arizona Coyotes have switched East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) teams, and will now affiliate with the Rapid City Rush.
Rapid City is a relative newcomer to the ECHL; they were a member of the Central Hockey League (CHL) - of which the Arizona Sundogs were also a member - from 2008-2014. When the CHL disbanded in 2014, the Rush were one of seven clubs to move into the ECHL for the 2014-15 season.