𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 ➡️ 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 – Austin Rush Leaving Omaha Hockey Program

Austin Rush

Austin Rush, Assistant Athletic Director - Communications (HKY, TF/XC, MTEN), announced on July 16 that he has accepted a new position in the American Hockey League and will be leaving his job at UNO. His last day with the hockey program will be Friday, July 19.

Assistant Director of Communications Anna Watson (WBB, SB, MSOC, SWIM & DIVE, WTEN) will be the new point of contact for the hockey program.

Rush joined the Mavericks in August of 2022 as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. He was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director – Communications in June of 2023.

Rush joined Omaha Hockey after working for a year with the Madison Capitols of the United States Hockey League as their Director of Media Relations. While with the Capitols, Rush was responsible for all social media and content creation, player and media relations, curation of the Capitols website and served as the play-by-play voice of the team.

Before joining the Capitols, he spent a year and a half as the Digital Media Coordinator for the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Rush worked primarily in content creation and social media during his time with the NCHC.

One of his highlights from his time at the NCHC is when he joined them in Omaha for the NCHC Pod in December of 2020. While in the Pod, he helped create highlight packages from all 39 games, had a hand in running social channels for behind-the-scenes content, took over the ncaaicehockey Instagram for a day and helped get players and coaches to their TV and media responsibilities.

A four-year graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2019. Rush credits his start to working in sports information to his time at UMD. The Plymouth, Minnesota native worked for the UMD Sports Information Department where he directly worked with the UMD men’s hockey team from his sophomore year until graduation.