Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | |
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| City | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| League | USHL |
| Division | East |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Home arena | Cedar Rapids Ice Arena |
| Colors |
Green, White, Black |
| Owner(s) | Jeff Jauch |
| General manager | Mark Carlson |
| Head coach | Mark Carlson |
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| 1983–1999 | North Iowa Huskies |
| 1999–present | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders |
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the East Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1999, the team was based in Mason City, where they were known as the North Iowa Huskies. The RoughRiders' new name was chosen in a contest, where a local teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids submitted Roughriders, as it was the school's mascot.
The RoughRiders' home ice is the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The team has been to postseason play the last six years in a row.
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[edit] History
[edit] 2004-2005
The 2004-05 season was an important one in the team's history. The Roughriders finished first in the East Division with a record of 42 wins, 13 losses, and 5 overtime losses, for 89 points in the standings. They tied the West Division champions Omaha Lancers for the regular season overall title, the Anderson Cup.
After three-game sweeps against the Indiana Ice and Chicago Steel, the Roughriders won game 1 of the Clark Cup finals 5-0, but lost game 2 against the Sioux City Musketeers, 2-1, on May 1. After splitting games in Sioux City, the Roughriders finally defeated Sioux City at home on May 9, 4-1, to win their first USHL championship, the Clark Cup, and therefore, their first Tier 1 national championship in American junior hockey. Goaltender Alex Stalock took most valuable player honors for the series. Future NHL players who played on this championship team wereTeddy Purcell (Tampa Bay Lightning), Justin Abdelkader (Detroit Red Wings), Alec Martinez (Los Angeles Kings), and Alex Stalock (San Jose Sharks).
In postseason awards, Roughriders coach Mark Carlson was named Coach of the Year, and two Roughriders were named to the All-USHL second team.
[edit] 2005-2006
By the end of the regular season, the Roughriders had won the Eastern Division on goal differential against the Des Moines Buccaneers, while both compiled 33 wins, 21 losses, and 6 overtime losses. Also, the Roughriders clinched the Corridor Cup against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
The Roughriders won a division semifinal against the Indiana Ice, defeating them 3 games to 2, before bowing to eventual Clark Cup champion Des Moines in a three-game sweep.
Roughriders player Chad Costello finished on top of the league scoring race with 76 points, and teammate Teddy Purcell finished on top of the assists list with 52.
[edit] 2006-2007
In the first round, they comprehensively destroyed the Junior Blue Jackets in a four-game sweep by scores of 8-0, 1-0, 5-1 and 5-2. But the thirteen day break between series cost the Riders as they lost both their round-robin games and were knocked out of the USHL playoffs, the last loss being to, of all teams, Waterloo.
[edit] 2007-2008
The 2007-2008 edition of the Roughriders finished in third place in the East Division with a 33-22-5 record. The Roughriders were lead in net with Brady Hjelle. The Roughriders were swept out of the play-offs in the first round by the Waterloo Black Hawks.
[edit] 2008-2009
The 2008-2009 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-17-5 record for a total of 81 points. The Roughriders lost in the 1st round of the playoffs 3 games to 2 to eventual Clark Cup champion Indiana.
[edit] 2009-2010
The 2009-2010 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-19-3 record for a total of 79 points. The Roughriders lost to Indiana in the 1st round of the playoffs 3 games to 2 just as they did the year before.
[edit] 2010-2011
In 2010-2011, the Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in first place in the East Division with a 42-12-6 record for a total of 90 points, capturing their second Anderson Cup. The Roughriders beat Muskegon in the quarterfinals 3 games to 1, but lost in the conference semifinals to Green Bay 3-1.
[edit] Roster
As of October 8, 2011.
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| # | St/Pr/Co | Player | Shoots | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | College commitment | ||
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Riley Bourbonnais | L | 5' 10" | 191 lbs. | Aug 8, 1993 | Rochester, New York | RPI | ||
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Thomas Forgione | L | 5' 9" | 180 lbs. | Aug 23, 1993 | South Burlington, Vermont | Vermont | ||
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Gerald Mayhew | L | 5' 8" | 154 lbs. | Dec 31, 1992 | Wyandotte, Michigan | Ferris State |
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Ryan McGrath | L | 5' 7" | 155 lbs. | Jul 13, 1991 | O'Fallon, Missouri | UMass Lowell | ||
| 22 | |
Andrew Oglevie | R | 5' 9" | 151 lbs. | Feb 16, 1995 | Fullerton, California | Notre Dame | ||
| 4 | |
Austin Ortega | R | 5' 6" | 148 lbs. | Apr 12, 1994 | Escondido, California | Nebraska–Omaha | ||
| 9 | |
Tanner Pond | L | 5' 11" | 171 lbs. | May 31, 1993 | Walled Lake, Michigan | None | ||
| 19 |  |
Jack Rowe | L | 5' 11" | 168 lbs. | Apr 7, 1994 | Cary, Illinois | North Dakota | ||
| 26 | |
Nick Saracino | L | 5' 10" | 183 lbs. | Feb 20, 1992 | St. Louis, Missouri | Providence | ||
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Landon Smith | L | 5' 10" | 168 lbs. | Oct 18, 1993 | Greenwood Village, Colorado | Denver |
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Stu Wilson | L | 5' 9" | 164 lbs. | Nov 15, 1991 | Rochester, New York | Yale | ||
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Greg Amlong | R | 6' 1" | 188 lbs. | Dec 8, 1991 | O'Fallon, Missouri | UMass Lowell | |||||||||
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Ian Brady | R | 5' 11" | 193 lbs. | May 22, 1994 | Lombard, Illinois | Nebraska–Omaha | |||||||||
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Blake Butzow | L | 6' 5" | 204 lbs. | Sep 5, 1993 | Plymouth, Michigan | None | |||||||||
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Chris Dienes | L | 6' 1" | 188 lbs. | May 11, 1993 | Traverse City, Michigan | Western Michigan | |||||||||
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John Gilmour | L | 5' 10" | 168 lbs. | May 17, 1993 | Montreal, Quebec | None | |||||||||
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Preston Hodge | R | 5' 11" | 195 lbs. | Feb 21, 1992 | Lincoln, Nebraska | width=90% |
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| # | St/Pr/Co | Player | Catches | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | College commitment | |||||||||
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Jake Hildebrand | R | 6' 0" | 172 lbs. | June 19, 1993 | Butler, Pennsylvania | Michigan State | |||||||||
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Matt McNeely | L | 6' 1" | 199 lbs. | Feb 16, 1993 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Minnesota–Duluth | |||||||||
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