Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Weekly Update
Published on November 28, 2005 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release
THIS WEEK
Friday, December 2, 7:05PM @ @ State Fair Coliseum, Lincoln, Nebraska
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. Lincoln Stars
Saturday, December 3, 7:05PM @ Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Omaha Lancers vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
RECORDS
Cedar Rapids
13-5-1, 27 points, 2nd place East Division
Lincoln
10-8-2, 22 points, 3rd place West Division
Omaha
12-9-0, 24 points, 2nd place West Division
COMING IN
The RoughRiders went 1-1-1 in three games last week. A 3-2 overtime win over Waterloo last Wednesday in Cedar Rapids was the Riders' fourth straight victory. That streak ended with a 5-4 loss in Waterloo the following evening. The Riders earned one point for a 2-1 shootout loss last Saturday at Tri-City.
The Riders finished the week two points behind the Des Moines Buccaneers in the race for first place in the United States Hockey League's East Division.
Last Saturday's game was the Riders' eighth in 16 days. Cedar Rapids went 5-2-1 during that stretch.
Last Thursday's loss ended the Riders' seven game road winning streak. The Riders, who are 8-2-1 away from home, have won more road games than any other team.
The Riders rank second in the league in goal scoring, averaging 3.7 goals per game. Cedar Rapids leads the league in power play efficiency (21.2 percent).
The Riders' line of Ted Purcell, Chad Costello and Phil Axtell is among the most productive in the USHL. Purcell (10-18-28) ranks second in the league in points and assists. Costello (8-19-27) leads the league in assists and ranks third in points. Axtell (13-8-21) leads the league in power play goals (9) and ranks third in total goals.
After a wild 7-6 overtime loss to Omaha last Wednesday, Lincoln bounced back to sweep a pair of games in Indiana last weekend. The Stars defeated the Ice 5-2 last Friday and scored a 4-3 win last Saturday.
The Stars are unbeaten in regulation (2-0-2) in their last four games. Lincoln has suffered just one regulation loss in its last eight games (5-1-2) after going 5-7-0 in its first dozen games.
Lincoln is two games over .500 despite having been outscored 71-67 this season.
The Stars enter Friday's contest at the Ice Box winless (0-1-2) in their last three home games.
Lincoln's Mike Davies (13-17-30) leads the league in points and is tied for third in goals and assists.
Eli Vlaisavljevich (6-13-19) leads defensemen in points and assists and ranks second among blue liners in goals.
After last Wednesday's sudden death win in Lincoln, the Lancers suffered back-to-back home losses over the weekend. Omaha fell to Waterloo 5-2 last Friday and dropped the following night's meeting with Des Moines by the same score.
Omaha has gone 7-2 on the road on the season. The Lancers have won three straight away from home and have gone 6-1 in their last seven road games.
Power play goals have been at a premium in Omaha's games this season. The Lancers rank last in the league on the power play (10.9 percent) but do boast the second strongest penalty kill unit in the USHL (89.5 percent).
Omaha's Matt Schepke (15-5-20) is the league's second leading goal scorer.
The Lancers will try to snap a three game home losing streak when they host Indiana this Friday.
LAST WEEK
Cedar Rapids
Wednesday, November 23: Cedar Rapids 3 Waterloo 2 (OT)
Ted Purcell scored on a breakaway with 1:10 remaining in overtime to give the Riders the win. The Riders had to come from behind in the third period just to force overtime. Cedar Rapids was down 2-1 until Phil Axtell tied the score with a power play goal at 9:39 of the third. The Riders' Nik Sellers scored the game's first goal.
Thursday, November 24: Waterloo 5 Cedar Rapids 4
The Riders battled back from 5-1 down with goals from Phil Axtell (two) and Nik Sellers, but came up just short. David Strathman scored the other Rider goal as Cedar Rapids never quite recovered after trailing 3-0 in the first period and 5-1 in the second.
Saturday, November 26: Tri-City 2 Cedar Rapids 1 (SO)
The Riders fell 3-1 in the shootout after a 1-1 tie. Jordan Pietrus scored the Riders' only regulation goal.
Lincoln
Wednesday, November 23: Omaha 7 Lincoln 6 (OT)
The Stars surrendered a 5-1 lead in the final 9:01 of regulation before falling in overtime. Mike Davies and J.J. Koehler had two goals and two assists apiece for the Stars. A fracas at 14:15 of the third period resulted in seven fighting majors, two game ejections and a total of 71 minutes in penalties.
Friday, November 25: Lincoln 5 Indiana 2
The Stars scored four unanswered third period goals on the way to a come from behind win. Jared Brown led Lincoln with a pair of goals.
Saturday, November 26: Lincoln 4 Indiana 3
The Stars jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held on for the win. Chris Vande Velde scored what proved to be the game winning goal early in the third period. J.J. Koehler led the Stars attack with one goal and one assist.
Omaha
Wednesday, November 23: Omaha 7 Lincoln 6 (OT)
Brett Bruneteau capped off Omaha's comeback with the game winner at 1:04 of overtime. The Stars rallied to tie the score with five goals in the final 9:01 of regulation. Nicholas Fanto scored to tie the game at six with just 31 seconds left in regulation.
Friday, November 25: Waterloo 5 Omaha 2
Nick Schaus scored both Lancer goals. The Black Hawks took command with a pair of goals just over a minute apart early in the third period.
Saturday, November 26: Des Moines 5 Omaha 2
The Lancers battled back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game on second period goals from Mark Olver and Chris Hepp, but then fell after surrendering three straight goals.
TOP POINT SCORERS
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
Ted Purcell 19 10 18 28
Chad Costello 19 8 19 27
Phil Axtell 19 13 8 21
Nik Sellers 19 7 7 14
(two players tied with twelve points)
Lincoln GP G A PTS
Mike Davies 20 13 17 30
J.J. Koehler 19 7 14 21
Eli Vlaisavljevich 20 6 13 19
Jared Brown 18 7 4 11
(two players tied with ten points)
Omaha GP G A PTS
Matt Schepke 21 15 5 20
Nick Schaus 21 6 14 20
Tony Lucia 21 7 9 16
Chris Moran 21 5 10 15
Ryan Raven 19 6 8 14
LEADERS
Cedar Rapids
Goals- Phil Axtell (13)
Assists- Chad Costello (19)
Points- Ted Purcell (28)
Plus/Minus- Phil Axtell, Ted Purcell (+11)
Penalty Minutes- Phil Axtell (75)
Power Play Goals- Phil Axtell (9)
Shorthanded Goals- Jacob Cepis, Gary Steffes (1)
Purcell is second in the league in points and assists, is tied for seventh in power play goals (3), is tied for eighth in goals (10) and is tied for tenth in plus/minus ...Axtell leads the league in power play goals, is tied for third in goals, is tied for tenth in plus/minus, is tied for eighth in points (21) and ranks second in penalty minutes...Costello leads the league in assists and ranks third in points (27)...Nik Sellers is tied for second in game winning goals (3)...David Strathman ranks sixth in power play goals (4) and, among defensemen, is tied for fourth in points (12), tied for sixth in goals (4) and tied for seventh in assists (8)...Kevin Wehrs is tied for fifth among defensemen in assists (9) and is tied for sixth among blue liners in points (11)
Omaha
Goals- Matt Schepke (15)
Assists- Nick Schaus (14)
Points- Nick Schaus, Matt Schepke (20)
Plus/Minus- Nick Schaus (+10)
Penalty Minutes- Chris Hepp (61)
Power Play Goals- Matt Schepke (5)
Shorthanded Goals- Matt Schepke (3)
Schepke ranks second in goals, is tied for second in shorthanded goals and game winning goals (3) and is tied for fourth in power play goals...Schaus is tied for fifth in assists...Hepp is tied for eighth in penalty minutes
Lincoln
Goals- Mike Davies (13)
Assists- Mike Davies (17)
Points- Mike Davies (30)
Plus/Minus- J.J. Koehler (+8)
Penalty Minutes- Ben Grotting (93)
Power Play Goals- Mike Davies, J.J. Koehler, James Perkin, Chris Vande Velde, Eli Vlaisavljevich (3)
Shorthanded Goals- Jared Brown (1)
Davies leads the league in points, is tied for third in goals and assists and is tied for seventh in power play goals...Koehler is tied for fifth in assists (14), tied for seventh in power play goals and tied for eighth in points (21)...Grotting leads the league in penalty minutes...Brandon Bollig is tied for eighth in penalty minutes (61)...Perkin is tied for seventh in power play goals...Vande Velde is tied for second in game winning goals (3) and is tied for seventh in power play goals... Vlaisavljevich is tied for seventh in power play goals and, among defensemen, leads the league in points (19) and assists (13) and ranks second in goals (6)...Among defensemen Garrett Raboin is tied for second in assists (10) and is tied for tenth in points (10)...Kyle Hardwick is tied for sixth among defensemen in goals (4)
GOALTENDERS
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Alex Stalock 15 908:48 2.64 10-5-0 0 .924
Pat McGann 4 245:00 2.45 3-0-1 0 .920
Stalock leads the league in wins, ranks second in saves (483), third in minutes played, fourth in save percentage and fifth in goals against average
Omaha GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Michael Spillane 11 574:16 2.93 5-4-0 0 .909
Eddie Neville 13 673:55 3.03 7-5-0 2 .909
Neville is tied for second in shutouts, ranks fifth in wins and saves (329), ranks sixth in save percentage and ranks eighth in goals against average and minutes played...Spillane ranks seventh in goals against average and save percentage and ninth in wins and saves (279)
Lincoln GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Bryan Hogan 8 480:45 3.24 3-4-1 0 .887
Steve Jakiel 12 722:17 3.49 7-4-1 0 .883
Jakiel is tied for fifth in wins and ranks sixth in minutes played and saves (318)...Hogan ranks ninth in goals against average and tenth in save percentage
WHO'S HOT
Cedar Rapids
Phil Axtell: five goals in his last six games
Chad Costello: six assists in his last four games
David Strathman: four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games
Lincoln
Jared Brown: five points (three goals, two assists) in his last three games...ten points (six goals, four assists) in his last
nine games
Mike Davies: six game point scoring streak (4-8-12) ended Saturday
J.J. Koehler: four game point scoring streak (3-5-8)
Garrett Raboin: four assists in his last four games
Eli Vlaisavljevich: six game point scoring streak (two goals, four assists)
Omaha
Nick Schaus: six points (three goals, three assists) in his last three games
WIN-LOSS
Cedar Rapids Lincoln Omaha
Home: 5-3-0 Home: 4-5-2 Home: 5-7-0
Away: 8-2-1 Away: 6-3-0 Away: 7-2-0
vs. East: 7-4-0 vs. East: 5-4-1 vs. East: 6-5-0
vs. West: 6-1-1 vs. West: 5-4-1 vs. West: 6-4-0
GOALS
Cedar Rapids Lincoln Omaha
Goals For: 3.7 (2) Goals For: 3.4 (4) Goals For: 3.2 (7)
Goals Against: 2.74 (3) Goals Against: 3.55 (8) Goals Against: 3.19 (7)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Cedar Rapids Lincoln
Power Play: 21.2 25/118 (1) Power Play: 15.3 21/137 (6)
Penalty Kill: 80.6 18/93 (10) Penalty Kill: 82.6 20/115 (6)
Shorthanded Goals For: 2 Shorthanded Goals For: 3
Shorthanded Goals Against: 5 Shorthanded Goals Against: 6
Omaha
Power Play: 10.9 13/119 (11)
Penalty Kill: 89.5 12/114 (2)
Shorthanded Goals For: 3
Shorthanded Goals Against: 5
SERIES
vs. Lincoln
11/5/05 Cedar Rapids 5 at Lincoln 2 2/3/06 Lincoln at Cedar Rapids
12/2/05 Cedar Rapids at Lincoln 3/18/06 Lincoln at Cedar Rapids
12/30/05 Cedar Rapids at Lincoln
GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS
2005-06 1 1-0-0 2 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0 All-Time 27 10-12-5 25 5-6-2 5-6-3 17-6-4 38
vs. Omaha
11/4/05 Cedar Rapids 4 at Omaha 2 1/13/06 Omaha at Cedar Rapids
12/3/05 Omaha at Cedar Rapids 2/11/06 Omaha at Cedar Rapids
1/1/06 Cedar Rapids at Omaha
GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS
2005-06 1 1-0-0 2 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0
All-Time 27 9-16-2 20 4-7-2 5-9-0 18-6-3 39
Top Point Scorers/Season Series
Cedar Rapids vs. Lincoln
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
Chad Costello 1 2 2 4
Ted Purcell 1 1 3 4
Phil Axtell 1 1 2 3
Lincoln GP G A PTS
Eli Vlaisavljevich 1 1 1 2
(three players tied with one point)
Cedar Rapids vs. Omaha
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
(four players tied with two points)
Omaha GP G A PTS
Tony Lucia 1 1 1 2
(four players tied with one points)
Goaltenders/Season Series
Cedar Rapids vs. Lincoln
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Al Stalock 1 60 2.00 1-0-0 0 .943
Lincoln GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Steve Jakiel 1 59:26 4.04 0-1-0 0 .871
Cedar Rapids vs. Omaha
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Pat McGann 1 60 2.00 1-0-0 0 .947
Omaha GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Michael Spillane 1 59:22 3.03 0-1-0 0 .909
COACHES
Cedar Rapids
Mark Carlson, 7th year (198-143-33)
Mark Carlson has been the RoughRiders' coach since the team arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1999-2000. Last season he led the RoughRiders to the first Clark Cup (playoff) title in team history along with a share of the Anderson Cup regular season title and the East Division title.
He has also piloted the Riders to five straight winning seasons and five straight Clark Cup playoff berths. The Riders are one of just three USHL teams to have reached the postseason each of the last five years. The Riders have also advanced at least as far as the Clark Cup semi-finals/East Division finals three of the last four years.
Carlson reached the 150 victory plateau October 30, 2004 as the RoughRiders defeated the Indiana Ice 4-3. He earned his one hundredth coaching win on January 11, 2003 when the RoughRiders defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 3-1 in Sioux City.
He was behind the bench for his three hundredth game as RoughRiders coach as the Riders defeated Indiana 6-5 in a shootout in Indianapolis on October 17.
Prior to taking over the RoughRiders in 1999, Carlson spent four seasons as a collegiate assistant coach at Northeastern and Massachusetts-Lowell. In his playing days, Carlson was a forward at Lowell and was a 1987 draft pick of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins.
Lincoln
Steve Johnson, 11th year (372-171-34); 10th year Lincoln (343-152-39)
Steve Johnson has been Lincoln's coach since the club's inception in 1996-97. Prior to taking over in Lincoln, Johnson spent the 1995-96 campaign behind the bench of the now defunct Fargo-Moorhead Bears. He piloted the Bears to a 27-18-1 record in their only season in the league.
Johnson has been named USHL Coach of the Year three times (1995-96, 1999-2000, 2000-01) and General Manager of the Year (2000-01) once.
Johnson became just the fourth coach in league history to reach the 300 win plateau when the Stars defeated the Des Moines Buccaneers 4-3 in a shootout on October 17, 2003 in Lincoln.
Omaha
Mike Hastings, 12th year (425-169-42)
Mike Hastings earned his four hundredth career USHL coaching win on January 29, 2005 when the Lancers defeated the Sioux City Musketeers 3-2 in a shootout.
Hastings is third all-time among USHL coaches in career wins. Hastings steered the Lancers to the Clark Cup (playoff) championship in both 1997-98 and 2000-01 and to the Anderson Cup (regular season) title in 2001-02 and a share of the Anderson Cup (along with the RoughRiders) last season. He was named both USHL Coach of the Year and General Manager of the Year in 1996-97 and 2001-02. Hastings has posted a remarkable .701 career winning percentage. None of his Lancer teams has ever finished a season fewer than 16 games above .500.
Hastings served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 and 2005 World Junior Championships.
Hastings played college hockey at St. Cloud State after a standout USHL career with the Austin Mavericks and Rochester Mustangs. Prior to that, he skated for Minnesota's Crookston High School.
HISTORY
The Riders and Mark Carlson- who has been the team's coach since it arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1999- are two wins away from 200 all-time victories.
Ted Purcell (30-65-95) is five points away from joining Jon Grabarek as the second player in team history to reach 100 career points.
Purcell ranks second in team history in career assists. Grabarek (75) holds the team career assist record.
The Riders have gone 32-7-2 on the road between this season and last.
The RoughRiders last season won the Clark Cup, a share of the Anderson Cup and the East Division championship- all firsts in club history. The Riders went 42-13-5 during the regular season- the best record in team history.
The RoughRiders last season set new team records for wins (42), points (89), road wins (24), goals scored (229), power play goals scored (64) and fewest goals against (157).
The Riders last season also set new United States Hockey League records for most road wins and longest road winning streak (13 straight from November 9 through February 11).
2004-05 was the Riders' fourth 30-victory season in the team's six-year Cedar Rapids history. Last season marked the first time the Riders have won 40 or more games.
The Lancers have won the Clark Cup (playoff) championship a USHL record six times (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2001). The Lancers shared the Anderson Cup with the RoughRiders last season, marking the fourth time Omaha has taken the regular season title (1990, 1993, 2002 and 2005).
The Stars won the Clark Cup in 1996-97 (the team's first season in the USHL) and again in 2002-03. Lincoln also won its third Anderson Cup championship in 2002-03. The Stars won back-to-back Anderson Cups in 1999-2000 and 2000-01.
The Stars have qualified for the Clark playoffs nine of their ten seasons in their league. In 2003-04 Lincoln failed to reach the post-season for the only time in team history. The Stars also finished the 2003-04 season with a losing record for the only time in team history
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Cedar Rapids (12)
Phil Axtell (Michigan Tech), Aaron Bendickson (Wisconsin), Jacob Cepis (Bowling Green), Nick Grasso (Massachusetts), Ryan Gunderson (Minnesota State-Mankato), Ray Kaunisto (Northern Michigan), Andy Miele (Miami of Ohio), Ted Purcell (Maine), Alex Stalock (Minnesota-Duluth), Gary Steffes (Miami of Ohio), David Strathman (Northeastern), Kevin Wehrs (Minnesota)
Omaha (11)
Robby Dee (Maine), Chris Hepp (Air Force), Nick Krates (New Hampshire), Arne Krogh (Notre Dame), Tony Lucia (Minnesota), Jake Marto (North Dakota), Chris Moran (Niagara), Patrick Schafer (Miami of Ohio), Nick Schaus (Massachusetts-Lowell), Michael Spillane (Vermont), Ryan Turek (Michigan State)
Lincoln (3)
Steve Jakiel (Michigan), Chris Vande Velde (North Dakota), Eli Vlaisavljevich (Michigan Tech)
NHL DRAFT PICKS
Cedar Rapids Year Round Overall Team
Sergei Kolosov 2004 5th 151 Detroit
Alex Stalock 2005 4th 112 San Jose
Pat McGann 2005 7th 223 Dallas
Omaha Year Round Overall Team
Robby Dee 2005 3rd 86 Edmonton
Tony Lucia 2005 6th 193 San Jose
Lincoln Year Round Overall Team
Chris Vande Velde 2005 4th 97 Edmonton
ROUGHRIDER ALUMNI
Division I GP G A PTS
Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State/freshman) 14 2 3 5
P.J. Atherton (Minnesota/senior) 14 0 1 1
Todd Bentley (Alabama-Huntsville/senior) 8 3 4 7
Casey Bickley (Army/junior) 12 1 4 5
James Brannigan (Colorado College/sophomore) 14 0 4 4
Jamie Carroll (Providence/junior) 13 2 7 9
Greg Collins (New Hampshire/freshman) 13 2 0 2
Ray Eichenlaub (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 12 1 4 5
Joey Gasparini (Vermont/senior) 10 0 1 1
Tony Gill (Notre Dame/senior) 4 0 0 0
Jon Grabarek (Wayne State/freshman) 9 1 1 2
Jordy Hart (Merrimack/sophomore) 7 0 0 0
GP G A PTS
Bryan Horan (Providence/junior) 12 1 4 5
Tyler Howells (Michigan State/junior) 15 5 9 14
Kyle Larman (Bentley/junior) 12 1 1 2
Billy Loupee (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 4 0 1 1
Shane Lovdahl (Alaska-Anchorage/freshman) 11 1 4 5
Alec Martinez (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 12 0 2 2
Ryan Mayhew (Bentley/junior) 9 1 0 1
Nate Meyers (Providence/senior) 13 3 5 8
Zach Miskovic (St. Lawrence/freshman) 14 0 6 6
Sean Muncy (Brown/freshman) 4 0 1 1
Brandon Naurato (Michigan/freshman) 10 5 2 7
Danny O'Brien (Massachusetts-Lowell/senior) 11 2 3 5
Ted O'Leary (Denver/senior) 13 0 0 0
Matt Olinger (Wisconsin/junior) 14 0 0 0
Zach Pearson (Ferris State/junior) 14 3 8 11
Derek Peltier (Minnesota/sophomore) 14 0 6 6
Brian Pouliot (New Hampshire/sophomore) 3 0 1 1
Rob Ricci (Merrimack/freshman) 10 1 6 7
Chris Snavely (Michigan State/junior) 8 0 1 1
Brandon Svendsen (Bowling Green/freshman) 13 3 1 4
Alexander Valentin (Renssalaer/senior) 14 1 5 6
Shawn Vinz (New Hampshire/junior) 12 0 1 1
Matt Vokes (Brown/freshman) 8 2 3 5
Chase Watson (Providence/junior) 13 3 8 11
GP W-L-T GAA SV% SO
Joe Fallon (Vermont/sophomore) 11 8-3-0 1.83 .900 2
Bobby Goepfert (St. Cloud State/junior) 12 5-5-2 2.20 .926 1
Matt Kelly (Wayne State/senior) 6 0-4-2 3.90 .878 0
Dan Tormey (Minnesota State-Mankato/freshman) 8 2-4-2 2.82 .903 1
Professional GP G A PTS +/-
Dave Moss (Omaha/AHL) 19 5 4 9 --
Rico Fatticci (Roanoke/UHL) 16 1 2 3 E
Mike Manley (Kalamazoo/UHL) 16 4 8 12 +5
Highlights
Ray Eichenlaub collected three assists as Miami swept a home-and-home series from Bowling Green last weekend...Jon Grabarek scored his first collegiate goal last Friday in Wayne State's 2-2 tie at Union...Rob Ricci continues to lead Merrimack in assists and also remains tied for the team lead in points...Nate Meyers had one goal and one assist in Providence's 4-2 loss to Nebraska-Omaha last Friday and added another assist in the Friars' 3-2 defeat at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute last Saturday...Matt Vokes scored Brown's only goal in a 4-1 loss to St. Cloud State last Friday and picked up an assist one night later in the Bears' 4-4 tie with the Huskies...Brandon Naurato scored both last Friday and Saturday night as Michigan suffered losses to first Minnesota and then Wisconsin...Rico Fatticci of the United Hockey League's Roanoke Vipers scored his first goal of the season last Friday in a 6-5 shootout win over Elmira...Mike Manley of the UHL's Kalamazoo Wings had four points (one goal, three assists) in four games last week
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and the Cedar Rapids Jaycees will team up to host their third annual Teddy Bear Toss to benefit The Christmas Toy Shop, Saturday, December 10, when the RoughRiders take on the Indiana Ice at 7:05PM at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.
Fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped teddy bears to the game and toss them onto the ice after the RoughRiders score their first goal. The teddy bears will then be collected from the ice and donated to The Christmas Toy Shop. The Christmas Toy Shop is a partnership between Toys for Tots and The Salvation Army which provides holiday toys for children in need up to 17 years of age.
TICKETS
The RoughRiders this season are offering the Fun Flex Plan, which enables fans to purchase books of ten ticket vouchers that can be redeemed in any quantity for any regular season home game during normal box office hours. Fans who purchase the fun flex plan receive a discount ($15) by investing in bulk tickets and can still enjoy the games of their choice in the seats they want.
Single game tickets for all RoughRider regular season home dates are now on sale. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office, over the phone at (319) 261-4625 or on line at www.roughridershockey.com. The ticket office is open from noon to 5:00PM on weekdays and from noon through the end of the second period on game days. Ticket prices range from $7 to $17 including a 50-cent facility fee.
ON THE AIR
RoughRiders regular season and playoff games are again this season broadcast on AM-1360 The Fan in Cedar Rapids. Courtesy of B2 Networks, free audio webcasts of Riders games will also be available at www.roughridershockey.com. Brian Lavelle provides play-by-play.
The RoughRiders and B2 have also teamed up to offer pay-per-view video webcasts of all RoughRiders games. Fans can click on the "Watch RoughRiders' Games Live" icon at www.roughridershockey.com to watch and listen to the game. The broadcast is available to fans with a high speed DSL or cable modem internet connection. The charge for video webcasts is $6 per game.
Up-to-the-minute live game updates for all USHL action are available on line at www.pointstreak.com/prostats.
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