Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Weekly Update
Published on January 24, 2006 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release
THIS WEEK
Friday, January 27, 7:05PM @ Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Green Bay Gamblers vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Saturday, January 28, 7:05PM @ Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Indiana Ice vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
RECORDS
Cedar Rapids
22-10-4, 48 points, tied 1st place East Division
Green Bay
19-16-3, 41 points, 3rd place East Division
Indiana
13-18-5, 31 points, tied 5th place East Division
COMING IN
A 3-2 loss to Chicago last Saturday ended the RoughRiders' six game (4-0-2) unbeaten streak. Last Saturday's game was the Riders' third in four nights. The Riders started the week by earning one point for a 3-2 shootout loss in Sioux Falls last Wednesday. The Riders moved into a tie with Des Moines atop the United States Hockey League's East Division by shutting out the Bucs 3-0 last Friday in Urbandale.
The Riders have one game in hand on the Bucs, who fell 7-2 in Sioux Falls Sunday and missed out on an opportunity to reclaim sole possession of first place.
With last Friday's victory, the Riders are now tied with Sioux Falls for the league lead in road wins (14).
The Riders' Chad Costello (19-30-49) scored two goals last week and remains the league's to point scorer. Costello's 11 game point scoring streak (9-10-19) ended last Saturday.
Ted Purcell (12-31-43) has moved past Costello to take over sole possession of the league lead in assists.
Rider goaltender Al Stalock has posted shutouts in two of his last three games. Stalock is unbeaten in regulation in his last five games (4-0-1) and has turned in a 0.98 goals against average and a .975 save percentage during that streak. The second year netminder has also moved into a tie for the league lead in save percentage (.937).
Rider forward Sean Dolan and Indiana forward Aaron Bendickson, who were traded for each other last week, will likely have the first opportunity to face their former teams this Saturday.
An 8-2 drubbing last Saturday at Indiana ended the Gamblers' season best five-game winning streak. That defeat came one night after Green Bay defeated the Ice 3-2 in a shootout on home ice. The Gamblers started the week with a 3-0 shutout of the Steel in Chicago last Tuesday.
The Gamblers are in third place in the East Division, seven points behind co-leaders Cedar Rapids and Des Moines and seven points ahead of fourth place Waterloo.
Green Bay has recovered superbly from a slow start. The Gamblers have gone 15-6-3 over their last 24 games after going just 4-10 in their first 14 outings.
The Gamblers have lost just two of their last ten road games (6-2-2).
Kevin Deeth (12-26-38) is the Gamblers' top point scorer, while Sean Backman (19-14-33) leads the team in goals.
Goaltender Eddie Neville has been an integral part of the Gamblers' hot streak. Neville has started five straight games since being acquired from Omaha earlier this month. Neville posted two shutouts and gave up a total of four goals over four games before surrendering the Ice's first five goals in last Saturday's defeat.
The Gamblers host Chicago tonight.
The Ice ended a three-game winless streak (0-2-1) with last Saturday's victory. The week started for Indiana with a 2-1 loss at Waterloo last Tuesday.
Indiana last nosed above .500 with a win over Tri-City on November 19 that improved its record to 7-6-3. Since then the Ice has gone just 6-12-2.
Indiana is tied for last place overall with Chicago and Sioux City. The Ice is three points behind fourth place Waterloo in the east.
Indiana boasts the league's most effective power play (23.6 percent).
Eddie Del Grosso (16-19-35), Indiana's lone all-star, leads the Ice attack. Del Grosso leads USHL defensemen in goals and ranks second among blue liners in points.
LAST WEEK
Cedar Rapids
Wednesday, January 18: Sioux Falls 3 Cedar Rapids 2 (SO)
The Riders led 2-1 until Sioux Falls' Andreas Nodl tied the score with just 2:22 left in regulation. Only Nik Sellers converted for the Riders in the shootout, while the Stampede went 3-for-4. Jordan Pietrus and Chad Costello scored in regulation for the Riders. Al Stalock made 42 saves to help Cedar Rapids to a point.
Friday, January 20: Cedar Rapids 3 Des Moines 0
Al Stalock made 44 saves to whitewash the Bucs. The Riders got power play goals from Andy Miele and Chad Costello before Gary Steffes put the game away with an even strength goal late in the second period.
Saturday, January 21: Chicago 3 Cedar Rapids 2
The Steel scored a pair of shorthanded goals midway through the third period to erase a 2-1 Rider lead. The Riders had built the lead on first period goals from Ryan Gunderson and Jacob Cepis.
Green Bay
Tuesday, January 17: Green Bay 3 Chicago 0
Eddie Neville stopped 31 shots to blank the Steel. Brian Roloff scored the first Green Bay goal and assisted on another. Sergio Somma and Eric Gryba also scored for the Gamblers.
Friday, January 20: Green Bay 3 Indiana 2 (SO)
Eddie Neville made 39 saves in regulation and overtime and then stopped all four Indiana penalty shots. Kevin Deeth and Kurt Davis converted in the shootout for Green Bay. Deeth and Brian Roloff scored in the second period to give Green Bay a 2-0 lead before Indiana rallied to force overtime.
Saturday, January 21: Indiana 8 Green Bay 2
By the time Brian Roloff scored twice in two minutes, 39 seconds in the second period, the Ice had already scored four times and would score four more.
Indiana
Tuesday, January 17: Waterloo 2 Indiana 1
Todd McIlrath gave Indiana a 1-0 first period lead but Waterloo came from behind for the win.
Friday, January 20: Green Bay 3 Indiana 2 (SO)
The Ice went 0-for-4 in the shootout after erasing a 2-0 deficit in regulation on goals from Jay Sprague and Eric Olimb.
Saturday, January 21: Indiana 8 Green Bay 2
Eddie Del Grosso had four assists and Todd McIlrath (who also had an assist) and Ryan Scott both scored twice to lead the Indiana onslaught. The Ice went 6-for-11 on the power play.
TOP POINT SCORERS
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
Chad Costello 33 19 30 49
Ted Purcell 33 12 31 43
Phil Axtell 33 18 13 31
Nik Sellers 36 11 16 27
David Strathman 36 7 12 19
Green Bay GP G A PTS
Kevin Deeth 38 12 26 38
Sean Backman 35 19 14 33
Brian Roloff 38 21 11 32
Sergio Somma 38 16 14 30
Jeremy Dehner 34 3 20 23
Indiana GP G A PTS
Eddie Del Grosso 36 16 19 35
Garrett Roe 32 10 21 31
Joe Kemp 30 4 22 26
Brian Gifford 35 10 13 23
Jay Sprague 34 12 8 20
LEADERS
Cedar Rapids
Goals- Chad Costello (19)
Assists- Ted Purcell (31)
Points- Chad Costello (49)
Plus/Minus- Sergei Kolosov (+15)
Penalty Minutes- Phil Axtell (124)
Power Play Goals- Phil Axtell (12)
Shorthanded Goals- Jacob Cepis, Gary Steffes (1)
Costello leads the league in points, ranks second in assists, ranks fourth in power play goals (8) and is tied for seventh in goals...Purcell leads the league in assists and is tied for second in points (43) ...Axtell leads the league in power play goals, is tied for tenth in goals (18) and ranks fourth in penalty minutes...Nik Sellers is tied for second in game winning goals (5)...David Strathman is tied for eighth in power play goals (6) and, among defensemen, is tied for fourth in goals (7) and tied for seventh in points (19)...Among defensemen, Kevin Wehrs is tied for tenth in assists (14)
Green Bay
Goals- Brian Roloff (21)
Assists- Kevin Deeth (26)
Points- Kevin Deeth (38)
Plus/Minus- Brian Roloff (+19)
Penalty Minutes- Eric Gryba (107)
Power Play Goals- Brian Roloff (10)
Shorthanded Goals- Kevin Deeth, Tyler Lehrke (2)
Roloff is tied for second in power play goals, tied for third in goals and ranks sixth in plus/minus...Sean Backman is tied for seventh in goals (19)...Deeth is tied for third in assists and is tied for seventh in points... Sergio Somma is tied for eighth in power play goals (6)...Gryba ranks seventh in penalty minutes...Among defensemen, Jeremy Dehner is tied for third in assists (20) and is tied for fourth in points (23)
Indiana
Goals- Eddie Del Grosso (16)
Assists- John Kemp (22)
Points- Eddie Del Grosso (35)
Plus/Minus- Mike Phillippi (+5)
Penalty Minutes- Lucas Klimek (68)
Power Play Goals- Eddie Del Grosso (10)
Shorthanded Goals- Eddie Del Grosso, Mike Hull (2)
Del Grosso is tied for second in power play goals, ranks tenth in points and, among defenseman, leads the league in goals, ranks second in points and is tied for fourth in assists ...Sprague is tied for eighth in power play goals... John Kemp is tied for ninth in assists...Eric Olimb is tied for fourth among defensemen in goals (7)
GOALTENDERS
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Alex Stalock 25 1519:58 2.21 17-7-1 2 .937
Pat McGann 11 671:41 2.68 5-3-3 1 .917
Stalock is tied for the league lead in save percentage and wins, leads the league in saves (829), ranks second in minutes played and is tied for fourth in goals against average
Green Bay GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Eddie Neville 24 1217:23 2.96 12-9-1 2 .910
Max Strang 10 462:17 2.99 4-1-1 0 .901
Neville is tied for sixth in wins, ranks seventh in save percentage and ranks tenth in goals against average
Indiana GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Cody Reichard 23 1221:27 3.93 9-11-2 2 .874
Steve Jakiel 23 1352:38 3.11 12-7-3 0 .894
Jakiel is tied for sixth in wins and ranks seventh in minutes played...Reichard ranks ninth in minutes played and is tied for ninth in wins
WHO'S HOT
Cedar Rapids
Chad Costello: 11 game point scoring streak (9-10-19) ended last Saturday
Ted Purcell: eleven points (two goals, nine assists) in his last ten games
Al Stalock: two shutouts in his last three games...has given up two goals in his last three games while making 114
saves (2-0-1, 0.65, .983)...has given up just five goals in his last five games while making 191 saves (4-0-1,
0.98, .975)...unbeaten in regulation in his last six games (5-0-1, 1.31, .964)...has given up three goals or fewer in each of his last 10 games (7-2-1, 1.57 .955).
Green Bay
Sean Backman: nine points (five goals, four assists) in his last eight games
Kevin Deeth: 34 points (ten goals, 24 assists) in his last 27 games
Jeremy Dehner: five game point scoring streak (1-4-5)...20 points (two goals, 18 assists) in his last 16 games
Brian Roloff: five points (four goals, one assist) in his last three games
Eddie Neville: won first four starts as a Gambler before suffering his first Green Bay loss last Saturday...4-1 with
two shutouts, a 1.89 goals against average and a .946 save percentage since joining Green Bay
Indiana
Michael Borovansky: four points (one goal, three assists) in his last two games
Eddie Del Grosso: four assists last Saturday...eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last five games
John Kemp: ten points (one goal, nine assists) in his last nine games
Todd McIlrath: nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last seven games
Garrett Roe: 11 points (one goal, ten assists) in his last ten games
Jay Sprague: five goals in his last seven games
Steve Jakiel: 2-1-1 in his first four games with Indiana (1.99, .926)
WIN-LOSS
Cedar Rapids Green Bay Indiana
Home: 8-6-1 Home: 10-8-1 Home: 8-10-2
Away: 14-4-3 Away: 9-8-2 Away: 5-8-3
vs. East: 13-7-0 vs. East: 11-9-2 vs. East: 6-11-2
vs. West: 9-3-4 vs. West: 8-7-1 vs. West: 7-7-3
GOALS
Cedar Rapids Green Bay Indiana
Goals For: 3.4 (4) Goals For: 3.3 (5) Goals For: 3.3 (6)
Goals Against: 2.53 (2) Goals Against: 3.05 (5) Goals Against: 3.92 (9)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Cedar Rapids Green Bay
Power Play: 22.0 46/209 (2) Power Play: 17.4 30/172 (7)
Penalty Kill: 85.9 23/163 (4) Penalty Kill: 80.4 40/204 (8)
Shorthanded Goals For: 2 Shorthanded Goals For: 5
Shorthanded Goals Against:10 Shorthanded Goals Against: 4
Indiana
Power Play: 23.6 45/191 (1)
Penalty Kill: 81.1 39/206 (7)
Shorthanded Goals For: 10
Shorthanded Goals Against: 5
SERIES
vs. Green Bay
10/1/05 at Green Bay 4 Cedar Rapids 2 1/27/06 Green Bay at Cedar Rapids
10/8/05 at Cedar Rapids 4 Green Bay 2 2/19/06 Cedar Rapids at Green Bay
12/16/05 Cedar Rapids 4 at Green Bay 3 (OT) 3/11/06 Green Bay at Cedar Rapids
12/29/05 Green Bay 3 at Cedar Rapids 2
GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS
2005-06 4 2-2-0 4 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-1 5
All-Time 41 24-15-2 50 14-6-1 10-9-1 17-17-7 41
vs. Indiana
11/15/05 Cedar Rapids 6 at Indiana 4 2/24/06 Indiana at Cedar Rapids
12/10/05 Indiana 3 at Cedar Rapids 0 3/7/06 Indiana at Cedar Rapids
12/17/05 Cedar Rapids 7 at Indiana 3 3/14/06 Cedar Rapids at Indiana
1/28/06 Indiana at Cedar Rapids
GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS
2005-06 3 2-1-0 4 0-1-0 2-0-0 1-2-0 2
All-Time 11 10-1-0 20 4-1-0 6-0-0 1-9-1 3
Top Point Scorers/Season Series
Cedar Rapids vs. Green Bay
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
Ted Purcell 3 3 3 6
Chad Costello 4 2 3 5
Phil Fox 2 1 2 3
Green Bay GP G A PTS
Brian Roloff 4 3 0 3
Tyler Lehrke 4 2 1 3
Kevin Deeth 4 2 1 3
Cedar Rapids vs. Indiana
Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS
Ted Purcell 3 3 4 7
Chad Costello 3 2 2 4
Kevin Wehrs 3 0 4 4
Indiana GP G A PTS
(five players tied with two points)
Goaltenders/Season Series
Cedar Rapids vs. Green Bay
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Al Stalock 2 119 2.52 1-1-0 0 .911
Pat McGann 2 120:13 2.99 1-1-0 0 .909
Green Bay GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Dan Rosen 2 118:39 3.03 1-1-0 0 .895
Max Strang 2 120:32 2.99 1-0-1 0 .923
Cedar Rapids vs. Indiana
Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Alex Stalock 2 118:38 2.53 1-1-0 0 .917
Pat McGann 1 60 4.00 1-0-0 0 .882
Indiana GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT
Cody Reichard 3 158:49 3.02 1-2-0 0 .912
COACHES
Cedar Rapids
Mark Carlson, 7th year (207-148-36)
Mark Carlson has been the RoughRiders' coach since the team arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1999-2000. On December 3 Carlson picked up his two hundredth career coaching win as the Riders defeated Omaha 2-1 in a shootout.
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.
Green Bay
Mark Mazzoleni, 2nd year (40-53-5)
Mark Mazzoleni is in his second year in charge of the Gamblers. In his first season, Green Bay went 21-37-2, finished fifth in the USHL's East Division and missed out on a playoff spot by three points.
Mazzoleni took over the Gamblers after spending 16 years as a collegiate head coach, the last five at Harvard. Mazzoleni went 82-72-13 behind the Harvard bench, leading the Crimson to three NCAA tournament berths and two Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament titles.
Prior to taking over at Harvard, Mazzoleni spent five years at Miami (Ohio) University, where he piloted the Red Hawks to an 85-83-20 record and the second NCAA tournament berth in school history.
The vastly experienced Mazzoleni began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Illinois-Chicago (1980-85). His first head coaching job was at Division III Wisconsin-Stevens Points (1986-91) where he piloted the Pointers to three straight national titles. Mazzoleni next spent three years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Minnesota (1991-94).
In his playing days, Mazzoleni was a goaltender at Michigan State from 1976 to 1980.
Indiana
Dean Grillo, 2nd year (15-21-7)
Dean Grillo took over the Indiana coaching reins last season following the March 15 resignation of Red Gendron. Grillo had previously been the Ice's Director of Player Personnel.
In his playing days, Grillo, a 1991 draft pick of the San Jose Sharks, suited up for the Waterloo Black Hawks in 1991-92 before skating for two seasons at the University of North Dakota (1992-94). Grillo then moved on to the pro ranks with the Kansas City Blades of the International Hockey League (1994-96) and the American Hockey League's Kentucky Thoroughblades (1996-97).
HISTORY
The Riders' Ted Purcell has lifted his team record setting career assist total to 78. On January 13, Purcell broke the old record of 75 assists set by Jon Grabarek. Purcell added his seventy-seventh assist one night later in the win over Chicago. Purcell now has 110 career points as a RoughRider and is on pace to break Grabarek's club record of 129 points this season.
The Riders have gone 38-9-4 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 Gamblers have missed the playoffs each of the last three seasons. Green Bay last appeared in the post season in 2001-02, when the Gamblers won their fourth straight East Division title.
Green Bay has twice claimed each of the Clark Cup (1996 and 2000), Anderson Cup (1996 and 1997), and junior A national titles (1996 and 1997).
The Danville Wings moved to Indiana after the 2003-04 season to become the Ice.
Indiana was eliminated three straight games in the first round of last spring's Clark Cup playoffs by the RoughRiders.
ALL-STARS
The 2006 USHL All-Star/Prospects Game will be played February 7 in Sioux City. Prospects/All-Star Game participants are selected by the USHL in conjunction with the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Service. In a change this year, All-Stars from the East and West Divisions will play against each other. In recent years players chosen had been split into Team USHL and Team World.
Cedar Rapids (7)
Phil Axtell, Chad Costello, Sean Dolan, Ray Kaunisto, Ted Purcell, Al Stalock, Kevin Wehrs
Green Bay (2)
Kevin Deeth, Eric Gryba
Indiana (1)
Eddie Del Grosso
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Cedar Rapids (12)
Phil Axtell (Michigan Tech), Jacob Cepis (Bowling Green), Ryan Gunderson (Minnesota State-Mankato), Ray Kaunisto (Northern Michigan), Steven Kaunisto (Lake Superior State), Andy Miele (Miami of Ohio), Ted Purcell (Maine), Nik Sellers (Lake Superior State), Alex Stalock (Minnesota-Duluth), Gary Steffes (Miami of Ohio), David Strathman (Northeastern), Kevin Wehrs (Minnesota)
Green Bay (7)
Sean Backman (Yale), Kevin Deeth (Notre Dame), Jeremy Dehner (Massachusetts-Lowell), Eric Gryba (Boston University), Tyler Lehrke (Bemidji State), Brian Roloff (Vermont), Mark Stockdale (Western Michigan)
Indiana (11)
Nik Bailen (Bowling Green), Eddie Del Grosso (Nebraska-Omaha), Brian Gifford (Denver), John Kemp (Nebraska-Omaha), Lucas Klimek (Nebraska-Omaha), Tristin Llewellyn (Michigan), Todd McIlrath (Bowling Green), Eric Olimb (Nebraska-Omaha), Ryan Peckskamp (St. Cloud State), Garrett Roe (St. Cloud State), Jay Sprague (Michigan State)
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
Green Bay Year Round Overall Team
Greg Beller 2005 6th 178 New York Rangers
Indiana Year Round Overall Team
Brian Gifford 2004 3rd 85 Pittsburgh
NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING MID-SEASON RANKINGS
North American Skaters
Cedar Rapids Rank Green Bay Rank
Ray Kaunisto 124 Eric Gryba 50
Sean Dolan 145
Gary Steffes 209
ROUGHRIDER ALUMNI
Division I GP G A PTS
Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State/freshman) 24 7 6 13
P.J. Atherton (Minnesota/senior) 26 1 3 4
Todd Bentley (Alabama-Huntsville/senior) 18 5 5 10
Casey Bickley (Army/junior) 24 2 6 8
James Brannigan (Colorado College/sophomore) 20 1 4 5
Jamie Carroll (Providence/junior) 23 7 9 16
Greg Collins (New Hampshire/freshman) 25 2 0 2
Ray Eichenlaub (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 25 3 5 8
Joey Gasparini (Vermont/senior) 15 0 1 1
Tony Gill (Notre Dame/senior) 13 0 0 0
Jon Grabarek (Wayne State/freshman) 21 4 3 7
Jordy Hart (Merrimack/sophomore) 17 0 0 0
Bryan Horan (Providence/junior) 21 1 6 7
Tyler Howells (Michigan State/junior) 28 7 17 24
Kyle Larman (Bentley/junior) 21 1 1 2
Billy Loupee (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 9 1 1 2
Shane Lovdahl (Alaska-Anchorage/freshman) 20 2 6 8
Alec Martinez (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 25 0 6 6
Ryan Mayhew (Bentley/junior) 17 2 1 3
Nate Meyers (Providence/senior) 23 5 7 12
Zach Miskovic (St. Lawrence/freshman) 24 1 8 9
Sean Muncy (Brown/freshman) 10 0 1 1
Brandon Naurato (Michigan/freshman) 21 6 3 9
Danny O'Brien (Massachusetts-Lowell/senior) 23 10 7 17
Ted O'Leary (Denver/senior) 25 0 0 0
Matt Olinger (Wisconsin/junior) 23 0 0 0
Zach Pearson (Ferris State/junior) 22 4 14 18
Derek Peltier (Minnesota/sophomore) 26 1 11 12
Brian Pouliot (New Hampshire/sophomore) 9 1 3 4
Rob Ricci (Merrimack/freshman) 23 4 11 15
Chris Snavely (Michigan State/junior) 14 0 2 2
Brandon Svendsen (Bowling Green/freshman) 27 7 7 14
Alexander Valentin (Renssalaer/senior) 18 1 5 6
Shawn Vinz (New Hampshire/junior) 20 0 1 1
Matt Vokes (Brown/freshman) 19 2 6 8
Chase Watson (Providence/junior) 23 4 22 26
GP W-L-T GAA SV% SO
Joe Fallon (Vermont/sophomore) 22 13-7-2 1.58 .923 6
Bobby Goepfert (St. Cloud State/junior) 20 10-7-3 2.112 .925 3
Matt Kelly (Wayne State/senior) 14 3-7-3 4.15 .879 0
GP W-L-T GAA SV% SO
Dan Tormey (Minnesota State-Mankato/freshman) 20 8-8-4 2.69 .905 1
Professional GP G A PTS +/-
Dave Carpentier (Fort Wayne/UHL) 28 8 3 11 +3
Rico Fatticci (Roanoke/UHL) 34 1 5 6 -12
Mike Manley (Kalamazoo/UHL) 29 12 12 24 +12
Dave Moss (Omaha/AHL) 43 10 16 26 --
Highlights
Ferris State's Zach Pearson picked up four assists in three games last week...Matt Vokes assisted on all three Brown goals last weekend as the Bears lost to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3-1 last Friday and played to a 2-2 tie with Union last Saturday...Merrimack's Rob Ricci is tied for the team lead in points and assists...Chase Watson (one goal, two assists) and Jamie Carroll (one goal, one assist) both had multiple point nights in Providence's 4-0 win at Maine last Friday. Watson leads the Friar's in assists.
COMMUNITY
Tomorrow at 10:00AM, RoughRiders will visit children at We Teach II in Cedar Rapids.
UPCOMING EVENTS
This weekend is the RoughRiders' Parents Weekend. Parents and housing parents of RoughRiders' players will be recognized prior to the Riders' game this Saturday against the Indiana Ice.
He might live in a "pineapple under the sea", but SpongeBob SquarePants will be at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena on Saturday, February 4 for the RoughRiders' 7:05PM game against Sioux City
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.
Real time game updates for all USHL action are available on line at www.pointstreak.com/prostats.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders' Coach's Show with Mark Carlson returns to the airwaves tomorrow evening at 6:00PM on AM-1360 The Fan. The half hour show is broadcast live from Union Station on 16th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids each Wednesday.
RoughRiders coach and general manager Mark Carlson and RoughRiders radio broadcaster Brian Lavelle are joined by RoughRiders players each week on the Coach's Show.
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