USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders weekly update

April 2, 2007 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release


THIS WEEK

Tuesday, April 3, 7:35PM @ Edge Ice Arena, Bensenville, Illinois

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. Chicago Steel

Friday, April 6, 7:05PM @ Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders vs. Green Bay Gamblers

Saturday, April 7, 7:05PM @ Cedar Rapids Ice Arena

Indiana Ice vs. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

RECORDS

Cedar Rapids

34-17-4, 72 points, 1st place East Division

Chicago

11-40-2, 24 points, 6th place East Division

Green Bay

22-28-6, 50 points, 4th place East Division

Indiana

26-24-5, 57 points, 3rd place East Division

COMING IN

The RoughRiders went 1-2-0 last week. A 5-2 loss last Tuesday in Omaha ended the Riders' three game winning streak and a run of seven games (6-0-1) without a regulation loss. The Riders split a home-and-home series with the Waterloo Black Hawks over the weekend. The Riders won 7-4 Friday night in Cedar Rapids before falling 5-3 one night later in Waterloo.

The Riders remain one point ahead of the Black Hawks in the race for first place in the United States Hockey League's East Division. The Hawks do have two games in hand on the Riders.

The Riders are five points behind the Omaha Lancers in the battle for the top spot overall.

The Riders are the second highest scoring team in the USHL. Cedar Rapids averages 4.1 goals per game.

The Riders' Jacob Cepis (31-37-68) tied of the RoughRiders' single season goal scoring record with a shorthanded empty net goal in last Friday's win. Cepis leads the league in goals, is tied for third in points and is tied for tenth in points

The Riders will return home Saturday night having won seven straight games at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

The Steel split a home-and-home series with Ohio last weekend. The Steel won 5-2 last Friday at home before falling 3-2 one night later in Columbus.

Chicago remains in last place overall in the USHL. With last Friday's win the Steel ended a four game losing streak. Chicago has gone just 2-7-0 in its last nine games.

The Steel has gone 7-23-1 since Steve Poapst took over the head coaching reins from Chris Imes in December.

The Steel gives up a league-high average of 4.2 goals per game. Chicago scores 2.5 goals per outing, second fewest in the league.

Former Rider Andy Miele- who came over to the Steel along with goaltender Pat McGann in the November trade that brought goaltender Richard Bachman to Cedar Rapids- has scored 11 goals and collected 35 points with Chicago and has totaled 18 goals and 50 points overall this season.

Sean Dolan (18-18-36) has produced more goals and points in a Chicago uniform than any other player this season.

The Gamblers played three road games in three nights last weekend. Green Bay downed Sioux City 5-2 last Friday before falling to Omaha 5-3 Saturday evening and dropping a 4-2 decision in Sioux Falls last night.

The Gamblers have gone just 2-5-0 in their last seven games.

The Gamblers are one of just two teams who have a poorer home record (10-14-3) than road record (12-13-3). Green Bay has, however, won four of its last five home games.

Adam Avramenko has been a workhorse in goal for the Gamblers. He ranks second in the league in minutes played (2683:56). Avramenko could not have been any busier in last Friday's win at Sioux City as he made a league season high 70 saves, including a remarkable 35 stops in the first period alone.

Segio Somma (30-14-44) is tied for second in the league in goals. Steve Silva (19-33-52) is Green Bay's top point producer.

Derrick LaPoint (13-35-48) ranks second among defensemen in points and is tied for second among blue liners in goals.

The Ice was swept at Tri-City last weekend. Indiana fell 7-2 last Friday and 4-3 last Saturday.

Indiana has gone just 4-8-0 in its last dozen games and 6-11-1 in its last 18 outings.

The Ice is two games over .500 despite having been outscored by 31 goals (202-171) this season.

The Ice's Garret Roe (23-37-60) and John Kemp (15-45-60) are tied for ninth in the league in point scoring. Kemp is tied for second in assists while Roe is tied for ninth in the same category.

Indiana is the most penalized team in the USHL. Ice players spend an average of 29.6 minutes per game in the box.

LAST WEEK

Cedar Rapids

Tuesday, March 27: Omaha 5 Cedar Rapids 2

The Lancer took the lead for good with three straight second period goals. Casey Wellman and Ian Slater scored for the Riders.

Friday, March 30: Cedar Rapids 7 Waterloo 4

The Riders scored four unanswered third period goals on the way to the win. Mike Seidel scored the game winning goal and added two assists.

Saturday March 31: Waterloo 5 Cedar Rapids 3

The Riders fell after surrendering the game's first four goals. Cedar Rapids rallied with third period goals from Mike Seidel, Tyler Thompson and Scott Wietecha but could not complete the comeback.

Chicago

Friday, March 30: Chicago 5 Ohio 2

Richard Manley scored twice as the Steel rolled to a 4-0 lead on the way to the win.

Saturday, March 31: Ohio 3 Chicago 2

The Steel twice came from behind to tie the game on goals from Dan Ryan and Dan Otto, but could not respond a third time after the Junior Blue Jackets took a 3-2 lead 7:26 into the third period.

Green Bay

Friday, March 30: Green Bay 5 Sioux City 2

Adam Avramenko made an eye-popping 70 saves as Green Bay won despite being out shot 72-18. Three second period goals propelled the Gamblers. Derrick LaPoint and Mike Sislo keyed the Green Bay attack with one goal and one assist apiece.

Saturday, March 31: Omaha 5 Green Bay 3

Just 35 seconds after the Gamblers' Michael Borisenok tied the game at three at 12:24 of the third period, the Lancers responded with what would prove to be the game winning goal. Steve Silva and Sergio Somma also scored for Green Bay.

Sunday, April 1: Sioux Falls 4 Green Bay 2

Goals from Sergio Somma and Nick Tabisz gave the Gamblers a 2-1 after two periods but Green Bay would surrender three goals in less than five minutes in the third.

Indiana

Friday, March 30: Tri-City 7 Indiana 2

The Ice fell behind 5-0 before finally getting on the scoreboard thanks to an Eric Miller penalty shot 15:04 of the second period. Miller also scored the Indiana's second goal midway through the third period.

Saturday, March 31: Tri-City 4 Indiana 3

Michael Del Mauro and Garrett Roe scored as Indiana twice came from behind to tie the game in the second period, but the Ice was unable to recover after the Storm scored twice in less than three minutes in the third. Eric Miller scored at 15:23 to bring Indiana back within one.

TOP POINT SCORERS

Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS

Jacob Cepis 53 31 37 68

Pat Cannone 54 16 31 47

Robin Bergman 47 25 18 43

Mike Seidel 50 13 30 43

Kevin Wehrs 52 8 30 38

Chicago GP G A PTS

Sean Dolan 52 18 18 36

Andy Miele 39 11 24 25

Luka Vidmar 50 5 21 26

Corey Chakeen 49 13 8 21

Simon Olsson 27 4 17 21

Green Bay GP G A PTS

Steve Silva 52 19 33 52

Derrick LaPoint 55 13 35 48

Mike Sislo 56 22 23 45

Sergio Somma 43 30 14 44

Kurt Davis 54 7 27 34

Indiana GP G A PTS

Garrett Roe 52 23 37 60

John Kemp 48 15 45 60

Mike Phillippi 50 9 29 38

Jake Skjodt 53 19 17 36

Eric Kattelus 45 16 18 34

LEADERS

Cedar Rapids

Goals- Jacob Cepis (31)

Assists- Jacob Cepis (37)

Points- Jacob Cepis (68)

Plus/Minus- Ian Slater, Evan Stephens, Kevin Wehrs (+13)

Penalty Minutes- Kevin Wehrs (124)

Power Play Goals- Robin Bergman (17)

Shorthanded Goals- Aaron Bogosian (4)

Chicago

Goals- Sean Dolan (18)

Assists- Andy Miele (24)

Points- Sean Dolan (36)

Plus/Minus- Simon Olsson (+3)

Penalty Minutes- Matt Moulakelis (146)

Power Play Goals- Sean Dolan (9)

Shorthanded Goals- Andy Miele, Richard Manley, Tyler Murovich (1)

Green Bay

Goals- Sergio Somma (30)

Assists- Derrick LaPoint (35)

Points- Steve Silva (52)

Plus/Minus- Johnathan Kearns (+6)

Penalty Minutes- Taylor McReynolds (184)

Power Play Goals- Sergio Somma (19)

Shorthanded Goals- Taylor McReynolds (3)

Indiana

Goals- Garrett Roe (23)

Assists- John Kemp (45)

Points- John Kemp, Garrett Roe (60)

Plus/Minus- Mike Phillipi (+4)

Penalty Minutes- Ryan Scott (158)

Power Play Goals- Garrett Roe, Jake Skjodt (12)

Shorthanded Goals- Greg Squires (3)

WHO'S HOT

Cedar Rapids

Robin Bergman: eight points (five goals, three assists) in his last eight games

Jacob Cepis: five game point scoring streak (1-5-6) ended Saturday night

Brett Dickinson: eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last nine games

Doug Jones: 11 points in his last eight games (three goals, eight assists)

Mike Seidel: four points (two goals, two assists) in two games last weekend...16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in his

last 11 points

Ian Slater: 14 points (five goals, nine points) in his last nine games

Tyler Thompson: ten points (six goals, four assists) in his last ten games

Chicago

Andy Miele: six game point scoring streak (4-6-10) ended last Saturday

Ryan Raven: four game assist streak (four assists)...six points (one goal, five assists) in his last seven games...

17 points (seven goals, ten assists) in his last 16 games

Green Bay

Derrick LaPoint: nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his last nine games

Steve Silva: six game point scoring streak (2-5-7)...16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in his last 12 games

Sergio Somma: three goals in his last three games...six goals in his last seven games...13 points (nine goals, four

assists) in his last 11 games

Indiana

John Kemp: 14 points (four goals, ten assists) in his last eight games

Eric Miller: six goals (and one assist) in his last three games

Garrett Roe: eight points (three goals, five assists) in his last six games

GOALTENDERS

Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Kent Patterson 27 1586:35 2.95 19-5-2 2 .914

Richard Bachman 23 1386:00 3.20 12-9-2 3 .907

Chicago GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Rob Madore 35 1935:24 3.78 7-22-1 1 .900

Pat McGann 16 875:05 3.98 2-13-1 0 .908

Green Bay GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Adam Avramenko 46 2683:56 3.13 19-20-6 3 .901

Nicholas Graves 13 690:22 3.53 3-8-0 0 .884

Indiana GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Alex Kangas 43 2286:53 3.25 19-16-5 1 .899

Cody Reichard 21 1029:19 4.02 7-8-0 1 .877

WIN-LOSS

Cedar Rapids Chicago Green Bay Indiana

Home: 20-8-0 Home: 7-17-2 Home: 10-14-3 Home: 18-6-3

Away: 14-9-4 Away: 4-23-0 Away: 12-14-3 Away: 8-18-2

vs. East: 24-7-0 vs. East: 8-22-1 vs. East: 15-13-4 vs. East: 18-10-3

vs. West: 10-10-4 vs. West: 3-18-1 vs. West: 7-15-2 vs. West: 8-14-2

GOALS

Cedar Rapids Chicago Green Bay Indiana

Goals For: 4.07 (2) Goals For: 2.53 (11) Goals For: 2.95 (10) Goals For: 3.11 (9)

Goals Against: 3.25 (6) Goals Against: 4.15 (12) Goals Against: 3.41 (9) Goals Against: 3.67 (10)

SPECIAL TEAMS

Cedar Rapids Chicago

Power Play: 19.6 78/397 (3) Power Play: 12.9 48/371 (10)

Penalty Kill: 83.5 52/316 (6) Penalty Kill: 80.3 72/365 (12)

Shorthanded Goals For: 14 Shorthanded Goals For: 4

Shorthanded Goals Against: 8 Shorthanded Goals Against: 11

Green Bay Indiana

Power Play: 18.5 65/351 (4) Power Play: 16.3 63/387 (7)

Penalty Kill: 81.9 68/375 (11) Penalty Kill: 83.1 70/414 (8)

Shorthanded Goals For: 9 Shorthanded Goals For: 10

Shorthanded Goals Against: 13 Shorthanded Goals Against: 5

SEASON SERIES

Cedar Rapids vs. Chicago

10/13/06 Cedar Rapids 10 at Chicago 3

10/14/06 at Cedar Rapids 6 Chicago 2

12/2/06 at Cedar Rapids 3 Chicago 1

1/9/07 Cedar Rapids 7 at Chicago 4

1/12/07 at Cedar Rapids 4 Chicago 3

3/20/07 Cedar Rapids 4 at Chicago 3

4/3/07 Cedar Rapids at Chicago

GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS

2006-07 6 6-0-0 12 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-6-0 0

All-Time 45 31-12-2 64 16-7-0 15-5-2 14-29-2 30

Cedar Rapids vs. Green Bay

1210/7/06 Green Bay 4 at Cedar Rapids 2 1/5/07 Cedar Rapids 8 at Green Bay 4

11/25/06 Cedar Rapids 4 at Green Bay 3 (OT) 1/20/07 at Cedar Rapids 3 Green Bay 0

12/29/06 at Cedar Rapids 5 Green Bay 4 (SO) 4/6/07 Cedar Rapids at Green Bay

12/30/06 at Cedar Rapids 6 Green Bay 2

GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS

2006-07 6 5-1-0 10 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-3-2 4

All-Time 50 31-16-3 65 19-7-1 12-9-2 19-22-9 47

Cedar Rapids vs. Indiana

12/1/06 Indiana 5 at Cedar Rapids 3

1/6/07 Cedar Rapids 4 at Indiana 3 (OT)

2/9/07 at Indiana 6 Cedar Rapids 3

2/10/07 Cedar Rapids 4 at Indiana 3 (SO)

2/21/07 at Cedar Rapids 5 Indiana 0

4/7/07 Indiana at Cedar Rapids

4/13/07 Cedar Rapids at Indiana

GP W-L-SOL PTS H A OPP REC OPP PTS

2006-07 5 3-2-0 6 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-2 6

TOTALS 19 15-4-0 30 6-3-0 9-1-0 4-12-3 11

Top Point Scorers/Season Series

Cedar Rapids vs. Chicago

Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS

Jacob Cepis 6 6 7 13

Rob Bordson 5 1 7 8

Mike Seidel 5 1 6 7

Chicago GP G A PTS

Sean Dolan 6 3 2 5

(four players tied with three points)

Cedar Rapids vs. Green Bay

Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS

Jacob Cepis 6 6 7 13

Pat Cannone 6 5 3 8

Evan Stephens 6 1 6 7

Green Bay GP G A PTS

Sergio Somma 5 4 2 6

Mike Sislo 6 3 3 6

Steve Silva 6 2 4 6

Cedar Rapids vs. Indiana

Cedar Rapids GP G A PTS

Jacob Cepis 5 4 3 7

Pat Cannone 5 2 4 6

Robin Bergman 5 3 2 5

Indiana GP G A PTS

John Kemp 4 1 8 9

Jake Skjodt 5 3 3 6

Garrett Roe 4 3 2 5

Goaltenders/Season Series

Cedar Rapids vs. Chicago

Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Kent Patterson 3 180:00 2.67 3-0-0 0 .912

Richard Bachman 2 120 3.00 2-0-0 0 .905

Pat McGann 1 60 2.00 1-0-0 0 .939

Chicago GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Richard Bachman 2 61:24 9.77 0-2-0 0 .792

Rob Madore 3 118:36 6.58 0-1-0 0 .859

Pat McGann 3 177:29 3.72 0-3-0 0 .929

Nick Pisellini 1 1:02 0.00 0-0-0 0 .000

Cedar Rapids vs. Green Bay

Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Kent Patterson 3 179:53 2.00 3-0-0 1 .927

Richard Bachman 2 125:47 3.34 2-0-0 0 .881

Pat McGann 1 59:59 3.00 0-1-0 0 .900

Green Bay GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Adam Avramenko 5 245:42 4.15 1-1-2 0 .883

Nicholas Graves 3 119:04 5.04 0-2-0 0 .873

Cedar Rapids vs. Indiana

Cedar Rapids GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Richard Bachman 4 240:32 2.99 2-2-0 1 .905

Kent Patterson 1 65 2.77 1-0-0 0 .921

Indiana GP MIN GAA W-L-SOL SO SPCT

Alex Kangas 5 266:14 3.16 2-0-2 0 .906

Cody Reichard 1 40 6.00 0-1-0 0 .789

COACHES

Cedar Rapids

Mark Carlson, 8th year (252-176-41)

Mark Carlson has been the RoughRiders' coach since the team arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1999. In 2005-06 he led the Riders to their second straight East Division title.

He has also piloted the Riders to six straight winning seasons and six straight Clark Cup playoff berths. The Riders are one of just two USHL teams to have reached the postseason each of the last six years.

The Riders are the only team to have advanced at least as far as the Clark Cup semi-finals/East Division finals each of the last two springs and four of the last five years. On December 3, 2005 Carlson picked up his two hundredth career coaching win as the Riders defeated Omaha 2-1 in a shootout. Carlson's RoughRiders went 218-159-38 in his first seven seasons with the club.

The high point of his tenure was leading 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 in 2004-05. The Riders went 42-13-5 during the regular season- the best record in club history- and swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs before defeating Sioux City three games to two in the finals. For his efforts, Carlson was named the 2004-05 USHL Coach of the Year.

Carlson, a native of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. Also while at Lowell, Carlson skated in the highly competitive Hockey East conference as a forward on the River Hawks' hockey team. His on-ice talent was recognized even before he arrived in Lowell when he was taken in the 1987 National Hockey League draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

After graduating from UML, Carlson spent one season as an assistant coach at Lawrenceville School before returning to Lowell to serve as an assistant to head coach Bruce Crowder. After helping the River Hawks to a berth in the 1996 NCAA tournament, Carlson spent another three seasons beside Crowder as an assistant at Northeastern University in Boston, where he also acted as recruiting coordinator. He earned a master's degree in education from N.U.

During his time at N.U. Carlson also acted as recruiting coordinator. Among those he recruited for the Huskies were Jim Fahey, who now skates for the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks, and Mike Ryan, who would later be the top draft pick of the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Chicago

Steve Poapst, 1st year (7-23-1)

Steve Poapst replaced Chris Imes as Steel head coach on December 26, 2006. Poapst spent eight seasons in the National Hockey League as defenseman. He played a total of 307 NHL games for four teams- the Washington Capitals, Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues.

The Cornwall, Ontario, native played college hockey at Colgate from 1987 through 1991.

Green Bay

Mark Mazzoleni, 3rd year (73-92-11)

Mark Mazzoleni is in his third year in charge of the Gamblers. Last season he piloted Green Bay to the club's first Clark Cup playoff berth in three years.

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

Jack Bowkus, 2nd year (38-35-1)

Jack Bowkus replaced Dean Grillo as Indiana head coach on January 25, 2006 and guided the Ice to a 12-11-1 record and a berth in the 2006 Clark Cup playoffs. Bowkus joined the Indiana staff at the start of the 2005-06 season as an assistant after coaching in the California Wave youth program for eight years. As a player, Bowkus skated briefly for the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers before spending four seasons (1984-88) with the Saskatoon Blades of the major junior Western Hockey League.

HISTORY

Jacob Cepis has tied the RoughRiders single season goal scoring record. Cepis scored his thirty-first goal of the season in last Friday's win over Waterloo to equal the mark set by Chad Costello last season.

The Riders have gone 20-8-0 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena this season and have matched the team record for most home victories in one season. Cedar Rapids won 20 games in a 32-game home schedule in 2000-01. The Riders have broken the club record for most wins in 30-game home schedule. The old record of 19 was set in 2001-02.

Cedar Rapids' March 20 win at Chicago was the two hundred fiftieth regular season victory in RoughRider history and likewise, the two hundred fiftieth of Rider boss Mark Carlson's USHL coaching career.

The Riders reached 70 points for a fourth straight season and for the fifth time in the last six years.

This is the Riders' fourth straight 30-win campaign and also the sixth time in the last seven years that the Riders have picked up at least 30 victories.

Robin Bergman has set a new team record for most power play goals in one season (17). Bergman has surpassed the old mark of 14 set by Phil Axtell last year.

Pat Cannone scored the Riders' team record-setting twelfth shorthanded goal of the season in March 17 win over Ohio. The old record of 11 shorthanded goals was originally set in 1999-2000.

Aaron Bogosian has scored four shorthanded goals to break the team record originally set by Brandon Svendsen. Svendsen scored three times while shorthanded in 2004-05.

The Riders went 42-13-5 on the road over the last two seasons combined. The Riders' road record was superior to their home record both last season season and in 2004-05.

The Riders are, along with the Omaha Lancers, one of just two teams who have reached the playoffs each of the last six years. As all 12 USHL teams will qualify for the postseason this year, that streak will be stretch to seven consecutive playoff berths in April.

The Riders are the only USHL team to advance at least as far as the division finals each of the last two years. Furthermore, Cedar Rapids is also the only team to reach the league's final four in four of the last five years. Only one team (Sioux City) has even reached the second round three times in the last five years.

This is the Steel's fifth season in Chicago. The club moved from North Dakota in 2000 after spending four years as the Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks.

The Gamblers were swept in three straight games by the Des Moines Buccaneers in the first round of last spring's Clark Cup playoffs. That postseason appearance was Green Bay's first in four years. Prior to last year, Green Bay last appeared in the playoffs in 2001-02. The Gamblers also won what was then their fourth straight East Division title in 2001-02.

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 Ice moved to Indiana from Danville following the 2003-04 season.

The Riders eliminated Indiana in the first round of the Clark Cup playoffs in both 2005 and 2006.

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

Cedar Rapids (12)

Richard Bachman (Colorado College), Robin Bergman (Notre Dame), David Boehm (Massachusetts), Aaron Bogosian (St. Lawrence), Rob Bordson (Minnesota-Duluth), Jacob Cepis (Bowling Green), Brett Dickinson (Quinnipiac), Evan Stephens (Dartmouth), Matt Tomassoni (Miami of Ohio), Kevin Wehrs (Minnesota), Scott Wietecha (Ferris State), Tommy Wingels (Miami of Ohio)

Chicago (5)

Sean Dolan (Wisconsin), Matt Godlewski (Princeton), Andy Miele (Miami of Ohio), Matt Moulakelis (Merrimack College), Tyler Murovich (Western Michigan)

Green Bay (13)

Adam Avramenko (Niagara), Channing Boe (Minnesota State-Mankato), Michael Borisnok (New Hampshire), Kurt Davis (Minnesota State-Mankato), Baylor Dieter (Minnesota State-Mankato), Bryan Haczyk (Niagara), Derrick LaPoint (North Dakota), Ryan Little (Wisconsin), Sean Murphy (Rochester Institute of Technology), Steve Silva (Northeastern), Mike Sislo (New Hampshire), Sergio Somma (Ohio State), Shea Walters (Bemidji State)

Indiana (12)

Nick Bailen (Bowling Green), Michael Del Mauro (Harvard), Mike Embach (Ferris State), Alex Kangas (Minnesota), Eric Kattelus (Michigan Tech), Brian Keane (Massachusetts), John Kemp (Nebraska-Omaha), Eric Olimb (Nebraska-Olimb), Brett Peterson (Minnesota State-Mankato), Mike Phillipi (Nebraska-Omaha), Garrett Roe (St. Cloud State), Jake Skjodt (Nebraska-Omaha)

NHL DRAFT PICKS

Cedar Rapids Year Round Overall Team

Sergei Kolosov 2004 5th 151 Detroit

Richard Bachman 2006 4th 120 Dallas

Chicago Year Round Overall Team

Pat McGann 2005 7th 223 Dallas

Indiana Year Round Overall Team

Alex Kangas 2006 5th 135 Atlanta

Brent Gwidt 2006 6th 157 Washington

ROUGHRIDER ALUMNI

Division I GP G A PTS

Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State/sophomore) 34 14 15 29

Phil Axtell (Michigan Tech/freshman) 27 2 7 9

Casey Bickley (Army/senior) 34 6 16 22

James Brannigan (Colorado College/junior) 30 0 4 4

Jamie Carroll (Providence/senior) 31 3 4 7

Greg Collins (New Hampshire/sophomore) 33 4 7 11

Chad Costello (Northeastern/freshman) 32 11 11 22

Ray Eichenlaub (Miami of Ohio/sophomore) 42 4 16 20

Jon Grabarek (Wayne State/sophomore) 27 5 10 15

Jordy Hart (Merrimack/junior) 12 1 0 1

Bryan Horan (Providence/senior) 30 3 3 6

Tyler Howells (Michigan State/senior) 38 4 19 23

Ray Kaunisto (Northern Michigan/freshman) 41 3 0 3

Steven Kaunisto (Lake Superior State/freshman) 42 1 7 8

Billy Loupee (Miami of Ohio/sophomore) 34 1 4 5

Shane Lovdahl (Alaska-Anchorage/sophomore) 18 0 4 4

Alec Martinez (Miami of Ohio/sophomore) 42 9 15 24

Zach Miskovic (St. Lawrence/sophomore) 39 2 10 12

Sean Muncy (Brown/sophomore) 32 8 9 17

Brandon Naurato (Michigan/sophomore) 40 12 11 23

Matt Olinger (Wisconsin/senior) 41 0 3 3

Zach Pearson (Ferris State/senior) 37 9 21 30

Derek Peltier (Minnesota/junior) 44 4 11 15

Nate Perkovich (Lake Superior State/freshman) 40 12 7 19

Jordan Pietrus (Brown/freshman) 17 0 2 2

Ted Purcell (Maine/freshman) 37 16 24 40

Nick Sellers (Lake Superior State/freshman) 33 4 2 6

Chris Snavely (Michigan State/senior) 23 1 8 9

GP G A PTS

Gary Steffes (Miami of Ohio/freshman) 42 5 3 8

David Strathman (Northeastern/freshman) 21 2 2 4

Brandon Svendsen (Bowling Green/sophomore) 35 6 8 14

Shawn Vinz (New Hampshire/senior) 38 4 2 6

Matt Vokes (Brown/sophomore) 29 10 8 18

Chase Watson (Providence/senior) 29 2 7 9

Mark Zarbo (Bentley/freshman) 34 1 6 7

GP W-L-T GAA SV% SO

Joe Fallon (Vermont/junior) 34 17-14-3 1.86 .920 6

Bobby Goepfert (St. Cloud State/senior) 35 17-10-7 2.29 .924 3

Alex Stalock (Minnesota-Duluth/freshman) 23 5-14-3 3.34 .881 1

Dan Tormey (Minnesota State-Mankato/sophomore) 14 3-8-0 3.90 .869 0

Division III GP G A PTS

Brett Beckfeld (Wisconsin-Stevens Point/sophomore) 25 10 8 18

T.J. Dahl (Wisconsin-River Falls/junior) 29 12 40 52

Professional GP G A PTS +/-

P.J. Atherton (Johnstown/ECHL) 54 4 24 28 -1

Rico Fatticci (Tulsa/CHL) 48 3 15 18 0

Mike Manley (Trenton/ECHL) 63 5 11 16 -9

Nate Meyers (Trenton/ECHL) 1 0 1 1 0

Dave Moss (Calgary/NHL) 37 9 8 17 +6

Danny O'Brien (Fresno/ECHL) 1 0 0 0 0

Alexander Valentin (Kalamazoo/UHL) 50 3 4 7 -10

ROUGHRIDERS ROSTER

Forward Danny Dries remains suspended after receiving a game misconduct for fighting with less than five minutes remaining and a match penalty in the Riders' March 25 win at Ohio.

Forward Tommy Wingels is suspended for tomorrow night's game at Chicago after being assessed a game misconduct for charging in the third period of last Saturday's loss at Waterloo.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Marvel Comics' Spiderman will make his return to the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena to amaze young and old alike with his web-slinging super powers as the Riders battle the Indiana Ice Saturday night.

TICKETS

The RoughRiders are again this season offering the 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 flex plan receive a significant discount ($21 off game day ticket prices) by investing in bulk tickets and can still enjoy the games of their choice in the seats they want.

Single game tickets are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased 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 in advance and from $8 to $18 on game days.

ON THE AIR/ON LINE

RoughRiders regular season and playoff games are 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.

The final RoughRiders Coach's Show with Mark Carlson of the season will air this Wednesday night at 5:55 live from Union Station on 16th Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids on AM-1360 The Fan.

Real time updates of all USHL games are available on line at www.pointstreak.com/prostats.

Check out the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Statistics



United States Hockey League Stories from April 2, 2007


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