USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

RoughRiders' Bergman Commits to Maine

Published on February 27, 2009 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release


Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Robin Bergman has committed to the University of Maine, the RoughRiders announced today.

"This is great news for Robin," said RoughRiders Coach and General Manager Mark Carlson. "He's worked very hard and has been playing some of his best hockey of the season over the last few weeks."

Bergman, 20, has scored 16 goals and totaled 33 points in 43 games with the RoughRiders this season. The Stockholm, Sweden, native is in the midst of his second stint with the Riders- Bergman rejoined the team midway through last season after spending the first half of the campaign skating for Notre Dame. Bergman has scored 50 goals and recorded 96 points over parts of three seasons in Cedar Rapids. He is just the third player in team history to have reached the 50 goal plateau.

Maine is one of Hockey East's traditional powers. The Black Bears have twice won the NCAA title.

Bergman joins Greg Burke (New Hampshire), Jeff Costello (Notre Dame), Matt Donovan (Denver), Kyle Flanagan (St. Lawrence), Zach Lehrke (Minnesota State-Mankato), Cody Murphy (Miami of Ohio), Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Vermont), Nick Oddo (Nebraska-Omaha), Paul Phillips (Denver), Darren Rowe (Massachusetts), Mike Seidel (Minnesota-Duluth), Matt Tennyson (Western Michigan) and Scott Winkler (Colorado College) as the fourteenth member of the 2008-09 RoughRiders to make a college commitment.

The RoughRiders (29-11-4, 62 points) are tied for first place overall in the USHL. The Riders take on the Chicago Steel in Bensenville, Illinois tonight at 7:35PM and tomorrow night visit the Indiana Ice at 6:35PM. The Riders are next in action at home on Saturday night, March 7 at 7:05 when they welcome the Waterloo Black Hawks to the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Tickets for all RoughRiders home games- including the March 7 game- can be purchased in person at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office, over the phone at (319) 261-4625 or online 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.

The RoughRiders also offer 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.

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