USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

RoughRiders' Cepis Named Bank Iowa USHL Offensive Player of the Week

Published on October 16, 2006 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release


Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Jacob Cepis has been named Bank Iowa/United States Hockey League Offensive Player of the Week.

Costello, 18, earned the honor after scoring four goals and picking up two assists in two games last weekend.

"Jake has been very good for us at both ends of the ice this season" said RoughRiders Coach and General Manager Mark Carlson. "He worked really hard in the offseason and now I think we're seeing that pay off for him."

Cepis notched a hat trick in a 10-3 win over the Chicago Steel last Friday in Bensenville, Illinois. He produced another three point game the following evening, scoring one goal and adding two assists as the Riders defeated Chicago 6-2 on home ice.

Cepis, who has scored a total of five goals in just three games this season, is tied for the league goal scoring lead. The Parma, Ohio, native ranks second in the league in points (8). He has collected at least two points in each of the Riders' first three games.

Cepis is the RoughRiders' top returning point scorer. He scored 12 goals and recorded 27 points last season after being selected by Cedar Rapids in the third round of the May, 2005 USHL draft with the thirty-second overall choice.

Cepis will play his college hockey at Bowling Green.

Cepis and the RoughRiders (2-1-0, 4 points) return to action with a pair of games this weekend. The Riders will visit the Sioux Falls Stampede Friday night before returning home to meet the Tri-City Storm Saturday evening at 7:05PM.

Tickets for all remaining RoughRider regular season home games- including Saturday night's- 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 in advance and from $8 to $18 on game days.

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