USHL Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

RoughRiders Open Training Camp Friday

Published on September 12, 2007 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release


Cedar Rapids, Iowa- The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will open their 2007 training camp Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Camp will continue over the weekend with double sessions Saturday and Sunday. The Riders are slated to practice from 8:00 to 10:00AM and from 4:00 to 6:00PM both days, though practice times are subject to change. This weekend's sessions will be open to the public. The camp will continue with single practices at 2:30PM beginning next Monday.

The Riders will open their six-game preseason schedule at the Coral Ridge Ice Arena in Coralville against the Des Moines Buccaneers on Tuesday night, September, 18 at 7:05.

The Riders will play their second exhibition game in as many nights on Wednesday, September 19, when the arch rival Waterloo Black Hawks visit the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena for a 7:05 tilt.

Tickets for that game- the only preseason contest the Riders will play at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena- will be available to the general public for just $7 and will go on sale the day of the game. Tickets sales for the September 19 game will benefit the Cedar Rapids Hockey Association and the Iowa City Youth Hockey Association. Admission is included in season ticket holders' packages.

The Riders will travel to Waterloo for a rematch with the Black Hawks on Tuesday evening, September 25 at 7:05.

The Riders will round out the preseason at the first annual USHL Fall Classic- the tournament that replaces the Buc Bowl as the USHL's preseason show piece- in Sioux City September 27-29. On the first night of the tournament, the Riders will take on the host Sioux City Musketeers at the Tyson Events Center at 7:05. The following afternoon at 3:00 the Riders will meet the Lincoln Stars at the IBP Ice Center before returning to the Tyson Events Center to wrap up their exhibition slate against the Sioux Falls Stampede Saturday, September 29 at 4:00PM.

The Riders start their ninth regular season on Friday, October 5, against the Chicago Steel in Bensenville, Illinois. One night later, the Riders will return to Cedar Rapids for their home opener against the Indiana Ice. 2007-08 season tickets are currently available through the RoughRiders' business office (319-247-0340). Season ticket holders receive a host of special benefits available to exclusively to them.

Regular season single game tickets will go on sale on Monday, September 24 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office.

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