RoughRiders' September 19 Preseason Game to Benefit Cedar Rapids, Iowa City Youth Hockey
August 31, 2007 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release
Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Ticket sales for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders' September 19 preseason game against the Waterloo Black Hawks will benefit both the Cedar Rapids Hockey Association and the Iowa City Youth Hockey Association, the RoughRiders announced today.
"We're very happy to be working with both the Cedar Rapids Hockey Association and the Iowa City Youth Hockey Association," said RoughRiders Vice President Jim Calpin. "This is a great chance to support the growth of youth hockey in eastern Iowa."
Both the Cedar Rapids Hockey Association and the Iowa City Youth Hockey Association will sell tickets in advance of the game with proceeds going to the two organizations. All tickets will be available for $7.
Tickets to the September 19 game- which faces off at 7:05PM- will go on sale at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office the day of the game. Proceeds from box office ticket sales will also benefit local youth hockey.
"We're very excited to have the opportunity that the RoughRiders have given us to raise money for youth hockey," said Cedar Rapids Hockey Association board member Brad Johnson. "The funds raised will be very important for purchasing equipment and helping our players' parents defray the costs involved with the program."
After opening training camp on Friday, September, 14, the Riders will 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 a date to be determined in September.
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