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October 27, 2003 - United States Hockey League (USHL) News Release


‘Riders streaking - Cedar Rapids has tied an organizational record for consecutive road victories with five. The RoughRiders will have a chance to break the record Friday in Green Bay.

Barth rules - Last week's USHL Offensive Player of the Week, Lincoln's Adam Bartholomay, is currently in the midst of an eight-game point-scoring streak. He has 12 points over that span.

Big games - Lincoln's Evan Rankin (3G, 2A) and Cedar Rapids' Greg Collins (1G, 4A) turned in five-point games last Friday.

Downs and ups - Michael Zacharias held the highscoring Danville Wings to a single goal in a 3-1 St. Louis victory last Wednesday. It was just the second time that the Wings had been held to fewer than two goals in a game this season. Of course, Danville avenged the stifling with 13 goals in its next two games.

Balance - Six different players accounted for Sioux City's six goals in wins over Green Bay and Chicago last week.

Lancers charging - River City is in the midst of a fivegame winning streak. Streaking - Lincoln's Brent Borgen has goals in four straight games.

Game winner - Tri-City's Rastislav Spirko leads the USHL in game-winning goals with three.

USHL Quotable with...

St. Louis Heartland Eagles leading scorer Justin White:

"I don't really go out looking for individual accolades. They come from just going out and working hard for the team."

LPH/USHL Offensive Player of the Week:

Eric Ehn -- GREEN BAY GAMBLERS

Ehn (Dexter, Mich.), the Gamblers' top scorer, earned Offensive Player of the Week honors after registering four points (in two games) and a game-winning goal against Lincoln last week. Honorable mention goes to Evan Rankin (Lincoln), Marty Mjelleli (Des Moines), James Brannigan (Cedar Rapids) and Colin Vock (St. Louis).

LPH/USHL Defensive Player of the Week:

Shane Lovdahl -- CEDAR RAPIDS ROUGHRIDERS

Lovdahl (Anchorage, Alaska), a solid defenseman, earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting a plus/minus rating of plus-8 to complement a goal and an assist in two Cedar Rapids road wins last week. Honorable mention goes to Brett Beauchamp (Danville) and Marty Magers (River City).

Let's Play Hockey will present all USHL Players of the Week with a trophy and will announce the Let's Play Hockey / USHL Player of the Year at the conclusion of the season. For subscriptions to Let's Play Hockey, call (612) 729-0023.

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