Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

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Ice hockey team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

City| Cedar Rapids, Iowa
League| United States Hockey League
Conference| Eastern
Founded| 1983
Home arena| ImOn Ice Arena
Colors| Green, white, black

Owner(s)| Jeff Jauch
General manager| Mark Carlson
Head coach| Mark Carlson
Franchise history
1983–1999| North Iowa Huskies
1999–present| Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Championships
Regular season titles| 3 Anderson Cups (2004–05, 2010–11, 2015–16)
Playoff championships| 1 Clark Cup (2005)

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a Tier I junior ice hockey team playing in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Before moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1999, the team was based in Mason City, where they were known as the North Iowa Huskies.

The RoughRiders' home ice is the ImOn Ice Arena also known as The Stable.[1]

## History[edit]

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders mascot Ricochet.

The North Iowa Huskies relocated to Cedar Rapids in 1999. The RoughRiders' new name was chosen in a name-the-team contest won by a local teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids as it was the school's mascot.

In the 2002–03 season, the Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 27–26–7 record. In the quarterfinals of the playoffs, the Roughriders beat the Topeka ScareCrows 3-games-to-1 before being swept 3–0 by the Lincoln Stars. After another second place division finish in 2003–04, the Roughriders lost in the quarterfinals to the Danville Wings.

In the 2004–05 season, the Roughriders finished first in the East Division with a record of 42 wins, 13 losses, and 5 overtime losses, for 89 points in the standings. They tied the West Division champions Omaha Lancers for the regular season overall title, the Anderson Cup. After three-game sweeps against the Indiana Ice and Chicago Steel, the Roughriders faced the Sioux City Musketeers winning game one of the Clark Cup finals 5–0, but lost game two, 1–2. After splitting games in Sioux City, the Roughriders finally defeated the Musketeers at home 4–1, to win their first Clark Cup championship. Goaltender Alex Stalock took most valuable player honors for the series. Future NHL players who played on this championship team included: Teddy Purcell, Justin Abdelkader, Alec Martinez, and Alex Stalock. In postseason awards, Roughriders' coach Mark Carlson was named Coach of the Year, and two Roughriders were named to the All-USHL second team.

The following season, the Roughriders won the Eastern Division regular season top playoff position based on goal differential against the Des Moines Buccaneers when both compiled 33 wins, 21 losses, and 6 overtime losses. The Roughriders also won the Corridor Cup against the Waterloo Black Hawks. In the playoffs, the Roughriders won the division semifinals against the Indiana Ice, 3-games-to-2, before bowing to eventual Clark Cup champion Des Moines in a three-game sweep. Roughriders' player Chad Costello finished on top of the league scoring race with 76 points, and teammate Teddy Purcell finished on top of the assists list with 52.

The 2006–07 season had the Roughriders finish in second place in the East Division with a 37–18–5 record. They defeated the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets in a four-game sweep bin the first round but lost both their round-robin games and were eliminated from the playoffs. In 2007–08, the Roughriders finished in third place in the East Division with a 33–22–5 record and were led in net with Brady Hjelle. The Roughriders were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Waterloo Black Hawks three-games-to-none. The Roughriders would continue to lose in the first round of the playoffs over the next two seasons.

The Roughriders would again finish in first place in the Eastern Conference and capturing their second Anderson Cup during the 2010–11 season. In the playoffs, the Roughriders beat Muskegon in the quarterfinals 3-games-to-1, but lost in the conference semifinals to Green Bay in four games.

After the 2012–13 season, the Roughriders failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural 1999–2000 season in Cedar Rapids. They finished in sixth place in the East Division with a 25–30–9 record for a total of 59 points. The Roughriders would bounce back, finishing in second place in the Eastern Conference in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. However, they lost in the first round in the playoffs against the Dubuque Fighting Saints both seasons.

In the 2015–16 season, the Roughriders finished in first place in the league with a 40–15–5 record for a total of 85 points and capturing the franchise's third Anderson Cup. The Roughriders continued to struggle in the playoffs and lost to the Bloomington Thunder three-games-to-two in the first round. The Roughriders failed to qualify in the following 2016–17 season after a last place finish in the Eastern Conference.[2]

In 2020 and the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed the 2019–20 USHL season, the RoughRiders' home arena was damaged during the August 10 derecho, forcing the team to suspend operations for at least the 2020–21 season.[3]

## Roster[edit]

As of December 24, 2022.[4]

No. | S/P/C | Player  | Pos | Ht | Wt | DoB | Hometown  | Previous team  | College commitment

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1  |  | Sam Scopa | G | 5' 11" | 174 lb  | 2005-01-10 | Lexington, Massachusetts | Belmont Hill (USHS–MA) | Quinnipiac
2  |  | Dominic Elliott | D | 5' 10" | 178 lb  | 2004-01-26 | Allendale, Michigan | Fox Motors U18 (Midget AAA) | Michigan State
3  |  | Colin Grable | D | 6' 0" | 185 lb  | 2003-01-16 | Spring Lake, New Jersey | New Jersey (NAHL) | Dartmouth
6  |  | Joe Schiller | D | 5' 11" | 189 lb  | 2004-09-23 | Moorhead, Minnesota | Moorhead (USHS–MN) | Northern Michigan
7  |  | Andy Moore | F | 5' 11" | 190 lb  | 2002-01-21 | Cumberland, Maine | Boston (EHL) | Northeastern
8  |  | Martins Laviņš | F | 6' 0" | 185 lb  | 2003-04-10 | Riga, Latvia | Rīga (LHHL) | St. Cloud State
9  |  | Ryan O'Connell | F | 5' 10" | 185 lb  | 2003-10-23 | Mount Laurel, New Jersey | Mount Saint Charles U18 (Midget AAA) | Merrimack
11  |  | Dylan Hryckowian | F | 5' 10" | 172 lb  | 2004-05-19 | Montreal, Quebec | Salisbury (USHS–CT) | Northeastern
13  |  | Logan Renkowski | F | 5' 8" | 175 lb  | 2005-08-13 | Nesconset, New York | Long Island Gulls U18 (Midget AAA) | Harvard
14  |  | Tyson Gross | F | 6' 2" | 194 lb  | 2002-09-23 | Calgary, Alberta | Fargo (USHL) | St. Cloud State
15  |  | Jacob Kraft | F | 5' 8" | 165 lb  | 2003-01-21 | Rochester, New York | Kent (USHS–CT) | Cornell
16  |  | Liam Lesakowski | D | 6' 4" | 218 lb  | 2003-12-12 | Buffalo, New York | Salisbury (USHS–CT) | Maine
17  |  | Nick Pierre | F | 5' 8" | 175 lb  | 2004-04-09 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | Merrimack
18  |  | Joshua Karnish | F | 5' 11" | 175 lb  | 2003-08-07 | Marlton, New Jersey | Mount Saint Charles U18 (Midget AAA) | Princeton
19  |  | Brendan Fitzgerald (C)  | D | 5' 11" | 167 lb  | 2003-03-06 | North Reading, Massachusetts | Governor's Academy (USHS–MA) | New Hampshire
20  |  | J. J. Wiebusch | F | 6' 0" | 160 lb  | 2004-02-20 | River Falls, Wisconsin | Edgewood (USHS–WI) | Merrimack
21  |  | Ryan Walsh | F | 6' 0" | 180 lb  | 2003-08-25 | Rochester, New York | Salisbury (USHS–CT) | Cornell
22  |  | Connor Smith | F | 5' 9" | 175 lb  | 2003-06-06 | Hugo, Minnesota | Springfield (NAHL) | Union
23  |  | Eric Pohlkamp | D | 5' 10" | 202 lb  | 2004-03-23 | Baxter, Minnesota | Brainerd (USHS–MN) | Bemidji State
24  |  | Zion Green | F | 5' 10" | 178 lb  | 2004-04-12 | Birmingham, Michigan | Maine (NAHL) | Northern Michigan
25  |  | Joel Kjellberg | D | 6' 0" | 187 lb  | 2004-04-29 | Nacka, Sweden | Djurgårdens J20 (J20 Nationell) | Northern Michigan
26  |  | Zaccharya Wisdom | F | 6' 0" | 175 lb  | 2004-04-29 | Toronto, Ontario | Mississauga Senators (Midget AAA) | Colorado College
27  |  | Isaac Johnson | F | 5' 10" | 180 lb  | 2005-03-13 | Dalton, Minnesota | Fergus Falls (USHS–MN) | Bemidji State
28  |  | Riley Bassen | F | 5' 10" | 172 lb  | 2005-04-26 | Frisco, Texas | Dallas Stars Elite U18 (Midget AAA) | Michigan State
29  |  | Riley Fitzgerald | F | 5' 8" | 160 lb  | 2003-06-02 | Wilmington, Massachusetts | Boston Hockey Academy U18 (Midget AAA) | None
33  |  | Bruno Brūveris | G | 6' 0" | 167 lb  | 2002-03-09 | Riga, Latvia | Riga (MHL) | Miami
58  |  | Bryce Montgomery | D | 6' 5" | 220 lb  | 2002-11-12 | Washington, D.C. | London (OHL) | None

## References[edit]

1. ^ www.metro-studios.com, Metro Studios. "Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Hockey Team Website". www.ridertownusa.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
2. ^ Game Center, USHL. "USHL.com Game Center Standings". USHL. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
3. ^ "Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Madison Capitols Will Not Participate in 2020-21 USHL Season". OurSports Central. September 18, 2020.
4. ^ "Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Roster". USHL. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* RoughRiders' website
* USHL website
* RoughRiders' Message Board

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