Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Logo.svg
City Cedar Rapids, Iowa
League United States Hockey League
ConferenceEastern
Founded1983
Home arena ImOn Ice Arena
ColorsGreen, white, black
   
Owner(s)Jeff Jauch
General managerMark Carlson
Head coach Mark Carlson
Franchise history
1983–1999 North Iowa Huskies
1999–presentCedar Rapids RoughRiders
Championships
Regular season titles3 Anderson Cups (2004–05, 2010–11, 2015–16)
Playoff championships1 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.

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

History

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders mascot Ricochet. Ricochet mascot.JPG
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

As of December 24, 2022. [4]

No. S/P/CPlayerPosHtWtDoBHometownPrevious teamCollege commitment
1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Sam Scopa G 5' 11"174 lb2005-01-10 Lexington, Massachusetts Belmont Hill  ( USHS–MA ) Quinnipiac
2 Flag of Michigan.svg Dominic Elliott D 5' 10"178 lb2004-01-26 Allendale, Michigan Fox Motors U18 ( Midget AAA ) Michigan State
3 Flag of New Jersey.svg Colin Grable D 6' 0"185 lb2003-01-16 Spring Lake, New Jersey New Jersey  ( NAHL ) Dartmouth
6 Flag of Minnesota.svg Joe Schiller D 5' 11"189 lb2004-09-23 Moorhead, Minnesota Moorhead  ( USHS–MN ) Northern Michigan
7 Flag of Maine.svg Andy Moore F 5' 11"190 lb2002-01-21 Cumberland, Maine Boston  ( EHL ) Northeastern
8 Flag of Latvia.svg Martins Laviņš F 6' 0"185 lb2003-04-10 Riga, Latvia Rīga  (LHHL) St. Cloud State
9 Flag of New Jersey.svg Ryan O'Connell F 5' 10"185 lb2003-10-23 Mount Laurel, New Jersey Mount Saint Charles U18 ( Midget AAA ) Merrimack
11 Flag of Quebec.svg Dylan Hryckowian F 5' 10"172 lb2004-05-19 Montreal, Quebec Salisbury  ( USHS–CT ) Northeastern
13 Flag of New York.svg Logan Renkowski F 5' 8"175 lb2005-08-13 Nesconset, New York Long Island Gulls U18 ( Midget AAA ) Harvard
14 Flag of Alberta.svg Tyson Gross F 6' 2"194 lb2002-09-23 Calgary, Alberta Fargo  ( USHL ) St. Cloud State
15 Flag of New York.svg Jacob Kraft F 5' 8"165 lb2003-01-21 Rochester, New York Kent  ( USHS–CT ) Cornell
16 Flag of New York.svg Liam Lesakowski D 6' 4"218 lb2003-12-12 Buffalo, New York Salisbury  ( USHS–CT ) Maine
17 Flag of Minnesota.svg Nick Pierre F 5' 8"175 lb2004-04-09 Cottage Grove, Minnesota Sioux City  ( USHL ) Merrimack
18 Flag of New Jersey.svg Joshua Karnish F 5' 11"175 lb2003-08-07 Marlton, New Jersey Mount Saint Charles U18 ( Midget AAA ) Princeton
19 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Brendan Fitzgerald ( C ) D 5' 11"167 lb2003-03-06 North Reading, Massachusetts Governor's Academy  ( USHS–MA ) New Hampshire
20 Flag of Wisconsin.svg J. J. Wiebusch F 6' 0"160 lb2004-02-20 River Falls, Wisconsin Edgewood  ( USHS–WI ) Merrimack
21 Flag of New York.svg Ryan Walsh F 6' 0"180 lb2003-08-25 Rochester, New York Salisbury  ( USHS–CT ) Cornell
22 Flag of Minnesota.svg Connor Smith F 5' 9"175 lb2003-06-06 Hugo, Minnesota Springfield  ( NAHL ) Union
23 Flag of Minnesota.svg Eric Pohlkamp D 5' 10"202 lb2004-03-23 Baxter, Minnesota Brainerd  ( USHS–MN ) Bemidji State
24 Flag of Michigan.svg Zion Green F 5' 10"178 lb2004-04-12 Birmingham, Michigan Maine  ( NAHL ) Northern Michigan
25 Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Kjellberg D 6' 0"187 lb2004-04-29 Nacka, Sweden Djurgårdens J20 (J20 Nationell) Northern Michigan
26 Flag of Ontario.svg Zaccharya Wisdom F 6' 0"175 lb2004-04-29 Toronto, Ontario Mississauga Senators ( Midget AAA ) Colorado College
27 Flag of Minnesota.svg Isaac Johnson F 5' 10"180 lb2005-03-13 Dalton, Minnesota Fergus Falls  ( USHS–MN ) Bemidji State
28 Flag of Texas.svg Riley Bassen F 5' 10"172 lb2005-04-26 Frisco, Texas Dallas Stars Elite U18 ( Midget AAA ) Michigan State
29 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Riley Fitzgerald F 5' 8"160 lb2003-06-02 Wilmington, Massachusetts Boston Hockey Academy U18 ( Midget AAA )None
33 Flag of Latvia.svg Bruno Brūveris G 6' 0"167 lb2002-03-09 Riga, Latvia Riga  (MHL) Miami
58 Flag of the District of Columbia.svg Bryce Montgomery D 6' 5"220 lb2002-11-12 Washington, D.C. London  (OHL)None

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References

  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.
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