Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
City Cedar Rapids, Iowa
League USHL
Division East
Founded 1983
Home arena Cedar Rapids 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

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the East Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1999, the team was based in Mason City, where they were known as the North Iowa Huskies. The RoughRiders' new name was chosen in a contest, where a local teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids submitted Roughriders, as it was the school's mascot.

The RoughRiders' home ice is the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

History

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders mascot Ricochet.

2002-2003

The 2002-2003 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 27-26-7 record for a total of 61 points. In the quarterfinals of the USHL playoffs, the Roughriders beat Topeka 3 games to 1. In the semifinals, Cedar Rapids was swept 3-0 by Lincoln.

2003-2004

The 2003-2004 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 34-23-2 record for a total of 71 points. In the quarterfinals of the USHL playoffs, the Roughriders lost to Danville 3 games to 1.

2004-2005

The 2004-05 season was an important one in the team's history. 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 1 of the Clark Cup finals 5-0, but lost game 2, 2-1. After splitting games in Sioux City, the Roughriders finally defeated Sioux City at home on May 9, 4-1, to win their first USHL championship, the Clark Cup, and therefore, their first Tier 1 national championship in American junior hockey. Goaltender Alex Stalock took most valuable player honors for the series. Future NHL players who played on this championship team included: Teddy Purcell (Edmonton Oilers), Justin Abdelkader (Detroit Red Wings), Alec Martinez (Los Angeles Kings), and Alex Stalock (San Jose Sharks).

In postseason awards, Roughriders coach Mark Carlson was named Coach of the Year, and two Roughriders were named to the All-USHL second team.

2005-2006

By the end of the regular season, the Roughriders had won the Eastern Division on goal differential against the Des Moines Buccaneers, while both compiled 33 wins, 21 losses, and 6 overtime losses. Also, the Roughriders clinched the Corridor Cup against the Waterloo Black Hawks.

In the USHL Playoffs, the Roughriders won a division semifinal against the Indiana Ice, defeating them 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.

2006-2007

The 2006-2007 edition of the Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 37-18-5 record for a total of 79 points. In the first round of the USHL playoffs, they defeated the Junior Blue Jackets in a four-game sweep by scores of 8-0, 1-0, 5-1 and 5-2. The thirteen-day break between series may have cost the Riders, as they lost both their round-robin games and were knocked out of the USHL playoffs, the last loss being to Waterloo.

2007-2008

The 2007-2008 edition of the Roughriders finished in third place in the East Division with a 33-22-5 record for a total of 71 points. The Roughriders were lead in net with Brady Hjelle. The Roughriders were swept out of the play-offs in the first round by the Waterloo Black Hawks 3 games to 0.

2008-2009

The 2008-2009 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-17-5 record for a total of 81 points. The Roughriders lost in the 1st round of the playoffs to eventual Clark Cup champion Indiana 3 games to 2.

2009-2010

The 2009-2010 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-19-3 record for a total of 79 points. The Roughriders lost to Indiana in the 1st round of the playoffs 3 games to 2 just as they did the year before.

2010-2011

In 2010-2011, the Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in first place in the East Division with a 42-12-6 record for a total of 90 points, capturing their second Anderson Cup. In the playoffs, the Roughriders beat Muskegon in the quarterfinals 3 games to 1, but lost in the conference semifinals to Green Bay 3-1.

2011-2012

The 2011-2012 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in fifth place in the East Division with a 27-21-12 record for a total of 66 points. The Roughriders lost to Youngstown 2-0 in the qualifying round of the USHL playoffs.

Roster

2016–17 30-man roster.[1][2]

# S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
2 Florida Villella, A.J.A.J. Villella D 5' 10" 150 lb 1998-01-26 Davie, Florida Boston Jr. Bruins 18U (Midget AAA) Harvard
3 Hungary Zsombor-Garát, PéterPéter Zsombor-Garát D 6' 2" 198 lb 1997-07-27 Budapest, Hungary Seacoast Prep (Midget AAA) None
5 Hungary Stipsicz, BenceBence Stipsicz D 6' 1" 187 lb 1997-02-03 Budapest, Hungary MAC Budapest (MOL Liga) None
6 Minnesota Brierley, TaylorTaylor Brierley D 5' 10" 170 lb 1996-07-31 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) Union
7 Minnesota Zins, TrevorTrevor Zins D 5' 11" 171 lb 1998-07-23 St. Michael, Minnesota St. Michael-Albertville (USHS–MN) UMass Lowell
8 Connecticut Gosiewski, MattMatt Gosiewski F 6' 4" 215 lb 1998-05-10 Wilton, Connecticut Millbrook (USHS–NY) Harvard
9 Michigan Bowman, NickNick Bowman F 6' 1" 185 lb 1997-12-19 Shelby, Michigan Brother Rice (USHS–MI) Miami
10 Massachusetts DeRoche, JohnnyJohnny DeRoche F 5' 10" 165 lb 1998-06-23 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Boston (USPHL) Quinnipiac
11 Michigan Polin, JasonJason Polin F 5' 10" 173 lb 1999-06-17 Holt, Michigan Victory Honda U16 (Midget AAA) Western Michigan
12 Ontario Guy, OwenOwen Guy F 5' 9" 173 lb 1998-01-05 Mountain, Ontario Kemptville (CCHL) Lake Superior State
13 Russia Tkachkov, PavelPavel Tkachkov F 5' 10" 170 lb 1998-10-05 Moscow, Russia HC Spartak Moscow (Russia U17) None
14 Minnesota Perunovich, ScottScott Perunovich D 5' 7" 149 lb 1998-08-18 Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing (USHS–MN) Minnesota–Duluth
15 Massachusetts Johnson, CallahanCallahan Johnson F 5' 11" 174 lb 1997-11-24 Billerica, Massachusetts Tilton (USHS–NH) None
16 Illinois Robbins, ZacharyZachary Robbins F 5' 10" 180 lb 1996-10-03 Glenview, Illinois Johnstown (NAHL) Brown
17 New York (state) Sternschein, SamuelSamuel Sternschein F 6' 1" 196 lb 1998-04-27 Syosset, New York Tri-City (USHL) Cornell
18 Illinois Zuffante, MichaelMichael Zuffante F 5' 9" 175 lb 1998-03-17 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Fury U18 (Midget AAA) None
19 Minnesota Garin, WilliamWilliam Garin F 5' 10" 173 lb 1997-10-30 Mound, Minnesota Holy Family (USHS–MN) Connecticut
20 Massachusetts Walsh, T. J.T. J. Walsh F 5' 8" 163 lb 2000-04-29 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Cushing (USHS–MA) Boston College
22 Minnesota Fuss, SamuelSamuel Fuss D 5' 9" 180 lb 1997-05-26 Edina, Minnesota Minot (NAHL) None
23 Tennessee Sinard, AndrewAndrew Sinard D 6' 6" 185 lb 1997-05-22 Brentwood, Tennessee TPH Thunder U18 (Midget AAA) Miami
24 Illinois Long, MattMatt Long F 5' 10" 185 lb 1997-08-06 Orland Park, Illinois Springfield (NAHL) None
25 Missouri Schmidling, BenBen Schmidling F 5' 10" 165 lb 1998-03-10 St. Joseph, Missouri Skipjacks Hockey Club 18U (Midget AAA) None
26 Massachusetts McLaughlin, MarcMarc McLaughlin F 5' 11" 191 lb 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cushing (USHS–MA) St. Lawrence
28 Minnesota Foley, BenjaminBenjamin Foley D 6' 1" 222 lb 1996-11-30 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN) Harvard
27 Pennsylvania Walsh, LiamLiam Walsh F 6' 0" 183 lb 1999-07-14 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Victory Honda U16 (Midget AAA) None
29 Indiana Schlagenhauf, WillWill Schlagenhauf F 5' 7" 146 lb 1998-10-12 Carmel, Indiana Carmel (USHS–IN) None
33 New York (state) Ladd, MatthewMatthew Ladd G 6' 3" 194 lb 1998-07-11 Getzville, New York Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Colorado College
35 Colorado LaRocque, ZachZach LaRocque G 6' 2" 195 lb 1997-01-26 Arvada, Colorado Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U (Midget AAA) None
Minnesota Loven, GrantGrant Loven F 5' 10" 179 lb 1997-12-21 East Grand Forks, Minnesota East Grand Forks (USHS–MN) None
Minnesota Zmolek, RieseRiese Zmolek D 6' 1" 213 lb 1996-09-12 Rochester, Minnesota Rochester–Century (USHS–MN) Minnesota State

References

  1. ↑ "USHL RoughRiders". Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0105/3250/USHL_Team_List_9-1-16_.pdf

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