Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

CEDAR RAPIDS --- Jeff Costello does a leaping full body hurdle thing into the glass to celebrate goals. He did it again last night after getting Cedar Rapids on the board in the opening minute.

CEDAR RAPIDS --- This might not make sense on the surface, but Cody Campbell's win streak at The Stable came to an end in his first start for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

CEDAR RAPIDS --- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Bryce Aneloski asked his mom Friday if she would drive to Dubuque to get some new hockey sticks for him.

CEDAR RAPIDS --- If this final game of 2009 is any indication, 2010 could be a good, good year for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

Troy Grosenick made 35 saves and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders rebounded from an 8-1 thrashing Friday night to Team USA to post a 2-1 win over the Indiana Ice on Saturday night in Indianapolis.

CEDAR RAPIDS --- You can call it a soft goal. But you've also got to call it a winning goal.

A full complement of players --- and coaches --- resulted in a two-win weekend for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, including 4-0 over Tri-City last night at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Chicago defenseman Dan Kolomatis' slap shot sneaked into the net with 4.2 seconds left to give the Chicago Steel a 6-5 victory over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders last night before 1,335 stunned fans at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Bryce Aneloski continued his torrid early season offensive play last night, recording a power-play hat trick and five points in the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders' 7-2 win over the U.S. National 17-Under Team at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

Justin Kovacs, the first-year Cedar Rapids RoughRiders center spent his first five games out of the lineup, but made his debut Sunday afternoon and all but assured himself future ice time.

The RoughRiders season opener in Des Moines this weekend was a success, with a 7-4 win over The Buccaneers.

The USHL Fall Classic is in the books after seven matchups on Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders were declared the champions of the event after posting a 3-0-0 record during the three-day event.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders took second the inaugural "Battle of Iowa" this past weekend. This first-ever battle for statewide supremacy featured all four USHL teams from the state of Iowa in a tournament at The Stable.