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Weekly Update: October 3, 2005

Weekly Update: October 3, 2005

<DIV class=Section1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place> RoughRiders <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">Weekly Update<o:p></o:p></H1> October 3, 2005<o:p></o:p> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">                                                            <o:p></o:p></H1> <o:p> </o:p> THIS WEEK<o:p></o:p> Friday, October 7, 7:05PM @ Young Arena, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> RoughRiders vs. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City> Black Hawks<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, October 8, 7:05PM @ <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> Ice Arena<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City> Gamblers vs. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> RoughRiders <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sunday, October 9, 4:05PM @ Tyson Events Center, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> RoughRiders vs. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> Musketeers<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> RECORDS <o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 1-1-0, 2 points, tied 2nd place East Division <o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 2-0-0, 4 points, 1st place East Division<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 1-2-0, 2 points, tied 2nd place East Division<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 1-0-2, 4 points, tied 1st place West Division<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> COMING IN<o:p></o:p>             The RoughRiders suffered their first loss last Saturday night in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place>, falling to the Gamblers 4-2.  <o:p></o:p>             An advantage in shots on goal has not been worth much in the Riders’ first two games.  The Riders lost last Saturday despite outshooting the Gamblers 29-27.  The Riders won their September 24 season opener in Tri-City 3-1 despite being outshot 42-25.<o:p></o:p>             This Friday the Riders and Black Hawks will renew the battle for the i wireless Corridor Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the Cedar Rapids-Waterloo regular season series.  The Riders took home the Corridor Cup last year after the Black Hawks had grabbed the hardware each of the prior two seasons.  Over the first six years of the Cedar Rapids-Waterloo rivalry, each team has won the Corridor Cup three times.  Each of the last two years, the winner of the Corridor Cup has gone on to win the United States Hockey League Clark Cup title.<o:p></o:p>             The Riders are 3-3 all-time in home openers.  The Riders won their first home game last season, defeating <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City> 4-1 on October 16.<o:p></o:p>             Sunday’s game is the first regular season meeting between the Riders and Sioux City Musketeers since the Riders defeated <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> 4-1 on May 9 in the fifth and deciding game of the 2005 Clark Cup Finals.  The two teams did face each other last month at the Buc Bowl preseason tournament in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Des Moines</st1:place></st1:City>, with the Musketeers picking up a 3-2 win.<o:p></o:p>             Two weeks into the regular season, the Black Hawks are the only team in the USHL with a perfect record.  Last Saturday in their home opener the Black Hawks defeated <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State> 3-1. <o:p></o:p>             The Black Hawks bring back eight players from the club that last season finished second behind the Riders in the East Division.  Foremost among the returnees is goaltender Joe Grossman, who has backstopped the Hawks to victory in each of their first two games.  <o:p></o:p>             Former Tri-City forward Cody Chupp and third year Hawk Zach Bearson have notched at least two points apiece in each of the Hawks’ first two games.<o:p></o:p>             <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City> bounced back from a pair of opening weekend losses to defeat the Riders last Saturday.  The Gamblers jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead over the Riders and have outscored opponents 6-0 in the first period of their first three games.<o:p></o:p>             Second year defenseman Chris Stansik (1-3-4) has paced the Gambler attack early.<o:p></o:p>             <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> suffered a pair of gut wrenching 5-4 overtime losses last weekend.  Last Friday in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City>, the Musketeers gave up the tying goal with just three seconds left in regulation and then surrendered the game winner just 18 seconds into overtime.  The Muskies erased a 4-0 deficit one night later against Tri-City only to surrender the game winner with just five seconds left in overtime.<o:p></o:p>             No team in the league has scored or allowed more goals than the Musketeers, who have both produced and given up 13 goals.<o:p></o:p>             Former Lincoln Star Ryan Hohl (2-3-5) leads the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> offense.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> LAST WEEK<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Saturday, October 1: <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place> 2<o:p></o:p> After falling behind 3-0, the Riders battled back to within one with goals from Ted Purcell and Aaron Bendickson but were unable to produce the game tier.  Brian Rohloff’s empty net goal in the final minute of the third period <o:p></o:p> (Rohloff’s second goal of the game) finally clinched the win for the Gamblers.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Saturday, October 1: <st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City> 3  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place> 1<o:p></o:p> Zach Bearson scored twice to propel <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City>.  The Black Hawks jumped in front 3-0 as Bearson opened the scoring at 7:55 of the first period, Vincent Lo Verde doubled the lead less than two minutes later and Bearson struck again just 2:40 into the second period.  Lucas Klimek’s goal midway through the second period got the Ice on the scoreboard, but <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City> goaltender Joe Grossman (31 saves) shut the door the rest of the way.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Saturday, October 1: <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place> 2<o:p></o:p> Brian Rohloff scored two goals as the Gamblers jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off a RoughRider comeback bid on the way to the win.  The Gamblers first took the lead on Joe Welch’s goal at 2:48 of the first period.  Steve Silva scored on the power play with just 3.4 seconds left in the first to double the lead.  Rohloff’s first goal came at 4:48 of the second and would prove to be the game winner.  The Riders battled back within one with a pair of goals, but Rohloff sealed the win with an empty net goal in the final minute of regulation<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Friday, September 30: <st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City> 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> 4 (ot)<o:p></o:p> After storming back from a 3-0 deficit to take a 4-3 third period lead, the Musketeers surrendered Ben Grotting’s tying goal with just three seconds left in regulation and gave up Chris Vande Velde’s game winner just 18 seconds into overtime.  The Musketeers’ run of four straight goals was started by Sam Gagner at 16:58 of the second period.  Frank Grzeszczak narrowed the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> lead to 3-2 at 3:43 of the third period.  At 11:52 Chris Minella evened the score.  Phillip DeSimone capped off the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> comeback with a goal at 15:57 of the third that momentarily brought the Musketeers to the brink of victory.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, October 1: Tri-City 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> 4 (ot)<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> came all the way back from 4-0 down to force overtime only for Tri-City’s Mario Lamoureux to score the game winner with just five seconds left in sudden death.  After surrendering four Tri-City power play goals, the Musketeers roared back by scoring four times themselves in just over ten minutes in the second period.  Goals 41 seconds apart from Ryan Hohl (8:11) and Andrew Rowe (8:52) cut the Tri-City lead in half.  Hohl scored shorthanded to narrow the gap to one at 12:01.  Dustin Gazely evened the score with 1:46 left in the second.<o:p></o:p>                                                             <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> TOP POINT SCORERS<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section2> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place>               GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Phil Fox                        2          1          1          2<o:p></o:p> Ted Purcell                    2          1          1          2<o:p></o:p> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chad</st1:place></st1:country-region> Costello               2          0          2          2<o:p></o:p> (several players tied with one point)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City>                      GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Cody Chupp                 2          1          4          5<o:p></o:p> Zach Bearson                2          3          1          4<o:p></o:p> Vincent Lo Verde           2          2          0          2<o:p></o:p> Drew Dobson                2          0          2          2<o:p></o:p> (four players tied with one point)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section3> Green Bay                    GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Chris Stansik                 3          1          3          4<o:p></o:p> Steve Silva                   3          2          1          3<o:p></o:p> Sergio Somma              3          1          2          3<o:p></o:p> (four players tied with two points)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City>                    GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Ryan Hohl                     3          2          3          5<o:p></o:p> Phillip DeSimone           3          2          2          4<o:p></o:p> Sam Gagner                  3          1          3          4<o:p></o:p> Chris Minella                 3          2          1          3<o:p></o:p> (five players tied with two points)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section4> <o:p> </o:p> LEADERS<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Goals- Phil Axtell, Aaron Bendickson, Phil Fox, Andy Miele, Ted Purcell (1)<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Assists-</st1:City> <st1:country-region w:st="on">Chad</st1:country-region></st1:place> Costello (2)<o:p></o:p> Points- Chad Costello, Phil Fox, Ted Purcell (2)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Phil Axtell (+2)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Sergei Kolosov (14)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Aaron Bendickson, Andy Miele (1)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- none<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Goals- Zach Bearson (3)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Cody Chupp (4)<o:p></o:p> Points- Cody Chupp (5)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Vincent Lo Verde, James Marcou (+2)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Pasko Skarica (17)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Zach Bearson (2)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- none<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Goals- Brian Rohloff, Steve Silva, Mark Stockdale (2)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Chris Stansik (3)<o:p></o:p> Points- Chris Stansik (4)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Steve Silva (+3)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Steve Silva (14)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Mark Stockdale (2)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- none<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Goals- Ryan Hohl, Phillip DeSimone, Chris Minella (2)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Ryan Hohl, Sam Gagner (3)<o:p></o:p> Points- Ryah Hohl (5)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Chris Steingraber (+6)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Kyle Follmer (22)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Sam Gagner, Andrew Rowe (1)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Ryan Hohl (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> GOALTENDERS<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place>               GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT   <o:p></o:p> Alex Stalock                  2          119       2.02      1-1-0                 0          .941<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City></st1:place>                      GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Joe Grossman              2          119:05  2.02      2-0-0                 0          .937<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place>                    GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Daniel Rosen                3          178:36  3.02      1-2-0                 0          .900<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City>                    GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Phillip Tetzlaff               1          37:20    1.61      0-0-1                 0          .947<o:p></o:p> Bill Blase                      3          147:53  4.87      1-0-1                 0          .871<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section5> WHO’S HOT<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Chad</st1:country-region></st1:place> Costello: assists in first two games<o:p></o:p> Phil Fox: points in first two games<o:p></o:p> Ted Purcell: points in first two games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Zach Bearson: two points in each of first two games<o:p></o:p> Cody Chupp: back-to-back multiple point games<o:p></o:p> Vincent Lo Verde: goals in first two games<o:p></o:p> Joe Grossman: back-to-back wins…stopped 59 of 63 shots in first two games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Steve Silva: three points in first three games<o:p></o:p> Sergio Somma: points in each of first three games<o:p></o:p> Chris Stansik: four points (one goal, three assists) in last two games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Philip DeSimone: points in each of first three games<o:p></o:p> Sam Gagner: points in each of first three games<o:p></o:p> Ryan Hohl: points in each of first three games…two points in two of first three games<o:p></o:p> Chris Minella: points in each of first three games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> WIN-LOSS <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City>               <st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City>                      <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City>                    <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Home: 0-0-0                  Home: 1-0-0                  Home: 1-1-0                  Home: 1-0-1<o:p></o:p> Away: 1-1-0                   Away: 1-0-0                   Away: 0-1-0                   Away: 0-0-1<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> vs. East: 0-1-0               vs. East: 2-0-0               vs. East: 1-2-0               vs. East: 0-0-0<o:p></o:p> vs. West: 1-0-0              vs. West: 0-0-0              vs. West: 0-0-0              vs. West: 1-0-2<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> GOALS PER GAME<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City>                           <st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City>                      <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City>                    <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Goals For: 2.5 (9)                       Goals For: 3.5 (tied 3)    Goals For: 3.0 (tied 5)    Goals For: 4.3 (1)<o:p></o:p> Goals Against: 2.5 (tied 4)          Goals Against: 2.0 (2)    Goals Against: 3.3 (7)    Goals Against: 4.3 (tied 10)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section6> <o:p> </o:p> SPECIAL TEAMS <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City>                                       <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City>          <o:p></o:p> Power Play:       11.8%  2/17  (5)             Power Play:       23.5%  4/17  (tied 1)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Kill:       81.8%  2/11  (10)           Penalty Kill:       82.4%  3/17  (9)                         <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Shorthanded Goals For: 0                       Shorthanded Goals For: 0                       <o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals Against: 0                 Shorthanded Goals Against: 0<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City>                                            <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Power Play:       23.5%  4/17  (tied 1)      Power Play:       9.5%  2/21  (8)   <o:p></o:p> Penalty Kill:       84.0%  4/25  (8)             Penalty Kill:       80.0%  6/30  (11)           <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Shorthanded Goals For:  0                      Shorthanded Goals For: 1 <o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals Against: 0   &