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Weekly Update: November 7, 2005

Weekly Update: November 7, 2005

<DIV class=Section1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; 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 2in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">Weekly Update<o:p></o:p></H1> November 7, 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, November 11, 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:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> Musketeers vs. Rapids RoughRiders<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, November 12, 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">Sioux Falls</st1:City> Stampede 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> 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> 8-3-0, 16 points, 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> 5-6-3, 13 points, 4th place West Division<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 10-2-0, 20 points, 1st place West Division<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> COMING IN<o:p></o:p>             The RoughRiders won back-to-back games on the road last weekend.  The Riders defeated the Omaha Lancers 4-2 last Friday and dropped the Lincoln Stars 5-2 last Saturday.  <o:p></o:p> The Riders remain one point behind the Des Moines Buccaneers in the race for first place in the United States Hockey League’s East Division.<o:p></o:p> Last weekend’s victories extended the Riders’ road winning streak to five straight games.<o:p></o:p>             The Riders remain the highest scoring team in the league, averaging 4.2 goals per game.  The Riders also boast the USHL’s second most efficient power play (20.5 percent).<o:p></o:p>             The Riders’ line of Ted Purcell, Phil Axtell and Chad Costello broke loose for a dozen points last weekend.<o:p></o:p> Purcell (7-11-18) is the Riders’ top point producer and is tied for second in the league in points.  <o:p></o:p> Axtell (8-6-14) saw his team record setting six game goal scoring streak snapped last Friday but has still recorded at least one point in eight straight games.  On the season, Axtell is tied for fifth in the league in goal scoring and is tied for the league lead in power play goals (5).<o:p></o:p> Costello (5-10-15) has recorded at least a point in each of the Riders’ first eleven games.<o:p></o:p> The Musketeers are unbeaten in regulation (3-0-1) in their last four games.<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> earned three of a possible four points from a two game series in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place> last weekend.  The Musketeers picked up one point in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Steel last Friday.  One night later, the Muskies rebounded to hammer <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> 10-4 and set a league season high for goals in a game.<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> has given up a league high average of 4.2 goals per game this season.  The Musketeers have given up more power play goals (19) than any other team and rank second to last in penalty kill efficiency (80.6 percent).<o:p></o:p> Sam Gagner (6-10-16) leads a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> offense that ranks fourth in goals per game (3.4).  Gagner is tied for fifth in the league in point scoring.<o:p></o:p>             The Stampede has won eight straight games and is three points ahead of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Des Moines</st1:place></st1:City> in the race for first place overall.  <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:City> leads the West Division by four points over <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City>.  The Stampede has gotten off to a hot start under first year coach Kevin Hartzell after missing the playoffs each of the last three years.       <o:p></o:p>             Last weekend <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:City> swept a pair of games from <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State>.  The Stampede edged the Ice 2-1 in a shooout last Friday and scored a more comfortable 5-1 win last Friday.<o:p></o:p>             <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City> has surrendered a league low 2.1 goals per game while scoring 3.6 per game, third most in the league. <o:p></o:p>             Swede Andreas Nodl (8-8-16), the Stampede’s top offensive threat, is tied for fifth in the USHL in points while goaltender John Murray leads the league in goals against average (1.98).<o:p></o:p>             The Stampede’s meeting with the RoughRiders will be <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City>’ third game of the week.  <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City> visits the Sioux Falls Arena Wednesday and the Stampede will take on the Black Hawks in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City> Friday.<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> Friday, November 4: <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place> 2<o:p></o:p> Aaron Bendickson scored the tying and game winning goals as the Riders came from behind in the third to win.  Ted Purcell finished off the Lancers with an empty net goal in the final minute of regulation.  Chad Costello also scored for <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City>.  Rider goaltender Pat McGann made 36 saves.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, November 5: <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place> 2<o:p></o:p> Chad Costello scored two goals and linemates Ted Purcell and Phil Axtell provided one apiece.  Nick Grasso’s goal late in the first period snapped a 1-1 tie and put the Riders in front for good.  Costello’s first goal came just thirty-one seconds into the first period and would prove to be the game winner.<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, November 4: <st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City> 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> 4 (SO)<o:p></o:p> Matt Jones’ second goal of the game at 11:09 of the third period tied the score at four and earned a point for the Musketeers.  <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City> fell short of picking up the second point by going 0-for-5 in the shootout.  Goals from Jones and Sam Gagner in the first period and from Kyle Follmer in the second had enabled the Musketeers to build a 3-1 lead, but <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> rallied with three straight goals of its own.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, November 5: <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> 10  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chicago</st1:City></st1:place> 4<o:p></o:p> Dustin Gazely had a hat trick and Ryan Hohl and Sam Gagner notched two goals and one assist apiece as <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place> rolled.  Already up 5-3, the Muskies scored five times in six and a half minutes of the third period to break the game open.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Friday, November 4: Sioux Falls 2  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place> 1 (SO)<o:p></o:p> Mark Magnowski and Casey Parenteau converted penalty shots to give the Stampede the shootout win.  Zach Redmond scored <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City> only goal of regulation at 5:24 of the second period.  Stampede goaltender Alex Kangas made 34 saves and surrendered only Sean Dolan’s goal midway through the second period.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, November 5: Sioux Falls 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place> 1<o:p></o:p> First period goals from Chris Berenguer, Casey Parenteau and Mark Magnowski put the Stampede up 3-1, a lead <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City> protected until putting the Ice away with goals from Drew Akens and Channing Boe in the final minute of regulation.<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> Ted Purcell                    11         7          11         18<o:p></o:p> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chad</st1:place></st1:country-region> Costello               11         5          10         15<o:p></o:p> Phil Axtell                     11         8          6          14<o:p></o:p> Jacob Cepis                 11         4          5          9<o:p></o:p> (four players tied with eight points)<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> Sam Gagner                  14         6          10         16<o:p></o:p> Ryan Hohl                     14         6          6          12<o:p></o:p> Matt Jones                    14         5          5          10<o:p></o:p> Philip DeSimone           14         2          8          10<o:p></o:p> (two players tied with eight points)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section3> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City>                   GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Andreas Nodl                12         8          8          16<o:p></o:p> Casey Parenteau           12         2          13         15<o:p></o:p> Mark Magnowski            12         7          6          13<o:p></o:p> Ryan Thang                   11         5          5          10<o:p></o:p> (two players tied with six points)<o:p></o:p> <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 (8)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Ted Purcell (11<o:p></o:p> Points- Ted Purcell (18)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Ted Purcell, Phil Axtell (+9)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Phil Axtell (55)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Phil Axtell (5)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Gary Steffes (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Purcell is tied for second in the USHL in points, tied for third in assists and plus/minus (+7) and tied for seventh in goals (7)…Axtell is tied for the league lead in power play goals, tied for third in plus/minus, tied for fifth in goals, tied for tenth in points (14) and leads the league in penalty minutes…Chad Costello is tied for fourth in assists (10), tied for seventh in plus/minus (+7), and tied for eighth in points…Aaron Bendickson is tied for tenth in goals (6)…Sergei Kolosov is tied for seventh in plus/minus (+7)…Among defensemen, David Strathman is tied for seventh in assists (6), tied for eighth in points (8) and tied for tenth in goals (2)…Kevin Wehrs is tied for second among blue liners in assists (7) and tied for eighth in points (8)…Prosser ranks fifth in plus/minus and, among defensemen, is tied for tenth in goals (2) and points (6)…Among defenseman, Chris Berenguer is tied for fourth in goals (3) and tied for tenth in points (6)…Channing Boe is tied for tenth among blue liners in goals (2)<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- Sam Gagner, Ryan Hohl (6)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Sam Gagner (10)<o:p></o:p> Points- Sam Gagner (16)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Dustin Gazely (+7)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Ryan Hohl (46)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Ryan Hohl (3)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Ryan Hohl, Matt Jones, Chris Spicer, Anthony Maiani (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Gagner is tied for fourth in assists, tied for fifth in points and tied for tenth in goals…Hohl ranks fifth in penalty minutes, is tied for fifth in power play goals (3) and is tied for tenth in goals…Gazely is tied for seventh in plus/minus…Among defensemen, Mike Beck is tied for tenth in goals (2) and points (6)…Frank Grzeszczak is tied for tenth among defensemen in points (6)<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Goals- Andreas Nodl (8)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Casey Parenteau (13)<o:p></o:p> Points- Andreas Nodl (16)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Nate Prosser (+8)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Ben Holmstrom (51)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Mark Magnowski (3)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Ben Holmstrom, Ryan Thang (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Nodl is tied for fifth in goals and points…Parenteau leads the league in assists, is tied for seventh in plus/minus and is tied for eighth in points (15)…Magnowski is tied for fifth in power play goals (3) and tied for seventh in goals (7)… Holmstrom is third in penalty minutes (51)<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                  9          536:25  2.57      6-3-0                 0          .923<o:p></o:p> Pat McGann                  2          120:00  2.50      2-0-0                 0          .924<o:p></o:p> Stalock is tied for second in the league in wins, ranks fourth in save percentage, minutes played and total saves (276) and ranks sixth in goals against average<o:p></o:p>                         <o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place>                    GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Eddie Wheeler               4          245       2.69      3-0-1                 0          .918<o:p></o:p> Phillip Tetzlaff               5          249:11  3.37      1-3-1                 0          .892<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Wheeler ranks sixth in save percentage, eighth in goals against average and is tied for tenth in wins <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City>                   GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> John Murray                  7          424       1.98      6-1-0                 0          .921<o:p></o:p> Alex Kangas                 5          305       2.16      4-1-0                 0          .934<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Murray leads the league in goals against average, is tied for second in wins, ranks fifth in save percentage and ranks sixth in minutes played…Kangas ranks second in save percentage, fourth in goals against average and is tied for fifth in wins<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section4> 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> Phil Axtell: eight game point scoring streak (7-5-12)<o:p></o:p> Aaron Bendickson: four points (three goals, one assist) in his last three games<o:p></o:p> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chad</st1:place></st1:country-region> Costello: has recorded at least one point in each of his first eleven games (5-10-15)<o:p></o:p> Ted Purcell: ten game point scoring streak (7-11-18)<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> Sam Gagner: five game point scoring streak (4-6-10)…two or more points in three of his last four games<o:p></o:p> Dustin Gazely: six points (four goals, two assists) in his last four games<o:p></o:p> Ryan Hohl: five points (two goals, three assists) in his last two games<o:p></o:p> Matt Jones: four points (three goals, one assist) in his last two games<o:p></o:p> Blake Martin: six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games<o:p></o:p> Eddie Wheeler: unbeaten in regulation (3-0-1) in his first four games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Jay Barriball: five points (two goals, three assists) in his last three games<o:p></o:p> Ryan Thang: six game point scoring streak (4-4-8)<o:p></o:p> Alex Kangas: three game winning streak (1.30, .956)<o:p></o:p> John Murray: five game winning streak (1.57, .939)…has given up three goals or fewer in each of his first seven 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"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City>                    Sioux Falls<o:p></o:p> Home: 2-2-0                  Home: 3-3-1                  Home: 6-1-0<o:p></o:p> Away: 6-1-0                   Away: 2-3-2                   Away: 4-1-0<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> vs. East: 3-3-0               vs. East: 2-3-1               vs. East: 7-0-0<o:p></o:p> vs. West: 5-0-0              vs. West: 3-3-2              vs. West: 3-2-0<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> GOALS<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City>               <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City>                    Sioux Falls<o:p></o:p> Goals For: 4.2 (1)           Goals For: 3.4 (4)           Goals For: 3.6 (3)<o:p></o:p> Goals Against: 2.64 (4)   Goals Against: 4.21 (11) Goals Against: 2.1 (1)<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section5> <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">Sioux City</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Power Play:       20.5  16/78  (2)              Power Play:       13.8  12/87  (7)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Kill:       85.5  9/62  (5)                Penalty Kill:       80.6  19/98  (10)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Shorthanded Goals For: 1                       Shorthanded Goals For: 4<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals Against: 3                 Shorthanded Goals Against: 3<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City>                               <o:p></o:p> Power Play:       15.1      11/73  (6)          <o:p></o:p> Penalty Kill:       83.6      9/55  (7)            <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Shorthanded Goals For: 2                       <o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals Against: 1<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> SERIES<o:p></o:p> vs. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 10/9/05             <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 6 at <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> 3              12/9/05             <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 10/15/05            at <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 8 <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> 2              2/4/06               <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 11/11/05            <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> GP       W-L-SOL           PTS      H          A                      OPP REC         OPP PTS<o:p></o:p> 2005-06             2          2-0-0                 4          1-0-0     1-0-0                 0-2-0                 0<o:p></o:p> All-Time                        30         12-15-3             27         9-4-2     3-11-1               18-11-1             37<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> vs. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 11/12/05            Sioux Falls at <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City>                   3/5/06               <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> at Sioux Falls<o:p></o:p> 12/7/05             <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> at Sioux Falls                   3/21/06             Sioux Falls at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 1/18/06             <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> at Sioux Falls<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN