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Weekly Update: December 26, 2005

Weekly Update: December 26, 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> December 26, 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> Thursday, December 29, 7:05PM @ <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City></st1:place> 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> Friday, December 30, 7:05PM @ State Fair Coliseum, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State></st1:place><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">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> Stars<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sunday, January 1, 5:05PM @ Mid <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">America</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:State></st1:place><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">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> Lancers<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> 18-7-1, 37 points, 2nd 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> 12-13-3, 27 points, 3rd place East Division<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 16-12-1, 33 points, 2nd place West Division<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> 12-11-4, 28 points, 4th place West Division<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> COMING IN<o:p></o:p>             The RoughRiders headed into the USHL’s holiday break with back-to-back road wins.  The Riders defeated <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City> 4-3 in overtime on Friday, December 16 and powered past <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State> 7-3 the following evening.<o:p></o:p>             The Riders are 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>             The Riders are now 12-3-1 on the road.  The Riders have won more away games than any other team in the league.  <o:p></o:p> The Riders rang up 11 goals in their last two games after scoring one goal in regulation or being shutout in three of their prior four contests.  The Riders now rank second in the league in goal scoring, averaging 3.6 goals per game.  <o:p></o:p> The Riders scored a team record-tying five power play goals in their final game before the break and now lead the league in power play efficiency (21.7 percent).<o:p></o:p> The Riders’ Ted Purcell broke loose for six points (two goals, four assists) in the Riders’ last two games and made a bit of history along the way.  Purcell picked up two assists on December 16 in <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City>, the first of which was the one hundredth point of his <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> career.  Purcell (32-73-105 career) joins Jon Grabarek as the second player in team history to reach 100 career points.  After assisting on another pair of goals last Saturday, Purcell is now just two assists shy of the Grabarek’s team career assists record (75).  <o:p></o:p> Purcell (12-26-38) is the league leader in both points and assists.  Teammate Chad Costello, who scored three goals and added one assist in his last two games before the break, is tied for second in the USHL in points (35) and assists (21).<o:p></o:p> The Gamblers picked up three of a possible four points in their last two games before the break.  After earning one point for the December 16 overtime loss to the Riders, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City> bounced back with a 5-2 win over Tri-City on Sunday, December 18.   <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City> has gone 8-3-3 since early November, recovering from a slow start that saw the Gamblers post a 4-10 record over their first 14 outings.  <o:p></o:p> The Gamblers are three points ahead of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:place></st1:City> in the East Division standings.  <o:p></o:p> The Gamblers travel to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> having won their last three road games and gone unbeaten in regulation (4-0-2) in their last six.  On the season, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City> has a better record on the road (7-6-2) than at home (5-7-1).<o:p></o:p> Kevin Deeth (10-16-26) leads the Gamblers in points, while Sean Backman (14-10-24) and Brian Roloff (14-9-23) are <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City>’s top goal scorers.<o:p></o:p>             The Stars are winless (0-1-2) in their last three games.  Just before the break, <st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City> took home one point after falling to <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:City> 5-4 in a shootout on Friday, December 16 and then suffered a 6-3 loss in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> one night later.  <o:p></o:p>             The Stars have not been more than two games above or below .500 at any point this season.  <o:p></o:p>             A spine injury has deprived <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> of the services of top scorer Mike Davies (13-17-30) since November 26.  Davies ranks seventh in the league in point scoring despite missing the Stars’ last seven games.<o:p></o:p>             <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> is a game over .500 despite having been outscored by ten goals (95-85) so far this season.<o:p></o:p>             Eli Vlaisavljevich (6-17-23) is tied for the lead among USHL defensemen in assists, is tied for second among defenseman in points and is tied for third among blue liners in goals.<o:p></o:p> The Lancers went 1-2 in the final week before the break.  Omaha fell 4-1 at <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> on Tuesday, December 13, bounced back to defeat <st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City> on December 17 and then dropped a 4-1 decision in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:place></st1:City> the following afternoon. <o:p></o:p>             After going 12-7 in its first 19 games, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> has posted a losing record (4-5-1) over its last ten outings.<o:p></o:p>             Like the Stars, the Lancers have a winning record despite having given up more goals (96) than they have scored (92).<o:p></o:p> The Lancers have won their last four home games.          <o:p></o:p> Power play goals have been at a premium in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place>’s games this season.  The Lancers rank last in the league on the power play (10.6 percent) but do boast the second strongest penalty kill unit in the USHL (86.7 percent).<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place>’s Matt Schepke (17-9-26) is tied for third in the league in goals.<o:p></o:p> Nick Schaus (6-17-23) is tied for the lead among USHL defensemen in assists, is tied for second among defenseman in points and is tied for third among blue liners in goals.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> RECENT ACTION<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, December 16:  <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place> 3 (OT)<o:p></o:p> Nik Sellers scored 48 seconds into overtime as the Riders won despite surrendering 2-0 and 3-2 leads.  Chad Costello scored twice to give the Riders a 2-0 first period lead and, after <st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City> had rallied to even the score, Gary Steffes found the net in the final minute of the second period to put <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City> back on top.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, December 17: <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 7  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Indiana</st1:State></st1:place> 3<o:p></o:p> Ted Purcell had two goals and two assists and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City> Steffes also scored twice as the Riders powered passed the Ice.  The Riders went 5-for-8 on the power play and pulled away with four unanswered third period goals.<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> Friday, December 16:  <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place> 3 (OT)<o:p></o:p> The Gamblers twice came from behind to even the score but fell in overtime.  Goals from Mike Sislo and Kevin Deeth erased a 2-0 deficit and Tyler Lehrke’s third period goal knotted the score at three apiece and forced overtime.  Max Strang took the loss despite a 36-save effort.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sunday, December 18: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:City></st1:place> 5  Tri-City 2<o:p></o:p> Sean Backman scored two first period goals to propel the Gamblers.  Brian Rohloff also scored in the first as the Gamblers took a 3-1 lead into the intermission.  After the Storm narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the second period, Gambler goals from Kevin Deeth and Sergio Somma in the third put Tri-City away.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Friday, December 16:  Sioux Falls 5  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place> 4<o:p></o:p> The Stars fell in 2-1 in a twelve-round shootout after failing to hold three separate leads in regulation.  <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> established a 2-0 lead with goals from J.J. Koehler late in the first period and Trevor Bruess early in the second.  After the Stampede evened the score at two apiece less than two minutes into the third period, the Stars moved back in front when Chad Langlais scored to make it 3-2 at 5:48 of the third.  After <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux Falls</st1:City> again equalized at 9:23 it took <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> just 15 seconds to nose back in front on a Mike Kramer goal.  Even that blow was not enough to vanquish the Stampede, who evened the score at four when Andreas Nodl scored with just under six minutes remaining in regulation.  <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> fell despite outshooting the Stampede 45-33.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, December 17:  <st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City> 6  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place> 3<o:p></o:p> The Stars surrendered four straight <st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City> goals after Mike Kramer gave <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City> a 1-0 first period lead.  Late Stars goals from James Perkin and Chris VandeVelde did nothing to impact the outcome.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Tuesday, December 13: <st1:City w:st="on">Sioux City</st1:City> 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place> 1<o:p></o:p> The Lancers surrendered a pair of goals in the first two and a half minutes of the first period and never quite recovered despite outshooting the Musketeers 36-27.  Matt Thurber scored the only Lancer goal at 17:07 of the second period, but the Muskies put <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> away with a pair of empty net goals late in the third period.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, December 17: <st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City> 6  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place> 3<o:p></o:p> Chris Moran scored the Lancers’ first two goals to propel <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> to the win.  Ryan Raven (one goal and one assist), Ryan Turek (one goal and one assist) and Tony Lucia (two assists) also had two points apiece for the Lancers.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sunday, December 18: Sioux Falls 4  <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place> 1<o:p></o:p> The Lancers surrendered four unanswered goals after Harrison Niemann scored to give <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> 1-0 lead at 6:27 of the second period.<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                    26         12         26         38<o:p></o:p> <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chad</st1:place></st1:country-region> Costello               26         14         21         35<o:p></o:p> Phil Axtell                     24         15         10         25<o:p></o:p> Nik Sellers                     26         9          8          17<o:p></o:p> Kevin Wehrs                  26         2          13         15<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Green Bay                    GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Kevin Deeth                  28         10         16         26<o:p></o:p> Sean Backman              25         14         10         24<o:p></o:p> Brian Roloff                  28         14         9          23<o:p></o:p> Sergio Somma              28         10         13         23<o:p></o:p> Tyler Lehrke                   28         8          10         18<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section3> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City>                                    GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Mike Davies                  20         13         17         30<o:p></o:p> J.J. Koehler                  26         10         15         25<o:p></o:p> Eli Vlaisavljevich           27         6          17         23<o:p></o:p> Jared Brown                  25         10         7          17<o:p></o:p> James Perkin                27         9          8          17<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City>                         GP       G          A          PTS<o:p></o:p> Matt Schepke                29         17         9          26<o:p></o:p> Tony Lucia                    29         10         14         24<o:p></o:p> Nick Schaus                  29         6          17         23<o:p></o:p> Chris Moran                  29         8          13         21<o:p></o:p> Ryan Raven                  26         8          10         18<o:p></o:p>                                                                                                                       <o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV class=Section4> 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 (15)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Ted Purcell (26)<o:p></o:p> Points- Ted Purcell (38)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Sergei Kolosov (+12)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Phil Axtell (83)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Phil Axtell (9)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Jacob Cepis, Gary Steffes (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Purcell leads the league in points and assists …Axtell is tied for the league lead in power play goals, ranks seventh in goals and ranks sixth in penalty minutes…Costello is tied for second in points (35) and assists (21) and is tied for eighth in goals (14)…Nik Sellers is tied for the league lead in game winning goals (4)…David Strathman is tied for sixth in power play goals (5) and, among defensemen, ranks seventh in goals (5)…Among defensemen, Kevin Wehrs is tied for fifth in assists (13) and tied for sixth in points (15)<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- Sean Backman, Brian Roloff (14)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Kevin Deeth (16)<o:p></o:p> Points- Kevin Deeth (26)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Brian Roloff (+15)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Eric Gryba (77)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Brian Roloff (6)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Sean Backman, Kevin Deeth, Tyler Lehrke (1)<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> Roloff ranks ninth in plus/minus, is tied for eighth in goals and ranks fifth in power play goals…Backman is tied for eighth in goals (12)…Deeth is tied for tenth in assists…Gryba ranks seventh in penalty minutes<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Goals- Mike Davies (13)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Mike Davies (17)<o:p></o:p> Points- Mike Davies (30)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Garrett Raboin (+4)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Ben Grotting (102)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- J.J. Koehler, James Perkin (4)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Danny Baco, Jared Brown, Mike Kramer (1)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Davies is tied for fifth in assists and ranks seventh in points…Eli Vlaisavljevich is tied for fifth in assists…Grotting ranks third in penalty minutes…Brandon Bollig ranks fourth in penalty minutes (91)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p> Goals- Matt Schepke (17)<o:p></o:p> Assists- Nick Schaus (17)<o:p></o:p> Points- Matt Schepke (26)<o:p></o:p> Plus/Minus- Nick Schaus (+8)<o:p></o:p> Penalty Minutes- Chris Hepp (71)<o:p></o:p> Power Play Goals- Matt Schepke (5)<o:p></o:p> Shorthanded Goals- Matt Schepke (3)<o:p></o:p>             <o:p></o:p> Schepke is tied for the league lead in game winning goals (4), tied for third in goals and shorthanded goals and is tied for sixth in power play goals…Schaus is tied for fifth in assists…Hepp ranks ninth in penalty minutes<o:p></o:p>                                                        <o:p></o:p> GOALTENDERS<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:place></st1:City>               GP       MIN                  GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT   <o:p></o:p> Alex Stalock                  20         1212:26 2.52      13-7-0               0          .926<o:p></o:p> Pat McGann                  6          365:48              2.13      5-0-1                 1          .932<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Stalock leads the league in wins, ranks second in saves (628), third in save percentage, fourth in minutes played and sixth in goals against average<o:p></o:p>                         <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Green Bay</st1:place></st1:City>                    GP       MIN                  GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Daniel Rosen                22         1224:41 2.89      8-12-2               0          .909<o:p></o:p> Max Strang                   10         462:17              2.99      4-1-1                 0          .901<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Rosen ranks third in minutes played and in saves (588), ranks seventh in save percentage, is tied for seventh in wins, ranks eighth in goals against average and is tied for eighth in wins<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:City></st1:place>                                    GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Steve Jakiel                  16         966:21  3.29      9-5-2                 0          .888<o:p></o:p> Bryan Hogan                 11         657:09  3.29      3-6-2                 0          .888<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jakiel and Hogan are tied for ninth in goals against average…Jakiel ranks sixth in wins and minutes played and eighth in saves (420)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City></st1:place>                         GP       MIN      GAA     W-L-SOL           SO       SPCT<o:p></o:p> Michael Spillane            15         818:55  2.71      8-4-0                 0          .910<o:p></o:p> Eddie Neville                 18         921:19  3.32      8-8-1                 2          .898<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Spillane ranks sixth in save percentage, ranks seventh in goals against average, is tied for seventh in wins and ranks tenth in saves (376)...Neville is tied for second in shutouts, ranks fifth in saves (450), is tied for seventh in wins, ranks eighth in minutes played and ranks ninth in save percentage<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chad</st1:place></st1:country-region> Costello: six points (four goals, two assists) in his last four games…six goals in his last seven games<o:p></o:p> Ray Kaunisto: five points (one goal, four assists) in his last six games<o:p></o:p> Andy Miele: four assists in his last three games<o:p></o:p> Ted Purcell: six points (two goals, four assists) in his last two games<o:p></o:p> Gary Steffes: six points (four goals, two assists) in his last four games<o:p></o:p> Pat McGann: unbeaten in regulation (5-0-1)<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> Sean Backman: 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his last 11 games<o:p></o:p> Kevin Deeth: one goal in each of his last three games…four game point scoring streak (three goals, one assist)…22 <o:p></o:p>             points (eight goals, 14 assists) in his last seventeen games<o:p></o:p> Jeremy Dehner: six assists in his last three games…14 points in his last nine games (one goal, 13 assists)<o:p></o:p> Brian Roloff: four goals in his last five games, six goals in his last eight games…18 points (ten goals, eight assists) in <o:p></o:p> his last 17 games<o:p></o:p> Sergio Somma: ten points (four goals, six assists) in his last eight games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lincoln</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Jared Brown: six points in his last five games (three goals, three assists)<o:p></o:p> James Perkin: eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last eight games<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p> Chris Moran: four goals in his last six games<o:p></o:p> Michael Spillane: has allowed three goals in his last three games while making 77 saves (1.02, .963)<o:p></o:p>                                    <o:p></o:p> WIN-LOSS <o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on">Cedar Rapids</st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FON