The RoughRiders swept the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets in the opening round of the Clark Cup playoffs to advance to the round robin second round.
The Riders need to win at least one of their two second round games to advance to the United States Hockey League’s Final Four. The top two finishers in the round robin will reach the Final Four to face a pair of West Division survivors. The team with the better regular season record wins any second round tie breakers. If the Riders go 1-1 in the round robin they will either finish second outright or finish in a three-way tie with Waterloo and Indiana. If all three teams go 1-1, the Ice would be eliminated because their regular season record was inferior to those of the Riders and Black Hawks.
The Riders were the first team to advance from the first round and will have been idle for 12 days by the time they take to the ice for their first second round game.
The Riders had built considerable momentum before their long layoff. The Riders outscored Ohio 19-3 in round one and never trailed in the series. Regular season and playoffs combined, the Riders have won seven of their last eight games and have gone 14-3-2 in their last 19 games.
Richard Bachman shut out the Blue Jackets for the first 161:30 of the opening round. Dating back to the tail end of the regular season, Bachman’s shutout streak lasted a total of 163:06.
Bachman finished round one with a 0.72 goals against average and a .972 save percentage after stopping 111 of 114 Ohio shots.
Pat Cannone (1-5-6) and Jacob Cepis (3-3-6) led the Rider attack in round one.
This marks the third straight year and the fifth time in the last six years that the Riders have advanced to the second round of the Clark Cup playoffs.
Regular season and playoffs combined, the Riders have won ten of their last 11 home games.
The Riders, who went 5-2-0 against Indiana during the regular season, won their last four meetings with the Ice and took two of the three games between the two teams at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.
The Riders eliminated Indiana in the opening round of the Clark Cup playoffs each of the last two years.
Saturday’s game will be the first ever postseason meeting between the Riders and Black Hawks.
The Black Hawks this season reclaimed the i wireless Corridor Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the Cedar Rapids-Waterloo regular season series by going 5-3-0 against the Riders. The Hawks defeated the Riders 3-2 on the final night of the regular season to nip Cedar Rapids in the race for Anderson Cup (USHL regular season title) and the East Division title. The Hawks won three of four games between the two clubs at Young Arena.
The Ice defeated the Green Bay Gamblers four games to none in round one.
The Ice rolled past Green Bay after Charlie Skjodt took over as head coach at the start of playoffs following the dismissal of Jack Bowkus.
Assistant head coach Scott McConnell actually took charge behind the Indiana bench for the final game of the regular season in the immediate wake of Bowkus’s departure and piloted the Ice to a 7-2 win over Ohio.
Regular season and playoffs combined, the Ice has won five straight after dropping their last six games under Bowkus.
This marks the first time the Ice has advanced to the second round since moving to Indianapolis from Danville following the 2003-04 season.
The duo of John Kemp (2-7-9) and Garrett Roe (3-5-8) did the lion’s share of the damage against Green Bay in round one.
Alex Kangas surrendered just nine goals while playing every minute of each of the Ice’s four first round games. He posted a 2.20 goals against average and a .918 save percentage against the Gamblers.
The Black Hawks took five games to eliminate Chicago in round one.
By downing the Riders on the final night of the regular season, the Black Hawks clinched the first Anderson Cup in team history and their second division title in five seasons under coach P.K. O’Handley.
Waterloo has gone 8-1-1 in its last ten games (regular season and playoffs combined) and 14-3-1 in its last eighteen outings.
Matt Arhontas (4-4-8) was the Black Hawks’ top point producer in round one.
As they did throughout the regular season, Ryan Rondeau and Matt DiGiralomo shared the goaltending duties in the opening round for the Black Hawks. It was Rondeau, who won both of his starts while posting a 1.46 goals against average and a .905 save percentage, who enjoyed a better series than All-USHL First Teamer DiGiralomo. DiGiralomo went 2-1 against Chicago with a 3.55 goals against average and a .810 save percentage.
O’Handley was named 2006-07 USHL Coach of the Year for guiding his team to first place overrall one season after the Black Hawks failed to qualify for the playoffs. This marks the second time O’Handley has earned Coach of the Year honors in five seasons behind the Waterloo bench.
The Hawks went 10-0-1 in their final 11 regular season home games and won all three of their first round home tilts.
PLAYOFF FORMAT
All 12 USHL teams qualified for the postseason. In the first round the first place team in each division faced the sixth place team in that division, the second place teams met the fifth place teams and the third place teams met the fourth place teams. All first round series were best-of-seven.
The second round consists of two divisional round robins. The three East Division teams that advance from the first round will play one another once and the three opening round survivors from the west will also meet one another once. The top two teams in each round robin will advance to the USHL Final Four.
The team with the better regular season record wins any second round tie breakers. The Riders will guarantee themselves a berth in the Final Four if they win at least one of their two second round games. If the Riders go 1-1 in the round robin they will either finish second outright or finish in a three-way tie with Waterloo and Indiana. If all three teams go 1-1, the Ice would be eliminated because their regular season record was inferior to those of the Riders and Black Hawks.
The Final Four will commence with single game single elimination semi-finals. The semi-final winners will then meet in a single game final. The semi-finals and final will be played at the home of the top seeded semi-finalist.
ROUND ONE
Cedar Rapids
Tuesday, April 17: Cedar Rapids 8 Ohio 0
Pat Cannone recorded five assists and Jacob Cepis notched a hat trick and one assist to lead the Rider attack while Richard Bachman made 26 saves to blank Ohio.
Wednesday, April 18: Cedar Rapids 1 Ohio 0 (OT)
Brett Dickinson scored the game winner at 10:48 of overtime. Richard Bachman made 35 saves to keep Ohio off the scoreboard.
Friday, April 20: Cedar Rapids 5 Ohio 1
Scott Wietecha scored two of the Riders’ four power play goals and added an assist while Richard Bachman stopped 22 Blue Jacket shots.
Saturday, April 21: Cedar Rapids 5 Ohio 2
Five different RoughRiders scored as the Riders closed out the Blue Jackets. The Riders put the game away with third period goals from Brett Dickinson and Robin Bergman.
Indiana
Wednesday, April 18: Indiana 4 Green Bay 2
Garrett Roe scored just 28 seconds into the game and Eric Miller scored the first of his two goals just 11 seconds later as the Ice would eventually build a 4-0 lead on the way to the win.
Friday, April 20: Indiana 3 Green Bay 2 (OT)
Eric Kattelus scored a power play goal at 5:59 of overtime to give the Ice the win. Indiana held a 2-0 lead in the third period thanks to goals from Ryan Scott and Eric Miller only for the Gamblers to score twice in just over three and a half minutes to force sudden death.
Saturday, April 21: Indiana 6 Green Bay 2
Garrett Roe (two goals, two assists) and John Kemp (four assists) rang up four points apiece as the Ice scored the game’s first five goals and never looked back.
Monday, April 23: Indiana 5 Green Bay 3
The Ice rallied from a 3-2 deficit with three third period goals. Mike Embach tied the game at 6:40 of the third and John Kemp scored the game winner at 8:41 and the empty net insurance goal at 19:39.
Waterloo
Thursday, April 19: Waterloo 2 Chicago 0
Mitch Ryan and Ryan Cramer scored the Waterloo goals and Matt DiGirolamo needed to make just 16 saves to blank the Steel.
Saturday, April 21: Waterloo 5 Chicago 1
Matt Arhontas scored two goals and added one assist as the Black Hawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the way to the win. Chicago mustered just 11 shots on Waterloo goaltender Ryan Rondeau.
Sunday, April 22: Chicago 6 Waterloo 3
The Black Hawks cut what had been a 4-1 first period deficit to 4-3, but would get no closer. Matt Arhontas, Billy Maday and Tim Gilbert provided the Hawk goals.
Tuesday, April 24: Waterloo 4 Chicago 1
The Black Hawks scored four unanswered goals after falling behind 1-0. Brett Barta keyed the Waterloo attack with one goal and one assist.
Wednesday, April 25: Waterloo 5 Chicago 4
Mitch Ryan snapped a 4-4 tie at 10:39 of the third period and also picked up two assists and James Marcou scored two goals and added one assist as the Black Hawks won a see-saw contest.
PLAYOFF LEADERS
Cedar Rapids
Goals- Jacob Cepis, Tommy Wingels (3)
Assists- Pat Cannone (5)
Points- Jacob Cepis, Pat Cannone (6)
Plus/Minus- Brett Dickinson (+6)
Penalty Minutes- Scott Wietecha (8)
Power Play Goals- Mike Seidel, Scott Wietecha (2)
Shorthanded Goals- Tommy Wingels (1)
Indiana
Goals- Eric Miller, Garrett Roe, Jake Skjodt (3)
Assists- John Kemp (7)
Points- John Kemp (9)
Plus/Minus- Nick Bailen (+6)
Penalty Minutes- Eddie Levens (10)
Power Play Goals- Jake Skjodt (3)
Shorthanded Goals- none
Waterloo
Goals- Matt Arhontas (4)
Assists- Matt Arhontas, James Marcou, Brett Olson, Mitch Ryan (4)
Points- Matt Arhontas (8)
Plus/Minus- Matt Arhontas, Brett Barta (+4)
Penalty Minutes- Vince LoVerde (23)
Power Play Goals- Mitch Ryan (2)
Shorthanded Goals- Vince LoVerde (1)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
Cedar Rapids
Goals- Jacob Cepis (34)
Assists- Jacob Cepis (38)
Points- Jacob Cepis (72)
Plus/Minus- Jacob Cepis (+18)
Penalty Minutes- Kevin Wehrs (132)
Power Play Goals- Robin Bergman (17)
Shorthanded Goals- Aaron Bogosian (4)
Indiana
Goals- Garrett Roe (24)
Assists- John Kemp (47)
Points- John Kemp, Garrett Roe (63)
Plus/Minus- Jake Skjodt (+6)
Penalty Minutes- Ryan Scott (160)
Power Play Goals- Garrett Roe, Jake Skjodt (13)
Shorthanded Goals- Greg Squires (3)
Waterloo
Goals- Ryan Cramer (26)
Assists- James Marcou (47)
Points- James Marcou (71)
Plus/Minus- Vincent LoVerde (+23)
Penalty Minutes- Pasko Skarica (141)
Power Play Goals- James Marcou (13)
Shorthanded Goals- Matt Arhontas, Tim Gilbert, Josh Turnbull (2)
WHO’S HOT
Cedar Rapids
Robin Bergman: five points (one goal, four assists) in round one
Pat Cannone: six points (one goals, five assists) in round one…15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in his last 11 games (regular season and playoffs combined)…21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in his last 17 games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Jacob Cepis: six points (three goals, three assists) in round one
Brett Dickinson: points in each of four first round games (two goals, three assists)…nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last nine games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Mike Seidel: five points (two goals, three assists) in round one…13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his last 11 games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Kevin Wehrs: five points (one goal, five assists) in round one
Richard Bachman: 4-0 in round one (0.72, .974, 2S0)…6-1-0 in his last seven (regular season and playoff) games (0.98, .967, 3S0)
Indiana
John Kemp: nine points (two goals, seven assists) in round one…17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in his last 14 games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Mike Phillippi: five points (one goals, four assists) in his last five games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Garrett Roe: eight points (three goals, five assists) in three first round games
Jake Skjodt: six points (three goals, three assists) in his last five games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Alex Kangas: played every minute of every first round game allowing three goals or fewer in each game (4-0, 2.20, .918)
Waterloo
Matt Arhontas: 11 game (regular season and playoffs combined) point scoring streak (8-8-16)
Ryan Cramer: 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his last ten games (regular season and playoffs combined)…20 points (ten goals, ten assists) in his last 17 games
James Marcou: 16 points (six goals, ten assists) in his last 12 games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Brett Olson: six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games…11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his last ten games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Mitch Ryan: 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his last ten games (regular season and playoffs combined)
Ryan Rondeau: allowed a total of just four goals in three first round games (2-0, 1.46, .905)...unbeaten in regulation (5-0-1, 1.79, .910) in his last eight games (regular season and playoffs combined)
COACHES
Cedar Rapids
Mark Carlson, 8th year (255-177-42)
Mark Carlson has been the RoughRiders’ coach since the team arrived in Cedar Rapids in 1999.
He has now piloted the Riders to seven straight winning seasons and seven straight Clark Cup playoff berths. The Riders are one of just two USHL teams to have reached the postseason each of the last seven years.
The Riders are the only team to have advanced at least as far as the second round of the Clark Cup playoffs each of the last three springs and five of the last six years. On December 3, 2005 Carlson picked up his two hundredth career coaching win as the Riders defeated Omaha 2-1 in a shootout.
The high point of his tenure was leading the RoughRiders to the first Clark Cup (playoff) title in team history along with a share of the Anderson Cup regular season title and the East Division title in 2004-05. The Riders went 42-13-5 during the regular season- the best record in club history- and swept through the first two rounds of the playoffs before defeating Sioux City three games to two in the finals. For his efforts, Carlson was named the 2004-05 USHL Coach of the Year.
Carlson piloted the Riders to the East Division title again in 2005-06.
Carlson, a native of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. Also while at Lowell, Carlson skated in the highly competitive Hockey East conference as a forward on the River Hawks’ hockey team. His on-ice talent was recognized even before he arrived in Lowell when he was taken in the 1987 National Hockey League draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
After graduating from UML, Carlson spent one season as an assistant coach at Lawrenceville School before returning to Lowell to serve as an assistant to head coach Bruce Crowder. After helping the River Hawks to a berth in the 1996 NCAA tournament, Carlson spent another three seasons beside Crowder as an assistant at Northeastern University in Boston, where he also acted as recruiting coordinator. He earned a master’s degree in education from N.U.
During his time at N.U. Carlson also acted as recruiting coordinator. Among those he recruited for the Huskies were Jim Fahey, who now skates for the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks, and Mike Ryan, who would later be the top draft pick of the NHL’s Dallas Stars.
Indiana
Charlie Skjodt, 1st year (no regular season record)
Charlie Skjodt took over behind the Indiana bench on April 16 and guided the Ice to a four game sweep of the Green Bay Gamblers in the opening round of the playoffs.
A 1976 draft pick of both the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the World Hockey Association’s Cleveland Crusaders, Skjodt played professionally for nine seasons from 1976 to 1986 for the International Hockey League’s Muskegon Mohawks, the Central Hockey League’s Fort Worth Texans, Indianapolis Checkers and Salt Lake Golden Eagles and the American Hockey League’s Adirondack Red Wings.
Skjodt won the CHL’s Adams Cup title with the Checkers in 1982 and retired as the team’s second all-time leading scorer. Skjodt was a Checkers player-assistant coach in 1984-85 and 1985-86 and acted exclusively as an assistant in 1986-87. Skjodt has also coached midget and high school hockey in Indianapolis.
Charlie Skjodt is the father of Indiana forward Jake Skjodt.
Waterloo
P.K. O’Handley, 12th year (298-303-46); 5th year Waterloo (158-116-25)
O’Handley this season piloted the Black Hawks to the second division title of his five year tenure in Waterloo. He also guided the Hawks to the 2003-04 Clark Cup title. He has led Waterloo to four playoff berths in five years.
O’Handley won his one hundredth game as Waterloo coach when the Black Hawks defeated the Indiana Ice 5-4 in overtime on October 14, 2005.
O’Handley spent seven years (1991-98) as the head coach of the North Iowa Huskies, the team that moved from Mason City to Cedar Rapids to become the RoughRiders after the 1998-99 campaign. He posted a 140-187-21 record behind the Huskies bench. Prior to returning to the USHL with Waterloo, O’Handley was an assistant coach in the pro ranks for four seasons.
HISTORY
The RoughRiders enjoyed a record breaking evening while winning their playoff opener 8-1 on April 17. The Riders set a new club playoff records for most goals in one game (8) and tied the team record for most goals in one period (4 in the second) in that victory. The old record for most goals in one playoff game was set on April 8, 2005 in the Riders’ 7-3 win over Indiana.
By collecting five assists in the postseason opener, Pat Cannone tied a league record for most assists in one playoff game and broke club records for most points and most assists in one postseason game. The old Cedar Rapids mark for most points in one playoff game was established by Chase Watson, who notched four points in a 4-2 win over Omaha on April 27, 2002. Watson also set the old team record for most assists in a playoff game by picking up three in that contest, a total matched by Matt Vokes in the Riders’ April 8, 2005 win over Indiana.
With a hat trick in game one against Ohio, Jacob Cepis matched the club record for most goals in one playoff game. Brandon Svendsen is the only other Rider to score three times in one postseason game, having done so against Indiana on April 8, 2005.
Dating back to the final game of the regular season, Richard Bachman went 163:06 without being scored upon before Ohio’s Derek Roehl finally ended Bachman’s shutout streak with a power play goal at 10:42 of the second period of game three of round one. That goal was the first allowed by Bachman since he gave one up to the Waterloo Black Hawks’ Paul Weisgarber at 17:19 of the third period of the Riders’ April 14 regular season finale.
Bachman kept the Blue Jackets off the scoreboard for the first 161:90 of the opening round- a new team playoff record.
By shutting out the Blue Jackets in the first two games of the first round, Bachman set a new team playoff record for most shutouts in a single postseason. Alex Stalock (2005) and Bobby Goepfert (2002) accounted for the only two shutouts in Rider playoff history before this spring.
Bachman is one win away from equaling the team record for longest playoff winning streak set by Alex Stalock, who won five straight games during the 2005 playoffs.
The Riders set a new team playoff record by scoring four power play goals in game three of round one, breaking the old record of three power play goals set in game one of the Ohio series.
The Riders’ four game opening round victory over Ohio was the third series sweep in team playoff history. The Riders posted three game sweeps of the Indiana Ice (round one) and Chicago Steel (round two) in the 2005 postseason. Round one of this postseason marked the first time the Riders have ever played a best-of-seven series.
Jacob Cepis (34-38-72) broke the RoughRiders’ single season goal scoring record when he scored his thirty-second of the April 3 in Chicago. Cepis snapped the old mark of 31 goals set last season by Chad Costello.
Cepis (46-55-101) is the third RoughRider to reach one hundred career points and ranks second in the team career goal scoring rankings. He is just the third player in club history to top 70 points in a season.
Cepis trails only Ted Purcell (138) and Jon Grabarek (129) in the team career point scoring rankings. He lags behind only Grabarek (54) in career goals as a RoughRider.
Cepis joined Costello and Purcell in the Riders’ 70 point club. Costello (76) and Purcell (71) both topped 70 points last season.
Casey Wellman scored the third Cedar Rapids goal in the Riders’ April 6 win at Green Bay- the team record breaking two hundred thirtieth of the season for the Riders. With Wellman’s late game winner the Riders broke the old club record of 229 goals set in 2004-05. The Riders finished with 239 goals this season.
By picking up their twenty-first home win of the year April 7 against Indiana, the Riders set a team record for most home victories in one season. Cedar Rapids won 20 games in a 32-game home schedule in 2000-01 and 19 games in a 30-game home schedule in 2001-02.
The Riders’ team record setting eight game home winning streak ended with last Saturday’s loss to Waterloo. The old record club had stood for better than six years since the Riders put together a six game home winning streak from January 26 through February 12, 2001.
Cedar Rapids’ March 20 win at Chicago was the two hundred fiftieth regular season victory in RoughRider history and likewise, the two hundred fiftieth of Rider boss Mark Carlson’s USHL coaching career.
The Riders have totaled 37 wins and 79 points, more than in any other season in team history with the exception of the 2004-05 campaign. The Riders won 42 games and collected 89 points on the way to the Anderson and Clark Cups that season.
The Riders have topped 70 points for a fourth straight season and for the fifth time in the last six years.
This is the Riders’ fourth straight 30-win campaign and also the sixth time in the last seven years that the Riders have picked up at least 30 victories.
Robin Bergman set a new team record for most power play goals in one season (17). Bergman surpassed the old mark of 14 set by Phil Axtell last year.
Pat Cannone scored the Riders’ team record-setting twelfth shorthanded goal of the season in March 17 win over Ohio. The Riders finished with 14 shorthanded goals. The old record of 11 shorthanded goals was originally set in 1999-2000.
Aaron Bogosian has scored four shorthanded goals to break the team record originally set by Brandon Svendsen. Svendsen scored three times while shorthanded in 2004-05.
The Riders finished the regular season with a better record at home than on the road, the first time they have done so since 2003-04. The Riders’ road record was superior to their home record both last season and in 2004-05.
The Riders are, along with the Omaha Lancers, one of just two teams who have reached the playoffs each of the last seven years.
The Riders are the only USHL team to advance to the second round of the playoffs each of the last three years. Furthermore, Cedar Rapids is also the only team to reach round two in five of the last six years. Only one team (Sioux City) has even reached the second round three times in the last five years.
The Ice moved to Indiana from Danville following the 2003-04 season.
The Riders eliminated Indiana in the first round of the Clark Cup playoffs in both 2005 and 2006.
This season’s East Division title was the Black Hawks’ second in five years under P.K. O’Handley. O’Handley also guided the Hawks to the 2003-04 Clark Cup title- the first in Black Hawk history.
The Black Hawks missed last spring’s Clark Cup playoffs after qualifying each of the prior three years. The Hawks went 23-30-7 last year after posting winning records each of the prior three seasons.
COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
Cedar Rapids (13)
Richard Bachman (Colorado College), Robin Bergman (Notre Dame), David Boehm (Massachusetts), Aaron Bogosian (St. Lawrence), Rob Bordson (Minnesota-Duluth), Jacob Cepis (Bowling Green), Brett Dickinson (Quinnipiac), Danny Dries (New Hampshire), Evan Stephens (Dartmouth), Matt Tomassoni (Miami of Ohio), Kevin Wehrs (Minnesota), Scott Wietecha (Ferris State), Tommy Wingels (Miami of Ohio)
Indiana (13)
Nick Bailen (Bowling Green), Michael Del Mauro (Harvard), Mike Embach (Ferris State), Alex Kangas (Minnesota), Eric Kattelus (Michigan Tech), Brian Keane (Massachusetts), John Kemp (Nebraska-Omaha), Eric Olimb (Nebraska-Olimb), Brett Peterson (Minnesota State-Mankato), Mike Phillipi (Nebraska-Omaha), Garrett Roe (St. Cloud State), Jake Skjodt (Nebraska-Omaha), Greg Squires (Western Michigan)
Waterloo (15)
Matt Arhontas (Princeton), Brett Barta (St. Cloud State), Ryan Cramer (Bemidji State), Matt DiGirolamo (New Hampshire), Jan-Mikael Juutilainen (Nebraska-Omaha), Blake Kessel (New Hampshire), John Lee (Denver), Vince LoVerde (Miami of Ohio), Billy Maday (Notre Dame), James Marcou (Massachusetts), Kyle Reeds (Dartmouth), Ryan Rondeau (Yale), Craig Smith (Wisconsin), Isak Tranvik (Quinnipiac), Joshua Turnbull (Wisconsin)
Highlights
Dave Moss (0-1-1) and the Calgary Flames were eliminated by the Detroit Red Wings in the opening round of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs four games to two.
Ted Purcell signed with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings last Friday after enjoying a standout freshman season at the University of Maine.
ROUGHRIDERS ROSTER
Forward Danny Dries returned to the Rider lineup for round one. Dries was suspended for eight games after receiving a game misconduct for fighting with less than five minutes remaining and a match penalty in the Riders’ March 25 win at Ohio.
TICKETS
Tickets for Friday’s game are now on sale at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office. Playoff tickets are available for purchase over the phone at (319) 261-4625, in person at the ice arena and on line at www.roughridershockey.com. The ticket office is open from noon to 5:00PM on weekdays and from noon through the end of the second period on game days. Playoff ticket prices range from $8 to $18.
ON THE AIR/ON LINE
RoughRiders regular season and playoff games are broadcast on AM-1360 The Fan in Cedar Rapids. Courtesy of B2 Networks, free audio webcasts of Riders games will also be available at www.roughridershockey.com. Brian Lavelle provides play-by-play.
The RoughRiders and B2 have also teamed up to offer pay-per-view video webcasts of all RoughRiders games. Fans can click on the “Watch RoughRiders’ Games Live” icon at www.roughridershockey.com to watch and listen to the game. The broadcast is available to fans with a high speed DSL or cable modem internet connection. The charge for video webcasts is $6 per game.
Real time updates of all USHL games are available on line at www.pointstreak.com/prostats.