Former Cedar Rapids RoughRiders goaltender Richard Bachman, now a freshman at Colorado College, has been named Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Rookie of the Month for February.

Bachman, 20, went 6-1-0 in February with a 1.59 goals against average, a .940 save percentage and two shutouts. On the season, the Highlands Ranch, Colorado, native is tied for first in the nation in save percentage (.934), is tied for second in wins (23), ranks third in goals against average (1.76) and is tied for sixth in shutouts (4). This marks the second time this season Bachman has been named National Rookie of the Month.

Bachman has backstopped fifth-ranked C.C. (26-9-1 overall, 21-6-1 conference) to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.

Last year Bachman went 14-10-2 with a 2.99 goals against average, two shutouts and a .913 save percentage in 26 games with the RoughRiders after being acquired in an early-season trade with the Chicago Steel.

Bachman was superb for Cedar Rapids in last spring’s United States Hockey League Clark Cup playoffs, going 4-1 in six games while posting a microscopic 1.28 goals against average, two shutouts and a .951 save percentage.

Bachman was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round of the 2006 National Hockey League Draft with the one hundred twentieth overall choice.

The RoughRiders (28-19-3, 59 points) are in third place in the USHL’s East Division. The Riders return to action with a pair of games this weekend. The Riders will host the Sioux City Musketeers Friday night at 7:05 before travelling to Lincoln to take on the Stars Saturday evening.

Tickets for all remaining RoughRider regular season home games- including Friday’s game- are now on sale. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena ticket office, over the phone at (319) 261-4625 or 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. Ticket prices range from $7 to $17 in advance and from $8 to $18 on game days.