Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
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The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the East Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Before moving to Cedar Rapids in 1999, the team was based in Mason City, where they were known as the North Iowa Huskies. The RoughRiders' new name was chosen in a contest, where a local teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids submitted Roughriders, as it was the school's mascot.
The RoughRiders' home ice is the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The team has been to postseason play the last five years in a row.
2004-05
The 2004-05 season was an important one the the team's history. The Roughriders finished first in the East Division with a record of 42 wins, 13 losses, and 5 overtime losses, for 89 points in the standings. They tied the West Division champions Omaha Lancers for the regular season overall title, the Anderson Cup.
After three-game sweeps against the Indiana Ice and Chicago Steel, the Roughriders suffered their first playoff loss against the Sioux City Musketeers, 2-1, on May 1st. After splitting games in Sioux City, the Roughriders finally defeated Sioux City at home on May 9th, 4-1, to win the USHL championship, the Clark Cup.
In postseason awards, Roughriders coach Mark Carlson was named Coach of the Year, and two Roughriders were named to the All-USHL second team.
External link
- RoughRiders' website (http://www.roughridershockey.com)