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RoughRiders rally for 3-2 win over Team USA
Dec. 10, 2010 8:32 pm
Nick Saracino's goal with 4:54 left rallied the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders past the USA Hockey Under-17 national team Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Riders trailed midway through the second period, 2-0, but got goals from Michael Parks and Stu Wilson to tie it. Team USA outshot Cedar Rapids in the game by a 41-30 margin, though the Riders had the third-period shots edge, 15-13.
Brady Hjelle got the win in net for the RoughRiders who return home for two games next weekend before the Christmas break.
Members of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders' congregate near their bench during during the first period of their game against the Quad City Blues at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, in southwest Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
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