Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

The National Hockey League Draft was conducted Tuesday night and Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders had three players from this past season’s team drafted, with another pair who the club took in the recent United States Hockey League Draft also taken.

Forward Cade Littler was a first-round Phase I draft pick of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders way back in 2020. Circumstances dictated he play elsewhere for three years, but the Calgary Flames draft pick participated in main tryout camp this weekend and is ready to make a big impact for the Riders in 2023-24.

Eric Pohlkamp of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders was named United States Hockey League Defenseman of the Year on Thursday. The 19-year-old Bemidji State University signee is the second Rider to earn the honor.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders selected 31 players Tuesday and Wednesday in the two phases of the United States Hockey League Draft. That included 9 players from Canada in Wednesday’s Phase II.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders played seven games in 10 days at the end of the season, the final one a 3-1 loss Sunday night at Youngstown that eliminated them from the United States Hockey League playoffs. There’s no rest for Coach Mark Carlson and his staff, with the USHL Draft being conducted Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Youngstown Phantoms scored a mid-third period goal and added an empty net one late for a 3-1 win over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series. Youngstown won Game 1 in double-overtime and swept the series.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders fought back from a 2-0 deficit in their USHL playoff game Friday night, tying the Youngstown Phantoms with a late goal in regulation. Youngstown ended up winning the game in the second overtime, 3-2.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders got a pair of first-period goals from Martins Lavins and beat Team USA, 3-1, Wednesday night in the deciding Game 3 of their USHL first-round playoff series. The Riders now head to Youngstown for a second-round series.

The United States National Team Development Program’s U17 team got a late goal and an ensuing empty netter to beat the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, 6-4, Tuesday night in Game 2 of a first-round United States Hockey League playoff series.

Five players scored goals and six recorded assists, as the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders won Game 1 of their first-round USHL playoff series Monday night over the USNTDP’s U17 squad, 5-2.

Ryan Walsh of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders had modest goals this season as a first-year player. The forward simply wanted to earn ice time. What he has accomplished instead is the club’s record for most points in a season.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders officially qualified for the United States Hockey League playoffs with a win this past Friday night over Youngstown. The Iowa Heartlanders had their ECHL season conclude with a pair of wins over Wheeling.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders had their home game Friday night against Madison postponed by weather. That’d be summer-like weather: severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

The Iowa Heartlanders have hit the college free-agent market hard in the last couple of weeks, signing six players who recently ended their college careers in the United States.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are in possession of a United States Hockey League playoff berth with 11 games remaining in the regular season. The club hopes to climb the standings down the stretch in hopes of hosting a first-round playoff series.