Alex Pirus played in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings in the 1970s. After his playing career, he found his calling as a chaplain for Hockey Ministries International. He conducts bi-weekly services for those interested Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players and personnel.
Dylan Hryckowian has six goals and eight assists in 14 games this season for the Cedar Rapids RoughRIders. His older brother, Justin, played for the club in 2019-20 and is having a great sophomore season for Northeastern University.
With their regular play-by-play broadcaster out sick, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders turned to Josh Karnish and Andy Moore to call the club’s game this past Saturday night against Chicago. They’re players on the team.
Tyler Busch was acquired by the Iowa Heartlanders in an ECHL trade last week from the Fort Wayne Komets. He had three assists Sunday in Iowa’s first win of the season ... over Fort Wayne.
Defenseman Bryce Montgomery is a sixth-round 2021 draft pick of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. He played two-plus seasons of major junior hockey in Canada, but decided his best bet this season was to leave and come to the United States Hockey League and play, specifically the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.
The regular seasons for both the Iowa Heartlanders and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders have begun. Here is a look at how things are going for the two hockey clubs that represent the Corridor.
Forward Zaccharya Wisdom had four goals and eight points in his first seven games of this United States Hockey League season. His second season with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders is off to a flying start.
First-year forward Ryan Walsh went into Saturday night’s game against Waterloo leading the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in shots on goal by a wide margin
First-year forward Isaac Johnson of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders comes from a family of eight. He is from Dalton, Minn. (population 200). But he decided to leave home for his senior year of high school to pursue his hockey goals.
Coach and General Manager Mark Carlson doesn’t think there’s much significance to it, but his Cedar Rapids RoughRiders have 12 players on the opening-day roster who have played at least one game previously with the club. The Riders begin the United States Hockey League regular season Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh against the Lincoln Stars.
Defenseman Joe Fleming was supposed to return to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and junior hockey for this coming season. Instead a glowing recent showing at Vegas Golden Knights development camp has led to a contract offer he will accept.
The 2022 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders main tryout camp ended with an all-star game Sunday. Among the more intriguing participants was 6-foot-6 winger Douglas Andersson, who came from Sweden in an attempt to eventually secure a roster spot
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders selected 25 players Monday and Tuesday in the two phases of the United States Hockey League Draft, including a goalie with Phase II’s first pick.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders had their return USHL season end Tuesday night with a 6-1 loss to Muskegon in Game 2 of their playoff series.
The Muskegon Lumberjacks handed the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders a convincing 6-0 defeat in Game 1 of their USHL playoff series Monday night in Michigan.
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