The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders came into existence after a move from Mason City. That move was contingent on the first indoor ice facility being constructed in town. The Cedar Rapids Ice Arena was built, with the first game in it coming exactly 25 years ago. A standing-room-only crowd of 4,104 fans watched the RoughRiders beat Rochester in a shootout.
With NIL exploding and a lawsuit filed to possibly allow major junior players in Canada the chance to play college hockey, how that all could affect the United States Hockey League is a burgeoning topic of discussion.
At this point last month, Mark Carlson was believed to be on the verge of setting the United States Hockey League record for most career coaching victories. But the league then discovered they had miscalculated Carlson’s win total. Having already reached out to RoughRiders alumni and others in the hockey world for comment on playing for Carlson, The Gazette has decided to not wait until next season when Carlson does indeed break the USHL wins record. Here is what NHL players like Ross Colton had to say.
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.
If you know anything about Mark Carlson and his approach to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders junior hockey program he has built over 23 seasons here, you know there wasn’t much of a celebration of his 750th career coaching victory this past Saturday night.
Mark Carlson has been the only coach the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders have had since their inception into the United States Hockey League in the 1999-2000 season. Carlson won his 750th career game Saturday night as his Riders beat Muskegon .
Anthony DeAngelo played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders as a 14 and 15-year-old in 2010-11. The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman is giving back to the community where his career really began as part of a “Tony D Saves For The Children” promotion.
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.
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
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.
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.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders didn’t have a team last USHL season, had to draft last this year, yet they’ve made the league playoffs after an overtime win over Dubuque.
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders fell to Des Moines, 6-4, in their first home game at ImOn Ice in 604 days.
The RoughRiders went into their matchup Friday night against Green Bay having scored just twice in three games.
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