Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
City:	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
League:	USHL
Division:	East
Founded:	1983
Home Arena:	Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Colors:	Green, White, Black
Owner(s):	Jeff Jauch
General Manager:	Mark Carlson
Head Coach:	Mark Carlson
Franchise history
1983–1999:	North Iowa Huskies
1999–present:	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

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.

History

2002-2003

The 2002-2003 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 27-26-7 record for a total of 61 points. In the quarterfinals of the USHL playoffs, the Roughriders beat Topeka 3 games to 1. In the semifinals, Cedar Rapids was swept 3-0 by Lincoln.

2003-2004

The 2003-2004 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 34-23-2 record for a total of 71 points. In the quarterfinals of the USHL playoffs, the Roughriders lost to Danville 3 games to 1.

2004-2005

The 2004-05 season was an important one in 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 lost their first game against the Sioux City Musketeers, 2-1, on May 1. After splitting games in Sioux City, the Roughriders finally defeated Sioux City at home on May 9, 4-1, to win their first USHL championship, the Clark Cup, and therefore, their first Tier 1 national championship in American junior hockey. Goaltender Alex Stalock took most valuable player honors for the series.

In postseason awards, Roughriders coach Mark Carlson was named Coach of the Year, and two Roughriders were named to the All-USHL second team.

2005-2006

By the end of the regular season, the Roughriders had won the Eastern Division on goal differential against the Des Moines Buccaneers, while both compiled 33 wins, 21 losses, and 6 overtime losses. Also, the Roughriders clinched the Corridor Cup against the Waterloo Black Hawks.

The Roughriders won a division semifinal against the Indiana Ice, defeating them 3 games to 2, before bowing to eventual Clark Cup champion Des Moines in a three-game sweep.

Roughriders player Chad Costello finished on top of the league scoring race with 76 points, and teammate Ted Purcell finished on top of the assists list with 52.

2006-2007

In the first round, they comprehensively destroyed the Junior Blue Jackets in a four-game sweep by scores of 8-0, 1-0, 5-1 and 5-2. But the thirteen day break between series cost the Riders as they lost both their round-robin games and were knocked out of the USHL playoffs, the last loss being to, of all teams, Waterloo.

2007-2008

The 2007-2008 edition of the Roughriders finished in third place in the East Division with a 33-22-5 record. The Roughriders were lead in net with Brady Hjelle. The Roughriders were swept out of the play-offs in the first round by the Waterloo Black Hawks.

2008-2009

The 2008-2009 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-17-5 record for a total of 81 points. The Roughriders lost in the 1st round of the playoffs to eventual Clark Cup champion Indiana 3 games to 2.

2009-2010

The 2009-2010 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in second place in the East Division with a 38-19-3 record for a total of 79 points. The Roughriders lost to Indiana in the 1st round of the playoffs 3 games to 2 just as they did the year before.

2010-2011

In 2010-2011, the Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in first place in the East Division with a 42-12-6 record for a total of 90 points, capturing their second Anderson Cup. In the playoffs, the Roughriders beat Muskegon in the quarterfinals 3 games to 1, but lost in the conference semifinals to Green Bay 3-1.

2011-2012

The 2011-2012 Cedar Rapids Roughriders finished in fifth place in the East Division with a 27-21-12 record for a total of 66 points. The Roughriders lost to Youngstown 2-0 in the qualifying round of the USHL playoffs.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

North Iowa Huskies
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
1983-84	48	21	25	1	1	-	239	264	44	6th of 8 overall
1984-85	48	11	35	0	2	-	178	333	25	9th of 10 overall
1985-86	48	17	27	0	4	-	211	267	38	6th of 9 overall
1986-87	48	15	29	1	3	-	226	311	34	9th of 10 overall
1987-88	48	22	21	2	3	-	238	234	49	7th of 10 overall
1988-89	48	24	19	2	3	-	286	264	53	5th of 10 overall
1989-90	48	21	25	0	2	-	228	223	44	7th of 10 overall
1990-91	48	17	27	4	0	-	215	247	44	8th of 10 overall
1991-92	48	14	33	1	0	-	154	296	30	9th of 10 overall
1992-93	48	14	28	2	4	-	161	227	34	9th of 10 overall
1993-94	54	5	41	1	7	-	149	305	18	10th of 10 overall
1994-95	48	17	26	5	0	-	183	231	39	8th of 11 overall
1995-96	46	26	17	1	2	-	184	181	55	4th of 11 overall
1996-97	56	28	21	-	5	0	210	191	61	3rd of 6 North	Won Quarterfinals 4-1 (Des Moines Buccaneers) Lost Semifinals 3-4 (Green Bay Gamblers)
1997-98	56	41	9	-	0	6	206	136	78	1st of 6 North	Won Quarterfinals 4-1 (Waterloo Black Hawks) Lost Semifinals 2-4 (Omaha Lancers)
1998-99	56	18	36	-	2	0	150	221	38	5th of 5 Central	Did not Qualify
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
1999-00	58	19	34	-	0	5	156	220	43	5th of 7 East	Did not Qualify
2000-01	56	30	21	-	5	0	192	196	65	2nd of 6 East	Lost Quarterfinals 1-3 (Sioux Falls Stampede)
2001-02	61	33	21	-	7	0	188	161	73	2nd of 6 East	Won Quarterfinals 3-1 (Lincoln Stars) Lost Semifinals 1-3 (Omaha Lancers)
2002-03	60	27	26	-	3	4	157	180	61	2nd of 5 East	Won Quarterfinals 3-1 (Topeka ScareCrows) Lost Semifinals 0-3 (Lincoln Stars)
2003-04	60	34	23	-	1	2	207	188	71	2nd of 6 East	Lost Quarterfinals 1-3 (Danville Wings)
2004-05	60	42	13	-	1	4	229	157	89	1st of 6 East T-1 overall	Won Quarterfinals 3-0 (Indiana Ice) Won Semifinals 3-0 (Chicago Steel) Won Championship 3-2 (Sioux City Musketeers)
2005-06	60	33	21	-	1	5	196	170	72	2nd of 6 East	Won Quarterfinals 3-2 (Indiana Ice) Lost Semifinals  0-3 (Des Moines Buccaneers)
2006-07	60	37	18	-	2	3	239	189	79	2nd of 6 East	Won first round 4-0 (Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets) Quarterfinals eliminated with 0-2 record
2007-08	60	33	22	-	1	4	200	156	71	3rd of 6 East	Lost Quarterfinals 0-3 (Waterloo Black Hawks)
2008-09	60	38	17	-	2	3	219	147	81	2nd of 6 East	Lost Quarterfinals 2-3 (Indiana Ice)
2009-10	60	38	19	-	1	2	214	154	79	2nd of 6 East	Lost Quarterfinals 2-3 (Indiana Ice)
2010-11	60	42	12	-	3	3	212	151	90	1st of 8 Eastern 1st overall	First Round bye Won Quarterfinals 3-1 (Muskegon Lumberjacks) Lost Semifinals 1-3 (Green Bay Gamblers)
2011-12	60	27	21	-	5	7	195	189	66	5th of 8 Eastern	Lost First Round 0-2 (Youngstown Phantoms)
2012-13	64	25	30	-	4	5	188	221	59	6th of 8 Eastern	Did not Qualify
2013-14	60	35	21	-	1	3	195	183	74	2nd of 7 Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals 1-3 (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
2014-15	60	39	21	-	0	0	210	162	78	2nd of 8 Eastern	Lost Quarterfinals 0-3 (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
2015-16	60	40	15	-	3	2	198	150	85	1st of 9 Eastern 1st overall	Lost Quarterfinals 2-3 (Bloomington Thunder)

External links

• RoughRiders' website
• USHL website
• RoughRiders' Message Board