Eastern Iowa Sports and Rec

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders host the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

A surge in power play scoring helped the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders take revenge against the Waterloo Black Hawks in a 3-2 contest at Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Saturday. For more on the game, visit waterlooblackhawks.com… You might also be interested in: No related posts.

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Defenseman Greg Amlong and forward Gerald Mayhew of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are the United States Hockey League‘s Defenseman of the Week and Forward of the Week, it was announced Monday. Mayhew had four goals and five points to help the RoughRiders go 2-0-1 on a three-game road trip last week to Youngstown, Chicago and Green [...]

Forward Riley Bourbonnais has been selected to a United States team of USHL players that will play, as always, in the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge. Here is the release from the United States Hockey League: Fw_ 20 Ushl Players Named to u.s. Junior Select Team You might also be interested in: Shutout win gives Riders [...]

Defenseman Greg Amlong of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders has verbally committed to play college hockey beginning next season at Massachusetts-Lowell. Amlong, 19, has three assists in four games this season for the Riders. He had a goal and 12 assists in 45 games last season. He will join RoughRiders teammate and fellow O’Fallon, Mo., resident [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s a mite who’s mighty. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Austin Ortega isn’t a big kid. That’t the bottom line. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders have the first-year forward listed at 5-foot-6 and 148 pounds. He’s the second-shortest player in the United States Hockey League and the third-lightest. Not that it [...]