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There's a 2 p.m. press conference in Dubuque today to officially announce what's been reported for awhile now - the city is getting back into the United States Hockey League. Dubuque is building a 3,200-seat ice arena on Chaplain Schmitt Island called the Mystique Ice Center. The franchise, which will begin play next season, will be owned by several local investors. Here's a story from the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald on the new/old team. Back in the USHL Dubuque will officially return to the league today with ...

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Forward Chad Hudson has left the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders to rejoin the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the North American Hockey League. Hudson played in eight games for the Riders, recording a goal and an assist. The 19-year-old from Coppell, Texas, played 43 games last season for Wichita Falls and eight for the NAHL's St. Louis Bandits. "We wish him the best of luck there," said Riders Coach/General Manager Mark Carlson. "I think it's a real good place for him to go. It's ...

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A pair of victories, including a shutout, earned Troy Grosenick of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders the United States Hockey League's Goaltender of the Week award. Grosenick stopped 31 shots in a 4-0 shutout of the Tri-City Storm last Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The previous night he had 30 saves and stopped four of seven shooters to pick up a shootout win at Sioux Falls. Grosenick, 20, is a second-year RoughRider from Brookfield, Wis.

CEDAR RAPIDS — The band is back together and sounding good. A full complement of players — and coaches — resulted in a two-win weekend for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, including 4-0 over Tri-City last night at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. The Riders had their struggles, going 1-3 the two weeks head coach Mark Carlson and players Jeff Costello, Derek DeBlois, Mike Parks and Mac Bennett were gone winning gold medals for the United States at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — It sure wasn’t a gold-medal start for Mark Carlson and the four Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players who were part of a United States team that won the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge international hockey tournament in Prince Edward Island, Canada, last week. Carlson, the RoughRiders head coach and general manager, led the U.S. to first place at the 2008 Challenge and figured the best way to do things this time around was to arrive at the tournament site (Summerside, ...

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A United States hockey team consisting of primarily United States Hockey League players (including four Cedar Rapids RoughRiders) and coached by RoughRiders head coach/general manager Mark Carlson defeated Canada West, 2-1, Sunday to win the World Junior 'A' Challenge in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Matt Leitner of the Fargo Force scored 50 seconds in the third period for the winning goal. Eamonn McDermott of Fargo, who assisted on Leitner's goal, scored on the power play late in the second period to ...

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It’s true. Matt Hemingway is related to that famous writer who shares his last name. Granted, Ernest Hemingway was the second cousin of his great-grandfather. But, hey, that counts. “I think my family and about four other people are the only ones that know that,” Hemingway said with a smile. “I’ve read ‘Old Man and The Sea,’ but that’s it. I don’t really like to write. Nothing like that.” The truth is the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders rookie could write a good book about ...

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Eric Mihalik of the Des Moines Buccaneers made all 18 saves as the United States blanked Sweden, 3-0, in the quarterfinals of the World Junior 'A' Challenge hockey tournament Thursday at Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Americans, coached by Mark Carlson of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, play Russia in a tourney semifinal Friday. Also on the team are RoughRiders' Jeff Costello, Mac Bennett, Derek DeBlois and Mike Parks. Bennett had an assist on USA's first goal Thursday from Nick Jensen of the ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s true. Matt Hemingway IS related to that famous writer guy who shares his last name. Granted, Ernest Hemingway was the second cousin of his great-grandfather. But, hey, that counts. “I think my family and about four other people are the only one’s that know that,” Hemingway said with a smile. “I’ve read ‘Old Man and The Sea,’ but that’s it. I don’t really like to write. Nothing like that.” The truth is the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders rookie could write ...

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Derek DeBlois of the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders scored a goal as Team USA defeated Belarus, 6-1, in its second game of the Junior 'A' World Challenge hockey tournament Tuesday night at Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Americans, who lost in a shootout to Canada East in its first preliminary round game, finished second in its pool and will face Sweden in a tournament quarterfinal Thursday night. Mike Parks of the RoughRiders added an assist for Team USA against Belarus, and Shane ...

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Canada East scored three unanswered goals in the third period to force overtime, then won a shootout, 3-2, to pick up a 5-4 victory over the United States on Sunday night at the World Junior 'A' Challenge hockey tournament in Prince Edward Island. Team USA includes Cedar Rapids RoughRiders Jeff Costello, Mike Parks, Derek DeBlois and Mac Bennett. Parks had a goal in the game. RoughRiders head coach/general manager Mark Carlson is Team USA's head coach. With the exception of one player, the ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Jeff Dwyer asked how it went in. No one could really tell him. The bottom line is that defenseman Dan Kolomatis’ slap shot sneaked into the net with 4.2 seconds left to give the Chicago Steel a 6-5 victory over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders last night before 1,335 stunned fans at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Kolomatis’ winner against Riders goalie Troy Grosenick came from the right faceoff circle off a loose puck. Oh, yeah, it came on the ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Get to know Jeff Dwyer because he’s in the saddle for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders the next few days. Dwyer is the first-year assistant coach for the Riders who is taking over for head coach/general manager Mark Carlson while he and four RoughRiders players are in Canada representing the United States at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge international tournament. The Connecticut native, 29, went to Yale and played five seasons professionally as a defenseman after being drafted in ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS – He was cool with being interviewed and videotaped, but Matt Larson had a request first. “Hey, can I go change into our new uniform?” the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders captain asked. No, not those RoughRiders. These are the high school RoughRiders, who begin their Midwest High School Hockey League season this weekend with a home game Friday against Dubuque and Saturday and Sunday at Quad Cities. You might remember them formerly as the Cedar Rapids Mustangs. The new owners of the ...

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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders forward Sam Warning has committed to play college hockey beginning in the 2011 season for Minnesota. A St. Louis-area native, Warning, 17,  is in his first season with the RoughRiders. He has two goals and two assists in seven games. He and teammate Mike Parks (a North Dakota commit) played for a United States team late in the summer in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Slovakia. Warning is the 10th RoughRider to commit to a college: Sam Warning (Minnesota) Mike Parks ...

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Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman Bryce Aneloski said in a Gazette story last week that he liked the University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey program. He showed how much Tuesday, officially committing to the Mavericks. Aneloski, 19, is tied for the United States Hockey League lead with 15 points in eight games. His six goals is second in the league. The Pekin, Ill, resident is in his third season with the RoughRiders. He played a semester last season for Providence College before deciding to transfer ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — There were a couple of people spotted in the stands at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena wearing No. 13 jerseys with the name “Lynch” on the back. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders fans love their former players. They always remember them. Just in case, Ben Lynch gave them a performance never to forget Sunday afternoon. The Lincoln Stars forward burned his former team by scoring two goals in his new team’s 3-1 win before 2,556 fans at The Stable. “Hard to explain,” ...

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He claims he’s not really a point getter. The statistics say otherwise. Bryce Aneloski continued his torrid early season offensive play last night, recording a power-play hat trick and five points in the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders’ 7-2 win over the U.S. National 17-Under Team at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. A third-year guy, Aneloski already has as many points (12) and twice as many goals (6) as he did all last season in 38 games. The 19-year-old from Pekin, Ill., played one ...

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You expected Jeff Costello. You didn’t see Bryce Aneloski coming. Costello leads the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in scoring through the first three weekends of the United States Hockey League season. That’s no surprise, considering his talent (an Ottawa Senators draft pick) and 24 goals last year. What is a surprise is Aneloski being right behind him. The third-year defenseman has three goals and five assists in six games. For comparison, the 19-year-old from Pekin, Ill., had 12 points in 38 games last season. “I ...

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The United States Hockey League announced rosters Monday for a United States hockey team that will play in next month's World Junior A Challenge in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Forwards Michael Parks, Jeff Costello and Derek DeBlois will be joined by defenseman Mac Bennett on a U.S. team whose head coach is Mark Carlson of the RoughRiders. The tournament is Nov. 1-8 and consists of teams from Belarus, Russia, Sweden, the United States and two from Canada. Carlson led the U.S. team, ...

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Justin Kovacs was itching. He was tired of scratching. The first-year Cedar Rapids RoughRiders center spent his first five games out of the lineup, but made his debut Sunday and all but assured himself future ice time. Kovacs had a goal as part of a dangerous forward line with fellow rookies Stu Wilson and Nick Lappin that helped the Riders blast the Des Moines Buccaneers, 5-0, before 1,387 fans at The Stable. A nice rebound for Cedar Rapids (5-1) from that disappointing ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Justin Kovacs was itching. He was tired of scratching. The first-year Cedar Rapids RoughRiders center spent his first five games out of the lineup, but made his debut Sunday afternoon and all but assured himself future ice time. Kovacs had a goal as part of a dangerous forward line with fellow rookies Stu Wilson and Nick Lappin that helped the Riders blast the Des Moines Buccaneers, 5-0, before 1,387 fans at The Stable. A nice rebound for Cedar Rapids ...

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Chicks dig hockey players. A postgame meet and greet at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena proves it. RoughRiders players are like rock stars in a way, attracting girls like Rush Limbaugh attracts conservative Republicans. “The football players don’t like us too much, though,” says Jeff Costello, laughing. Costello, 18, of Milwaukee, is in his second season with the Riders. He graduated from Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School this past summer. That’s part of the deal for junior hockey players. These 16-to-20-year-olds move away from ...

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Caught up with new Cedar Rapids RoughRiders' radio play-by-play man Jim Stachoviak yesterday. He's a 28-year-old University of Iowa employee who won the team's open tryout last month. Here's a short story on him:                                                 CEDAR RAPIDS — Yeah, he’s heard Brian Lavelle’s name thrown around in his presence. "A couple of times," Jim Stachowiak said, laughing. "Sounds like I’ve got big shoes to fill." The Iowa City man and employee of the Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research (ICATER) at the U of ...

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