...and it begins...

The RoughRiders faced off with arch-rival Waterloo on Wednesday night. Sure, the game was preseason and more or less to get a feel for the skill level of other teams, but it was taken just as seriously as a third round playoff game by the players and fans.

Whether it's a distance of only 60 miles or the difference in crowd attitudes, I just don't think Cedar Rapids fans will ever like Waterloo fans, and the players will certainly never get along. Last night's game wasn't any different than any other match-up there's been: lots of penalties and fighting. I suppose it's good for getting fans pumped up as long as the game doesn't turn into a goon match.

Cedar Rapids ended up winning 6-3 over the Hawks, and I have to admit as a Cedar Rapids fan, I really can't complain about much. I try to be fair to both sides, but I'm a hockey fan. I just really don't like Waterloo and never will. There's a slew of other words and phrases I could use to describe my feelings but I'll just resort to letting this youtube video to say what I think Waterloo accomplished last night.

Major fail!



Boxscore from pointstreak:

GAME DETAILS

SCORING SHOTS 1 2 3 TOTAL Cedar Rapids 1 4 1 6 Waterloo 2 0 1 3 1 2 3 TOTAL Cedar Rapids 8 7 6 21 Waterloo 8 6 9 23

POWERPLAYS Cedar Rapids 1 for 5 : Waterloo 0 for 7

SCORING SUMMARY Period 1 Waterloo - Brock Montpetit (Derek Arnold, Steven Hoshaw) 7:09 Waterloo - Scott Wamsganz (unassisted) 15:52 Cedar Rapids - Stu Wilson (powerplay) (Sam Warning, Michael Parks) 18:57 Period 2 Cedar Rapids - Jayson Megna (Stephen Collins, Derek Deblois) 5:39 Cedar Rapids - Stu Wilson (Andy Simpson) 7:10 Cedar Rapids - Nick Lappin (Zach Lehrke) 8:37 Cedar Rapids - Stephen Collins (Jayson Megna, Thomas Mahoney) 8:49 Period 3 Waterloo - Brady Vail (Patrick Divjak) 9:10 Cedar Rapids - Sam Warning (shorthanded) (unassisted) 15:22

PENALTIES

Period 1

Waterloo - Colton Warner - (Slashing), 2 min, 8:11 Cedar Rapids - Zach Carriveau - (Checking from Behind), 2 min, 8:50 Cedar Rapids - Nick Lappin - (Interference), 2 min, 13:08 Waterloo - Blake Thompson - (Holding), 2 min, 16:33 Waterloo - Tony Turgeon - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 17:00 Cedar Rapids - Stephen Collins - (Slashing), 2 min, 19:13

Period 2

Cedar Rapids - Derek Deblois - (Tripping), 2 min, 8:53 Cedar Rapids - Thomas Mahoney - (Hooking), 2 min, 12:17 Waterloo - Nick Ebert - (Roughing), 2 min, 19:24

Period 3

Cedar Rapids - Peter Sakaris - (Roughing), 2 min, 3:50 Waterloo - Steven Hoshaw - (Roughing), 2 min, 3:50 Waterloo - J.T. Brown - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 5:11 Cedar Rapids - Thomas Mahoney - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 5:11 Waterloo - Patrick Divjak - (Slashing), 2 min, 5:59 Cedar Rapids - Jayson Megna - (Slashing), 2 min, 12:24 Cedar Rapids - Nick Lappin - (Tripping), 2 min, 14:55 Waterloo - Dan Sova - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:58 Cedar Rapids - Thomas Mahoney - (Delay of Game), 2 min, 18:58