Cedar Rapids Adult Hockey begins...

I just looked up my team's schedule and was amazed to see how many players have signed up. Cedar Rapids hockey has truly grown over the past few years and it's more than obvious now---there are 19 teams combined for A, B, and C leagues. This means there are approximately 200 adult hockey players in the area who are playing organized leagues, up from only a handful when the rink first began. This is such great news!

 I've also seen that the youth house leagues are filling up as are travel teams. There's a huge amount of beginning players taking part in the "Mini Riders" program as well. I think hockey director Kevin Brooks is truly doing a great job improving the level of hockey in the area and it's great to see that he's trying out a ton of new ideas (such as "Mini Riders" learn to play hockey) and working with the girls to form the Lady RoughRiders team. It's very encouraging and shows that he cares about helping the rink succeed and wants to see players develop their skills.