A true testament that the season is right around the corner: trades are already occuring in the USHL. Cedar Rapids has just aquired another new goaltender. Now the competition for playing time will be very tight.
LANCERS TRADE GOALTENDER ROHRKEMPER TO CEDAR RAPIDS Thursday, September 17, 2009 - Submitted by Dan Fremuth The Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) completed a trade today sending goaltender Eric Rohrkemper to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in exchange for defenseman Jacob Downing. Downing, a second round selection in the 2009 USHL Futures Draft, will be placed on Omaha’s 1993 protected list and is expected to compete for a spot on the 2010-2011 Lancers roster.Meanwhile, Rohrkemper, a 6’0”, 170 pound netminder from Grosse Point Woods, Minnesota will head to Cedar Rapids where he will look to compete for one of the goaltending jobs this season with the RoughRiders. With the departure of Rohrkemper, the Lancers have just two remaining goaltenders in veteran Jeff Teglia and newcomer Joe Phillippi.
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