INDIANAPOLIS, IN- The Indiana Ice and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders will decide their first round playoff series Wednesday night in Cedar Rapids, IA. The puck drops at 8:05 p.m. from Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

The Ice evened the best-of-five first round series with a dominant 6-1 win over the RoughRiders Monday night from Pan Am Plaza.

Casey DeSmith continued his torrid play in net stopping 41 shots in the victory and he has now turned away 68 of 70 shots in the team’s last two wins. The trio of Max Cook, Shane Berschbach and Nic Dowd has led the charge offensively as the threesome combined for seven goals and five assists in the two wins at Pan Am Plaza.

Indy and Cedar Rapids head to a decisive game five for the second consecutive season. The Ice defeated the RoughRiders in last year’s first round edition when Torey Krug-Michigan State delivered the game-winner with 15 seconds left in regulation for a 7-6 Indy victory.

First Round Playoff Schedule
ICE at Cedar Rapids Wednesday, April 7 Cedar Rapids 6, ICE 0
ICE at Cedar Rapids Friday, April 9 Cedar Rapids 5, ICE 3
Cedar Rapids at ICE Saturday, April 10 ICE 3, Cedar Rapids 1
Cedar Rapids at ICE Monday, April 12 ICE 6, Cedar Rapids 1
ICE at Cedar Rapids Wednesday, April 14 8:05 pm- Cedar Rapids Ice Arena


The Indiana Ice is a member of the United States Hockey League, America’s only Tier One League.