The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders can put a veteran shift on the ice Saturday night when they face Lincoln in the USHL opener at the Ice Arena.

Eight veterans from last year's club have been named to the opening-day roster, according to team rosters listed on the USHL website Tuesday.

Forwards Cal Burke, Ross Colton and Hugh McGing are back in Cedar Rapids. Defensemen Mitch Reinke, Derek Daschke and Logan Von Ruden are also on the club again this season. So are goalies Ryan Larkin and Ben Blacker.

There are 23 players on the active roster and another 18 players on the team's affiliate list. Simon Butala, acquired Tuesday in a trade with Sioux City, is currently on the affiliate list.

The RoughRiders finished with a 39-21 record last season and placed second in the Eastern Conference standings. They were swept by Dubuque, 3-0, in the opening round of the playoffs.

Burke collected 20 goals and 20 assists last season for 40 points and is the top returning scorer. Colton had 18 goals and 15 assists for 33 points. McGing scored 11 goals.

Larkin finished with a 2.43 goals-against average in 28 games. Blacker had a 2.73 mark in 36 contests.

David Nemecek, a defenseman from the Czech Republic, and Pavel Tkachkov, a 16-year-old forward from Russia, also made the squad.

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(College commitments in parenthesis)

Defensemen (8)

Jack Ahcan, Savage, Minn. (St. Cloud State
Derek Daschke, Troy, Mich. (Western Michigan)
Ben Foley, Edina, Minn.
David Nemecek, Pizen, Czech Republic
Mitch Reinke, Stillwater, Minn. (Michigan Tech)
Logan Von Ruden, Northfield, Minn.
Trevor Zins, Saint Michael, Minn.
Riese Zmolek, Rochester, Minn. (Mankato State)

Forwards (13)

Cal Burke, Boxborough, Mass. (Notre Dame)
Justin Cole, Bryn Athyn, Pa.
Ross Colton, Robbinsville, N.J. (Vermont)
Matt Filipe, Lynnfield, Mass. (Northeastern)
Jacob Hayhurst, Mississauga, Ontario (RPI)
Tyler Irvine, Livonia, Mich.
Hugh McGing, Chicago (Western Michigan)
Charley Michalowski, West Rosbury, Mass. (Dartmouth)
Luke Morgan, Brighton, Mich. (Lake Superior State)
Zac Robbins, Chicago
John Snodgrass, Eagan, Minn.
Pavel Tkachkov, Moscow, Russia
Liam Walsh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Goalies (2)

Ben Blacker, Oakville, Ontario (Western Michigan)
Ryan Larkin, Clarkston, Mich. (Miami)