NAPHL Showcase Massachusetts: RoughRiders 5 Miners 3

The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders beat the Pikes Peak Miners 5-3 today in the first game of the NAPHL Showcase in Massachusetts. The RoughRiders came out firing the puck scoring three goals in the first period, out shooting the Miners, 24-8. The period ended with the RoughRiders up 3-1.

The Miners regrouped in the second period and scored an early goal. The RoughRiders held on to the one goal lead until late in the period. A late second period goal lifted the RoughRiders to a 4-2 advantage over the Miners.

The RoughRiders maintained control of the game by outplaying the Miners in the third period. The next goal by the RoughRiders put them in charge with a 5-2 lead. The Miners managed to score a late goal to finish off the scoring. The RoughRiders outshot the Miners 57-27 for the game getting off to a good start in the NAPHL Showcase.

With the win, the U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders have improved to 8-3-0 in NAPHL league play. 

The photos above and to the right are screen shots from today's game via FastHockey.com while viewing the game by a laptop computer. The RoughRiders are wearing white jerseys.

Next Up: Orange County

Official Game Sheet

The NAPHL Standings after 11 games

NAPHL Team Standings after 11 games
Team Name	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	LAST 5	STREAK
Indiana Jr Ice 18U	11	9	2	0	18	37	28	186	3-2-0	2-0-0
Detroit Falcons 18U	11	9	2	0	18	42	23	293	5-0-0	6-0-0
Thunder AAA 18U	11	9	2	0	18	38	23	270	5-0-0	5-0-0
DC Capitals 18U	11	8	2	1	17	47	32	157	4-1-0	0-1-0
Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U	11	8	3	0	16	42	32	226	3-2-0	2-0-0
Wenatchee Wild 18U	11	7	2	2	16	43	27	188	3-0-2	0-0-1
Lansing Capitals 18U	11	7	3	1	15	41	26	226	3-1-1	3-0-0
San Jose Jr Sharks 18U	11	7	3	1	15	41	30	154	3-1-1	0-1-1
Milwaukee Jr Admirals 18U	11	7	4	0	14	31	24	129	4-1-0	4-0-0
California Titans 18U	11	6	5	0	12	44	34	215	3-2-0	0-2-0
Pittsburgh Viper Stars 18U	11	5	5	1	11	35	36	320	2-2-1	2-0-0
Orange County 18U	11	4	7	0	8	23	33	199	1-4-0	1-0-0
Texas Tornado 18U	11	4	7	0	8	28	36	237	3-2-0	1-0-0
Omaha AAA 18U	11	2	7	2	6	28	48	171	2-2-1	0-1-1
Boston Jr Rangers 18U	11	2	8	1	5	33	51	292	0-5-0	0-8-0
Motor City Metal Jackets 18U	11	2	9	0	4	32	52	361	0-5-0	0-5-0
Pikes Peak Miners 18U	11	2	9	0	4	32	43	173	1-4-0	0-3-0
St Louis Selects 18U	11	1	9	1	3	27	66	235	0-5-0	0-6-0

The RoughRiders play the highlighted teams at the NAPHL Showcase in Massachusetts.