Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Standings

As of October 24, 2011, the latest standings for the U18 Tier 1 Elite Hockey League are listed below. The U18 T1EHL is made up of two divisions split into three conferences each, representing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the northern US border to the southern US border. The Eastern Division consists of the Atlantic, Great Lakes and Mid-East Conferences. The Western Division consists of the Mid-West, Pacific and Rocky Mountain Conferences. Each conference is made up of four teams. Each Division has twelve teams. The U18 T1EHL consists of a total of 24 teams.

The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders compete in the Rocky Mountain Conference of the Western Division of the T1EHL. The other three teams that make up the conference are Russell Stover (Kansas City), the Colorado Rampage and the Colorado Thunderbirds.

Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 Video Highlights

The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 team have been fortunate to have Kevin Simpson along with his video expertise over the last three seasons. Kevin has captured highlight after highlight for the team from the days of the Team Rocky Mountain U16 squad through this season's U18 RoughRiders. Every player, coach and parent should be extremely thankful for the time and energy he has put in. This will certainly provide a way to relive all of these moments for years to come.

The clip below includes highlights from October 9, 2011 through October 23, 2011. The opponents are the Colorado Rampage, Dallas Alliance and Russell Stover.

Also, stop by the the RoughRiders U18 youtube page for video clips from this season and last season (2010-2011). The link to the webpage is http://www.youtube.com/user/RoughRidersU18Blog.

Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 Video Highlights - October 9, 2011 - October 23, 2011

The youtube link to the clip is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW1sHLgdx9s

RoughRiders U18 top Russell Stover 5-0

Westminster, CO - The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders topped Russell Stover 5-0 earning a split in their weekend series. The RoughRiders fought off four first period penalties and out shot Russell Stover 11-7. After a scoreless first period, the RoughRiders found the back of the net three times out shooting their opponents 17-7 in the second period. The RoughRiders scored twice more in the third period giving them a 5-0 victory in T1EHL play.

The RoughRiders out shot Russell Stover on the day, 39-23. Goalie Jonathan Loeffler stopped all 23 shots he faced.

Official Gamesheet

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
Second Period
1. Goal - Joseph Marchese. Assists - Andrew Bradford and Rudy Junda.
2. Goal (PP) - Rudy Junda. Assists - Evan Ritt and Erik Ouelette.
3. Goal (PP) - John Nitchen. Assist - George Gruber.
Third Period
4. Goal - Robert Salvato. Assists - Rudy Junda and Matt Anders.
5. Goal - Rudy Junda.

Official Gamesheet

U18 RoughRiders Overall Record - 8-4-1.
Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Record - 4-4-0.
CAHA League Record - 1-1-0.
Non-League Games - 4-0-1.