U18 RoughRiders Take Two from Dallas Alliance

The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 team played two games this past weekend against the Dallas Alliance.
On Saturday, October 15, the banged up RoughRiders crew had only thirteen skaters. Throughout the game the pace seemed slow and sloppy at times. However, the RoughRiders out shot the Alliance 27-18 and came from behind to win the game 3-2 with two late third period goals.
Sam Mallory stopped 16 of the 18 shots he faced.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
First Period
1. Goal - Evan Ritt. Assist - Andrew Bradford.
Third Period
2. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assists - Evan Ritt and George Gruber.
3. Goal - Andrew Bradford. Assists - George Gruber and Rudy Junda.

Official Gamesheet

On Sunday, October 16, the RoughRiders faced the Dallas Alliance once again. The RoughRiders out shot the Alliance 32-15 in a game marred by penalties. The RoughRiders scored the first two goals of the game in the second period. The Alliance scored the next two goals in the third period. At the 16:38 mark of the third period the RoughRiders added the winning goal for a final score of 3-2. Jonathan Loeffler stopped 13 of the 15 shots he faced in the game.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
Second Period
1. Goal - Robert Salvato. Assists - John Nitchen and Evan Ritt.
2. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assists - Eric Ouelette and Thomas Jarman.
Third Period
3. Goal - Evan Ritt.

Official Gamesheet

U18 RoughRiders Overall Record - 7-3-1.
Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Record - 3-3-0.
CAHA League Record - 1-1-0.
Non-League Games - 4-0-1.

RoughRiders U18 Team Split League Games with the Colorado Rampage

The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 team split a weekend series with the Colorado Rampage. Both games doubled as T1EHL and CAHA league games since both teams are in both leagues.

On Saturday, October 8, the RoughRiders traveled to Monument, CO for the first of two meetings with the Rampage. The Rampage scored the only goal of the first period while both teams tallied a goal in the second. The Rampage took a 3-1 early lead in the third period. The RoughRiders scored at the 15:58 mark narrowing the Rampage lead to 3-2. The Rampage added a late empty net goal finishing up the scoring and coming away with a 4-2 win.

The Rampage out shot the RoughRiders 27-20. Sam Mallory stopped 23 of 26 shots faced on the afternoon. The scoresheet incorrectly shows Jonathan Loeffler in net for the RoughRiders.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
Second Period
1. Goal - Joseph Marchese. Assists - Robert Salvato and Adam Durkee.
Third Period
2. Goal - Thomas Jarman.

Official Gamesheet

These two teams squared off once again on Sunday, October 9 on the RoughRiders home ice in Westminster, CO. This game found the RoughRiders taking a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. The Rampage added a goal in the second period and tied the game in the third. At the 13:38 mark of the third period, the RoughRiders scored and went on to win the game 3-2.

The Rampage out shot the RoughRiders on the day 39-31. Jonathan Loeffler stopped 37 of the 39 shots he faced.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
First Period
1. Goal (PP) - Matt Anders. Assist - Robert Salvato.
2. Goal (PP) - Joseph Marchese. Assist - Matt Anders.
Third Period
3. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assists - Matt Anders and Dalton Callihan.

Official Gamesheet

U18 RoughRiders Overall Record - 5-3-1.
Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Record - 3-3-0.
CAHA League Record - 1-1-0.
Non-League Games - 2-0-1.

U18 RoughRiders Top Madison Capitals 3-2 in T1EHL Play

Kansas City, MO - The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders finished out the weekend in Kansas City with a 3-2 win over the Madison Capitals. The RoughRiders, fighting off injuries to one forward and two defensemen, played short handed much of the weekend.

The final game of the weekend found the Capitals scoring the first goal followed by a RoughRiders goal less than a minute later in the first period. Neither team scored in the second period. The RoughRiders scored two goals in the first half of the third period to take a 3-1 lead. The Capitals scored a goal late in the period.

The RoughRiders out shot the Capitals 28-24 in the game and had three penalties compared to four penalties by the Capitals. Jonathan Loeffler stopped 22 of the 24 shots he faced for the RoughRiders during the game.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary
First Period
1. Goal - Matt Anders. Assists - Joseph Marchese and Evan Ritt
Third Period
2. Goal - Andrew Bradford. Assists - Erik Ouelette and John Nitchen
3. Goal - Erik Ouelette.

Official Gamesheet

Next up for the U18's will be a pair of games against the Colorado Rampage on October 8 in Monument and October 9 in Westminster. These games will count as league games in the T1EHL as well as in CAHA.

The U18 RoughRiders now have an overall record of 4-2-1 and a 2-2-0 record in Tier 1 Elite Hockey League play.

St. Louis Amateur Blues Top U18 RoughRiders 3-0

Kansas City, MO - A banged up U18 RoughRiders squad fell 3-0 on Saturday night to the St. Louis Amateur Blues. The RoughRiders had to go with four defenseman for this T1EHL game. Fatigue was going to be an additional challenge for the RoughRiders. The Blues scored one goal in each of the three periods en route to shutting out the RougRiders. Sam Mallory stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced and the RoughRiders managed only 12 shots against the Blues. The RoughRiders also went to the penalty box six times compared to three times by the St. Louis Amateur Blues.

Official Gamesheet

Next up will be the final game in Kansas City against the Madison Capitals.

The RoughRiders now have an overall record of 3-2-1 and a 1-2-0 record in Tier 1 Elite Hockey League play.

U18 RoughRiders Win 6-2 Over The Milwaukee Jr. Admirals

Kansas City, MO - The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders bounced back from the 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fury in a big way. The RoughRiders beat the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 6-2 this Saturday morning in Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL) play. Each team scored a goal apiece in the first period. The RoughRiders scored three goals in the second and held a 4-1 lead going into the third period. The RoughRiders added two more goals in the third period while the Jr. Admirals added one. Rudy Junda scored the RoughRiders last three goals of the game and recorded the first hat trick of the season for the team. The RoughRiders out shot the Jr. Admirals 30-25 and both teams had just two penalties during the game. Jonathon Loeffler was in net for the RoughRiders stopping 28 of 30 shots for the game.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary:
First Period
1. Goal - Joseph Marchese.  Assists - Adam Durkee and Matt Anders
Second Period
2. Goal - Evan Ritt. Assist -  Rudy Junda
3. Goal - Thomas Jarmin. Assist - Dalton Callihan
4. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assists - Robert Salvato and Evan Ritt
Third Period
5. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assists - Robert Salvato and Evan Ritt
6. Goal - Rudy Junda. Assist - Erik Ouelette

Official Gamesheet

Next up for the U18 RoughRiders will be the St. Louis Amateur Blues on Saturday evening. They finish up this weekend in Kansas City with a Sunday game against the Madison Capitals.

The RoughRiders improved their overall record to 3-1-1 and stand at 1-1-0 in T1EHL play.

U18 RoughRiders Fall 2-1 To The Chicago Fury

Kansas City, MO - The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders dropped it's first Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL) game of the season to the Chicago Fury on Friday night in Kansas City. The Fury scored both of their goals in the first period in this fast paced game. The RoughRiders scored their only goal in the third period. The Fury out shot the RoughRiders for the game 22-11. Sam Mallory was in net for the RoughRiders stopping 20 of 22 shots. The RoughRiders went to the box three times and the Fury went just once.

RoughRiders Scoring Summary:
Third Period
1. Goal - Robert Salvato. Assist - Dalton Callihan

Official Gamesheet

Next up for the U18 RoughRiders will be the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals on Saturday morning followed by the St. Louis Amateur Blues on Saturday evening. They finish up this weekend in Kansas City with a Sunday game against the Madison Capitals.

The RoughRiders overall record is now 2-1-1 and 0-1-0 in T1EHL play.