RoughRiders (U18) Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Schedule 2011-2012

The U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders Tier 1 Elite Hockey League schedule is available at the league's website (Pointstreak Link) and below. This is the schedule as of September 21, 2011. As we all know, schedules can change. Before making travel plans check the official schedule on pointstreak as well as your team manager.

Link: RoughRiders Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Pointstreak Schedule

RM RoughRiders (U18) Tier 1 Elite Hockey League Schedule
Home	Away	Date	Time	Location
RM RoughRiders	Chicago Fury	Fri, Sep 30	5:15 PM	Kansas City
RM RoughRiders	Milwaukee Jr Admirals	Sat, Oct 01	9:15 AM	Kansas City
RM RoughRiders	St. Louis Amateur Blues	Sat, Oct 01	8:00 PM	Kansas City
RM RoughRiders	Madison Capitols	Sun, Oct 02	9:10 AM	Kansas City
Colorado Rampage	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Oct 08	1:30 PM	Monument
RM RoughRiders	Colorado Rampage	Sun, Oct 09	12:30 PM	Westminster
RM RoughRiders	Colorado Thunderbirds	Fri, Oct 28	7:30 PM	Westminster
Belle Tire	RM RoughRiders	Fri, Nov 11	7:30 PM	Detroit
Victory Honda	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Nov 12	12:30 PM	Detroit
RM RoughRiders	Oakland Grizzlies	Sat, Nov 12	6:30 PM	Detroit
RM RoughRiders	Cleveland Barons	Sun, Nov 13	12:15 PM	Detroit
St. Louis Amateur Blues	RM RoughRiders	Fri, Dec 02	5:00 PM	St. Louis
Chicago Fury	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Dec 03	9:10 AM	St. Louis
Madison Capitols	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Dec 03	4:20 PM	St. Louis
Milwaukee Jr Admirals	RM RoughRiders	Sun, Dec 04	9:10 AM	St. Louis
RM RoughRiders	Colorado Thunderbirds	Fri, Dec 09	7:30 PM	Westminster
Boston Advantage	RM RoughRiders	Tue, Dec 27	12:20 PM	Boston
Team Comcast	RM RoughRiders	Wed, Dec 28	8:00 AM	Boston
DC Capitals	RM RoughRiders	Thu, Dec 29	4:00 PM	Boston
Philadelphia Jr Flyers	RM RoughRiders	Fri, Dec 30	12:00 PM	Boston
RM RoughRiders	Dallas Stars	Sat, Jan 14	1:00 PM	Denver
RM RoughRiders	Phoenix Jr Coyotes	Sun, Jan 15	11:30 AM	Denver
RM RoughRiders	LA Jr Kings	Sun, Jan 15	8:00 PM	Denver
RM RoughRiders	LA Selects Hockey Club	Mon, Jan 16	9:00 AM	Denver
Russell Stover	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Jan 21	4:15 PM	Kansas City
Russell Stover	RM RoughRiders	Sun, Jan 22	8:00 AM	Kansas City
RM RoughRiders	Colorado Rampage	Fri, Jan 27	7:30 PM	Westminster
Colorado Rampage	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Jan 28	1:30 PM	Monument
LA Selects Hockey Club	RM RoughRiders	Fri, Feb 03	2:00 PM	Los Angeles
LA Jr Kings	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Feb 04	10:45 AM	Los Angeles
Phoenix Jr Coyotes	RM RoughRiders	Sat, Feb 04	5:15 PM	Los Angeles
Dallas Stars	RM RoughRiders	Sun, Feb 05	8:30 AM	Los Angeles
RM RoughRiders	TPH Thunder	Sat, Feb 18	12:30 PM	Chicago
RM RoughRiders	Pittsburgh Hornets	Sat, Feb 18	8:30 PM	Chicago
RM RoughRiders	Ohio Blue Jackets	Sun, Feb 19	2:20 PM	Chicago
RM RoughRiders	Buffalo Jr Sabres	Mon, Feb 20	8:30 AM	Chicago

U18 RoughRiders Open the 2011-12 Season

Westminster, CO - The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders U18 team opened the 2011-2012 season with a non-league game against the U18 Colorado Thunderbirds. These two teams will have plenty of time this season on the ice together. They will meet in Tier I Elite League play as well as CAHA Tier I League play. In this first meeting, the teams finished up with a 1-1 tie on September 11, 2011.


Throughout the first period, the RoughRiders struggled to keep the puck out of their defensive zone. Turnovers at the blue line and mishandled passes allowed the Thunderbirds to keep the puck in their offensive zone for much of the first ten minutes of the period. The RoughRiders played strong on the penalty kill as they turned away three Thunderbirds power plays and failed to score on their only power play. The Thunderbirds out shot the RoughRiders 12-1 in the first period. The game was tied 0-0 after one period of play.


The second period found the RoughRiders shaking off the rust a bit and playing in their offensive zone more. However, it was the Thunderbirds who found the back of the net first, scoring 2:42 into the second period. Less than two minutes later, the RoughRiders evened the score with a goal by Robert Salvato, assisted by Evan Ritt and Rudy Junda. The RoughRiders killed off two more penalties in the second yet failed to tally a goal on their three power play opportunities. The Thunderbirds out shot the RoughRiders 13-8 in the period. The second period ended with the score tied at one goal apiece.


The RoughRiders were able to control play in the third period out shooting the Thunderbirds 9-6. Although their were no goals scored by either team in the third, the RoughRiders played their best period of the game. They also killed off two more penalties in the third. For the game, the RoughRiders were seven for seven on the penalty kill.


The RoughRiders goalies split time during the game with solid performances from Mallory in the first half and Loeffler in the second half of the contest. Overall, the game looked like a typical first game of the season. The RoughRiders started out a little rusty and improved their play throughout the game. Not a bad way to start the season.


Gamesheet

Playing Catch Up

Since the blog had been last updated the U18 Rocky Mountain RoughRiders have finished up their CAHA regular season and played in an NAPHL Showcase in Detroit. The RoughRiders finished in third place in CAHA this season.

The RoughRiders played well in the NAPHL Showcase in Detroit. They went 3-1-1 despite continuing to battle injuries that have plagued the team throughout December and January.

Next up for the RoughRiders is their final NAPHL Showcase in Chicago.

2010 ROADRUNNERS HOLIDAY SHOWCASE

From the Topeka Roadrunners website:

The Topeka RoadRunners hockey club is pleased to host our first ever Holiday Showcase Tournament, taking place December 17 – 19 with all games played at Landon Arena in the Kansas Expocentre.  The tournament, which is free of charge to attend features four Midget AAA teams with players who aspire to advance to Junior A, which is the level the RoadRunners play. We expect a LOT of great hockey over the weekend, capped off with a pair of NAHL games as the RoadRunners host the New Mexico Mustangs on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:05 pm.

The four teams are Rocky Mountain RoughRiders (Boulder, CO), TPH Thunder (Atlanta, GA), Omaha Hockey (Omaha, NE) and Dallas Ice Jets (Dallas, TX). The teams will skate a round robin tournament and will be seeded for the championship round based on the results. The championship game will be played on Sunday at 10:00 am.

ALL TOURNAMENT GAMES WILL BE VIDEOCAST AND AVAILABLE THROUGH FASTHOCKEY.COM

Here is the schedule of games for the Holiday Showcase:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010
Games are listed in the Central Time Zone below.

                ROUND ONE
3:45 PM                Omaha Hockey vs Dallas Ice Jets
9:30 PM                Rocky Mountain RoughRiders vs TPH Thunder

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010

                ROUND TWO
8:15 AM               TPH Thunder vs Dallas Ice Jets
10:30 AM             Omaha Hockey vs Rocky Mountain RoughRiders

                ROUND THREE
2:00 PM                Omaha Hockey vs TPH Thunder
4:00 PM                Rocky Mountain RoughRiders vs Dallas Ice Jets

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2010

                CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
8:00 AM               Number #3 seed vs Number #4 seed
10:00 AM             Number #2 seed vs Number #1 seed

NAPHL Showcase Massachusetts: Jr. Sharks 3 RoughRiders 0

The Rock Mountain RoughRiders U18 team was shutout for the second time in the NAPHL Showcase in Massachusetts. The San Jose Jr. Sharks came into today's game with a 9-3-1 record and set to take on the RoughRiders who headed into the game with a 9-4-0 record. The game was evenly matched throughout except that the RoughRiders could not get a shot past the Jr. Sharks goalie.

The Sharks scored one goal in each period, the third period goal was an empty net score. The shots on goal were even for the game at 23-23. The RoughRiders were 0-5 on the power play while the Sharks converted one of their three power play opportunities.

This was a great opportunity for the RoughRiders to break through against a top notch team. They will have another chance later in the season against the Jr. Sharks.

The RoughRiders face the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals on Monday to close out play in the NAPHL Showcase. The Jr. Admirals currently have a record of 9-4-0 with one game left today against the Thunder AAA who has a record of 10-2-1.

Official Gamesheet

The images above and to the right are video captures from FastHockey.com via the use of a laptop. Though the images are low resolution, they are from the game. The RoughRiders are wearing white jerseys.