Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 get past Atlanta Fire 3-2

Thomas Jarman tests the flex of the Bauer TotalOne

Darien, IL - In the second game in just a few hours, the Rocky Mountain Roughriders hit the ice to face the fresh Atlanta Fire. The Roughriders faced their toughest competition of the tournament with the relentless attack from the Fire. The Roughriders maintained control for a majority of the game, however fatigue and a departure from the 1-2-2 forecheck system left them scrambling for the last 5 minutes of the third period.

RJ Salvato got things on track for the Roughriders after a scoreless first period when he undressed the goalie with a couple dirty dangles and left the puck in the back of the net with assists from Gruber and Guymon. At 3:17 of the second period, Adam Durkee threaded the needle from the bottom of the circles to give the Roughriders a 2-0 lead.

Michael Buonincontri capped the Roughriders scoring at the 10:24 mark of the 3rd. The Atlanta took the reigns for the next 7 minutes scoring 2 goals and making an otherwise comfortable game into a real battle for the win.

With the win the Roughriders go undefeated in round robin play and advance to the playoff bracket.


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