Westminister, CO - The Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16AAA wrapped up another week of hockey by splitting with the Pikes Peak Miners. The Roughriders grabbed a win on Saturday afternoon beating the Miners by a score of 2-1 and grabbing 2-points in the CAHA league. The boys played a solid game and were in control of the game until about 2 minutes left in the game when the Roughriders were assessed two untimely penalties. The Miners were able to net a powerplay goal to bring the game to within one. Jared Young played well between the pipes and Caleb Pola had, perhaps, one of the most exciting goals in recent memory when he grabbed the puck, raced down the side boards, tripped, and as he was sliding passed the goalie he managed to pull the trigger and roof the puck in the back of the net...spectacular.
On Sunday the Roughriders traveled to Colorado Springs for the second game of the series. The Roughriders played an amazing game and had the puck in the Miners zone for 39 of the 51 minute game. Unfortunately for the Roughriders they had perhaps one of the least prepared referees the AAA hockey league has seen. Nobody likes to place blame on an officiating crew, however, in this situation it may be warranted. At one point the Roughriders were killing off a 5 on 4 penalty so they took the puck behind the net to kill time. The referee whistled the play dead and assessed a two minute minor penalty for Delay of Game??!! Despite the abysmal officiating, one thing is clear and that is the Roughriders need to find a way to put the puck in the net. It is not for a lack of trying as the Roughriders put 39 shots on net and came away with only 1 goal.
The Roughriders ended the week in the 39th spot in the country.
The Roughriders are off to St. Louis on Thursday for a 4 game Tier I Elite League Showcase where they will repeat there matchup from the last showcase facing the St. Louis Jr. Blues, Chicago Fury, Madison Capitals, and the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals.
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