Roughriders outscore opponents 20-0 after 2 games

Nate Guymon strikes first for the GWG

Orland Park, IL - In what can only be called total domination, the Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16AAA sent a clear message to the Nike Bauer Invitational officials that they belong in the Elite division. The Roughriders applied to be in the Elite bracket, were denied, appealed and were denied again and were forced to play in the lower division U16AAA bracket. For a team that is currently ranked 20th in country to not be allowed to play with the top 40 teams in the country is more than an oversight.

On Friday night the Roughriders laced up the skates to face the TPH Thunder American from Tennessee. These two teams were mismatched from the start as the Thunder struggled in every aspect of the game. The Roughriders had possession of the puck roughly 95% of the game.  Joakim Jutras coasted to a shutout blocking all 4 shots he faced.

Nathan Guymon scored first, in what would end up being the Game Winning goal at the 4:45 mark of the first period on a brilliant shot from the point. Thomas Jarman banged home 2 more goals as the Roughriders cruised to a 9-0 win.


Game 1 Official Scoresheet

Game 2
Orland Park, IL - Several hours later the Roughriders lace up the blades and hit the ice for the second game of the day. With a 9:25pm start, the Roughriders only had a few hours to rest, recuperate and get ready to play again. The Dallas Ice Jets Prep team is made up of mostly 15 year olds and 14 year old goalie. Austin Benz got the start in net for the Ice Jets and played very well, however the Roughriders were able to squeeze 5 goals passed him before they put the backup goalie in.

Collin Biebel scored first and got the game winning goal thanks to a shutout performance from Evan McCarthy who was nothing short of stellar in net.  RJ Salvato and Braiden Miller had 3 point outings and were complimented by strong play from Felix Jarry and Hunter Clark who buried his first goal of the series.


Game 2 Official Scoresheet

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