4 Roughriders Attend WHL Camp

Victoria Royals, WHL

Westminister, CO - Four Rocky Mountain Roughriders departed DIA this morning on their way to a WHL tryout in Victoria, British Columbia. The Victoria Royals are hosting a rookie camp followed by a main camp. Cade Warner ('96), Brandon Fushimi ('96), Braiden Miller ('95), and Lucas Blomquist ('94) have accepted invitations to attend camp that begins on August 24.

The Rookie camp is rumored to have about 150 attendees mixed with 1995 and 1996 birth years with about 20 of the 1995 players slated to advance to the main camp.

Best of luck to our Roughriders in Canada!

Chicago Showcase Schedule Release

Westminister, CO - The schedule for the Chicago Tier 1 Elite League Showcase has been released. Airline tickets have been purchased, buses are being arranged and hotel details will be forthcoming. In the meantime this schedule may help parents and family plan travel arrangements if they wish to come to Chicago.

Team Schedule

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Home	Away	Date	Time	Rink/ GS	GT
RM RoughRiders16	TPH16	Fri, Sep 16	12:30 pm	Arctic Champ
RM RoughRiders16	Pittsburgh Hornets (mm)16	Fri, Sep 16	8:30 pm	Arctic Champ
RM RoughRiders16	Ohio Blue Jackets (mm)16	Sat, Sep 17	2:20 pm	Arctic Champ
RM RoughRiders16	Buffalo Jr. Sabres (mm)16	Sun, Sep 18	8:30 am	Arctic Champ

Buonincontri lands in Cornwall

Westminister, CO - Michael Buonincontri, from last years Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16AAA team, has landed a spot as a Forward with the Cornwall Colts. The Cornwall Colts are a Tier 1, Junior A program in Ontario, Canada playing in the CJHL. Buonincontri finished his U16 season with 52 goals and 42 assists in 59 games with the Roughriders.  Below is a report from the Standard Freeholder news agency.

CORNWALL — The Cornwall Colts' roster continues to take shape.
The Colts have signed Michael Buonincontri, replacing goaltender Pete Karvouniaris in the player least likely to have his name spelled corrrectly department.

Buonincontri though, doesn't guard the net. He finds it.
"He's got good size, he's a left winger who can score, and I think he'll fit in here," said Cornwall coach/GM Ian MacInnis on Tuesday.

Buonincontri comes to Cornwall from Montreal, via Colorado.
The 17-year-old finished last season in the Centennial State, playing midget AAA with the Rocky Mountain Roughriders. He showed some scoring touch, turning on the red light 14 times in 14 games.

He attended the Colts' camp in May.
"We had heard about him before the camp," said MacInnis
"Someone called me and mentioned the kid, and said we should take a look at him. We did, and we liked what we saw."

 Buonincontri will hit the ice beginning in September and looks to pick up right where he left off in Colorado...burying the puck.