Roughriders U16 AAA move up to 14th in the Nation

Westminister, CO - The latest polls have come out and the Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 AAA move up two spots to 14th in the Nation. MyHockeyRankings has moved the Roughriders up this week thanks in part to the Pikes Peak Miners tying Shattuck St. Mary 4-4 and losing the other two games with them by only 2 goals. That is a pretty solid performance against the number 1 team in the Nation.

The teams AGD or Average Goal Differential increased to 2.17 and the Strength of Schedule went up to 11.94. The Roughriders overall record is 19-4-0.

NAPHL Showcase San Jose: Roughriders 0 Motor City Metaljackets 2

San Jose, CA - The Rocky Mountain Roughriders struggled again on offense this morning as they dropped their second game in a row losing 0-2 to the Motor City Metaljackets. The Roughriders played well as a team this morning, but couldn't get the puck passed Vladyslav Slyusarchuk as he stopped all 14 shots he faced.

Evan Mccarthy got the start between the pipes for the Roughriders and played stellar. The only goal he gave up actually came off of his own defenseman's skate.

The Roughrider's had a chance to tie the game with 1:00 left in the 3rd when they pulled the goalie for the extra attacker, however a turnover in the neutral zone gave Jesse Macintyre and easy empty net dump in, closing out any chance at a comeback. 

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Next Up: Roughriders vs. Detroit

Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 move up to 21 in MyHockeyRankings

With a solid weekend of play and back to back wins against the Colorado Rampage, the 8-2-0 Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 AAA team moved up 5 spots to the 21st spot in the MyHockeyRankings. Last week the Pikes Peak Miners U16 AAA team tied the Colorado Thunderbirds U16 team 4-4 which helped push the Roughriders up a few more spots since they had beaten the Miners in back to back games. As more games get played the rankings will start settling out and be more consistent and more accurate.


As of this week the standings for the Colorado based U16 AAA teams looks like this:

Rank	Team/Website	Record	Rating	AGD	Sched	Details
7	Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA	5-1-3	15.30	1.55	13.75
21	Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U AAA	8-2-0	13.70	1.20	12.50
32	Pikes Peak Miners 16U AAA	4-8-2	12.89	-0.07	12.96
51	Colorado Rampage 16U AAA	0-7-2	11.77	-2.55	14.32