Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16AAA Season Statistics

Roughriders Hoist Cup in Richmond, British Columbia

Westminister, CO - As of today, the Rocky Mountain Roughriders are 41-8-2 in combined play which includes league play in both NAPHL and CAHA and also including Tournaments. Mark Twain once said there are three kinds of people in the world "liers, damned liers and statisticians". I hope we don't make any convenient statistics in this post, but there are some really interesting facts that are uncovered here.

The Roughrider U16 AAA team is a very disciplined team. In both CAHA and NAPHL play, the Roughriders are the least penalized team.

Lowest Team Penalty minutes -

in CAHA Tier 1 Play - 110 minutes / 11 games  (10 minutes / game)

in NAPHL League Play - 220 minutes / 20 games (11 minutes / game)

They were also the second least penalized team in the Richmond International Midget Tournament in which they took the Championship.

2nd lowest at Richmond International Midget Tourney (of 28 teams)

64 minutes / 7 games  (9 minutes/game)

When the Roughriders play good defense, they WIN! They currently have the 4th lowest Goals Against Average in the country.

Top 50 Ranked U16AAA Goals Against Avg (1/19/2011)
Team	GA  / Game	National Ranking
Honey Baked	1.29	3
LA Selects	1.61	4
New Jersey Avalance	1.62	6
RoughRiders	1.75	11	4th lowest GA Avg in the country

The Roughriders have scored more goals in the third period this year.

Goals For Period 1:     67 (29.78%)
Goals For Period 2:     78 (34.67%)
Goals For Period 3:     80 (35.56%)

Average Goals Per Game: 4.41

Goals Against Period 1:  20 (22.47%)
Goals Against Period 2:  33 (37.08%)
Goals Against Period 3:  36 (40.45%)

Average Goals Against Per Game: 1.75

Stats are just that, a bunch of numbers. However these numbers do show an overall trend with the Roughriders. When they manage the puck defensively and move the puck up to their forwards, the other teams have a difficult time stopping them.

A special thanks to Lance Guymon for culling and compiling the statistics referenced in this post!

Roughriders Finish 4-1 in Troy, Michigan NAPHL Showcase and advance to Playoffs!

Troy, MI - The Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 AAA team headed to Troy, Michigan to play in the final regular season NAPHL Showcase. The Roughrider U16 team was fighting for a spot in the NAPHL Playoffs and had several different scenarios that could play out to gain that playoff spot. The most obvious scenario would be to win all 5 games to secure that spot, however, after losing the first game to the first place Omaha AAA team the rest of the weekend was basically a 'must win' situation.

Friday:

The Roughriders dropped a close game to Omaha on Friday, January 14th. The Roughriders had a tough time getting traction against Omaha and have all season. For some unknown reason the Omaha matchup gives the Roughriders a rough time. Omaha got on the board first and carried the lead into the second period on a Jordan Boucher-Gould goal. Michael Buonincontri and Adam Durkee both netted goals in the second period to give the Roughriders a short-lived lead.

Late in the second period Omaha struck twice in a row themselves snatching the lead back at 13:56 of the second period. Omaha would score the final goal at 14:28 of the third period sealing a 4-2 victory.

The Roughriders opened the Showcase with a loss, however this only served to motivate the team to a higher level of performance.


Saturday:
Saturday, January 15, 2011 the Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 AAA showed up to play the Indianpolis Jr. Ice. The Roughriders had won the previous two matchups with the Jr. Ice and Saturday was to be no different as the Roughriders won 6-3.

The first period began with the Jr. Ice striking first. Stephen Pack got the first goal of the game at 3:21 of the first period. The momentum swung back heavily for the Roughriders when Max Ross cranked in a shot from Thomas Jarman to knot the game at one goal a piece.

The second period was all Roughriders as Braiden Miller netted back to back goals to give the Roughriders the lead on passes from RJ Salvato and Lucas Blomquist. At 14:40 of the second period, Lucas Blomquist netted a goal of his own with assists going to Robert Valdez and Nathan Guymon securing a 4-1 lead.

The Roughriders finished off with two more goals, one each from George Gruber VII and  RJ Salvato to finish out with a 6-3 win and improve to 1-1 in the Showcase.

Sunday:

The Roughriders faced two opponents on Sunday, luckily the game times were spaced pretty far apart to allow the team some time to rest between matches and secure two more victories. The battle for a playoff spot was heating up by Sunday morning as roughly 6 teams were all vying for a playoff spot.

First up on Sunday morning was the Pikes Peak Miners. The Roughriders have won all 4 prior meetings this season. The Miners were out for a victory and were playing hard. Yannick Crete opened up the scoring when he took and Adam Durkee pass in the high slot and beat Danny Kowalski on the short side for a 1-0 lead. The game was marked with physical play on both sides of the ice, however the Miners were called for 3 penalties in the first while the Roughriders only had 2.

Both teams battled hard during the second period. The ice make halfway through the second period as is common in NAPHL play, gave the Roughriders a 1-0 lead going into the locker room. The Roughriders came out after the ice make and scored a go-ahead goal at 15:40 in the second period. Michael Buonincontri snuck the puck in the net to expand the lead to 2-0.

The third period was perhaps one of the most well played and physical periods of hockey of the Showcase. The Miners closed the gap at 12:49 of the third when Alec Butcher began a short-lived rally for the Miners. The game came to an end with the Roughriders on top by a score of 2-1. There were some extra-curricular activities in the hand shake line and two Miners were assessed 2 minute minor penalties after the game.

...to be continued

Roughriders Finish Weekend with Lackluster Performance going 1-1-1

Westminister, CO - The Rocky Mountain Roughider U16 AAA team finished a 3 game home stand with a loss, a win, and a tie. On Friday evening at the Promenade Ice Center blue sheet, the Roughriders took on in-state rivals Colorado Thunderbirds U16. The Roughriders led the series 2-0-1 going into the game and had a lot of momentum coming off a solid tournament win in Vancouver.

Apparently somebody had forgotten to tell the Thunderbirds that the Roughriders were hot. The Thunderbirds dictated the play throughout much of the game and the Roughriders struggled to get any momentum going. Tyler Spratte got things going for the Tbirds at 8:43 of the first period giving them the early 1-0 lead. Just 3 minutes later Michael Buonincontri brought things back to even when he found the puck sitting on the doorstep and put it in the net. The Tbirds get the next three goals straight and continue to reek havoc on the Roughrider's systems. The Roughriders defense struggled to get control in the zone and breaking the puck out to the forwards was problematic.

At 6:52 of the third period, Adam Durkee breathed a little life back into the Roughriders when he took a Lance Pennington pass and scored short-handed. The comeback was too little too late as the Tbirds closed out the third period and won the game 5-2.

Shots on goal were 44-14 in favor of the Thunderbirds.


Official Gamesheet

On Saturday afternoon the Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 team suited up to take on the Roughrider U15 AAA team once again at Promenade Ice Center. The Roughrider U15 team came out of the gate fired up. They had to set the tone of the game if they were to have any chance at beating the U16 team. The previous meeting was a good, face paced game with the U16's winning 5-2.

The matchup on Saturday was a fast, hard hitting game with both teams working tenaciously to set the tempo. The U15 team was able to compete very well for the first period, but the depth of the U16 roster ultimately was too much for them. 8 different players for the Roughriders scored on their way to a 9-0 victory.

Evan McCarthy got another shutout as he stopped all 8 shots he faced. The U16 team outshot the U15 team 44-8.

Official Gamesheet

Sunday afternoon wrapped up the 3-game homestand when the Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 team took on the Colorado Rampage. If you were paying attention earlier you know this game ended in a tie. The interesting part is what happened to get the game to a tie.

From the opening faceoff you knew this game was worth the price of admission. There was so much energy in the arena it was unbelievable. Both teams knew how important this game was and both teams aimed to win it.

The Rampage struck first when Matt McNichols snuck a rebound passed the Roughriders at 16:16 of the first period. The Rampage are a very physical team and don't layoff any checks. If you are within 4 feet of the puck, you are going to get hit. This physical play, however, is very demanding and will wear a team out.

The Rampage had to back off the physical play for a bit after Alejandro Ochoa went into the backboards off balance and broke his arm. The Roughriders took advantage of the reduced pressure and put in back to back goal to take a 2-1 lead. Thomas Jarman buried a Yannick Crete pass at 4:41 of the second period and then Collin Biebel took a feed from Braiden Miller at 7:38 of the second period.

The Roughriders seemed in control of the game and a sure victory until late into the third period. With just 1:28 remaining in the third period, the Roughriders took an untimely penalty. With the faceoff just outside the Roughriders zone, the Rampage won the faceoff and pulled their goalie for a 6 on 4, extra attacker, powerplay. With 15 seconds remaining in the third period, the Rampage scored to tie the game at 2 goals a piece. The remaining 15 seconds ticked away as the Rampage were able to mount a comeback and tie the game.

The Roughriders outshot the Rampage 27-21.

Official Gamesheet

The Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 team heads out for Detroit (Troy, MI) for their final NAPHL Showcase.

Roughriders garner respect from Canadian locals

Westminister, CO - The Roughriders U16 spent 7 days in Vancouver, Canada at the 30th Annual Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament. The players left a lasting, positive impression on the local residents and hockey players. The Roughriders are a group of respectful young men led by a head coach that is not only passionate about hockey and developing hockey skills, but is also intent in developing quality young men.

James Klassen of British Columbia felt the same way and was kind enough to send a letter to the team.

Hello.

I just wanted to send you an email with congratulations for your Championship at the AAA tournament held last week in Richmond, BC. My son's team was one of your "victims" and we as parents enjoyed watching the players on your team execute some great hockey plays and high-speed decision making. After playing your team in the first game, my son suggested that you would likely take home top spot. He was right.

I realize that travelling such a distance to attend a tournament comes at great cost for all concerned and we hope that our province was welcoming to your team and were good hosts. Our team just had to travel over an hour to get to the games and the cost was much less for us. My son was excited to play teams from elsewhere having played high-level hockey in BC for many years, besides teams from Seattle and region, this was his first opportunity to play teams from Colorado and California (he even scored a goal from his point position in our victory over Tri-Valley).

Anyway. Thanks again for putting the effort into teaching your players so well and for bringing them to the tournament. Congratulations to you; to the players; and to the parents.

Sincerely,

James Klassen, hockey parent from Mission, BC

The Roughriders are at home this weekend for a 3 game homestand.

RoughRiders U16

Colorado Thunderbirds U16

Fri, Jan 07

5:15 pm

RoughRiders U15

RoughRiders U16

Sat, Jan 08

3:45 pm

RoughRiders U16

Colorado Rampage U16

Sun, Jan 09

3:45 pm

Roughriders are Perfect in Canada winning Richmond Tournament

Richmond, BC - The Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 AAA hockey team won their third consecutive tournament posting a perfect 7-0 record beating some of the best teams in Western Canada. With a season record of 36-6-1, the Roughriders are playing their best hockey of the season so far.

The Roughriders opened the tournament against the Mission Stars and dispatched with them with a 5-2 vicory. The following day the Roughriders met another US team, the Seattle Jr. Admirals. The Roughriders skated to a 5-3 victory. Later that same evening the Roughriders once again stepped on the ice, this time taking on the Kamploops Lions. In a very physical game, the Roughriders responded with their own physical play and earned a 4-2 victory.

The next day the Roughriders awoke to the toughest challenge of the tournament so far when they squared off against a very talented Semiahmoo Ravens team. In back and forth action the Roughriders showed a lot of backbone and played a very defensive game beating the Ravens 3-1.

The tournament consisted of three 20 minute periods which is 9 more minutes of hockey per game than a CAHA or NAPHL game. Conditioning and recovery played a very important roll in games of this length. John Paris, Jr. took advantage of the long game times by rolling his first two lines against the opponents first two lines until he noticed fatigue in the opposition. Then he rolled his depth throwing lines 3 and 4 into the mix. When you have 20 talented players this proves to be a winning strategy.

The competition continued as the Roughriders met the Ridge Meadows Rustlers at 1pm on Thursday. The Rustlers are a quality hockey team with an impressive record. From the opening faceoff the Rustlers took it to the Roughriders, but in the end the Rustlers were no match for the Roughriders who took the 5th victory of the tournament winning 4-1.

The Roughriders continued to play as a complete team as they met the Langley Eagles in the 6th game of the tournament. Everything went the Roughriders way as they skated to an 11-4 victory and secured their spot in the Championship game.

With about 14 hours to recover from the previous days action, the Roughriders were back on the ice for the Championship Game. The Roughriders were perfect in the Yzerman division posting a 6-0 record. They faced the Tri Valley Blue Devils who were 5-1 in the tournament. The Roughriders simply were not going to be denied as they cruised to an 8-0 victory.

Yannik Crete was named the tournament MVP as he posted 7 goals, 10 assists and 8 penalty minutes.

Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 5	Mission Stars 2	Mon, Dec 27	11:45 am	final
Seattle Jr Admirals 3	Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 5	Tue, Dec 28	12:30 pm	final
Kamloops Lions 2	Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 4	Tue, Dec 28	8:00 pm	final
Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 3	Semiahmoo Ravens A1 1	Wed, Dec 29	1:00 pm	final
Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 4	Ridge Meadows Rustlers 1	Thu, Dec 30	12:00 pm	final
Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 11	Langley Eagles A1 4	Thu, Dec 30	5:30 pm	final
Rocky Mountain RoughRiders 8	Tri Valley Blue Devils 0	Fri, Dec 31	11:15 am	final

Roughriders Open Richmond Midget Tournament with Back to Back Wins

Vancouver, British Columbia - The Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 team opened the Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament with back to back wins.

On Monday afternoon at the Richmond Ice Centre Igloo, the Rocky Mountain Roughriders squared off against the Mission Stars. Keegan McCarthy got the puck rolling for the Roughriders netting an unassisted goal at the 8:01 mark of the first period. The Roughriders had strong puck movement and showed a lot of energy during the first period considering the substantial amount of travel that was required to get the team to Vancouver.

Thomas Jarman connected with Colin Biebel at 11:45 of the first to give the Roughriders a solid 2-0 lead. The penalties in the first period were almost equal with the Stars getting called for two minor infractions and the Roughriders sitting for one. The second period was more of an equal defensive battle with neither team able to light the lamp in the second period. The Roughriders headed to the locker room after the second with a 2-0 lead.

Mark Ferguson trimmed the lead to one goal when he put the Stars on the board just 1:08 into the third period. Michael Buonincontri recovered the two goal lead when, about a minute later, he netted an unassisted goal putting the Roughriders up 3-1.

They say that a 3-1 lead is the toughest lead in hockey. You are not far enough ahead to consider the game is under control but you are far enough ahead that sometimes teams get complacent and that is exactly what happened at 6:50 of the third period when Mark Ferguson popped his second goal of the game trimming the lead back to one at 3-2.

It took the Roughriders about 6 minutes to respond when RJ Salvato took a Nathan Guymon and Hunter Clark pass and extended the lead to two goals again. With time running out in the third, Thomas Jarman took a Colin Biebel pass and sealed the win for the Roughriders.

Hunter Clark was given the game MVP award by the Tournament association. 

On Tuesday afternoon the Roughriders faced off against the Seattle Jr. Admirals. From the outset, it was apparent that the travel had finally caught up with the Roughriders. Every player's feet looked heavy and every stride was labored. However, remarkably, the Roughriders were able to get away with a 5-3 victory.

Michael Buonincontri put the Roughriders on the board first when he beat Sean Healy on the short side with passes from Adam Durkee and Yannick Crete at 0:31 of the first period. Kai Wilkins brought the game to 1 goal a piece when he snuck the puck passed Roughrider netminder Evan McCarthy. Just before the close of the first period, Yannick Crete buried a Buonincontri pass to take a 2-1 lead into the second period.

Yannick Crete worked hard and was in the right place at the right time when he grabbed a feed from Lucas Blomquist and stretched the Roughrider lead to 3-1. The Jr. Admirals were not going away and made it a one goal game at 9:56 of the second when Brad Lelievre sparked a comeback rally. The Roughriders skated into the intermission with a scant 3-2 lead.

The intermission pep talk from John Paris, Jr. did the trick as the Roughriders returned to the ice with more energy and more emotion. A slight miscue at 2:43 of the third period by the Roughriders allowed the Jr. Admirals to trim the lead back to one.  Just over a minute later at 3:56 of the third, RJ Salvato gave the Roughriders a bit of breathing room pushing the lead back out to 4-3. It wasn't until 18:01 in the third that Colin Biebel gave the Roughriders an insurance goal. The Roughriders skated out the rest of the game and were quite lucky to come away with a 5-3 victory.

The Roughriders advance to 2-0 in Round Robin play and face the Semiahmoo Ravens tomorrow at Richmond Oval North.


Game 1 Official Gamesheet

Game 2 Official Gamesheet

Roughriders Head to Vancouver, British Columbia for the Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament

Westminister, CO - The Rocky Mountain Roughrider U16 AAA team traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia yesterday via Salt Lake City and Seattle, Washington to take part in the Richmond International Midget Hockey Tournament. The team will be in Canada from December 26th until January 1st.

The Roughriders get underway this morning with a 12:45MST start against the Mission Stars. The teams will be skating at the Richmond Ice Centre Igloo.

The complete playing schedule is as follows:

Round Robin Play
December 27: 11:45am (PST) Game 1 vs Mission Stars. Richmond Ice Centre (Igloo rink)
December 28: 12:30pm (PST) Game 2 vs Seattle Jr Admirals. Richmond Ice Centre (Igloo rink)
December 29: 1:00pm (PST) Game 4 vs Semiahmoo Ravens A1. Olympic Oval Arena (Oval rink)

Tournament Play
December 30:
Quarter Finals
10:00 am Yzerman Seed 2 @ Richmond Ice Centre (Gardens rink)
12:00 pm Yzerman Seed 1 @ Richmond Ice Centre (Igloo rink)

Consolation games (...probably will not apply to a JPJ coached team!)
2:45 pm Yzerman Seed 4 @ Minoru Arena (Stadium rink) (walk)
2:45 pm Yzerman Seed 3 @ Richmond Ice Centre (Garage rink)

Semi Finals
5:30 pm If Winner of Seed 2 game. @ Richmond Ice Centre (Pond rink)
5:30 pm If Winner of Seed 1 game. @ Richmond Ice Centre (Gardens rink)

Championship Play
December 31:
9:30 am Bronze Medal game @ Richmond Ice Centre (Coliseum rink) (hotel shuttle to rink)
11:15 am Gold Medal game @ Minoru Arena (Stadium rink) (walk to rink)

Follow all the action by clicking this Pointstreak Link.

Roughriders sputter and get lucky to tie Tbirds 2-2

Denver, CO - December 11, 2010 - It is hard to imagine that the same two teams played each other almost exactly 24 hours earlier. Neither team was the same as they were in the previous game. Where the Roughriders could do no wrong the night before, they could do no right tonight. Conversely, the Thunderbirds played exceptional hockey. There is no telling why this game wasn't a blow out in favor of the Thunderbirds, but the Roughriders maintained some semblance of composure in the third and pulled out a miraculous tie.

The Roughriders did manage to get on the board first when Felix Jarry finished what Thomas Jarman and Joey Marchese had started. Jarry found the net at 9:03 of the first giving Roughriders the early 1-0 lead. The Roughriders carried the lead early into the second when Jesse Shelton put the Thunderbirds on the board. The Thunderbirds continued to control the pace of the game and struck gold at 10:44 of the second when Carter Brodeur put the Thunderbirds up 2-1.

The entire second period was marred with penalties, however neither team was able to capitalize with the man advantage. After the ice make between the 2nd and 3rd periods, the Roughriders looked to take control of the game. However they struggled to stay in the game. The Roughriders caught a fortuitous break when RJ Salvato the game tying goal at 6:15 of the third period.

The Roughriders have been on the ice 18 of the last 19 days and it finally caught up with them. This team is in need of some rest and recuperation before the push to playoffs.


Official Gamesheet

Roughriders Blank Thunderbirds 5-0

Westminister, CO - December 10, 2010 - In their second matchup in the same number of weeks, the Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 team blanked the Colorado Thunderbirds 5-0 in front of a sell out crowd on the green rink at the Promenade Ice Arena. The Roughriders played a very solid game with very few mistakes while the Thunderbirds couldn't establish any control on either side of the ice.

Hunter Clark got things going early when he made sure George Gruber's shot made it over the line giving the Roughriders a 1-0 lead. The Roughriders never looked back as things continued to go their way. Keegan McCarthy hoped on the scoring bandwagon when his slapshot from the point found its way to the back of the net. A ridiculous celebration ensued as the Roughriders notched up the lead to 2-0.

Colin Biebel was the Roughrider to try his hand at scoring. He pulled the trigger on a laser from the hash marks beating Chase Horton to give the Roughriders a comfortable 3 goal lead. The Roughriders and Thunderbirds exchanged penalties in the second and allowing Thomas Jarman to step in and net a power play goal with assists going to Lance Pennington and a rare assist to the goalie, Joakim Jutras. The Roughriders powerplay was 1 for 5 on the evening while the Thunderbird's usually potent powerplay went 0 for 4.

The Roughriders closed out the scoring in the third when Joey Marchese found paydirt at the 3:25 mark putting the Roughriders up for good at 5-0.

The game was a sheer pleasure to watch as almost everything seemed to be clicking for the Roughriders and the team was playing well as a unit.


Official Gamesheet

Roughriders go 4-1 in NAPHL Showcase in Boston

Foxboro, MA - The Rocky Mountain Roughriders U16 AAA team went 4-1-0 in showcase play improving their overall league record to 10-5-0. The Roughriders are currently tied for sixth place in the league with 20 points and must post strong numbers in upcoming Showcases in order to advance to the NAPHL playoffs. The league takes the top six teams. Currently, 3 points separates the top six teams. The battle at the top of the league is fierce and every win counts.


Roughriders 4 vs. San Jose Jr. Sharks 1

On Friday, December 3rd the Roughriders defeated the San Jose Jr. Sharks 4-1. The Roughriders were in control in all 3 of the 17 minute periods. Michael Buonincontri, Yannick Crete and Adam Durkee continued to be the hot line in this match tallying a combined 4 points. The Roughrider's outshot the Sharks 29-21 with Joakim Jutras earning the win.
Official Gamesheet

Roughriders 2 vs. Omaha 3

Later on that day the Roughriders ran into top placed Omaha who was fresh off an overtime shootout loss earlier that morning. The teams were both hungry for a win and bragging rights in NAPHL play. From the opening faceoff it was a dog-fight. Both benches were fired up. The Roughriders struck first netting the opening goal at 2:58 of the second period when Yannick Crete hit Adam Durkee with a pass in slot. Durkee made no mistake roofing the puck in the top of twine.

Omaha would answer later in the period and get the next two goals giving them a 2-1 margin. Joey Marchese brought the tilt back to even when he pounded in a Thomas Jarman rebound shot. Each team swapped momentum several times throughout the third and it looked like this one was headed for a shootout until the Roughrider's were called for an untimely infraction and Omaha converted on the ensuing powerplay putting the game away. The Roughriders drop the match 2-3 and were 1-1 in the Showcase so far.

Shots on goal were very even with Omaha putting 21 on net and the Roughriders putting up 20.
Official Gamesheet

Roughriders 6 vs. Indianpolis Jr. Ice 0

On Saturday morning the Roughriders were on the ice early and beat the Indiana Jr. Ice 6-0. The two teams had met before at the Chicago Nike Bauer Tournament in a 2-period playoff shortened game where the Roughriders got the nod and advanced to the next round sending the Jr. Ice home.

To say that the Jr. Ice wanted retribution would be an understatement. The Jr. Ice hit the ice like a cornered wolverine. They outraced the Roughriders to every loose puck, hit every check and generally put more effort on the ice for the first period, however the momentum swung 180 degrees when Yannick Crete put Lucas Blomquist's shot from the point in on the rebound. The Roughriders weathered the storm and came out in the second period with a new lease on life and turned the momentum table.

It was pretty much all Roughriders from the second period until the final buzzer. Braiden Miller and Lance Pennington topped all scorers with 2 points, however 13 of the 20 players on the Roughriders scored at least one point. That is a very balanced and potent offense.

Evan McCarthy got the start and win in net stopping all 18 shots and recording a shutout.
Official Gamesheet

Roughriders 5 vs. Texas Tornado 1

Saturday afternoon saw the Roughriders at Iorio Arena on the Olympic Rink take on the Texas Tornado. The Roughriders outshot the Tornado 41-13 and controlled the pace of play from the opening faceoff until the final buzzer.

Michael Buonincontri tallied a hat trick while RJ Salvato and Hunter Clark also buried the puck for the Roughriders. Evan McCarthy got his second start in the same day and stopped 12 of 13 shots and looked very solid in net.
Official Gamesheet


Roughriders 5 vs. Lansing Capitals 2

Sunday, December 5, 2010 Foxboro Sports Center Rink 2 the Roughriders stepped on the ice to take on the Lansing Capitals. The Capitals have struggled in NAPHL play so far this year posting a record of 1-12-2. This game would prove no different as the Roughriders had little trouble dispatching the Capitals. Michael Buonincontri, Adam Durkee and Nathan Guymon had the first three goals in the match before the Capitals got on the board.

The offensive output from the Roughriders was still a bit apathetic as it seemed the boys did only what they needed to do to get the win. The Roughriders put up a paltry 15 shots on goal, but did manage to put 5 of those shots in goal. The Capitals, however, out performed the Roughriders in the mediocrity category by posting only 10 shots on goal.


Official Gamesheet