Superior RoughRiders explained

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Team:Superior RoughRiders
City:Boulder Valley, Colorado
League:WSHL
Founded:2007
Arena:Sport Stable
Colors:Green, white, black
Owner:RoughRiders® Hockey Club
Coach:Paul DePuydt
Gm:Paul DePuydt
Name1:Colorado Outlaws
Dates1:2007–2009
Name2:Boulder Junior Bison
Dates2:2009–2014
Name3:Colorado RoughRiders
Dates3:2014–2015
Name4:Superior RoughRiders
Dates4:2015–2018

The Superior RoughRiders were a junior ice hockey organization based in Superior, Boulder County, Colorado. The team played in the Western States Hockey League at the Sport Stable in Superior. The Superior RoughRiders are owned by the RoughRiders Hockey Club.

Team history

Under previous ownership, The RoughRiders were formerly known as the Colorado Outlaws from 2007 to 2009. The Colorado Outlaws played in Westminster, Colorado.

In 2009, the franchise was relocated to Boulder Valley Ice in nearby Superior, Colorado, and named the Boulder Junior Bison. In its inaugural season in Superior, the team went 40–18–2 for second place in the division. The Junior Bison advanced to the Thorne Cup finals, but lost to the Phoenix Polar Bears. As the runners-up in the WSHL, the Bison qualified for the USA Hockey Tier III Junior A National Championships held in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The Bison lost all three games, being outscored 19–2.[1] The Bison moved 10 total players either up on call up or to NCAA.

In its sophomore year in Superior, the Bison earned a regular season record of 33–12–3 record. During the first round of the WSHL playoffs, the Bison swept the Texas Jr. Brahmas with victories in both games one and two (8–7 in overtime and 11–5). They were then eliminated in the Mid-Western Division Finals, losing the series 0–2 to division rival El Paso Rhinos. 11 players from this Bison roster moved on to higher levels of hockey.

On April 15, 2014, the RoughRiders Hockey Club purchased the Jr. Bison and renamed the team the RoughRiders after their junior hockey team in the United States Hockey League, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.[2] The team then moved to a new complex called Boulder Valley Ice & Indoor Sports starting with the 2015–16 season. On June 9, 2015, the RoughRiders announced that in order to connect better with their community, the team would be known as the Superior RoughRiders.

In 2018, the RoughRiders were no longer listed as members of the WSHL and their website was shut down.

Statistics

Regular season records

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PIM Finish
Colorado Outlaws
2007–08 51 25 23 3 53 192 219 1261 4th of 6, Midwest[3]
2008–09 49 17 31 1 35 195 275 1734 4th of 6, Midwest[4]
Boulder Bison
2009–10 52 35 16 1 71 262 163 1364 2nd, Midwest
2010–11 46 31 12 3 65 220 135 878 2nd, Midwest[5]
2011–12 46 33 10 3 69 234 189 809 2nd of 5, Mountain
2012–13 46 29 14 3 61 177 128 845 2nd of 6, Mountain
2013-14 46 24 22 0 48 174 147 836 4th of 6, Mountain
Colorado RoughRiders
2014–15 46 29 13 4 62 207 117 620 3rd of 7, Mountain
Superior RoughRiders
2015–16 52 26 23 3 55 172 159 616 4th of 7, Mountain
2016–17 52 15 31 6 36 144 212 656 6th of 6, Mountain
2017–18 51 25 25 1 51 213 211 825 4th of 6, Mountain

Playoff records

Season GP W L GF GA Finish
Colorado Outlaws
2008 2 0 2 1 16 Lost in 1st round
2009 2 0 2 5 11 Lost in 1st round
Boulder Bison
2010 8 5 3 32 24 Lost in Finals
2011 4 2 2 23 24 Lost in 2nd round
2012 5 3 2 20 12 Lost in 2nd round
2013 4 2 2 10 7 Lost in 2nd round
2014 3 1 2 9 17 Lost in 1st round
Colorado RoughRiders
2015 3 1 2 8 12 Lost in 1st round
Superior RoughRiders
2016 5 2 3 13 18 Lost in 2nd round
2017 2 0 2 2 12 Lost in 1st round
2018 5 3 2 14 11 Lost in 2nd round

Playoffs

El Paso Rhinos defeated Colorado Outlaws 2-games-to-0

El Paso Rhinos defeated Colorado Outlaws 2-games-to-0[6]

Boulder Bison defeated Tulsa Rampage 2-games-to-0

Boulder Bison defeated El Paso Rhinos 2-games-to-1

Phoenix Polar Bears defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-1

Boulder Bison defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 2-games-to-0

El Paso Rhinos defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-0

Boulder Bison defeated Cheyenne Stampede 2-games-to-0

Idaho Jr. Steelheads defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-1

Boulder Bison defeated Cheyenne Stampede 2-games-to-0

El Paso Rhinos defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-0

Phoenix Knights defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-1

Salt Lake City Moose defeated Colorado RoughRiders 2-games-to-1

Superior RoughRiders defeated Salt Lake City Moose 2-games-to-1

Colorado Jr. Eagles defeated Superior RoughRiders 2-games-to-0

Utah Outliers defeated Superior RoughRiders 2-games-to-0

Superior RoughRiders defeated Casper Coyotes 2-games-to-0

Utah Outliers defeated Superior RoughRiders 2-games-to-1

Alumni

The Bison had a number of alumni move on to NCAA Division III, ACHA Division I and II, and higher levels of junior ice hockey, and professional ice hockey, including:[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Tier III Junior A Nationals . Pointstreak . August 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: RoughRiders Hockey Club welcomes the WSHL Boulder Junior Bison. RoughRiders Hockey Club. May 22, 2014.
  3. Web site: 2007-08 WSHL Standings . WSHL . April 6, 2015.
  4. Web site: 2008-09 WSHL Standings . HockeyDB . April 6, 2015.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-02-08 . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717060430/http://stats.wshl.timetoscore.com/display-stats.php?league=1 . dead .
  6. Web site: Rhinos 5, Outlaws 2 . El Paso Rhinos . March 10, 2009.
  7. Web site: Alumni Team Boulder Jr. Bison . www.jrbison.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091222204140/http://www.jrbison.com/page/show/97412-alumni . 2009-12-22.