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. 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. 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 FinishColorado Outlaws 2007–08 51 25 23 3 53 192 219 1261 4th of 6, Midwest 2008–09 49 17 31 1 35 195 275 1734 4th of 6, MidwestBoulder 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 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, MountainColorado RoughRiders 2014–15 46 29 13 4 62 207 117 620 3rd of 7, MountainSuperior 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 FinishColorado Outlaws 2008 2 0 2 1 16 Lost in 1st round 2009 2 0 2 5 11 Lost in 1st roundBoulder 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 roundColorado RoughRiders 2015 3 1 2 8 12 Lost in 1st roundSuperior 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 2008 – Lost Midwest Division Semi-final El Paso Rhinos defeated Colorado Outlaws 2-games-to-0 2009 – Lost Midwest Division Semi-final El Paso Rhinos defeated Colorado Outlaws 2-games-to-0 2010 – Lost Thorne Cup Finals 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 2011 – Lost Mountain Divisional Finals Boulder Bison defeated Texas Jr. Brahmas 2-games-to-0 El Paso Rhinos defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-0 2012 – Lost Mountain Divisional Finals Boulder Bison defeated Cheyenne Stampede 2-games-to-0 Idaho Jr. Steelheads defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-1 2013 – Lost Mountain Divisional Finals Boulder Bison defeated Cheyenne Stampede 2-games-to-0 El Paso Rhinos defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-0 2014 – Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals Phoenix Knights defeated Boulder Bison 2-games-to-1 2015 – Lost Mountain Divisional Quarterfinal Salt Lake City Moose defeated Colorado RoughRiders 2-games-to-1 2016 – Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals Superior RoughRiders defeated Salt Lake City Moose 2-games-to-1 Colorado Jr. Eagles defeated Superior RoughRiders 2-games-to-0 2017 – Lost Mountain Divisional Quarterfinals Utah Outliers defeated Superior RoughRiders 2-games-to-0 2018 – Lost Mountain Divisional Semifinals 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: Zachariah Axel Ziegler (Assistant Coach, 2007-2009) went on to work in the National Hockey League as a member of the coaching staff of both the Nashville Predators (Video Assistant, 2009-2013) and the Los Angeles Kings (Video Coordiantor, 2013-2015).
References
External links Official Team Website