Superior RoughRiders | |
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City | Boulder Valley, Colorado |
League | WSHL |
Founded | 2007 |
Home arena | Sport Stable |
Colors | Green, white, black |
Owner(s) | RoughRiders® Hockey Club |
General manager | Paul DePuydt |
Head coach | Paul DePuydt |
Franchise history | |
2007–2009 | Colorado Outlaws |
2009–2014 | Boulder Junior Bison |
2014–2015 | Colorado RoughRiders |
2015–2018 | Superior RoughRiders |
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.
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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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.
Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | ||||||||||
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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 |
Season | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Finish | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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