Southaven, Miss. - The Central Hockey League's head coaches kept the Rocky Mountain Rage ranked #2 behind the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in the bi-monthly Coaches Poll that was released today. The Rage lost last night to the #1-ranked Mudbugs in Bossier City, La., 4-1, in the first of a two-game road trip that concludes tomorrow with the team's first meeting of the year against the Mississippi RiverKings. Rocky Mountain spent today traveling from Bossier City to suburban Memphis in advance of tomorrow's game.
Fans can catch all the live play-by-play action from tomorrow's clash with the RiverKings on The New ESPN Radio 1600 beginning at 5:55 p.m. MST. Live audio and video of the tilt from Southaven, Miss., will also be streamed online at www.rockymountainrage.com.
The Rage then return home on Tuesday, March 4, to battle the Arizona Sundogs at Broomfield Event Center at 7:05 p.m.
Single-game tickets for the remainder of the 2007-08 regular season are available with prices ranging from $18 - $43 per seat (parking included). Fans can purchase tickets at Broomfield Event Center's box office or through Ticketmaster by logging-on to www.Ticketmaster.com, calling (303) 830-TIXS, or visiting any Ticketmaster retail outlet.
For group ticket information, please call the Rage at (303) 439-RAGE or visit www.rockymountainrage.com.
CHL COACHES POLL - Feb. 29th, 2008
Voting for the CHL Coaches Poll is done by the 17 CHL Head Coaches during the beginning and middle of each month throughout the season. Each first place vote receives 10 points, second place earns nine points, etc.
# Last Wk. Team Record Pts. 1st Pl. Votes
1 1 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 40-10-4 160 16
2 2 Rocky Mountain Rage 33-15-5 140
3 3 Laredo Bucks 36-16-3 127 1
4 5 Colorado Eagles 32-15-5 108
5 4 Arizona Sundogs 30-17-5 99
6 7 Youngstown SteelHounds 29-19-4 69
7 9 Odessa Jackalopes 28-17-7 68
8 8 Mississippi RiverKings 30-19-2 67
9 6 New Mexico Scorpions 28-19-5 46
10 10 Texas Brahmas 30-20-1 41
Make it three straight polls for the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs as the top team in the CHL Coaches Poll. The Mudbugs received 16 of 17 first place votes being omitted from just their own ballot (teams cannot vote for themselves). Bossier-Shreveport leads the way with a 40-10-4 record and their 84 points are nine better than any other team in the CHL. The Bugs are just five points away from clinching their fifth straight Northeast Division title. Bossier-Shreveport started the season with an 0-5-1 record but have since gone 40-5-3.
The biggest movement in the recent poll came from the Odessa Jackalopes who moved from #9 to #7 and the biggest drop came from the New Mexico Scorpions who fell from #6 to #9. The Youngstown SteelHounds move up one spot to #6 and the Colorado Eagles (previously #5) traded places with the Arizona Sundogs (previously #4). The hottest team in the CHL, the Texas Brahmas (16-5-0 in their last 21 games) failed to move up from their #10 position.
The Mudbugs received 16 of the 17 possible first place votes with Laredo receiving the other first place vote (teams cannot vote for themselves). The lead for the Mudbugs over the second ranked team is the largest of the season at 20 points (was 11 points in the previous poll released on February 15th). Laredo improved by eight points and Rocky Mountain lost eight points from the previous poll.
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• Richards Scores His 200th As Hounds Defeat Wichita - Youngstown SteelHounds
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• Sundogs Own Fifth Spot In CHL Coaches Poll - Arizona Sundogs
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• Hounds To Hold Post Game Party At Quaker Steak & Lube - Youngstown SteelHounds
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