All-Star Centerman Signed by Rage

September 6, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rocky Mountain Rage News Release


Broomfield, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Rage have signed second-year centerman Simon Watson, who started last season's Central Hockey League All-Star Game while he was a member of the Lubbock Cotton Kings. The team now has 14 players under contract for the upcoming campaign, including six former CHL All-Stars. Rocky Mountain begins the 2007-08 regular season on the road on Oct. 19 against the Odessa Jackalopes.

Watson (6-foot-0, 182 lbs.) was one of the CHL's most productive first-year players last season when he was named a starter for the Southern Conference All-Stars. The Waterloo, Ontario, native finished the season ranked among the league's leading rookies with 49 points (8th), 24 goals (T-4th), seven game-winning goals (T-2nd), and three short-handed goals (1st).

"Simon's performance turned heads around the league last season, and it's a credit to our entire situation - the players we've already signed, our organization and the building, the surrounding community - that he chose to come to Broomfield once the Cotton Kings decided not to play this season," said Rage head coach Tracy Egeland. "He was asked to take-on a very defensive role in college, so his stats don't really stand-out. But we felt the brunt of his scoring and playmaking ability first-hand last year when we played Lubbock, and his numbers are only going to keep getting better and better as he gains more experience."

Prior to his four-year career at traditional college hockey powerhouse St. Lawrence University, Watson lit up the opposition playing for his hometown Waterloo Siskins in the Midwestern (Ontario) Jr. B Hockey League. He accumulated 117 points (51g-66a), two All-Star nods, and a team MVP award in 95 games over two seasons with the Siskins.

Rocky Mountain Rage Current Roster -

Forwards (9): Brent Cullaton* (RW), Chip Dunleavy (RW), Colt King (LW), David Morelli (C), Nathan Rosychuk (LW), Daymen Rycroft* (C), Simon Watson* (C), Trevor Weisgerber (LW), Scott Wray* (LW)

Defensemen (4): Tyler Butler*, Rob Chappell, Nick Harloff, Clay Plume

Goaltenders (1): Scott Reid*

* Denotes former CHL All-Star

The Rage begin their second season at Broomfield Event Center when they host the Tulsa Oilers in their home opener on Oct. 26 at 7:05 p.m. Season tickets for the 2007-08 CHL campaign are on sale now and start as low as $495 for all 32 regular season games PLUS the 2008 CHL All-Star Game at Broomfield Event Center. For more information, please contact an account executive by calling 303-439-RAGE or visit www.RockyMountainRage.com.



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